Rare Cult

1. "Ghost Dance" (Radio Session) 3:20
2. "Bad Medicine Waltz" (Radio Session) 4:26
3. "Resurrection Joe" (Radio Session) 5:11
4. "Go West (Crazy Spinning Circles)" (Radio Session) 4:15
5. "Bone Bag" 3:47
6. "Sea And Sky" 3:31
7. "She Sells Sanctuary" (Howling Mix) 8:26
8. "No. 13" 4:41
9. "The Snake" 8:10
10. "(Here Comes the) Rain" 6:19
11. "Little Face" 4:54
12. "Spiritwalker" (Radio Session) 3:57
13. "Revolution" (Radio Session) 6:02
14. "All Souls Avenue" (Radio Session) 4:18
15. "Big Neon Glitter" (Radio Session) 4:35

1. "Revolution" (Full Length Remix) 5:29
2. "Judith" 5:30
3. "Sunrise" 5:11
4. "All Souls Avenue" 4:46
5. "Electric Ocean" (Original Version) 4:02
6. "Go Go Guru" (Original Version) 4:05
7. "Love Removal Machine" (Radio Session) 4:03
8. "Conquistador" (Radio Session) 2:48
9. "King Contrary Man" (Radio Session) 3:53
10. "Electric Ocean" (Radio Session) 4:10
11. "Zap City" (Demo) 4:45
12. "Love Trooper" (Demo) 3:53
13. "El Progresso" (Demo) 2:45
14. "Peace (Dog)" (Demo) 4:07 – a version of "Peace Dog"
15. "Oink" (Version One) (Demo) 3:51
16. "Waltz" (Demo) 3:49
17. "Untitled (One)" (Demo) 2:50
18. "Groove Co." (Demo) 3:37
19. "Untitled (Two)" (Demo) 2:29

See also Electric

1. "Love Removal Machine" 5:16
2. "Wild Flower" 4:12
3. "Peace Dog" 5:10
4. "Aphrodisiac Jacket" 4:26
5. "Electric Ocean" 4:14
6. "Bad Fun" 6:26
7. "Conquistador" 2:54
8. "Zap City" 5:16
9. "Love Trooper" 3:57
10. "Outlaw" 5:08
11. "Groove Co." 4:22
12. "Walk My Way" (Jam Session) 8:57

1. "Wild Flower" (Extended Rock Mix) 5:50 – remix by François Kervorkian and Ron St. Germain
2. "Outlaw" (Alternate Mix) 2:54
3. "Wolf Child's Blues" 7:20
4. "Go Go Guru" (Rubin Version) 3:59
5. "Down So Long" 5:58
6. "Soldier Blue" (Werman Version) 4:39
7. "Zodiac" (Demo) 3:29
8. "Yes Man" (Demo) 5:08
9. "Citadel" (Demo) 4:15
10. "The Crystal Ocean" (Demo) 5:09 – a version of "Electric Ocean"
11. "Lay Down Your Gun" (Version One) (Demo) 6:53
12. "Bite on the Bullet" (Demo) 5:07
13. "Iron Star" (Demo) 4:24
14. "Star Child" (Demo) 3:39
15. "Messin' Up the Blues" 5:45
16. Sonic Temple Radio Promo 0:30 – unlisted track

1. "Fire Woman" (NYC Rock Mix) 7:21 – remix by Billy Duffy, François Kervorkian, and Goh Hotada
2. "Medicine Train" (Demo) 4:31
3. "New York City" (Demo) 5:01
4. "Sweet Soul Sister" (Rock's Mix) 6:55 – remix by Billy Duffy and Bob Rock
5. "Bleeding Heart Graffiti" 4:59
6. "The River" 6:52
7. "Indian" (Demo) 3:39
8. "Spanish Gold (Version One)" (Demo) 5:51
9. "Host of Angels" (Demo) 5:49
10. "Northern Man" (Demo) 4:53
11. "Auto" (Demo) 3:37
12. "Red Jesus" 4:55
13. "Join Hands" 5:03
14. "Edie (Ciao Baby)" (Acoustic) 4:17
15. "Love Removal Machine" (Live Session) 5:12

1. "Faith Healer" 5:17 – written by Alex Harvey and Hugh McKenna
2. "Full Tilt" (Live Session) 4:54
3. "Earth Mofo" (Live Session) 4:48
4. "Heart of Soul" (Acoustic) 4:33
5. "The Witch" (Full Version) 6:56
6. "Coming Down (Put the Boot In)" 7:09 – remix by the Butcher Brothers
7. "Breathing Out" 5:59
8. "Gone (Degenerate)" 4:20 – remix by the Butcher Brothers
9. "Down on Me" 5:16
10. "Beauty's on the Street" 4:42
11. "Splunge / Relapse" 5:08
12. "North" 4:36
13. "Sacred Heart" 6:05
14. "In the Clouds" (Alternate Edit) 3:57 – written by Astbury, Duffy, and Craig Adams

This bonus CD contains the additional mixes and extended versions released on the original singles and was only available with the initial 5,000 pressings of Rare Cult.[2]

1. "Resurrection Joe" (Long Version) 6:07
2. "Assault on Sanctuary" 7:30 – remix of "She Sells Sanctuary" by the Cult and Steve Brown
3. "Love Removal Machine" (Extended Version) 5:39
4. "Wild Flower" (Guitar Dub) 3:38 – remix by François Kervorkian and Ron St. Germain
5. "Soldier Blue" (Extended Version) 5:59
6. "Fire Woman" (LA Rock Mix) 10:04 – remix by Billy Duffy, Jamie Stewart, and Mike Fraser
7. "The Witch" (Remix) 10:25
8. "Coming Down" (Butchered) 7:08 – remix by the Butcher Brothers
9. "Gone" (Dub Vocal) 5:05
10. "Love Removal Machine" (Small Soldiers Mix) 6:19 – remix by Mickey Petralia
11. "Resurrection Joe" (Hep Cat Mix Long Version) 6:04

1. Love Removal Machine (Peace remix)* - 5.15
2. Zap City - 5.14
3. Faith Healer (written by Alex Harvey and Hugh McKenna) - 5.16
4. She Sells Sanctuary (long version)* - 6.57
5. Edie (Ciao Baby) (acoustic) - 4.16
6. Little Face - 4.53
7. Spanish Gold* - 4.54
8. Love Trooper - 3.54
9. The River - 6.50
10. Lay Down Your Gun (version two) (demo)* - 5.10
11. No.13 - 4.38
12. Bleeding Heart Graffiti - 4.58
13. Sea And Sky - 3.30
14. Go West (Crazy Spinning Circles) (original mix)* - 3.45
15. Join Hands - 5.03

• The * indicates that the song is unavailable on the Rare Cult box set.
• All Songs By Ian Astbury/Billy Duffy unless otherwise stated.
• 'Bleeding Heart Graffiti' is misspelled throughout the album's liner notes as 'Bleeding Heart Graffitti'.

Having toured North America during March and April 1986 and played a handful of European dates in May, The Cult returned to the UK that June to play festivals and their own headline date at Brixton Academy in London on 28 June. They had premiered four new songs on a radio session the previous February and attempted to record a new single, Electric Ocean, in Montreal at the start of their North American tour.

Already booked to start recording the following month for their third album at the Manor studios in Oxfordshire, the band took advantage of their time off touring to record demos of songs and rough ideas at E.zee studios in North London.

Though nine of these tracks appeared on the Rare Cult box set, the entire session is included on this release in its proper context, with the unedited introductions and in the order that the songs were recorded.[6]

1. Love Removal Machine 4:44
2. Peace 4:15
3. Zap City 4:46
4. Love Trooper 3:56
5. Angel 5:17
6. Tom Petty 4:02
7. Brown's Gone To Ausy Land 5:58
8. Babywalker 4:13
9. Surf Nazi 3:09
10. Groove Co. (Backing Track) 3:39
11. Oink (Version One) 3:53
12. Oink (Version Two) 3:52
13. Waltz 3:50
14. Blues One 3:03
15. Untitled (1) 2:50
16. El Progresso 2:46
17. Untitled (2) 2:32
18. Groove Co. 3:38

On 11 June 1988 The Cult entered Track Record studios in Hollywood, CA to record fourteen tracks and on the following day they laid down a further seven. The second session, recorded on 13 August 1988 at Track Record, was the serious pre-production for Sonic Temple, with both producer Bob Rock and engineer Mike Fraser in attendance.[6]

The Track Record Demos - June 1988

1. Medicine Train (One) 4:20
2. New York City (One) 5:19
3. American Horse (One) 5:10
4. Sun King (One) 5:33
5. Automatic Blues 4:53
6. Yes Man 5:13
7. Zodiac 3:31
8. Fire (One) 6:03
9. Wake Up Time For Freedom (One) 4:58
10. Bite On The Bullet 5:11
11. Fred Divinyls 3:44
12. Citadel 4:19
13. The River 6:51
14. The Crystal Ocean 5:07

The Track Record Demos - June 1988

1. Cashmere 6:51
2. Edie (One) 5:41
3. Bleeding Heart Revival 5:17
4. Lay Down Your Gun (One) 6:58
5. My Love 3:59
6. Iron Star 4:29
7. Star Child 3:42

The Track Record Demos – August 1988

1. Wake Up Time For Freedom (Two) 5:20
2. Lay Down Your Gun (Two) 5:16
3. Medicine Train (Two) 4:34
4. New York City (Two) 5:01
5. Fire (Two) 5:13
6. American Horse (Two) 4:46
7. Sun King (Two) 4:49
8. Edie (Two) 4:32

The Red Zone tracks are the pre-production recordings for Ceremony, recorded on 23-25 January 1991. Most of the songs from the finished album sessions are present here, though many would undergo lyrical revision and several have alternate, ‘working’ titles. Recorded live in one take with a scratch rhythm section and featuring rough guide vocals, the tracks provide a raw snapshot of the genesis of the album.[6]

The Red Zone Demos - January 1991

1. Ceremony 6:12
2. Full Tilt 5:07
3. Earth Mother 4:11
4. Crazy Hearted Lover 4:23
5. Friend 6:21
6. Wonderland 7:01
7. Bangkok Rain 5:04
8. Red Eye 5:28
9. Spanish Gold (Take Two) 4:19
10. White 7:20
11. Host Of Angels 5:55
12. Black Cat 5:28
13. Pre-Take Jam 1:15
14. Northern Man 4:56
15. Auto 3:30

The Hot Nights demos were discovered on a 7" reel of tape by Billy Duffy, too late for inclusion in the original box set. Neither Duffy nor producer Steve Brown could remember details of the recording which took place in October, 1986.[6]

1. Angel (Lil' Devil) 3:14
2. Upbeat Track 3:58
3. Downbeat Track 4:07

Recorded by Craig Thomson and mixed 25-27 March 1989, the Jam demos are the last studio recordings to feature Jamie Stewart and the only tracks featuring Matt Sorum on drums prior to the 2001 release of Beyond Good and Evil. On the tape boxes, the songs are simply titled Track One to Track Eight but the subsequent given titles have been used on the release.

1. Tight Lip (Full Tilt) 4:53
2. Spanish Gold ('89) 5:51
3. White ('89) 4:55
4. Track Four 5:55
5. Indian ('89) 3:41
6. Track Six 5:58
7. Track Seven 5:00
8. Track Eight 3:44

The Ceremony outtakes were found on working DATs from the sessions.

1. Spanish Gold (Take One) (extra take from demos) 4:08
2. Northern Man (The Witch) (Session Mix) 5:15
3. Host Of Angels (Session Mix) 6:19
4. Sweet Salvation (Session Mix) 6:13