Purple Rarities (RSD limited edition)

~ Release by Stone Temple Pilots (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Released for Black Friday 2024 as an "RSD Exclusive Release" and limited to 3,000 copies.

Commemorates the 30th anniversary of Stone Temple Pilots’ Purple, with a breakout of the album rarities originally featured on the Purple Super Deluxe Edition, available for the first time on vinyl. Cover image is in foil and debossed, and cover interior is purple. Record in a white, die-cut anti-static sleeve.

Annotation last modified on 2026-02-21 19:27 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Meatplow (early version)
recording of:
Meatplow
lyricist:
Scott Weiland
composer:
Dean DeLeo, Robert DeLeo and Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
3:33
A2Interstate Love Song (early version)
recording of:
Interstate Love Song
lyricist:
Scott Weiland
composer:
Robert DeLeo
3:14
A3Big Empty (acoustic version)
recording of:
Big Empty
lyricist:
Scott Weiland
composer:
Dean DeLeo
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) (in 1993), EMI Virgin Music, Inc. (in 1993), Floated Music (in 1993), PressmanCherryMusic (in 1993) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1993)
45:40
A4Army Ants (demo)
recording of:
Army Ants
lyricist:
Scott Weiland
composer:
Dean DeLeo
3:59
B1Unglued (demo)
recording of:
Unglued
lyricist:
Scott Weiland
composer:
Robert DeLeo
2:37
B2Kitchenware & Candybars (demo)
recording of:
Kitchenware & Candybars
lyricist:
Scott Weiland
composer:
Robert DeLeo
4:30
B3Dancing Days
engineer:
Nick DiDia
producer and mixer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
Robert DeLeo
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Dean DeLeo
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Eric Kretz
vocals:
Scott Weiland
cover recording of:
Dancing Days
writer:
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
3.353:54
B4She Knows Me Too Well (demo)
cover recording of:
She Knows Me Too Well
lyricist:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
composer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
3:03
B5Interstate Love Song (acoustic version)
recording of:
Interstate Love Song
lyricist:
Scott Weiland
composer:
Robert DeLeo
3:59