Off the Beaten Track
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Off The Beaten Track is a compilation album by The Stranglers.[1] It was released by EMI, who had acquired the back catalogues of the Strangler's former labels United Artists and Liberty. The compilation collects tracks which were originally only available as the A-side or B-sides to various 7" vinyl singles released by United Artists and Liberty.
The collection reached No. 80 in the UK Albums Chart in September 1986.[2]
Track listing
- "Go Buddy Go" - b-side to "Peaches" (1977)
- "Top Secret" - b-side to "Thrown Away" (1981)
- "Old Codger" - b-side to "Walk On By" (1978)
- "Maninwhite" - b-side to "Just Like Nothing On Earth" (1981)
- "Rok It to the Moon" - b-side to "5 Minutes" (1978)
- "Love 30" - b-side to "Golden Brown" (1982)
- "Shut Up" - b-side to "Nice 'n' Sleazy" (1978)
- "Walk On By" - non-album single, and also from the Black and White free EP (1978)
- "Vietnamerica" - b-side to "Let Me Introduce You to the Family" (1981)
- "Mean to Me" - from the Black and White free EP (1978)
- "Cruel Garden" - b-side to "Strange Little Girl" (1982)
- "Yellowcake UF6" - b-side to "Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)" (1979)
- "5 Minutes" - non-album single (1978)[1]
Personnel
- The Stranglers
- Hugh Cornwell - guitar, vocals
- Dave Greenfield - keyboards, vocals
- Jean-Jacques Burnel - bass, vocals
- Jet Black - drums, percussion
- Additional musicians
- George Melly - lead vocals on "Old Codger"
- Lew Lewis - harmonica on "Old Codger"
References
- ^ a b c Off the Beaten Track at AllMusic
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.