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| Off the Beaten Track | ||||
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| Compilation album by The Stranglers | ||||
| Released | 8 September 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1977–1982 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| The Stranglers compilations chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Number One | |
| Record Mirror | 3.5/5 |
Off the Beaten Track is a compilation album by The Stranglers. 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.
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)
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
- "Ten years for Stranglers" (PDF). Music Week. 6 September 1986. p. 3. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ Off the Beaten Track at AllMusic
- Naughton, Anthony (13 September 1986). "Albums: The Stranglers – Off the Beaten Track (Liberty)". Number One. No. 169. London: IPC Magazines Ltd. p. 42. ISSN 0266-5328. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024 – via Flickr.
- Cross, Di (13 September 1986). "Albums: The Stranglers – Off the Beaten Track (EMI)" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 18. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024 – via World Radio History.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.