Off the Beaten Track (album)

Off the Beaten Track
Compilation album by The Stranglers
Released	8 September 1986 [1]
Recorded	1977–1982
Genre	Rock
Label	EMI
The Stranglers compilations chronology
The Collection 1977–1982 (1982) Off the Beaten Track (1986) Rarities (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Number One	[3]
Record Mirror	3.5/5 [4]

Off the Beaten Track is a compilation album by The Stranglers. ^[2] 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. ^[5]

Track listing

1. "Go Buddy Go" - B-side to "Peaches" (1977)
2. "Top Secret" - B-side to "Thrown Away" (1981)
3. "Old Codger" - B-side to "Walk On By" (1978)
4. "Maninwhite" - B-side to "Just Like Nothing On Earth" (1981)
5. "Rok It to the Moon" - B-side to "5 Minutes" (1978)
6. "Love 30" - B-side to "Golden Brown" (1982)
7. "Shut Up" - B-side to "Nice 'n' Sleazy" (1978)
8. "Walk On By" - non-album single, and also from the Black and White free EP (1978)
9. "Vietnamerica" - B-side to "Let Me Introduce You to the Family" (1981)
10. "Mean to Me" - from the Black and White free EP (1978)
11. "Cruel Garden" - B-side to "Strange Little Girl" (1982)
12. "Yellowcake UF₆" - B-side to "Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)" (1979)
13. "5 Minutes" - non-album single (1978) ^[2]

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

1. "Ten years for Stranglers" (PDF). Music Week . 6 September 1986. p. 3. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
2. Off the Beaten Track at AllMusic
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.