Off the Beaten Track

For the TV series, see Off the Beaten Track (TV series).

Off the Beaten Track
Compilation album by
The Stranglers
Released8 September 1986[1]
Recorded1977–1982
GenreRock
LabelEMI
The Stranglers compilations chronology
The Collection 1977–1982
(1982) 		Off the Beaten Track
(1986) 		Rarities
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Number One[3]
Record Mirror3.5/5[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
Additional musicians

References

  1. ^ "Ten years for Stranglers" (PDF). Music Week. 6 September 1986. p. 3. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c 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.