Off the Beaten Track explained

Off the Beaten Track
Type:	compilation
Artist:	The Stranglers
Cover:	The stranglers off the beaten track.jpg
Released:	8 September 1986^[1]
Recorded:	1977–1982
Genre:	Rock
Label:	EMI
Chronology:	The Stranglers compilations
Prev Title:	The Collection 1977–1982
Prev Year:	1982
Next Title:	Rarities
Next Year:	1988

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.^[2]

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)

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"

Notes and References

1. 6 September 1986. Ten years for Stranglers. Music Week. 3. 15 June 2024.
2. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 535.