The Who "Odds And Sods" Track 2406 116 A1/B1 UK 1st Die Cut/Braille+ insert 1974
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The Who ? "Odds & Sods" Track Record ?2406 116 UK 1st press Vinyl, LP, housed in a die-cut sleeve, embossed in Braille on rear, and released in 1974.
The vinyl appears to have been lightly played and is in great condition. It played through beautifully on my elderly stereo - no hop, stick or jump. The die-cut sleeve is also in great condition, with minimal signs of use and no rips or writing.The spine is intact and legible. Matrix / Runout Side 1 : 2406116 A//1 420 0 1 1 3 Matrix / Runout Side 2 : 2406116 B//1 420 0 1 1 1 6
"Odds & Sods" is an album that consists of studio outtakes and rarities by British rock band The Who released by Track Records in the UK and Track/MCA in the US in 1974. It is notable as being one of the first and earliest examples of "rarities" compilations.
In the autumn of 1973, while Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend and Keith Moon were preparing for the Tommy film, John Entwistle was put in charge of compiling an album to counter the rampant bootlegging that arose from The Who's concerts. "If John Entwistle had never seen Who's Zoo," observed that bootleg's cover artist William Stout, "we might not have had the legitimate Who release of "Odds & Sods"."
"I tried to arrange it like a parallel sort of Who career – what singles we might have released and what album tracks we might have released," Entwistle explained. He and the producer of his solo albums, John Alcock, compiled "Odds & Sods" from various tapes. Two LPs of material were collected, but only one was released. "It could have been a double album, there was that much material," Entwistle said at the time of the album's release.
The album reached No. 10 on the UK charts and No. 8 in the US. Townshend wrote liner notes that included frank opinions of the quality of the songs. The notes were omitted from some copies of the original LP.
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