Album · Compilation
Odds & Sods
Odds & Sods gathers studio outtakes from the Who, pulled together by bassist John Entwistle. Ten of its eleven songs had never been released, which made it an early example of a band opening the cupboard on its unreleased recordings. Entwistle felt there was enough material for a double album, and two LPs' worth of songs were considered, though only one appeared.
It came out on 4 October 1974 on MCA Records, arriving between Quadrophenia and The Who by Numbers in the band's story. It reached No. 10 in the UK and No. 15 in the US. Later archive collections such as Who's Missing followed the same path, so it is worth hearing both for the rarities themselves and as the record that set the pattern for that kind of release.
Odds & Sods: tracklist, credits and charts
11 tracks · 41:18Tracklist
- 1PostcardJohn Entwistle3:37
- 2Now I’m a FarmerPete Townshend4:11
- 3Put the Money DownPete Townshend4:06
- 4Little BillyPete Townshend2:16
- 5Too Much of AnythingPete Townshend4:26
- 6Glow GirlPete Townshend2:12
- 7Pure and EasyPete Townshend5:28
- 8Faith in Something BiggerPete Townshend3:08
- 9I’m the FaceSlim Harpo and Peter Meaden2:37
- 10Naked EyePete Townshend5:19
- 11Long Live RockPete Townshend3:58
- Produced by
- Glyn Johns, The Who, Kit Lambert, Peter Meaden, Chris Parmenter, Shel Talmy
- Recorded at
- Olympic Studios
- Recorded
- 1964–1973
- Engineered by
- Cy Langston
- Labels
- MCA Records, Track (UK), Track/MCA (US)
- Length
- 41:18
Line-up
- Nicky Hopkins · piano · guest
Singles
- “Postcard” · November 1974
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1974 | 10 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1974 | 15 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1974 | 47 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom · 1976 | Gold |
| United States · 1974 | Gold |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 1974-10-12 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 12 October 1974 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 4 October 1974 | |
| Wikidata | 4 October 1974 | |
| US release | 12 October 1974 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 26 October 1974 | earliest UK or European date |
14 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | US | MCA Records | 076732165928 | other |
| 12 October 1974 | US | MCA Records | original | |
| 26 October 1974 | GB | Track Record | other | |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records | other | |
| 9 September 1994 | DE | Polydor | 731451794629 | other |
| 1998 | US | MCA Records | 02083123922628 | other |
| 1998 | CA | MCA Records | 008811171827 | other |
| 10 March 1998 | US | MCA Records | 008811171827 | other |
| 6 April 1998 | DE | Polydor | 731453979123 | other |
| 21 December 2011 | JP | Polydor | 4988005690777 | other |
| 13 February 2013 | JP | Polydor | 4988005749628 | other |
| 6 January 2015 | US | Geffen | 0602537945931 | other |
| 29 August 2020 | XE | UMC | 602577124624 | other |
| — | — | Polydor | 00731453979123 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 300×298 | upscaled |