The Who - Odds & Sods (1974/2015)
 FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 71:17 minutes | 1,56 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

 Odds & Sods is an album comprised of studio outtakes by The Who, intended to counter the rampant bootlegging of live Who shows that was going on at the time. The material was compiled by John Entwistle, while the rest of the band was preparing for the Tommy film. The album was released in 1974 and contains material recorded between 1964 and 1973.



 Odds & Sods, a compilation of outtakes and rarities from the Who's first decade, is a rather jumpy listen that harbors few songs that could be termed top of the line. Also, since its 1974 release, several of the tracks have been issued on other compilations, or as bonus tracks to CD reissues of legitimate Who albums. Setting your expectations at the appropriate level, however, you'll find much of this worthwhile. "Pure and Easy," "Naked Eye," and "Long Live Rock" were all concert favorites of the group in the '70s; "Glow Girl" introduced some riffs that would resurface in Tommy; and "Postcard," John Entwistle's tale of rock life on the road, was one of his better compositions. This also has their very first single, "I'm the Face," recorded in 1964 when the group were known as the High Numbers. The 1998 CD reissue is a must-have even if you've got the original LP, as it doubles the album size with a dozen bonus tracks, most previously unreleased. These include some really interesting items: the Motown covers "Leaving Here" and "Baby Don't You Do It" are taken from demos circa late 1964, the latter track featuring some early guitar distortion freak-out in the solo; "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" is the rare U.S. B-side version; there are late-'60s studio versions of Live at Leeds faves "Summertime Blues" and "Young Man Blues"; the Rolling Stones' cover "Under My Thumb" and "Water" are B-sides that weren't on an album for a long time; and there are less exciting alternates and outtakes from Tommy, Who's Next and Quadrophenia.  


Tracklist:

 01 - I'm The Face (The High Numbers)
 02 - Summertime Blues
 03 - Under My Thumb
 04 - Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand
 05 - My Way
 06 - Faith In Something Bigger
 07 - Glow Girl
 08 - Little Billy
 09 - Young Man Blues (Alternate Studio Version)
 10 - Cousin Kevin Model Child
 11 - Love Ain't For Keeping (Leslie West Version)
 12 - Time Is Passing
 13 - Pure And Easy
 14 - Too Much Of Anything (feat. Nicky Hopkins)
 15 - Long Live Rock
 16 - Put The Money Down
 17 - We Close Tonight
 18 - Postcard
 19 - Now I'm A Farmer
 20 - Water
 21 - Naked Eye