Odds and Sods - Definition and Overview

Odds and Sods is a compilation album by British rock band, The Who. In the autumn of 1973, while Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, and Keith Moon were preparing for the Tommy motion picture, bassist John Entwistle was put in charge of compiling an album to counter the rampant bootlegging that occurred at The Who's concerts. He and the producer of his solo albums, John Alcock, compiled Odds and Sods from various tapes . Two LPs of material were collected, but only one was released. Ultimately, the album did not stop the wanton bootlegs because of the unrealeased material and because many of the album's songs were already heavily bootlegged.

Original LP Track Listing

1. "Postcard" (Entwistle) - 3:27
2. "Now I'm a Farmer" (Townshend) - 3:59
3. "Put the Money Down" (Townshend) - 4:14
4. "Little Billy" (Townshend) - 2:15
5. "Too Much of Anything" (Townshend) - 4:26
6. "Glow Girl" (Townshend) - 2:20
7. "Pure and Easy" (Townshend) - 5:23
8. "Faith In Something Bigger" (Townshend) - 3:03
9. "I'm the Face" (Meaden) - 2:32
10. "Naked Eye" (Townshend) - 5:10
11. "Long Live Rock" (Townshend) - 3:54

The tracks that were left out of the original Odds and Sods were added on for the CD reissue. The tracks were rearranged from the LP version.

Digitally remastered CD track listing

1. "I'm the Face" (Meaden) - 2:32
2. "Leaving Here" (Dozier, B. Holland, E. Holland) - 2:13
3. "Baby, Don't You Do It" (Dozier, B. Holland, E. Holland) - 2:28
4. "Summertime Blues" (Capehart, Cochran) - 3:13
5. "Under My Thumb" (Jagger, Richards) - 2:45
6. "Mary Anne With the Shaky Hand" (Townshend) - 3:23
7. "My Way" (Capehart, Cochran) - 2:28
8. "Faith In Something Bigger" (Townshend) - 3:01
9. "Glow Girl" (Townshend) - 2:26
10. "Little Billy" (Townshend) - 2:17
11. "Young Man Blues" (Allison)
12. "Cousin Kevin Model Child" (Entwistle) - 1:26
13. "Love Ain't For Keeping" (Townshend) - 4:04
14. "Time Is Passing" (Townshend) - 3:31
15. "Pure and Easy" (Townshend) - 5:24
16. "Too Much of Anything" (Townshend) - 4:23
17. "Long Live Rock" (Townshend) - 3:58
18. "Put the Money Down" (Townshend) - 4:31
19. "We Close Tonight" (Townshend) - 2:58
20. "Postcard" (Entwistle) - 3:32
21. "Now I'm a Farmer" (Townshend) - 4:09
22. "Water" (Townshend) - 4:40
23. "Naked Eye" (Townshend) - 5:27

Trivia

• The song "Little Billy" was written by Pete Townshend for the American Cancer Society, but it never saw the light of day because it never left the office of the record executive Townshend submitted it to. The version on Odds and Sods was a live recording from 1968.

• The song "I'm the Face" was The Who's first record release, when they were still preforming as The High Numbers. It was recorded in 1964.

Personnel

• Roger Daltrey - vocals
• Pete Townshend - guitar, piano, synthesizer, vocals
• John Entwistle - bass guitar, brass vocals
• Keith Moon - drums, vocals

Personnel - Production

• John Alcock - album compilation
• Chris Charlesworth - executive producer, liner notes
• Bill Curbishley - executive producer
• Roger Daltrey - album cover design
• John Entwistle - album compilation
• Richard Evans - art direction
• Graham Hughes - album cover design, photography, design concept
• Glyn Johns - associate producer
• Kit Lambert - producer
• Andy MacPherson - remixing
• Pete Meaden - producer
• Chris Parmeinter - producer
• Robert Rosenberg - executive producer
• Pete Townshend - liner notes