Odds & Sods
| Odds & Sods | ||||
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| Released | 4 October 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1964–1973 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:23 | |||
| Label | Track (UK) Track/MCA (US) | |||
| Producer | Glyn Johns, Kit Lambert, Peter Meaden, Chris Parmenter, Shel Talmy, The Who | |||
| Compiler | John Alcock, John Entwistle | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| MusicHound | 3.5/5 |
| Pitchfork | 10/10 |
| Rolling Stone | (satisfactory) |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Tom Hull | B |
Odds & Sods is an album of studio outtakes by British rock band the Who. It was released by Track Records in the UK on September 28, 1974, and by Track/MCA in the US on October 12, 1974. Ten of the recordings on the original eleven-song album were previously unreleased. The album reached No. 10 on the UK charts and No. 15 in the US.
The recordings were compiled by Who bassist John Entwistle. Two LPs of songs were considered in 1974, but only one LP was released at the time. "It could have been a double album, there was that much material," Entwistle said. It was one of the first examples of artists compiling such unreleased recordings. The Who, as well as many other artists, later released similar albums, such as Who's Missing.