Queens Of The Stone Age Hallowqueen Picture Disc, Soft Machine, The Who, Vince Guaraldi, Michael Jackson's Thriller, Grand Master Flash, and more
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As October 2026 draws to a close we have some fantastic new items in store this week at Off The Beaten Tracks, including special Halloween themed releases of course!
Soft Machine - Slightly All Time - Recordings 1970-1974 - Box Set
'One of the key progressive rock groups of the late ’60s and early ’70s, Soft Machine began with Louth's own Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen and Mike Ratledge. From the UFO Club and Middle Earth to the Jimi Hendrix Experience US tours in 1968, they quickly built a formidable reputation...This 12” x 12” box gathers the five CBS albums, remastered from original ¼” tapes, plus an unreleased alternate Fifth, complete BBC sessions, European concert recordings, rare photos and notes by Sid Smith.'
14CD and 3 Blu Ray Box Set
Queens Of The Stone Age - Perfecth
'Birthed from sessions tracked everywhere from New Orleans to Los Angeles, the music is fearless and boundless, moody and menacing, gentle and strange. Here, Queens have moved a career's worth of jagged pieces into alignment. "Every song sounds like it's from a different world," says band founder Josh Homme. "And that's on purpose, because it's trying to stitch together all these emotions revolving around love, lust, foolishness, and the sort of wisdom that comes as a gift from all that."
The record is called Perfecth because "perfect," as a word, has never been honest. It doesn't exist. So, Homme broke the word and made it "perfecth," a more appropriate spelling for a term that never felt right to begin with. "Nothing in this world is perfect, but everything seems to be 'perfecth'," he explains. "And that title is funny when you're in a group, but it ain't so funny when you're alone.”
Transparent Vinyl LP and CD versions out Friday 30th October
'Limited Hallowqueen' Picture Disc out Saturday 31st exclusively in store only!
The Who - The Who By Numbers - Box Set
'This deluxe 3LP set features the original album newly remastered and expanded with Who Put The Boot In – a classic live performance recorded at Swansea's Vetch Field in 1976. Presented on heavyweight vinyl and includes a booklet featuring rare photographs and memorabilia from the era.'
5CD and Blu Ray version also available
'Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five were a pioneering hip hop group formed in the South Bronx, New York City. Known for innovative DJ techniques and socially conscious lyrics. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.
This compilation album features some of the most influential hip-hop single of all time in “The Message”, together with “Scorpio” - one of the greatest electro recordings ever produced.'
Available as a zoetrope LP
Vince Guaraldi's It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (Music from the Soundtrack) features some of the most iconic tracks in pop culture, including the instantly recognizable “Linus and Lucy,” as well as the languid, lyrical “Great Pumpkin Waltz.” The music was recorded on October 4, 1966 at Desilu’s Gower Street Studio in Hollywood, California by Guaraldi (piano) and his longtime friends and trio sidemen — bassist Monty Budwig and drummer Colin Bailey — joined by Emanuel Klein (trumpet), John Gray (guitar) and Ronald Lang (woodwinds). The entire scoring process was overseen by composer, arranger and conductor John Scott Trotter, well known for a three-decade run as Bing Crosby’s music director and close friend.'
Candy Corn Pumpkin Shaped LP out Friday 30th October
and staying with the Halloween theme Michael Jackson's classic Thriller has been reissued for the first time on black and red marbled vinyl.
'Thriller changed pop music forever, featuring seven U.S. Top 10 hits including “Billie Jean,” “Beat It” and “Thriller,” and helped Michael win a record-setting eight Grammy Awards in one night.'
:oads more to discover this week in store including reissues on vinyl by Hole plus sought after rock guitarist Joanne Shaw Taylor's new record The Trouble With Love, Michael Kiwanuka's new record Fudge and Yello's 15th studio album Time Lab
We are bursting at the seams with great 2nd hand vinyl and CDs in store and our Discogs sale continues
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There is some great Amy Winehouse content on the BBC to mark the 20th year of the release of her impressive album Back To Black, including a full concert by The Amy Winehouse Band with special guests including Baby Rose, Corinne Bailey Rae, FLO, Jessie Reyez, Jorja Smith, Lianne La Havas, Nia Smith, Sasha Keable, Skye Newman, Terri Walker and Yebba, who all share their renditions of the tracks from the album and chat to host Jo Whiley about Amy's music. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0033kcw
A special 3LP/3CD release is available in store - including the original album, unreleased demos, complete B-sides, and the Live at Paradiso, Amsterdam 2007 performances, here released in full on vinyl for the first time. It also features the new cover art, handwritten lyrics, unseen photos, and exclusive liner notes from Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi.
BROWSE ALL THESE NEW ARRIVALS AND MORE HERE
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Earworms at OTBT this week...
The Fontaines D.C.'s latest record Dopamine is on repeat in store and ahead of a uni reunion Mark and Lee have been down a rabbit hole listening to albums from 1993/4, of which there are of course many fine examples! The Charlatans Up To Our Hips, Orbital's Orbital 2 Brown album, Saint Etienne's Tiger Bay and Mark has also been revisiting a favourite - the debut self titled indie album Clap Your Hands Say Yeah from 2005, reissued earlier this year.
Cameron is keeping an eye on Daine a new Australian singer songwriter and is also loving the new Chvrches single Overthinker which was released this week ahead of the release of the band's forthcoming album All The King's Men in January 2027 - available to pre order now here:
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There are some excellent music events coming up in Louth
The good folk of Pawnshop Passage are preparing for a 2 day event this weekend - Live music, Halloween music bingo, street performers and plenty of food & drinks from Archies and Blind Tiger
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Fireside Tales returns to the Boar's Head in Louth on Wednesday 4th November at 6.45pm
With John Ashbrook, Kate Cherrell, Ian Gouge, Sherri Young and John Scarborough.
Boars Head, Newmarket. 6.45 - 9
Food available from 5. Ancient Gods are appeased with victual offerings.
Free Car Park on Linden Walk. The road to the cemetery has no toll.'
Expect great renditions of popular songs from bands such as :
Kings of Leon, Stereophonics, Green day, Sam Fender, the killers etc.
The Stealer always assure a night of quality music - from the archive of Free and Bad Company - and Saturday 7 November 2026 at Louth Social Club, Queen Street, Louth LN11 9AU, is a very special Stealer gig, courtesy of The Hoochie Coochie Club, Louth. Tickets available in store
Friday Night live at Louth Jazz Club - Friday 30th October brings the debut performance of a great local band, the Swing Fellas Jazz Quintet.
Playing classic swing from The Great American Song Book
Doors open at 6:30pm for a 7:30pm start.
Members £10, with non-members very welcome at £12.
Tickets available on the door or you can use the following link:
https://www.louthjazzclub.org.uk/.../swing-fellas-jazz...
Have a good week all!
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