The “BACKTRACK” LP Series. 14 Albums from 1970 on Track Records. A Detailed Discography.

The British "BACKTRACK" LP SERIES on TRACK RECORDS 

NUMERICAL ORDER - DETAILED

1. VARIOUS ARTISTS – Backtrack 1
Track 2407 001, Issued May 1970

Side 1:
1. Walk On Gilded Splinters – MARSHA HUNT
2. Hey Joe – JIMI HENDRIX
3. Devil’s Grip – THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN
4. Pictures Of Lily – THE WHO
5. All Along The Watchtower – JIMI HENDRIX
6. Desdemona – JOHN’S CHILDREN [featuring Marc Bolan of T.Rex]

Side 2:
1. Fire – THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN
2. I Can See For Miles – THE WHO
3. Follow Me – EIRE APPARENT
4. It’s Been A Long Time – ANDY ELLISON
5. Call Me Lightning – THE WHO
6. The Wind Cries Mary – JIMI HENDRIX

2. VARIOUS ARTISTS – Backtrack 2
Track 2407 002, Issued May 1970

Side 1:
1. Under My Thumb – THE WHO
2. Desdemona – MARSHA HUNT [John’s Children/Marc Bolan cover]
3. Purple Haze – THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
4. Come And Play With Me In The Garden – JOHN’S CHILDREN
5. If I Had A Ribbon Bow – FAIRPORT CONVENTION
6. Magic Bus – THE WHO

Side 2:
1. Something In The Air – THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN
[Written by John “Speedy” Keen]
2. Cherry Smash Sings Songs Of Love – HUGG
[Written by and featuring MIKE HUGG of Manfred Mann]
3. Pinball Wizard – THE WHO
4. Nightmare – THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN
5. Let Me Light Your Fire – THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
6. The Last Time – THE WHO
[A Rolling Stones cover]

3. THE WHO and THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE – Backtrack 3
Track 2407 003, Issued May 1970
(Contained Previously Unreleased STEREO Mixes of WHO Songs)

Side 1:
1. Substitute – THE WHO
2. Disguises – THE WHO
3. Run, Run, Run – THE WHO
4. I'm A Boy – THE WHO
5. Whiskey Man – THE WHO
6. Happy Jack – THE WHO
7. So Sad About Us – THE WHO

Side 2:
1. Hey Joe – THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
2. I Don’t Live Today – THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
3. Purple Haze - THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
4. Can You See Me - THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
5. The Wind Cries Mary - THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
6. Stone Free - THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE

4. THE WHO and THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE – Backtrack 4
Track 2407 004, Issued May 1970

Side 1:
1. Pictures Of Lily – THE WHO
2. Relax – THE WHO
3. Sunrise – THE WHO
4. I Can See For Miles – THE WHO
5. Armenia City In The Sky – THE WHO
6. Our Love Was – THE WHO
7. Call Me Lightning – THE WHO

Side 2:
1. Burning Of The Midnight Lamp – THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
2. Are You Experienced – THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
3. If Six Was Nine – THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
4. Remember - THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
5. Gypsy Eyes - THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
6. All Along The Watchtower - THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE

5. THE WHO and JIMI HENDRIX – Backtrack 5
Track 2407 005, Issued May 1970
(Rear sleeve credits JIMI HENDRIX, the label THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE)

Side 1:
1. Magic Bus – THE WHO
2. Boris The Spider – THE WHO
3. Mary Anne – THE WHO
4. Tattoo – THE WHO
5. Pinball Wizard – THE WHO
6. I'm Free - THE WHO
7. Rael - THE WHO

Side 2:
1. Rainy Day, Dream Away – THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
2. Manic Depression - THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
3. Love Or Confusion - THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
4. Come On - THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
5. Spanish Castle Magic - THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
6. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) - THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE

6. VARIOUS ARTISTS (Soul Acts) – Backtrack 6
Track 2407 006, Issued May 1970

Side 1:
1. Love Power – THE SANDPEBBLES
2. I Can Feel The Ice Melting – THE PARLIAMENTS [aka Parliamment]
3. If This Is Love (I’d Rather Be Lonely) – THE PRECISIONS
4. Headache In My Heart – THE DEBONAIRES
5. Because Of Love – THE SANDPEBBLES
6. Let Hurt Put You In The Loser’s Seat – THE PARLIAMENTS [aka Parliament]

Side 2:
1. I’m In Love Again – THE DEBONAIRES
2. You’ve Got To Pay The Price – AL KENT
3. (I Wanna) Testify – THE PARLIAMENTS [aka Parliament]
4. You’ll Soon Be Gone – THE PRECISIONS
5. Don’t Be Sore At Me – THE PARLIAMENTS [aka Parliament]
6. Where Do I Go From Here – AL KENT

7. VARIOUS ARTISTS (Rock Acts) – Backtrack 7 - Mixed Bag
Track 2407 007, Issued May 1970 (Pink Sleeve)

Side 1:
1. How Would You Feel – JIMI HENDRIX and CURTIS KNIGHT
2. Hippy Gumbo – MARSHA HUNT
3. It’s Only Me – BENT FRAME
4. The Seeker – THE WHO
5. I See It All- THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN
6. Keep The Customer Satisfied – MARSHA HUNT

Side 2:
1. Summertime Blues (Live) – THE WHO
2. What’s Happening – THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN
3. Long Hot Summer Night – JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
(misspelled on label as "Lot Hot Summer Night")
4. Accidents – THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN
5. Here For More – THE WHO
6. The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice – JIMI HENDRIX
EXPERIENCE

8. THE WHO – Backtrack 8
Track 2407 008, Issued November 1970
(Mono Version of “A Quick One”)


Side 1:
1. Run, Run, Run
2. Boris The Spider
3. I Need You
4. Whiskey Man
5. Heatwave

Side 2:
1. Cobwebs and Strange
2. Don't Look Away
3. See My Way
4. So Sad About Us
5. A Quick One While He's Away

9. THE WHO – Backtrack 9
Track 2407 009, Issued November 1970
(Stereo Mix of “Who Sell Out”)

Side 1:
1. Armenia City In The Sky
2. Heinz Baked Beans
3. Mary-Anne With The Shaky Hands
4. Odorono
5. Tattoo
6. Our Love Was
7. I Can See For Miles

Side 2:
1. Charles Atlas
2. I Can't Reach You
3. Medac
4. Relax
5. Silas Stingy
6. Sunrise
7. Rael

10. THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE – Backtrack 10
“Are You Experienced” (Stereo Version – see Notes)
Track 2407 010, Issued November 1970


Side 1:
1. Foxy Lady
2. Manic Depression
3. Red House
4. Can You See Me
5. Love Or Confusion

Side 2:
1. I Don't Live Today
2. May This Be Love
3. Fire
4. 3rd Stone From The Sun
5. Remember
6. Are You Experienced

[Notes: this is a reissue of his debut album on Track 612 001 in 1967, which was originally only issued in MONO; this Backtrack was the first in STEREO]

11. THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE – Backtrack 11
“Axis: Bold As Love” (Mono Version – see Notes)
Track 2407 011, Released May 1970


Side 1:
1. EXP
2. Up From The Skies
3. Spanish Castle Magic
4. Wait Until Tomorrow
5. Ain't No Telling
6. Little Wing

Side 2:
1. If Six Was Nine
2. You've Got Me Floating
3. Castles Made Of Sand
4. She's So Fine
5. One Rainy Wish
6. Little Miss Lover
7. Bold As Love

[Note: this was a budget reissue of his 2nd album originally issue in 1967 in both MONO and STEREO versions – this reissue is the rare MONO mix]

12. ARTHUR BROWN – Backtrack 12
“The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown” (Stereo Version)
Track 2407 012, Issued May 1970

Side 1:
1. Prelude – Nightmare
2. Fanfare - Fire Poem
3. Fire
4. Come And Buy
5. Time/Confusion

Side 2:
1. I Put A Spell On You
2. Spontaneous Apple Creation
3. Rest Cure
4. Money
5. Narration (Child of My Kingdom)

[Notes: this is the Stereo version of an album that first appeared 2 years earlier on Track Records in both Mono (Track 612 005) and Stereo (Track 613 005).
It also features VINCENT CRANE of ATOMIC ROOSTER. “I Put A Spell On You” is a Screaming Jay Hawkins cover; “Money” is a Barrett Strong cover]

13. MURRAY ROMAN – Backtrack 13
“You Can’t Beat People Up And Have Them Say I Love You” (Stereo)
Track 2407 013, Issued November 1970
(Is a reissue of his 1969 debut LP on Track 613 007)

Side 1:
1. Three Kinds Of Highs
2. That's A Bust
3. The Banana Thing
4. Anything You Want To Do
5. Good Chicks And Bad Chicks
6. Three Ways To Score
7. The Baja Marimba Band Story
8. The Riots

Side 2:
1. Be There, Be There
2. Horror Films
3. Twiggy
4. Try This, Little Joe!
5. Good News
6. Join The Navy
7. War Films
8. The Real Enemy

14. THE WHO – THE OX [John Entwistle Their Bass Player] – Backtrack 14
Track 2407 014, Issued November 1970

Side 1:
1. Heinz Baked Beans
2. Heaven And Hell
3. Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
4. Fiddle About
5. Cousin Kevin
6. Doctor Doctor

Side 2:
1. Medac
2. Boris The Spider
3. I’ve Been Away
4. Whiskey Man
5. In The City
6. Someone’s Coming
7. Silas Stingy

NUMERICAL ORDER - CONCISE

1. 2407 001 – VARIOUS ARTISTS – “Backtrack 1” (May 1970) £25.00
2. 2407 002 – VARIOUS ARTISTS – “Backtrack 2” (May 1970) £12.00
3. 2407 003 – THE WHO and JIMI HENDRIX – “Backtrack 3” (May 1970)
(Contained Previously Unreleased STEREO Mixes of WHO Songs) £15.00
4. 2407 004 – THE WHO and JIMI HENDRIX – “Backtrack 4” (May 1970) £15.00
5. 2407 005 – THE WHO and JIMI HENDRIX – “Backtrack 5” (May 1970) £15.00
6. 2407 006 - VARIOUS ARTISTS (Soul) – “Backtrack 6” (May 1970) £15.00
7. 2407 007 – VARIOUS ARTISTS (Rock & Soul) – “Backtrack 7”
(November 1970) £12.00
8. 2407 008 – THE WHO – “Backtrack 8”
(Mono Version of “A Quick One”) (November 1970) £18.00
9. 2407 009 – THE WHO – “Backtrack 9”
(Stereo Version of “Who Sell Out”) (November 1970) £12.00
10. 2407 010 – JIMI HENDRIX – “Backtrack 10”
(Stereo Version of “Are You Experienced”) (November 1970) £15.00
11. 2407 011 – JIMI HENDRIX – “Backtrack 11”
(Stereo Version of “Axis: Bold As Love”) (November 1970) £15.00
12. 2407 012 – ARTHUR BROWN – “Backtrack 12” –
(Stereo Version of “The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown”) (Nov 1970) £12.00
13. 2407 013 – MURRAY ROMAN – “Backtrack 13” –
(Stereo “You Can’t Beat People Up And Have Them Say I Love You”)
(November 1970) £12.00
14. 2407 014 – THE WHO – THE OX (John Entwistle songs) – “Backtrack 14”
(November 1970) £22.00

Compiled March - August 2009

"The Undisputed Truth" - A Motown and Whitfield Records UK and US LP Discography.

- THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH -

A Motown and Whitfield Records UK and USA LP Discography

1. “The Undisputed Truth”, July 1971 LP on Gordy G-955L in the USA and February 1972 on Tamla Motown STML 11197 in the UK

Side 1:
You Got The Love I Need; Save My Love For A Rainy Day; California Soul; Aquarius; Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today)
Side2:
Smiling Faces Sometimes; We’ve Got A Way Out My Love; Since I’ve Lost You; Ain’t No Sunshine Since You’ve Been Gone; I Heard It Through The Grapevine; Like A Rolling Stone

2. “Face To Face With The Truth”, February 1972 LP on Gordy G-959L in the USA and July 1972 on Tamla Motown STMA 8004 in the UK

Side 1:
You Make Your Own Heaven And Hell Right Here On Earth; What It Is ?; Ungena Za Ulimengu (Unite The World) Friendship Train
Side 2:
Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are); Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me; Don’t Let Him Take Your Love From Me; What’s Going On

3. “Law Of The Land”, July 1973 LP on Gordy G-963L in the USA and September 1973 on Tamla Motown STML 11240 in the UK

Side 1:
Law Of The Land; Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone; Girl You’re Alright; Killing Me Softly With This Song; Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me); This Child Needs Its Father
Side 2:
Mama I Gotta Brand New Thing (Don’t Say No); Feelin’ Alright; Love And Happiness; With A Little Help From My Friends; If I Die; Walk On By

4. “Down To Earth”, September 1974 LP on Gordy G6-968S1 in the USA and January 1975 on Tamla Motown STML 11277 in the UK

Side 1:
Help Yourself; Big John Is My Name; Brother Louie; I’m A Fool For You; Our Day Will Come
Side 2:
Just You ‘N’ Me; Love And Happiness; Law Of The Land; The Girl’s Alright With Me; Save My Love For A Rainy Day

[Note: The UK LP has two extra tracks over the USA issue.
“Gonna Keep On Tryin’ Till I Win Your Love” is added as Track 6 (the last track) on Side 1, while “Let’s Go Back To Day One” is added on to Side 2 as Track 6 (again the last track).
“Gonna Keep On…” was the non-album B-side of “Mama I Got A Brand New Thing (Don’t Say No)”, a US 7” single on Gordy 7124, while “Let’s Go Back…” is unique to this issue.

5. “Cosmic Truth”, March 1975 LP on Gordy G6-970S1 in the USA and June 1975 on Tamla Motown STMA 8023 in the UK

Side 1:
Earthquake Shake; Down By The River; UFO’s; Lil’ Red Ridin’ Hood; Squeeze Me, Tease Me
Side 2:
Spaced Out; Got To Get My Hands On Some Lovin’; 1990; (I Know) I’m Losing You

6. “Higher Than High”, October 1975 on Gordy G6-972S1 in the USA and on Tamla Motown STML 12009 in The UK

Side 1:
Higher Than High; Poontang; Life Ain’t So Easy; Boogie Bump Boogie
Side 2:
Help Yourself; I’m In The Red Zone; Overload; I Saw You When You Met Her; Ma

7. “Method To The Madness”, January 1977 LP on Whitfield WH 2967 in the USA and Whitfield K 56289 in the UK

Side 1:
Cosmic Contact; Method To The Madness; Sunshine; You + Me = Love
Side 2:
Hole In The Wall; Loose; Life Ain’t So Easy; Take A Vacation From Life; Let’s Go To The Disco

8. “Smokin’”, 1979 USA LP on Whitfield WHK 3202 and Whitfield K 56497 in the UK

Side 1:
Show Time; Talkin’ To The Wind; Atomic Funk; I Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love
Side 2:
Space Machine; Tazmainian Monster; Sandman; Misunderstood

Universal's "ORIGINAL FUNK LP SERIES" - A List of all 15 CD Reissues.

- Titles in Universal/UMG's “Original Funk LP Series” -

1. A Tear To A Smile – ROY AYERS UBIQUITY
(1975 US LP on Polydor, CD reissue is 065 620-2)
2. Propositions – BAR-KAYS
(1982 USA LP on Mercury, CD reissue is 822 885-2)
3. Summertime Groove – BOHANNON
(1978 USA LP on Mercury, CD reissue is 077 014-2)
4. Ugly Ego – CAMEO
(1978 USA LP On Chocolate City, CD reissue is 077 251-2)
5. Con Funk Shun 7 – CON FUNK SHUN
(1981 USA LP on Mercury, CD reissue is 063 699-2)
6. Nice And Soulful – CAROLINE CRAWFORD
(1979 USA LP on Mercury, CD reissue is 067 517-2)
7. The Gap Band – THE GAP BAND
(1979 USA LP on Mercury, CD reissue is 063 698-2)
8. Something Special – KOOL and THE GANG
(1981 LP on De-Lite, CD reissue is 063 695-2)
9. In Heat – LOVE UNLIMITED
(1974 LP on 20th Century, CD reissue is 063 625-2)
10. Just Outside Of Town – MANDRILL
(1973 LP on Polydor, CD reissue is 065 619-2)
11. Them Changes – BUDDY MILES
[Drummer with The Electric Flag and later in Hendrix's Band Of Gypsys]
(1970 LP on Mercury, CD reissue is 063 693-2)
12. One Way featuring Al Hudson – ONE WAY featuring AL HUDSON
(1979 LP on MCA, CD reissue is 113 201-2)
13. What Am I Gonna Do – GLORIA SCOTT [Barry White production]
(1974 USA LP on Casablanca, CD reissue is 063 694-2)
14. Moving South – SOUTHSIDE MOVEMENT
(1975 USA LP on 20th Century, CD reissue is 063 691-2)
15. Face To Face With The Truth – THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH
(1972 LP on Gordy & Tamla Motown, CD reissue is 067 100-2)
All titles feature gatefold card sleeve digipaks with a booklet and repro artwork including gatefold sleeves and inserts. All were issued in May 2003 out of Europe - the sound is uniformly excellent.