
In his liner notes to Sidetracks, Steve Earle writes the following: " With the exception of the instrumentals...these (songs) are not outtakes. They are, rather, stray tracks, recorded at different times for different reasons that I am very proud of & are either unreleased or underexposed." In other words, Earle would appreciate it if you didn't call this another odds-&-sods collection &, given the consistent strength of his post-recovery body of work, he has every right to feel that way ab