Has this ever happened to you? You buy an album or CD and listen to it, but just as you are about to switch it off as the last track mentioned on the sleeve note track listings is over, an extra track kicks in, for which there is no mention on the CD cover or its inlay card.

The reasons for mystery tracks vary. Often it is just an extra surprise for fans and listeners, like Easter egg DVD extras. Sometimes the track or at least that recording of it was disliked by the artistes or someone in the production team, so hiding information about it helps to get a track out there. Occasionally it may just be a mistake and oversight in preparing a record track list, too.

A few fans probably miss such extra tracks entirely as they switch off a CD the second the last listed track plays, so they miss out on concealed gems left there to give extra value for money.

There are lots of such hidden extras to choose from, so I have left out those which are reprises, repeats and extracts of bits or complete tracks already listed and played elsewhere on the recorded albums. The tracks listed may well surprise a few readers into re-listening to their record collections. Those who only ever download tracks may well miss out on such delights anyway.

Each track is listed first by artistes, then by the song title followed by the original album title the song appeared on.

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