Off The Record

Off The Record is a (possibly discontinued) series of books published by International Music Publications (IMP). They are very identical to Band Score books, in the sense that they contain full transcriptions for each instrument for every song in the respected book. However, the Off The Record appears to contain much more detailed transcriptions. For guitar and bass, tablature is provided below the respected instrument's notation. It appears most (if not all) of the books in the series were transcribed by Barnes Music Engraving. However, it is believed none of them give credit to the people who personally transcribed the music. The songs were most likely transcribed from the studio recordings rather than the backing tracks, as comparing the transcriptions in these books with the available backing tracks appears to point out inaccuracies in the transcriptions. It is believed these books were sold exclusively in Europe, but they may have also been released in North America and possibly other countries.
There are also some Off The Record books that were published by Warner Bros. Publications. However, they were originally created in Japan by Rittor Music. They are identical to the Japanese release, except that performance notes have all been translated from Japanese to English.