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November 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 25

Stevie Wonder, As [Single] (1976) I was about to kick this off by saying I’m on a Stevie Wonder kick currently. But then, I’m always on a Stevie Wonder kick. One of the most important music artists in (and of) my lifetime – which is to say his music has been in my heart, mind, […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1976, A-side, As, B-side, Contusion, EP, Genius, LP, Musical Genius, Record, Side A, Side B, Single, Songs In The Key Of Life, Stevie, Stevie Wonder, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 25, Vinyl, Wonder, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 36

ABBA, Dancing Queen [Single] (1976) I can’t lie – I really started to appreciate ABBA after I heard Elvis Costello’s little nod to them in his Oliver’s Army tune. If he liked them they must be good. Prior to that it was just radio music from when I was a young kid and everyone seemed […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1976, A-side, ABBA, Abbasalutely, B-side, Dancing Queen, Elvis Costello, EP, Flying Nun, LP, Oliver's Army, Record, Single, That's Me, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 36, Vinyl ·

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July 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 83

Carpenters, A Kind of Hush (1976) This is how I know I’ve gone in (real) deep with the music of the Carpenters. They were by no means unimpeachable but between 1969-1974 they were a very safe bet. They knocked out those pop hits. Sugary sweet sometimes, sure. Also all the better for it on many […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1976, A Kind of Hush, Carpenters, LP, Record, The Carpenters, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 83, Vinyl, You ·

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June 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 112

V/A, Evita [Cast Recording] (1976) It’s not a blanket rule – but fuck I hate musicals. That said, I give it a chance every few years. I try. I wonder what I have maybe missed. There are some great musicals I love, there’s some musical theatre I can dig – at least in the moment, […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged [OST], 1976, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cast Recording, Eva Peron, Evita, Hank Marvin, Henry McCullough, LP, Mo Foster, Musical, Musical Theatre, Record, Simon Phillips, Soundtrack, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 112, Tim Rice, Vinyl ·

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May 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 121

Bob Marley & The Wailers, Rastaman Vibration (1976) Having made the decision, albeit belatedly, to get all the key Bob Marley albums on vinyl (I have a few already so it’s not a particularly Herculean task) and this is one of the albums I didn’t listen to a lot at the time that I first […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1976, Al Anderson, Aston "Family Man" Barrett, Bob Marley, Carlton Barrett, LP, Record, Regae, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 121, The Wailers, Vinyl, War ·

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April 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 128

Pam Ayers, Some Of Me Poems and Songs (1976) I’ve long been a fan of Pam Ayers – as a kid I would crack up at her voice; as much as the things she said it was the way she said them. And then those rhymes. Endless and fascinating and funny. She was one of […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1976, Donald Trump, LP, Oh I Wish I Looked After Me Teeth, Pam, Pam Ayers, Poem, Poems, Poet, Poetry, Record, Some Of Me Poems And Songs, The Vinyl Countdown # 128, Tweet, Twitter, Vinyl ·

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February 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 166

Electric Light Orchestra, Olé ELO (1976) I possibly didn’t need this – since I am collecting up all of the ELO albums as I find them and already have that classic best-of – but I saw this in the store and that little lightbulb went off; I had never seen this on the shelf in […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1976, Collection, Compilation, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Kuiama, LP, Olé, Olé ELO, Promo, Record, Roll Over Beethoven, Showdown, Strange Magic, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 166, Vinyl, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 170

Bob James, Three (1976) The truth is I was into Bob James before I knew I was into Bob James; before I knew who he was. The TV show Taxi had such an impact on me – its theme tune continues to – and then of course all the hip-hop and dance tracks that have […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1976, Angela, Angela (Theme From Taxi), Bob James, LP, Record, Taxi, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 170, Three, Vinyl, Westchester Lady ·

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October 21, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 231

The Beach Boys, Rock And Roll Music [Single] (1976) It’s when you don’t really care about the A-side or the B-side and you own the parent album which has both songs on it anyway (and that’s also not great) that you realise you’re in pretty deep. This is me, in real time, with my latest […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 15 Big Ones, 1976, Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Chuck Berry, Covers, EP, LP, Rock And Roll Music, Rock N Roll Music, Single, The Beach Boys, The TM Song, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 231, Vinyl ·

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August 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 259

J.J. Cale, Troubadour (1976) I was thinking just the other day about how this is one of my favourite J.J. Cale albums – and about how there are a small handful I still don’t really know. But this was not the first Cale album I heard. I had a compilation and one of the more recent […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1976, Cocaine, Eric Clapton, J.J. Cale, LP, Record, Ride Me High, Troubadour, Vinyl, World Record Club ·

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May 15, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 304 

Bob Dylan, Fort Collins Stadium Radio Broadcast, Colorado May 23rd 1976 (2017) It’s a dirty bootleg – it says it’s limited to 500 copies and is on a ‘label’ called BAD JOKER – I ask no questions and access the music. I know this recording well – it was released on TV also and is readily available […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1976, 2017), Bob, Boot, Bootleg, Colorado, Concert, Dylan, Fort Collins Stadium Radio Broadcast, Gig, Hard Rain, Idiot Wind, Live, LP, May 23rd, Radio Broadcast, Record, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 304, TV Broadcast, Vinyl ·

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March 8, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 329

Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band, Night Moves (1976) Is this the best Bob Seger album? I think so. Worth it for the title track alone. Here we listen through nearly six minutes of Seger’s failed, failing and nearly-getting-there attempts to fuck, his teenage lust laid, erm, bare. And then that final onanistic wail. Talk about payoff. It is basically dripping […]
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