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October 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

John Lennon: Gimme Some Truth [Deluxe Edition]

John Lennon Gimme Some Truth [Deluxe Edition] Capitol I’ve been listening to some version of this collection my whole life. The Very Best, Ultimate, Working Class Hero, Greatest Hits, and even Gimme Some Truth – er “imagine” that. Lol.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2CD, Album Review, Deluxe Edition, Gimme Some Truth, Gimme Some Truth [Deluxe Edition], John Lennon, John Lennon: Gimme Some Truth [Deluxe Edition], You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Ella Fitzgerald: The Complete Piano Duets

Ella Fitzgerald The Complete Piano Duets Verve Where do you start with Ella Fitzgerald? There are hundreds of albums – including dozens of very good compilations. You could start with her duets with Louis Armstrong – sure. Many people do. And fair enough. There are her songbook albums – where she showcases the work of […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2CD, Album Review, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Sings Songs From “Let No Man Write My Epitaph”, Ella Fitzgerald: The Complete Piano Duets, Ella Sings Gershwin, Ellis Larkins, Let No Man Write My Epitap”, Paul Smith, Piano, Piano Duets, Reissue, songbook, Songs In A Mellow Mood (, Standards, The Complete Piano Duets, Verve, Vocal, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Sampled Groove

Various Artists: Sampled Groove Wagram In a world where we make our own playlists, are happy enough listening to recommendations on YouTube and carry everything in our pocket – maybe never even owning a stereo – it’s a hard sell to have compilation albums out in this world. But I remain a fan of the […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2CD, Album Review, Compilation, Funk, Hip-Hop, Sampled Groove, Soul, V/A, V/A: Sampled Groove, Various, Various Artists, Wagram, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Pink Floyd: The Later Years 1987 – 2019

Pink Floyd The Later Years 1987 – 2019 Legacy The post-Roger years examined, remixed – a few rarities…well, in fact this “Sampler” is just a taste of it. The actual “box-set” is still a couple of weeks away; the sequel – if you like – to The Early Years – 1965-1972 (an embarrassment of riches […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 1980s, 1987 – 2019, 1990s, 2CD, A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, Album Review, box-set, David Gilmour, Delicate Sound Of Thunder, Endless River, Knebworth, Live, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd: The Later Years 1987 – 2019, post-Roger, Pulse, Remix, Richard Wright, Rick Wright, Roger Waters, Sampler, The DIvision Bell, The Early Years 1965 - 1972, The Later Years, The Later Years 1987 – 2019, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 24, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: And Now A Word From Our Sponsor

Various Artists: And Now A Word From Our Sponsor Frenzy Here’s a double disc of NZ advertising jingles from across four decades. We’re talking 99 songs over two CDs – and, yes, some will trigger your deep-seated cultural cringe, but it’s a fabulous history lesson, nostalgia-grab and all-around reminder of our country’s catchup-embracing of TV […]
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March 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Revisiting Live at Knebworth (1990)

The grounds of Knebworth House have played host to some huge rock concerts over the years. This British venue was where the re-formed Deep Purple first played in 1985. A year later it was where Queen played its final live show (with Freddie Mercury). In 1979 it was the scene for two Led Zeppelin shows, the band’s return to the UK stage after […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1990, 2CD, Britain, British, Cliff & The Shadows, Cliff Richard, Concert, Dire Straits, Elton John, England, Eric Clapton, Genesis, Gig, Jimmy Page, Knebworth, Led Zeppelin, Live at Knebworth, Live CD, Live Gig, Mark Knopfler, Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Pink Floyd, Revisiting Live at Knebworth, Revisiting Live at Knebworth (1990), Robert Plant, Tears for Fears, The Beatles, The Shadows, UK, VHS, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Jeff Beck: Live At The Hollywood Bowl

Jeff Beck Live  At The Hollywood Bowl Eagle Vision Jeff Beck celebrated 50 years as a performing artist with a run of shows at the Hollywood Bowl, guest artists, material from across his career – including a dig back to The Yardbirds, the various versions of The Jeff Beck Group, his seventies fusion, right up […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2CD, 50th Anniversary, Album Review, Beck, Blu Ray, Buddy Guy, Career, DVD, Eagle Vision, Guitar, Hollywood Bowl, Jann Hammer, Jeff, Jeff Beck, Jeff Beck: Live At The Hollywood Bowl, Live, Live At The Hollywood Bowl, Loud Hailer, Ronnie Scott's, Rosie Bones, Steven Tyler ·

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September 2, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Baby Driver [OST]

Various Artists: Baby Driver [OST] Columbia Records It’s a fun film and a big part of that fun is in the soundtrack. Baby Driver is one of those don’t-think-too-hard films filled with car chases and rock’n’roll and soul and its soundtrack album works well as both a character (of sorts) in the film and as […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], 2CD, Baby Driver, Car Chases, Compilation, double-album, Edgar Wright, Film, High Fidelity, Mix, Movie, Playlist, Soundtrack, V/A, V/A: Baby Driver [OST], Various, Various Artists ·

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June 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

John Martyn: Head & Heart – The Acoustic John Martyn

John Martyn Head & Heart: The Acoustic John Martyn UMC Purists might claim this  to be some sort of grave-robbing or merely superfluous; standard anger towards posthumous compilations – but Martyn, a tricky man to pin down, was  re-recording his own material in his lifetime; was subject to far too many compilations – some of […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2CD, Acoustic, Album Review, Compilation, double-album, Head & Heart, Head & Heart: The Acoustic John Martyn, John Martyn, Nick Drake, Pink Moon, Solid Air ·

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November 12, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Eric Clapton: Live In San Diego (with Special Guest J.J. Cale)

Eric Clapton Live In San Diego (with Special Guest J.J. Cale) Reprise He’d be wise – with the recent retirement news – to leave this as his final offering. For it never really got better for EC than this. I saw one of the shows on this same tour and, having seen him previously at […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2007, 2CD, Album Review, Derek Trucks, Double, Doyle Bramhall, Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton: Live In San Diego (with Special Guest J.J. Cale), J.J. Cale, Live, Live Album, Live in San Diego, Willie Weeks ·

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November 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Instrumentals Soul-Style

Various Artists: Instrumentals Soul-Style History of Soul All those great soul/RnB combos from the 1960s – and so many of the great instrumental cuts, things from Junior Walker and Booker T, Ray Charles and Allen Toussaint…well they’re all here. Them and many more. A double disc packed with short, sharp blasts from horns and stabs […]
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July 30, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Gigi Masin: Talk To The Sea

Gigi Masin Talk To The Sea Music From Memory Italian musician Gigi Masin has been making music for 30 years or more, part of a small underground scene. His compositions are quiet, introspective, intricate – this is ambient music as approached with a singer/songwriter care and focus. Small worlds of frozen jazz (Redanzen) mingle with […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2CD, Album Review, Ambient, Compilation, Gigi Masin, Music From Memory, Talk To The Sea ·
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