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September 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Paul McCartney: Egypt Station

Paul McCartney Egypt Station Capitol Much as I liked NEW the, er, new Paul McCartney album of five years ago, his last studio solo album for a time, it hasn’t aged particularly well. Too many cooks spoiled that broth. But at least it showed the restless creative spirit that is Sir Paul McCartney, former Beatle, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Abbey Road, Album Review, Band On The Run, Beatles, Driving Rain, Egypt Station, Flaming Pie, Give My Regards To Broad Street, Macca, McCartney II, Memory Almost Full, New, Off The Ground, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney: Egypt Station, Ram, Sir Paul McCartney, Solo, The Beatles, Wings, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Paul on Drums – Big Macca Attack

“Ringo! The best drummer in the world? He’s not even”, so the famous quip goes, “the best drummer in The Beatles”. Attributed to John Lennon, it’s actually a clever piece of satire by the comedian Jasper Carrott. Not only is it the funniest thing he said it has a deadly accuracy – John Lennon might […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "The White Album", Band On The Run, Big Macca Attack, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, Foo Fighters, Jasper Carrott, John Lennon, Linda McCartney, Macca, McCartney, McCartney II, Paul, Paul McCartney, Paul on Drums, Paul on Drums – Big Macca Attack, Percussion, Playlist, Playlist: Paul on Drums, Playlist: Paul on Drums – Big Macca Attack, Ringo, Ringo Starr, Spotify, The Beatles, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 18, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Paul McCartney & Wings: Venus and Mars (Reissue)

Paul McCartney & Wings Venus and Mars (Reissue) Hear Music/Universal I wasn’t ever that much of a fan of Venus and Mars – not even sure why, can only put it down to not listening to it as much as the other McCartney/Wings releases. I knew the singles. Knew about it – in fact I’ve […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Band On The Run, Macca, McCartney II, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney & Wings, The Beatles, Wings, Wings At The Speed Of Sound ·

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August 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Tom Doyle: Man On The Run – Paul McCartney in the 1970s

Man on the Run: Paul McCartney in the 1970s Tom Doyle Polygon Here we have a look at Paul McCartney’s seventies decade, painted as a time of tumult for one of the world’s biggest pop stars. It’s interesting to study McCartney in the isolation of one decade. The 1970s was the decade that saw Paul […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 1970s, Band On The Run, Bio, Biography, Book Review, Denny Laine, John Lennon, Linda McCartney, Man On The Run, Man On The Run: Paul McCartney in the 1970s, Music Book, Paul, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Tom Doyle, Wings ·

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March 4, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1597

Paul McCartney & Wings, Band On The Run (1973) I still have my folks’ copy of this album – I’ve had CD reissues but the original LP still sounds fine to me. And it’s got Helen Wheels (which the CD version didn’t have). Helen Wheels might not be the greatest song but it was my […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1973, Abbey Road, Band On The Run, Covers Band, Jet, Let Me Roll It, LP, Mrs Vanderbilt, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Vinyl, Wings ·

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May 26, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1987

  Paul McCartney, McCartney II (1980) I gave this album the full track-by-track over at my other blog just recently. So I won’t repeat a lot of that. This album used to fascinate me when I was young – when it was released. It’s due to this, Ram and Band On The Run – and later […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Back To The Egg, Band On The Run, Coming Up, Darkroom, John Lennon, McCartney II, Paul McCartney, Ram, The Beatles ·

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May 23, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1989

                                                                         Foo Fighters, Medium Rare (2011)Released for Record Store Day 2011 this is a collection of covers – some of them already existing as B-sides and live favourites – here now on one LP as a limited edition. I bought this because I thought it was a nifty idea. I’m not a big Foo Fighters fan. I […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Baker Street, Band On The Run, Covers Record, Darling Nikki, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Medium Rare, Record Store Day, The Colour And The Shape, Twilight Singers, Vinyl, Wasting Light ·

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