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August 28, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 65

Buddy Morrow And His Orchestra, Big Band Beatlemania (1964) Maybe my Beatlemania streak was shining deep on that day…I saw this and had to have it and do I need it? Fuck no! But do I have it anyway. Hell yes! Actually, the guy in the shop goes, “that one must be a freebie” since […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1964, Beatles, Beatles Covers, Big Band, Buddy Morrow, Buddy Morrow And His Orchestra, Covers, His Orchestra, Instrumental, Jazz, LP, Mono, Orchestra, She Loves You, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 65, Vinyl ·

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March 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 146

The Beatles, The Essential Beatles (1972) I didn’t grow up with this odd-af compilation – but I know a lot of people that did. I did grow up with The Beatles though – I sometimes wonder why anyone wouldn’t. And the compilation I grew up with (as well as the albums in general) was Beatles […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1972, Baby You're A Rich Man, Beatles, Beatles Ballads, Compilation, Essential Beatles, LP, Record, The Beatles, The Essential, The Essential Beatles, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 146, Vinyl ·

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November 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Re-Righting The White Album: Choose Your Own Tracklisting

When Steve Gunn was in town last week I recorded a conversation with him for a future episode of Sweetman Podcast. You’ll get to hear that soon and it was a lovely chat. By the end of it we were geeking out over The Beatles and many other things to do with music. And then […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Beatles, Blog, Choose Your Own Tracklisting, George, George Harrison, John, John Lennon, Paul, Paul McCartney, Re-Righting The White Album, Re-Righting The White Album: Choose Your Own Tracklisting, Ringo, Ringo Starr, Spotify, Steve Gunn, The Beatles, Tracklisting, White Album, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Abbey Road at 50

It’s The 50th Anniversary of Abbey Road which means it’s pretty much the 30th Anniversary of me listening to Abbey Road. It might not be the best Beatles album but it’s my favourite. And that’s always been the way. And yes, there are new mixes and outtakes – but today to celebrate we took the […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 50, 50th Anniversary, Abbey Road, Abbey Road at 50, Beatles, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, George Harrison, John Lennon, Oscar, Paul McCartney, Poem, Poem: Abbey Road at 50, Ringo Starr, The Beatles ·

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August 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Drugdealer: Raw Honey 

Drugdealer Raw Honey Mexican Summer/Southbound This, the second album by Drugdealer – a name given to a project helmed by late-blooming wunderkind Michael Collins – is another clever selection of Record Collection Pop; songs you could fool yourself into thinking you’re sure you’ve heard before. A trace of Beach Boys here, some summer 70s feel-good daze there. But actually it’s […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Beatles, Drugdealer, Drugdealer: Raw Honey, ELO, Jeff Lynne, Mac DeMarco, Mexican Summer, Raw Honey, Record Collection Pop, Southbound, Todd Rundgren, Weyes Blood, Wings, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Music Feature: Ringo Starr’s Greatest Hits

I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But now and then I present features on the show too. Last year I had nearly an hour to explore the music of George Harrison. So I was keen, straight away, to talk Ringo Starr. Now Ringo’s legacy stays entirely with the band. He […]
Posted in Blog, Mixtapes · Tagged Beatles, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018684182/simon-sweetman-ringo-starr-style-over-flash, Radio, Radio New Zealand, Radio NZ, Ringo, Ringo Starr, Ringo Starr's Greatest Hits, RNZ, RNZ Music Feature, RNZ Music Feature: Ringo Starr's Greatest Hits, The Beatles, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Beatles Theory

A lot of people seem to think that Paul McCartney and John Lennon hated each other – were competitive, and the band broke up, and that Yoko was a pesky nuisance as well.  The Yoko thing? That’s mostly racism. And sexism too. Paul and John are on the record as having had a bit of […]
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December 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Movies of My Life # 16: The Compleat Beatles

Maybe it’s because it’s hard to find and best remembered for what it represented (also: time/place) but I reckon The Compleat Beatles is the very best Beatles doco there’s ever been. It shits on The Anthology which is not terrible, but is, probably, far too much of a good thing. When The Anthology was released […]
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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, […]
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March 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 38: Carpenters – “Close To You”

I am a born-again Carpenters fan – the tribute album If I Were A Carpenter probably made more of an impact on me than the original songs (first time around). That changed rather quickly though…those original recordings by the Carpenters – pretty special. Maybe more so with the passing of time. As we get older […]
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December 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Paul McCartney’s 1993 Set From Auckland

Well, the Paul McCartney concert is, er, Coming Up… I’m not going this time – I still have fond memories of seeing him in Auckland back on Saturday, March 27th in 1993. It was a great gig – one of my first big stadium shows, and one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen. A […]
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February 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Ghost Town: Sky Is Falling

Ghost Town Sky Is Falling Ghost/Southbound Ghost Town is a new band/collaboration between drummer Bryan Shaw, singer/pianist Mark Beesley and guitarist/singer/producer Jed Town. Town’s many monikers include the mighty Fetus Productions – but this pioneer of Kiwi-flavoured post-punk and electronica/noise/performance-art is here in a relaxed country/ish mode – his love of Beatles melodies to the […]
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