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September 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 277 – The Staves, Wellington, 2018

The really great thing about music reviewing (esp gigs) is you get to see some acts you never would have thought to get to – like The Staves. The really dumb thing about music reviewing (esp gigs) is you go along, you review the show, rave about it, place it as one of the best […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), Comp, Gig Review, Live, Live Gig, Music, NZ Festival, Staves, Stub, Stubs, Stubs is an occasional feature here at Off The Tracks – looking back through the ticket-stub box and remembering how the show went down., Stubs: # 277, Stubs: # 277 – The Staves, The Staves, Wellington, Wellington 2018 ·

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February 11, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 175

Tammy Wynette, The Best of Tammy Wynette (1978) There are many Tammy Wynette best-ofs – and this is the first that I’ve owned on vinyl; brand new to me ($1 op-shop find). I had a similar compilation on CD but oddly I’ve really never owned anything much by Wynette. I say oddly, because I am […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1978, Best Of, Comp, Compilation, Country, D.I.V.O.R..C.E, LP, Record, Singing My Song, Stand By Your Man, Tammy Wynette, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 175, Vinyl ·

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November 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 211

V/A, The Sixties Collection – 60 No. 1 Hits of the Sixties (1988) Along with Tour of Duty’s first soundtrack this was one of the most important albums in my musical development. The sixties reunion of the late 1980s was right place/right time for me (and my family). Mum and dad were getting back into […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged [OST], 1960s, 1988, 3-LP, 60 No. 1 Hits of the Sixties, 60s, Comp, Compilation, LP, Never My Love, Tapes, The Association, The Sixties Collection, The Sixties Collection – 60 No. 1 Hits of the Sixties, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 211, Tour Of Duty, V/A, Various Artists, Vinyl ·

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August 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 267 

Beastie Boys, The In Sound From Way Out! (1996) I’m never not loving the Beastie Boys – but right now I’m right back into them, the 30th Anniversary of Paul’s Boutique had me sharing some memories – just how important this band has been in my life. And this instrumental compilation – which sorta deeply legitimised them, as producers and players and tastemakers, was a big part […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1996, 30th Anniversary, Beastie Boys, Comp, Compilation, Instrumental, LP, Paul's Boutique, Record, Ricky's Theme, Single LP, The Beastie Boys, The In Sound From Way Out!, The Vinyl Countdown # 267, Vinyl ·

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July 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Peggy Gou – DJ Kicks

Various Artists:   DJ Kicks: Peggy Gou  !k7 Records  A really great DJ mix album should mean you really don’t spot any sore thumbs; you don’t care if a song that’s not really to your liking is included – because in and of that moment it sounds good, or at least sounds like it is meant to be there […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged !k7, !k7 Records, Comp, Compilation, DJ, DJ Kicks: Peggy Gou, Gou, Mix, Mixtape, Peggy, Peggy Gou, Peggy Gou - DJ Kicks, V/A, V/A: Peggy Gou - DJ Kicks, Various, Various Artists, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 21, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 389

Bob Dylan, Masterpieces (1978) You just know what you know – especially when there was no internet. So all I knew was that Masterpieces was a life-changer. Possibly the most important album I ever heard. It opened all the doors. In fact it blew them right off their hinges. And if it was only supposed […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1978, 3LP, Australia, Best, Biograph, Bob, Bob Dylan, Comp, Compilation, Dylan, Greatest Hits, Hits, Japan, LP, Masterpieces, NZ, Record, Singer/Songwriter, The Vinyl Countdown # 389, Triple, Vinyl, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Heed The Call! (Whakarono, Nga Tamariki)

Various Artists: Heed The Call! (Whakarono, Nga Tamariki) Soul, Funk & Disco from Aotearoa, 1973-1983 Vostok It’s been threatened for a while, and now, finally – it’s here. The best, the only compilation of great Kiwi funk soul and disco from the seventies. Heed The Call! (Whakarono, Nga Tamariki) has been compiled by John Baker […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 1973-1983, 2LP, A Love Supreme: John Coltrane's Life-Changing Sound, Album, Album Review, Comp, Compilation, disco, Funk, Funk & Disco from Aotearoa, Heed The Call!, Heed The Call! (Whakarono, Kiwi, LP, Nga Tamariki) Soul, NZ, Record, Reissue, Soul, V/A, Various Artists, Vinyl, Vostok ·

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September 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 495

The Peddlers, Peddlers Power (1972) It pays to take your records and get them signed! Any chance you get. Gigs. Interviews, chance encounters…not that you can plan for a chance-encounter, be definition…but you get my point. Or you will…read on…a few weeks ago, and I know I’ve told this story at least once already, I […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1972, Birthday, Comp, Compilation, LP, Peddlers Power, Podcast, Record, Roy Phillips, Signed Records, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast # 78, Tell The World We're Not In, The Peddlers, The Vinyl Countdown # 495, Three In A Cell, Vinyl ·

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August 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

I Love A Good Artist-Curated Compilation Album: Bobby Gillespie’s “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” Nails The Format

I’m a sucker for a great compilation that’s been put together by someone in the know, someone with knowledge that’s of interest, someone connected to the music – and showing that connection through the tunes chosen. We call them mixtapes most often, we make our own now. We can use Spotify or YouTube or MixCloud […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Album Review, Albums, Bobby Gillespie, Bobby Gillespie’s “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” Nails The Format, Bobby Gillespie’s Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down, Comp, Compilation, CompilationS, DJ, I Love A Good Artist-Curated Compilation Album, I Love A Good Artist-Curated Compilation Album: Bobby Gillespie’s “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” Nails The Format, Late Night Tales, Mix, MixCloud, Mixtape, Playlist, Playlists, Primal Scream, Records, Soundcloud, Spotify, Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down, Under The Influence, V/A, Various Artists, Vinyl ·

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July 14, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Come & See Me – Dream Babes & Rock Chicks From Down Under

Various Artists: Come & See Me: Dream Babes & Rock Chicks From Down Under Frenzy What an incredible history lesson. Here compiler/curator and label head Grant Gillanders impresses once again with his knowledge and great skill – a double-CD, nearly 60 tracks of ripping-good fun from a range of Australian and Kiwi female singers. There’s […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 60s, Aus, Australia, Chicks From Down Under, Come & See Me, Come & See Me: Dream Babes & Rock Chicks From Down Under, Comp, Compilation, Dream Babes, Frenzy, Grant Gillanders, Kiwi, New Zealand, NZ, V/A, Various, Various Artists ·

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May 16, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 695

V/A, Nashville Jumps: R & B From BULLET 1946-1953 (1983) Some early B.B. King and Guitar Slim, a bit of Cecil Grant and Wynonie Harris, The Red Miller Trio and St. Louis Jimmy. Yes please. I was pretty chuffed to find this – some of the songs here I knew already, a couple I did […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1946-1953, 1983, BULLET, Candy Man Blues, Cecil Grant, Comp, Compilation, Guitar Slim, Little Eddie, LP, Nashville Jumps, Nashville Jumps: R & B From BULLET 1946-1953, R&B, Record, Roosevelt Sykes, St. Louis Jimmy, The Red Miller Trio, The Vinyl Countdown # 695, V/A, Various, Various Artists, Vinyl, Wynonie Harris ·

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May 5, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 702

V/A, Lookey Dookey/Talking Trash (2000) One of several 50s/60s garage-rock/r’n’b comps I’ve gathered in recent years. I probably started hooking up with these things when I started doing 6-8 hour DJ sets at a couple of bars; in most cases they were compilations I recognised from when I worked in the CD store and knew the […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1950s, 1960s, 2000, 50s, 60s, Champion Jack Dupree, Comp, Compilation, DJ, DJ Set, Garage, Lookey Dookey!, Lookey Dookey/Talking Trash, LP, R'n'B, Record, Rock, Rock'n'Roll, Shim Sham Shimmy, Talking Trash, The Vinyl Countdown # 702, V/A, Various Artists, Vinyl ·

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