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April 23, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Phil Spector’s Greatest Hits

Okay, okay, Phil Spector is obviously a despicable – and probably fully cancelled – individual. But the music he made, stood over, demanded from people…that’s not going anywhere. Some of it is some of the best music ever. Almost all of it is worth savouring. I recently found a very cool single-LP greatest hits album – […]
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March 24, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Sonic Youth: In/Out/In

Sonic Youth In/Out/In Three Lobed Recordings I sometimes get sad thinking there’ll be no more music by Sonic Youth. But then I remember all of the great music the band made across 40 years – lasting longer than anyone with the name ‘Sonic Youth’ might ever hope and straddling the mainstream and the weirder/artier side, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Compilation, EP, In/Out/In, Jim O'Rourke, Kim Gordon, Kim Richey, Lee Ranaldo, posthumous, Sonic Youth, Sonic Youth: In/Out/In, Steve Shelley, Thurston Moore, To follow me in all the right places check out the Linktree right here. And to subscribe to my Substack newsletter “Sounds Good” click here, Unreleased ·

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March 7, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Tears For Fears Sampler

The brand new album by Tears For Fears is their first record together in 17 years. It’s there for you to check out in that link. I’ve given it a couple of listens, some of it is really great. Some of it is just okay. Some of it is a bit WTF? But I’ll charge […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Best, Collection, Compilation, Greatest Hits, Playlist, Playlist: Tears For Fears Sampler, Sampler, Spotify, Starter, Tears for Fears, Tears For Fears Sampler ·

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October 7, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Simply The Best. And Then Some Of The Rest As Well

I still own Bruce Springsteen’s single-disc Greatest Hits and the triple-disc set, The Essential Bruce Springsteen. What about when he released that four-disc box-set Tracks. Then the bastards put out a single-disc version called, somewhat unimaginatively, 18 Tracks. And that featured three songs that were not on the box-set. Man, that’s cruel. I actually tempered my approach to being a completist music […]
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September 22, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Genesis: The Last Domino?

Genesis The Last Domino? Atlantic Catalog Group Something made me very nostalgic about this – a Genesis compilation that no one actually needs, and maybe hardly anyone wants. This material is available already and has been compiled several times over. But this exists to plug the farewell tour, for it is – basically – the […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Best, Compilation, Farewell Tour, Genesis, Genesis: The Last Domino?, Greatest Hits, Phil Collins, The Last Domino?, tlantic Catalog Group, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 27, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

John Coltrane: Another Side of John Coltrane

John Coltrane Another Side of John Coltrane Craft Recordings John Coltrane’s spiritual quest occupied the second half of his recording career and is impossible to not hear and feel through every note squeezed from his soul as he takes jazz in his hands and blows so hard as to make several new genres within each […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Another Side of John Coltrane, Art Taylor, Compilation, Craft Recordings, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Jazz, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Tadd Dameron, Thelonious Monk, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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April 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Jordan Rakei: Late Night Tales

Various Artists: Jordan Rakei: Late Night Tales Late Night Tales One of the beautiful things about the Late Night Tales brand – and the strength of it as a quality-measure and concept – is that you’ll listen to compilations built by a name you’ve previously not known or really had no interest in. I know […]
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April 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Mikael Tariverdiev: Visions in Black & White

Mikael Tariverdiev Visions in Black & White Earth Recordings I had only just heard of Mikael Tariverdiev – and learned the tiniest bit about him (he was sometimes referred to as “the Russian Morricone” that, as you can imagine, was enough for me) and then I heard this. A new compilation that collects up some […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged "Russian Morricone", [OST], Album Review, Compilation, Earth Recordings, Film, Jazz, Mikael Tariverdiev, Mikael Tariverdiev: Visions in Black & White, Russian, Score, TV, Visions in Black & White, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 23, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Aretha Franklin: The Genesis of Aretha: 1960-1966

Aretha Franklin The Genesis of Aretha: 1960-1966 Columbia There are so many Aretha compilations on the market – but this one, one of the first since her passing, is a goodie. Its well established that between 1967 and 1972 Aretha Franklin was crowned the Queen of Soul and in that five year period there are […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 1960-1966, Album Review, Aretha, Aretha Franklin, Aretha Franklin: The Genesis of Aretha: 1960-1966, Columbia, Compilation, Greatest Hits, Queen Of Soul, Reissue, The Genesis of Aretha: 1960-1966, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: For The Love Of You

Various Artists: For The Love Of You Athens of the North The Athens of the North reissue label always takes you down a new wormhole, finds the sweet spot, opens the door, mixes the metaphor and spins your head with its lush simplicity; its super cool, super sweet ideas. So try this one! A compilation […]
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February 13, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Nancy Sinatra: Start Walkin’ 1965-1976

Nancy Sinatra Start Walkin’ 1965-1976 Light In The Attic Nancy Sinatra had it easy – she was Frank’s daughter, born into a world of privilege and instant adoration. But Nancy Sinatra also had it tough – very tough. You see she was Frank’s daughter. Born into a world of expectation and impossible standards, always the […]
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January 13, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sleaford Mods: All That Glue

Sleaford Mods All That Glue Rough Trade Granted, I was a little slow to the party with Sleaford Mods. I heard a few tracks and thought they were clever, biting, funny – but I couldn’t commit to the albums. That changed with 2019’s Eton Alive which I instantly thought was brilliant. Something clicked. It arrived […]
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