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January 29, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 196 Ska

I think it was the killer basslines that hooked me in and the attitude as much as anything. When I first moved to Wellington in 1980 I guess I was still writing folk songs. Louise and I had found work at the Art Centre and I felt under pressure to write. That first Specials album […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged #196, Dexys, Dub, England, Fishing, Ghost, Ghost Stories, Guest Blog, Guest Post, https://offthetracks.co.nz/gig-review-the-selecter-wgtn/, Idiot Sun, Jon Mcleary, post-punk, Reggae, Ska, Specials, Spines, The Beat, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 196 Ska, The Selecter, The Specials, The Spines, UK, War Stories # 196, War Stories by Jon McLeary ·

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November 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Karl Blau: Introducing Karl Blau

Karl Blau Introducing Raven Marching Band Records/Bella Union It’s one of those ironic “Introducing” titles given that Karl Blau has recorded some 40 albums across the last 20 years, many self-released, hand-cut covers, CD-Rs…so maybe this is also not all that ironic, for Introducing Karl Blau might a) be the first time you’ve heard of […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Country, Covers, Dexys, Introducing Karl Blau, Jim James, Karl Blau, Tom T. Hall, Tucker Martine, Waylon Jennings ·

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June 14, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Dexys: Let The Record Show – Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul

Dexys Let The Record Show: Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul Rhino Either the second studio album from the truncated-moniker that is Dexys – or, more realistically, the fifth Dexys/Dexy’s Midnight Runners album Let The Record Show: Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul is a mouthful of a title and in the weirdly wonderful, idiosyncratic, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Covers, Dexys, Dexys: Let The Record Show - Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul, Don't Stand Me Down, Kevin Rowland, Let The Record Show, Let The Record Show: Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul, One Day I'm Going To Soar, Rhino, Searching For The Young Soul Rebels, Too-Rye-Ay ·

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August 28, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1048

Dexys Midnight Runners, Don’t Stand Me Down (1985) I never had a favourite Dexys Midnight Runners album – until I got this record. I loved all their albums, the new “Dexys”-rebrand one too. Still do love all of them. But finding this LP was a bit of a wonderful fluke. And so it’s now the highlight […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1985, Dexys, Dexys Midnight Runner, Don't Stand Me Down, Kevin Rowland, LP, Second-Hand, The Occasional Flicker, Vinyl ·

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March 11, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1169

Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners,  Too-Rye-Ay (1982) This one, credited to Kevin Rowland and Dexys Midnight Runners is the second album by the band now just known as Dexys. It’s the one with the big hit on it – Come On Eileen – the one everyone is so sick off. In fact, actually, I’ve […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1982, Come On Eileen, Dexys, Dexys Midnight Runners, Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile), Kevin Rowland, Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners, LP, Old, The Celtic Soul Brothers, Too-Rye-Ay, Van Morrison, Vinyl ·

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March 2, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1175

Dexys, One Day I’m Going To Soar (2012) I’ve always been a fan of Dexys Midnight Runners – in and out of fashion, and, probably, in the time that I’ve been a fan they were never really in fashion. But I was curious to check out the new album by the band now known as […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Carlo Rolan, Dexys, Dexys Midnight Runners, Incapable of Love, Kevin Rowland, Now, One Day I'm Going To Soar ·

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