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December 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 8

Bee Gees, Night Fever [Single] (1978) Maybe this has always been one of my favourite Bee Gees songs? Quite likely. And among the first I would have heard and though I’ve gone back to their pre-disco pop and I like almost everything up to Saturday Night Fever – I still do have love for that […]
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November 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 16

The Staple Singers, Turning Point (1984) I love checking out the “out of place” albums by a heritage act – sixties and seventies groups that ‘failed’ in the 1980s…that sort of thing. The Staple Singers were making gospel gems and spirituals through the late 1950s and early 1960s and then political funk and soul in […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1984, 80s, Cover, disco, LP, Record, Slippery People, Talking Heads, The Staple Singers, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 16, This Is Our Night, Turning Point, Vinyl ·

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November 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 21

Village People, Macho Man[Single] (1978) I guess I’m neither a Village People fan nor a non-fan. They’re just the band you know – because some of their songs were everywhere for a while and occasionally continue to be in many places. Certainly the case with this song. And the gym one with the letters. We […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1978, A-side, Album, B-side, disco, EP, I Ain't Got Nobody, Just A Gigolo, Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody, Macho Man, Record, Single, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 21, Village People, Vinyl, YMCA ·

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October 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 43

Donna Summer, On The Radio: Greatest Hits – Volume I & II (1979) Donna Summer was one of the queens of 1970s radio – her disco-fied pop, R’n’B and funk was everywhere for me growing up in the early 1980s, on radio and via the records my folks had. And I have no idea how […]
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February 15, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Chaka Khan: Hello Happiness

Chaka Khan Hello Happiness Island Well, first up, it’s just excellent to hear from Chaka Khan again – her voice is one of the great things to have straddled funk, soul, gospel, blues, jazz, pop, rock and of course ultimately disco. She’s a legendary force. And despite live appearances, sometimes with reports that she can […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Chaka, Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan: Hello Happiness, disco, Funk, Hello Happiness, Khan, Rufus, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 338

Lionel Hampton, Saturday Night Jazz Fever (1978) I took a punt on Lionel Hampton back in the day; bought a double CD comp from a closing down sale for $5-10 and loved it. I didn’t know what I was getting – beyond the fact that it was jazz. Clearly jazz. Then I looked him pup, found out about […]
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August 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 78: Chic – “Risqué”

Well there’s already been a Chic album and a Sister Sledge album in fairly quick succession – and now another Chic album. Now I ain’t complainin’ – I love the band. But I just had never thought to listen to the original albums – I know the big singles, I know compilations, I know samples, I […]
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July 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 74: Chic – “C’est Chic”

I love Chic. I love Nile Rodgers. And yet I had never heard C’est Chic until just recently. I have listened to live albums and watched the recent DVDs and then way ahead of that I’ve had compilations and I regularly jam the key tracks, the big singles, the obvious stuff…but it’s weird that I’ve […]
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January 21, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 445

Bee Gees, Nights on Broadway [Single] (1975) I already own the Main Course album – and I love it, one of my favourites by the Bee Gees. But I had to get this too – because Nights on Broadway is my favourite Bee Gees song. Well, Top 3 anyway. I guess I knew it all […]
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January 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 449

V/A, Heed The Call! (Whakarongo, Nga Tamariki): Soul, Funk & Disco From Aotearoa, 1973-1983 (2017) This is a new release, or was at the end of last year – I guess it was my Christmas present to myself.  A must-have just for the long version of Dalvanius & The Fascinations’ Voodoo Lady. But so much […]
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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 […]
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December 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 461

Ritz, Puttin’ On The Ritz (1979) I have more records than I’ll ever need – but it’s not about need, it’s about want, of course, any collector of any kind knows that. That said I’ve started addressing this – getting rid of a few records here and there, things I’ve bought only to realise I’ll […]
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