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September 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 50

Pink Floyd, The Wall (1979) I’ve been a Pink Floyd fan forever. And sometimes I’ve been a tiny bit guarded about that. But usually what happens is I move to one end of the catalogue and just hang there – these days it’s the early stuff that pleases me most but it was definitely the […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1979, Another Brick In The Wall, Another Brick In The Wall (Part 1), Classic Albums I Can't Ever Listen To Again, David Gilmour, double-album, Film, Gatefold, LP, Movie, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Poster, Record, Richard Wright, Roger Waters, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 50, The Wall, Vinyl ·

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June 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller Present ‘Soul On The Corner’

Various Artists: Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller Present ‘Soul On The Corner’ Acid Jazz Records It’s easy to be a bit cynical about celebrity-endorsed compilations and – for that matter – non-soundtracking compilations altogether. And this ticks both boxes! But this is totally fantastic and there’s real love and care here, and a track-record too…
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged ‘Soul On The Corner’, 2-LP, Acid Jazz Records, Album Review, Compilaton, DJ, Double, double-album, Eddie Piller, Jazz, Jazz On The Corner, Martin Freeman, Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller, Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller Present, Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller Present ‘Soul On The Corner’, Record, Soul, Soul Jazz, V/A, Various, Various Artists, Vinyl, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 31, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 141

Bruce Springsteen, The River (1980) Of all the Bruce Springsteen albums this is the one I’ve tried the hardest to fall in love with – but I just keep hearing a double-stuffed, overly long set of pub-rock jam that don’t have the necessary pay-off. Sure, there are some good songs. Absolutely. Including a couple of […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1980, Bruce Springsteen, double-album, Hungry Heart, LP, Record, The River, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 141, Two Hearts, Vinyl ·

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March 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 159

Tori Amos, Boys For Pele (1996) The other week a guy I know on Twitter sent me a message offering me a copy of this Tori Amos album. No catch. He’d ordered it and doubled-up. He didn’t need it, had no use for it. He offered it to me. A simple – but very kind […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1996, 2xLP, Boys For Pele, double-album, Gatefold, Little Amsterdam, LP, Record, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 159, Tori Amos, Vinyl ·

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February 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 179

Todd Rundgren, Todd (1974) I learned the hard way: Always check the sleeves when buying second-hand records. I picked up a copy of this only to find that record two was not “Todd” at all – it was some easy listening compilation. But record one is the real deal. So I have half of this […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1974, double-album, LP, Mismatch, Record, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 179, Todd, Todd Rundgren, Vinyl ·

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August 30, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Necks: Unfold

The Necks Unfold Ideologic Organ Back when this was released – a double album from The Necks arriving early 2017 I was so excited I blogged in anticipation and then forgot to actually review the album. It happens. And yes, I know there’s already another new (brand new!) Necks album – and ahead of that […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2-LP, Album Review, Australia, Body, double-album, Gatefold, Ideologic Organ, Jazz, Mindset, Minimal, Minimalism, Necks, Record, Sex, The Necks, The Necks: Unfold, Trio, Unfold, Vinyl, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 399

Madvillian, Madvillainy (2004) So this guy buzzes me the other day, says “What do you make of this record, any good?” And I tell him that Madvillain – the pairing of MF DOOM and Madlib – was golden as far as I was concerned; like a really big deal for me. It arrived when I […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2004, 2xLP, Accordion, Doom, double-album, Great Day, Hip-Hop, LP, Madlib, Madvillainy, Madvilliany, MF Doom, Record, Rush, The Vinyl Countdown # 399, Vinyl ·

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December 18, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 191 Something/Anything?

I Saw The Light was the first song I heard and I remember it was at one of those new-fangled Jeans Stores that were cropping up in Hamilton when I was in high school. I was there with my girlfriend and we were having a crafty pash in a dressing booth and the song came […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged #191, Anything, Art, Black Maria, Couldn't I Just Tell You, double-album, Dust In The Wind, Ghost, Ghost Stories, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Hamilton, Hello It's Me, I Saw The Light, Jon Mcleary, Little Red Lights, Music, Painting, Rundgren, Something, Something/Anything, Songwriting, Spines, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 191 Something/Anything?, The Spines, Todd, Todd Rundgren, Torch Song, War Stories, War Stories # 191, War Stories by Jon McLeary, Wellington, Went To the Mirror, Writing ·

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September 2, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Baby Driver [OST]

Various Artists: Baby Driver [OST] Columbia Records It’s a fun film and a big part of that fun is in the soundtrack. Baby Driver is one of those don’t-think-too-hard films filled with car chases and rock’n’roll and soul and its soundtrack album works well as both a character (of sorts) in the film and as […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], 2CD, Baby Driver, Car Chases, Compilation, double-album, Edgar Wright, Film, High Fidelity, Mix, Movie, Playlist, Soundtrack, V/A, V/A: Baby Driver [OST], Various, Various Artists ·

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August 17, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 514

The Hollywood “Pops” Orchestra, Stereo Perspectives In Percussion (1968) I’ve had this record for many years – and I have no idea where I got it, handed down I guess…but I’ve always held onto it for the kitsch cover I spose…just recently I’ve started working through a row of LPs that I’ve had forever but […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1968, 2-LP, Compilation, double-album, LP, Orchestral, Record, Stereo Perspectives in Percussion, The Hollywood "Pops" Orchestra, The Vinyl Countdown # 514, Vinyl ·

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June 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

John Martyn: Head & Heart – The Acoustic John Martyn

John Martyn Head & Heart: The Acoustic John Martyn UMC Purists might claim this  to be some sort of grave-robbing or merely superfluous; standard anger towards posthumous compilations – but Martyn, a tricky man to pin down, was  re-recording his own material in his lifetime; was subject to far too many compilations – some of […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2CD, Acoustic, Album Review, Compilation, double-album, Head & Heart, Head & Heart: The Acoustic John Martyn, John Martyn, Nick Drake, Pink Moon, Solid Air ·

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December 22, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Live Without A Net: Best or Worst – It’s My Favourite Live Album by The Dead

I was thinking, the other day, about The Grateful Dead, specifically the band’s live album from 1990, Without A Net. It might not be a classic, it might in fact be awful – but it’s one of my favourites…it’s one of my favourite live albums, one of my favourite Grateful Dead collections – and for […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1989, 1990, Bob Weir, Bootleg, Branford Marsalis, Deadheads, double-album, Jam, Jerry Garcia, Live, Live Without A Net, Live Without A Net: Best or Worst - It's My Favourite Live Album by The Dead, The Grateful Dead, Without A Net ·
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