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April 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Back Before Everyone Was On Their Phone Every Fucking Five Minutes

I grew up with a spa pool behind a Ponga fence, the latest album by Huey Lewis and The News and the remnants of when my dad was a master of Macramé. That’s never far from my mind as I make it through this world – Boz Scaggs and Steely Dan and Lionel Richie and […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Back Before Everyone Was On Their Phone Every Fucking Five Minutes, Boz Scaggs, Huey Lewis, Huey Lewis & The News, Lionel Richie, Macramé, Poem, Poem: Back Before Everyone Was On Their Phone Every Fucking Five Minutes, Ponga fence, Spa, Spa Pool, Steely Dan ·

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February 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Huey Lewis & The News: Weather

Huey Lewis & The News Weather BMG Rights Management (US) LLC It’s interesting enough that Huey Lewis & The News has just released its first new set of original tunes in close to two decades. But it’s bittersweet too – as the frontman’s diagnosis of Meniere’s disease has come to a point where he can […]
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October 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 237

Huey Lewis & The News, Sports (1983) “Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in ’83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1983, American Psycho, Huey Lewis, Huey Lewis & The News, If This Is It, LP, Monologue, Patrick Bateman, Record, Sports, The News, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 237, Vinyl ·

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April 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 417

Ray Parker Jr., Ghostbusters [Single] (1984) For some reason I felt the need to have the theme song from Ghostbusters in my collection – so I bought it. Just recently. I loved the original film as a kid – and its sequel (at the time, but not lasting). And if you must know I loathed […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged [OST], 1984, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters (Instrumental), Huey Lewis & The News, I Want A New Drug, Instrumental Version, LP, Ray Parker Jr, Single, Soundtrack, The Vinyl Countdown # 417, Theme Song, Theme Tune, Vinyl, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 8, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1288

Huey Lewis and The News, Fore! (1986) Reviewing the deluxe edition 30th Anniversary double-disc of Sports got me thinking back to this album; actually the first by Huey Lewis & The News that I heard. And this record was huge! There was impact from the Back To The Future soundtrack – and that was probably […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1986, Back To The Future, Fore!, Huey Lewis, Huey Lewis & The News, Jacob's Ladder, LP, Sports, The Power of Love, Vinyl ·

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September 4, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Huey Lewis & The News: Sports (30th Anniversary Edition)

Huey Lewis & The News Sports (30th Anniversary Edition) Capitol/Universal Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in ’83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 30th Anniversary Edition, Album Review, American Psycho, Fore!, Huey Lewis, Huey Lewis & The News, Patrick Bateman, Ray Parker Jr, Reissue, Sports, The News ·

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