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August 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Drugdealer: Raw Honey 

Drugdealer Raw Honey Mexican Summer/Southbound This, the second album by Drugdealer – a name given to a project helmed by late-blooming wunderkind Michael Collins – is another clever selection of Record Collection Pop; songs you could fool yourself into thinking you’re sure you’ve heard before. A trace of Beach Boys here, some summer 70s feel-good daze there. But actually it’s […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Beatles, Drugdealer, Drugdealer: Raw Honey, ELO, Jeff Lynne, Mac DeMarco, Mexican Summer, Raw Honey, Record Collection Pop, Southbound, Todd Rundgren, Weyes Blood, Wings, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 29, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 346

George Harrison, Cloud Nine (1987) It’s been a big year for me and The Beatles – I’ve fallen in love with the band again and the solo careers of all its members, the big revelation has probably been just how much I really do love a lot of the John Lennon material (far more than […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1980s, 1987, 2ser, Cloud Nine, Eighties, ELO, Elton John, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, LP, Record, Ringo Starr, RNZ, That's What It Takes, The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 346, Vinyl ·

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October 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 368

Electric Light Orchestra, Out of the Blue (1977) Jeff Lynne has never been cool/Jeff Lynne has always been cool. Jeff Lynne might live until he’s about 189 I think. He lives for making music. And he is wonderful at it. Here, with his band/under the band name Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) he made a double […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1977, 2LP, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne, LP, Mr. Blue Sky, Out of the Blue, Record, Sam Neill, Sweet Talkin' Woman, The Vinyl Countdown # 368, Vinyl ·

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June 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 396

Electric Light Orchestra, A New World Record (1976) When my dad got the greatest hits album many moons ago we all sat around the campfire eagerly…he’d swear by this band, ELO, “bloody hell”, he’s say, “they’re fuckin good!” etc…And man, the songs…turns out I knew so many of them, even as a wee one. They’d been […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1976, A New World Record, Above The Clouds, Do Ya, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne, Livin' Thing, LP, Record, Rockaria!, So Fine, Telephone Line, The Vinyl Countdown # 396, Tightrope, Vinyl ·

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May 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 407

Electric Light Orchestra, On The Third Day (1973) I’m on a big ELO kick – I guess I always am, but right now it’s all about all things Jeff Lynne – so that’s Electric Light Orchestra and all other things, the production-work, the solo albums, the super-sessions and groups…but I only know a few of […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1973, Daybreaker, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne, LP, On The Third Day, Record, The Vinyl Countdown # 407, Vinyl, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 420

Jeff Lynne, Armchair Theatre (1990) I was pleased to find this. Jeff Lynne’s first solo album – arriving right at the end of the very hot streak that saw the Wilburys and all of the albums that Jeff worked on in and around that – Tom Petty, George Harrison, etc. I reckon Armchair Theatre is […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1990, Armchair Theatre, Debut, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Every Little Thing, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, LP, Record, Solo Album, The Vinyl Countdown # 420, Tom Petty, Traveling Wilburys, Vinyl, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Jeff Lynne’s ELO: Wembley or Bust

Jeff Lynne’s ELO Wembley or Bust Columbia Jeff Lynne has been taking stock in recent years – then again, maybe that’s all he’s ever been doing. But there was the reworking of classic ELO songs as a one-man-band. And a solo album of crooner-covers. Then, finally a new studio album of originals under the new […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Blu Ray, Deluxe, Deluxe Edition, DVD, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne, Jeff Lynne's ELO, Jeff Lynne's ELO: Wembley or Bust, Live, Live Album, Vinyl, Wembley, Wembley or Bust ·

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November 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Remembering The Wilburys – Especially Vol. 1

The Traveling Wilburys were a big deal to me. I remember the news item announcing them. I remember my mum and dad took us out, family outing, Friday night (late-night) shopping, to buy the cassette tape. Not only that we took it home and sat and listened to it. The whole family. It was an […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Remembering The Wilburys, Remembering The Wilburys – Especially Vol. 1, Roy Orbison, The Traveling Wilburys, The Wilburys, Tom Petty, Vol. 1, Vol.3 ·

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November 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: End Of The Larkin Line

When the first Traveling Wilburys album was released we took a drive into Hastings – Friday night, late night shopping…it was me and my brother in the back of the car (our usual spots) and mum and dad up front. They bought the album – on cassette tape. No CDs then – not in our […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Bob Dylan, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, End Of The Larkin Line, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Philip Larkin, Poem, Poem: End Of The Larkin Line, Roy Orbison, The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys, Tom Petty, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Traveling Wilburys, Volume 1 ·

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February 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Ghost Town: Sky Is Falling

Ghost Town Sky Is Falling Ghost/Southbound Ghost Town is a new band/collaboration between drummer Bryan Shaw, singer/pianist Mark Beesley and guitarist/singer/producer Jed Town. Town’s many monikers include the mighty Fetus Productions – but this pioneer of Kiwi-flavoured post-punk and electronica/noise/performance-art is here in a relaxed country/ish mode – his love of Beatles melodies to the […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Beatles, Bryan Shaw, Daniel Johnston, Fetus Productions, George Harrison, Ghost Town, Ghost Town: Sky Is Falling, Jed Town, Jeff Lynne, John Lennon, Kiwi, Mark Beesley, Neil Young, NZ, Sky is Falling, Southbound, Tonight's the Night, Traveling Wilburys, Warren Zevon ·

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October 2, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Retro Record Reviews by Toby W. McWilliams: # 1 – ELO, Time

Time After Time Reviewing an ELO classic, 35 years on By Toby W. McWilliams In July 1981, the Electric Light Orchestra released the retro-futurist rock ‘n’ roll synth-pop opera Time. Although it never surpassed other LPs like Out of the Blue or A New World Record in overall sales, it is still considered by many […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 1981, Classic Album, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Guest Blog, Guest Blogging: Retro Record Reviews by Toby W. McWilliams, Guest Post, Jeff Lynne, Retro Record Reviews, Retro Record Reviews # 1, Retro Record Reviews by Toby W. McWilliams: # 1 - ELO, Time, Toby W. McWilliams ·

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November 23, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Jeff Lynne’s ELO: Alone In The Universe

Jeff Lynne’s ELO Alone In The Universe Columbia Nothing has changed. So much so that when the opening track, When I Was A Boy, begins its cautious start, the piano line almost begs you to sing, “Midnight on the water…I saw the ocean’s daughter…” etc… Sure, it now says “Jeff Lynne’s ELO” but Electric Light […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Alone In The Universe, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff, Jeff Lynne, Jeff Lynne's ELO, Long Wave, Lynne, Travelling Wilburys, When I Was A Boy, Zoom ·
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