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December 10, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Harry Nilsson: Losst And Founnd

Harry Nilsson Losst And Founnd Omnivore Recordings Well, it’s here now – you can hear it – the final (posthumous) Harry Nilsson album. The record Harry was working on in the mid-90s. He laid down the vocal cuts on what was to be his comeback album. He hadn’t recorded a record since the late-1970s; the […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 1994, 2019, Album Review, Covers, Harry Nilsson, Harry Nilsson: Losst And Founnd, Jim Keltner, Jimmy Webb, Keifo Nilsson, Losst And Founnd, Mark Hudson, posthumous, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Van Dyke Parks, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Dylan Jones: The Wichita Lineman – Searching In The Sun For The World’s Greatest Unfinished Song

The Wichita Lineman: Searching In The Sun For The World’s Greatest Unfinished Song Dylan Jones Faber & Faber Social It’s anyone’s guess what the “greatest” song of all time is – but a clever choice might be Wichita Lineman as recorded by Glen Campbell and written by Jimmy Webb. You could certainly do a lot […]
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June 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Glen Campbell: Adiós

Glen Campbell Adiós UMe Recorded during the same sessions that resulted in See You There and deliberately held back to be released as a final album in his lifeftime, Adiós is about as lovely (bittersweet, of course) as a late-stage Glen Campbell record could be. Weepy guitars and strings that cling to the arrangements and […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Adiós, Album Review, Bob Dylan, Country, Glen Campbell, Guitar, Jimmy Reed, Jimmy Webb, Swansong, UMe, Universal, Vince Gill, Willie Nelson ·

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November 16, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. P.F. Sloan

P.F. Sloan has died. The singer/songwriter had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Sloan is best known for the hit, Eve of Destruction, written for Barry McGuire as well as A Must To Avoid by Herman’s Hermits and a string of songs by The Turtles. In fact, Sloan compositions were recorded by several big-name acts in […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 60s, Barry McGuire, Eulogy, Eve of Destruction, Herman's Hermits, Jan & Dean, Jimmy Webb, Johnny Rivers, P.F. Sloan, R.I.P., R.I.P. P.F. Sloan, Sailover, Singer/Songwriter, Songwriter, The Grass Roots, The Mamas & The Papas, The Searchers, The Turtles, What’s Exactly the Matter With Me? ·

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October 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Jesse Winchester: A Reasonable Amount of Trouble

Jesse Winchester A Reasonable Amount of Trouble Appleseed Records This is Jesse Winchester’s final album – recorded when the cancer that eventually claimed him was in remission, the final set of songs, some originals, some covers, released now – posthumously. It’s hard to be objective in any way, as is always the way with a […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A Reasonable Amount of Trouble, Album Review, JD Souther, Jesse Winchester, Jimmy Webb ·

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February 20, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1613

Art Garfunkel, Watermark (1977) I found it rather odd rediscovering a bunch of Art Garfunkel solo albums. I mean, who listens to them? I reckon there’s some people out there with the Garfunkel-surname that haven’t even bothered checking them out. I’ve seen Art Garfunkel live twice – once as a solo act and once as […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1977, All My Love's Laughter, Art Garfunkel, Carole King, Cat Stevens, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Jimmy Webb, LP, Paul Simon, Richie Havens, Simon & Garfunkel, Vinyl, Watermark ·

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July 1, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1947

  Glen Campbell, Glen Campbell’s Greatest Hits (1971) I was a bit mean about Glen Campbell the last time he played in New Zealand. Not the last time he visited, mind. He cancelled his shows due to low audience numbers, or a sore throat, or headache or whatever. But the time before that, mid-00s, I […]
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