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March 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Pearl Charles: Magic Mirror

Pearl Charles Magic Mirror Kanine Records Pearl Charles reminds me of Weyes Blood – which is to say there is that throwback to the 1970s, to AOR and MOR but with the twist of modern vitality; a determined hipness that is never arch but which marks the work as more than just throwback; as its […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 1970s, ABBA, Album Review, AOR, Carpenters, Kamine Records, Karen Carpenter, Linda Ronstadt, Magic Mirror, MOR, Pearl Charles, Pearl Charles: Magic Mirror, Soft-Rock, Weyes Blood, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 28, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

It Was The Best Gig Ever # 21: Emmylou Harris, Wellington 2001

I’ve been revisiting the second-coming of Emmylou Harris lately – you know, everything from Wrecking Ball through the Spyboy years, the duet record with Linda Ronstadt and of course Red Dirt Girl. Though I knew about her before those records – and owned the two “Profile” Best Of compilations on vinyl (freebies that I took […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "Singer", 2001, Best Ever, Brady Blade, Buddy Miller, Concert, Country, Darren Watson, Emmylou, Emmylou Harris, Gig, It Was The Best Gig Ever, It Was The Best Gig Ever # 21, It Was The Best Gig Ever # 21 Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, LOOP, Red Dirt Girl, Review, Songwriter, Spyboy, Tony Hall, Wellington, Wellington 2001, Western Wall, Wrecking Ball, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Laurel Canyon: DVD

Laurel Canyon Director: Alison Ellwood Canyon Films, LLC / Madman It’s hard to see this as anything more than a boomer circle-jerk: Oooh, we had the best music didn’t we… Laurel Canyon is this near-mythical place in songs, in albums, in bands’ biographies. It is real. It was a place; a place where a large […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 60s, 70s, Alison Ellwood, Canyon Films, Crosby Still and Nash, Doc, Doco, Documentary, Documentary Review, DVD, DVD Review, Eagles, Film, Film Review, Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell, Laurel Canyon, Laurel Canyon: DVD, Linda Ronstadt, Madman, Movie, Movie Review, Music, Music Doco, Neil Young, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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April 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 135

Linda Ronstadt, Mad Love (1980) I only know a few Linda Ronstadt albums – but I love them. There are more for me to explore and this is one I’ve had forever, which I think I inherited from some of the last records left at my folks’ place – they got rid of their records […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1980, Elvis Costello, Linda Ronstadt, Look Out For My Love, LP, Mad Love, Neil Young, Record, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 135, Vinyl ·

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December 16, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 198

Linda Ronstadt, Blue Bayou / Old Paint [Single] (1977) It seems Linda Ronstadt is coming into view again – after being a 70s superstar. I love the best of her work and loved her memoir from a few years ago. Honest. Refreshing. Whether she was out front as the legitimate star or working in the […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged A-side, B-side, Blue Bayou, Blue Bayou / Old Paint, Book, EP, Linda Ronstadt, LP, Memoir, Old Paint, Record, Simple Dreams, Single, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 198, Vinyl ·

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August 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 655

Emmylou Harris, Gliding Bird (1969) I love Emmylou Harris. Have done for many years. I first knew about her as a name and voice – a backing singer to the stars; there she was on albums by Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson and many others and though I knew about her, the legend, the Gram […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1969, Black Gypsy, Bob Dylan, Dolly Parton, Duets, Emmylou Harris, Gliding Bird, Gram Parsons, Linda Ronstadt, LP, Record, The Vinyl Countdown # 655, Trio, Trios, Vinyl, Western Wall, Willie Nelson ·

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February 9, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 952

Linda Ronstadt, Greatest Hits (1976) Linda Ronstadt – always thought she was pretty great really, but mostly from her collaborations and work as a harmony singer, not so much for her own recordings. I mean, I knew the big radio hits, sure. And either liked them, or didn’t hate them. But it was a lot […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1976, Different Drum, Greatest Hits, Linda Ronstadt, The Stone Poneys, The Vinyl Countdown # 952 ·

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November 30, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Linda Ronstadt: Simple Dreams – A Musical Memoir

Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir Linda Ronstadt Simon & Schuster That subtitle is important – Linda Ronstadt’s autobiography concentrates on the music – and she wanted you to know that; you’re not allowed to be upset at the lack of scandal, gossip, drugs and judgment – this is about the music. And she writes well. […]
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January 23, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Johnny Cash: Presents A Concert Behind Prison Walls

Johnny Cash Presents: A Concert Behind Prison Walls Shock Johnny Cash is well-known for, some would say defined by, his two classic prison albums – but when he went to seed for a while there across the 1970s and 1980s he continued on with prison concerts, doing a good deed even if he was in […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged DVD Review, Foster Brooks, Johnny Cash, Linda Ronstadt, Presents A Concert Behind Prison Walls, Roy Clark ·

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