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January 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 185

Los Lobos, Will The Wolf Survive? [Single] (1985) I probably didn’t really need this – but when has need really ever been the case with records and collections and especially with record-collections?! I wanted it. I wanted to have this. So I got it. Because I love Los Lobos and I’m also a bit of […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 10", 1985, A-side, B-side, Don't Worry Baby, La Bamba, Live, Los Lobos, Ltd Edition, Numbered, Remix, Single, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 185, Vinyl, Will The Wolf Survive? ·

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December 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Los Lobos: Llego Navidad

Los Lobos Llego Navidad Rhino Records From collections of Disney songs to old rock’n’roll covers if you need a band to deliver the goods – and reflect their own unique skill and flavour all the while then Los Lobos is a safe bet. So it’s no real surprise they’ve released my favourite new Christmas album […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged ¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?, Album Review, Central America, Christmas, Covers, Holiday, Llego Navidad, Los Lobos, Los Lobos: Llego Navidad, South America, Standards, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, Yuletide ·

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April 22, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Joni 75 – A Birthday Celebration 

Various Artists:   Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration  Decca  Like most tributes – and as all tributes should be I guess – Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration is most certainly well-meaning. And for the most part it gets the tick. Of course it’s a little safe, focussing, as it does, on the most mainstream success (1971-1974) of Joni’s output…but there are little glimpses of utter magic, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A Birthday Celebration, Album Review, Brandi Carlile, Chaka Khan, Diana Krall, Emmylou Harris, Glen Hansard, Graham Nash, https://www.amazon.com/Joni-75-Celebration-Various-Artists/dp/B07MHQ5F5T, James Taylor, Joni 75, Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration, Joni Mitchell, Kris Kristofferson, La Marisoul, Los Lobos, Norah Jones, Rufus Wainwright, Seal, V/A, V/A: Joni 75 - A Birthday Celebration, Various Artists, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 16, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: # 5 – Five O’Clock World

5pm. Friday. That’s the end of the working week. Usually. I’m winding down, throttling back, etc. I’ve been pushing the podcast pretty hard the last couple of weeks so there’s plenty there to listen to over the holidays if you’re just catching up or if you tend to attack podcasts in full binge-mode, as I […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 5, 5pm, A Tribe Called Quest, Can I Kick It, Don't Worry Baby, Five O'Clock World, Five Songs For A Friday, Five Songs For Friday, Five Songs For Friday: # 5, Five Songs For Friday: # 5 – Five O’Clock World, Flying In A Blue Dream, Joe Satriani, Los Lobos, Some Girls, The Rolling Stones, The Vogues ·

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October 11, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 617

Los Lobos, La Pistola y El Corazón (1988) This “mini-album” is longer than an EP (9 tracks) but it runs in at just over 25 minutes in length. That’s actually a pretty-perfect listening experience these days. Well, it’s always a pretty perfect listening experience when it’s Los Lobos – almost always anyway. I so love […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1988, George Yepes, La Bamba, La Pistola y El Corazón, Los Amarillas, Los Lobos, LP, Mariachi, Mini-Album, Record, Tejano, The Vinyl Countdown # 617, Vinyl ·

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July 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 663

Los Lobos, Del Este De Los Angeles (Just Another Band From East L.A.) (1978) We are driving around Los Angeles and I’m playing this album in the car – and lamenting the fact that some of the really great Los Lobos albums (which is most of them, I guess) are not that easy to find […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1978, Amoeba Music, Del Este De Los Angeles, Del Este De Los Angeles (Just Another Band From East L.A.), El Canelo, Just Another Band From East L.A., Los Lobos, Spanish, The Vinyl Countdown # 663 ·

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May 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Los Lobos: Gates of Gold

Los Lobos Gates of Gold 429 Records I love Los Lobos so this album is in no way a total dud, but it is a let-down. We start off okay with the predictable feel of Made to Break Your Heart where the band is in a comfortable glide, it’s better for When We Were Free […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Cesar Rosas, David Hidalgo, Disconnected In New York City, Gates of Gold, Los Lobos, Tin Can Trust ·

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May 11, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 698

Los Lobos, How Will The Wolf Survive? (1984) I was having the conversation I feel like I so often have – once again just recently – where I defend Los Lobos and point out they were (and still are) more than the La Bamba soundtrack (not that there was anything wrong with that). A friend asked […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1984, David Hidalgo, HOw Will The Wolf Survive, I Got Loaded, La Bamba, Los Lobos, LP, Prince, The Best Guitarist In The World, The Best Guitarist in The World # 10, The Vinyl Countdown # 698, Vinyl ·

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March 7, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 740

V/A, Texas-Mexican Border Music Vol. 9 – Canciones de Ayer Part 4 (1977) I guess it was Ry Cooder that hipped me to this sort of stuff, him and one or two others (Los Lobos too I guess)…I love this Border music. Huge sing-songs, such wonderful singing. And these Latino folk standards (I guess we […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1977, Bob Dylan, Border, Border Music, Canciones de Ayer, Compilation, Delgadina, Dylan, Latino, Los Lobos, LP, Lydia Mendoza, Mexico, Record, Ry Cooder, Series, Texas, Texas-Mexican Border Music, Texas-Mexican Border Music Vol. 9, Texas-Mexican Border Music Vol. 9 – Canciones de Ayer Part 4, The Vinyl Countdown # 740, V/A, Various Artists, Volume 9 ·

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August 7, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 839

Los Lobos, Tin Can Trust (2010) Man I love Los Lobos – one of the best bands ever. And this album was my re-introduction to the band after a bit of time off. It was their first album in a bit, and it arrived by surprise – just part of a pile of things to […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2010, Best, Best Guitarist, Burn It Down, David Hidalgo, Guitar, Los Lobos, LP, Record, The Best Guitarist in The World: # 10 – David Hidalgo, The Vinyl Countdown # 839, The Wolves, Tin Can Trust, Vinyl ·

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September 3, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1043

Los Lobos, By The Light of the Moon (1987) I already had this album – the Mp3s anyway, but it was of course still worth picking up the LP. I don’t have every Los Lobos record – but hey, maybe one day…this isn’t my favourite, but it’s almost the case that my favourite Los Lobos […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1987, By The Light Of The Moon, Los Lobos, LP, One Time One Night, Vinyl ·

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May 2, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Hard Working Americans: Hard Working Americans

Hard Working Americans Hard Working Americans Melvin Records Hard Working Americans is a group of talented players – a super session crew-styled union with singer/songwriter Todd Snider fronting for bassist Dave Schools (Widespread Panic), keyboardist Chad Staehly (Great American Taxi), guitarist/vocalist Neal Casal (Chris Robinson Brotherhood/The Cardinals) and drummer Duane Trucks (younger brother of Derek […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Allman Brothers, Chad Staehly, Dave Schools, Drive-By Truckers, Duane Trucks, Grateful Dead, Hard Working Americans, Los Lobos, Neal Casal, Randy Newman, Ry Cooder, Todd Snider ·
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