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February 2, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 42 – John Martyn, “Heaven and Earth”

John Martyn, Heaven and Earth, 2011 Allow me to enter this one into the sub-genre of Good Crap Albums known as The Heartbreakingly Crap Albums; allow me first to perhaps invent said sub-genre, to name it at least. We all know and have an album or two like this right? We know deep down it’s […]
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November 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 12

Phil Collins, In The Air Tonight [Single] (1981) I used to own the reissued 12” single and I regret selling it off. But that’s the nature of record-collecting, of owning, trading and of fading in and out of interest with certain acts. When I bought it Phil Collins was almost entirely thought of as not […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 12", 1981, 7, A-side, B-side, Drums, EP, In The Air Tonight, LP, Phil Collins, Record, Single, The Roof Is Leaking, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 12, Vinyl ·

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October 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 38

Genesis, Selling England By The Pound (1973) Because of my age, I guess, I arrived at Genesis through/via The Phil Collins Years. No shame. I like a lot of that. But The Peter Gabriel Years were always part of the story for me too because I have always loved Gabriel’s solo career and knew the […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1973, brand new discoveries and old-old favourites; extremely pre-loved, Genesis, I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe), LP, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, previously abandoned or with the shrink-wrap having just been removed it’s all here at The Vinyl Countdown, Record, Selling England By The Pound, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 38, The Vinyl Countdown is a document of every LP I listen to, Vinyl ·

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July 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 223: Lance Philip

Welcome to episode 223 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify […]
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November 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 17 – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, “Seriously Orchestral…Hits of Phil Collins”

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Seriously Orchestral…Hits of Phil Collins, 1990 I’ve always been a fan of orchestral recreations of pop music – at least a fan until I’ve heard them. They often don’t work at all, but that’s not going to stop me from trying them out first. I’m a sucker for it… Light cheese. Orchestral […]
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November 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Lucy Dacus: 2019 [EP]

Lucy Dacus 2019 (ep) Matador As far as stopgap EPs go this is very good. It’s a bunch of single tracks collected up and gathered here under a clever-enough theme (holidays; a different song for each holiday, mix of covers and originals) but it ultimately exists to make sure people don’t forget about Dacus in […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2019, Album Review, boygenius, Bruce Springsteen, Covers, Edith Piaf, EP, Historian, Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, Lucy Dacus: 2019 [EP], Matador, Originals, Phil Collins, Phoebe Bridgers, Wham!, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 30, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 273 

Philip Bailey & Phil Collins, Easy Lover [Single] (1985) Somewhere in my record collection I have a copy of Philip Bailey’s “Chinese Wall” album, as produced by Phil Collins. Why wouldn’t I have this? Philip Bailey was part of Earth, Wind & Fire. And Phil Collins was part of Genesis. Both were great in the bands and on their own and then […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 12", 1985, Chinese Wall, Earth Wind & Fire, Easy Lover, Genesis, LP, Phil Collins, Philip Bailey, Record, Remix, Single, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 273, Woman ·

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February 10, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Phil Collins (February 6, Napier)

Phil Collins  The Mission; Napier  Wednesday, February 6  I’ve struggled through many a Mission concert in my time – there’s been some incredible acts, sure, but often the setting, the, erm, “Clientele” – it can be a challenge. The time Ray Charles played there stays with me still; should have been The Best concert, felt, at times like The Worst, but […]
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February 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: The Phil Collins Setlist

Are you going to see Phil Collins at his New Zealand concert dates this week? Are you slightly interested to know what he will play? No? Okay, click the back button. But if you clicked here to know what he might play I’ve assembled this playlist. There’s also a drum piece of course – though Collins just […]
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March 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Revisiting Live at Knebworth (1990)

The grounds of Knebworth House have played host to some huge rock concerts over the years. This British venue was where the re-formed Deep Purple first played in 1985. A year later it was where Queen played its final live show (with Freddie Mercury). In 1979 it was the scene for two Led Zeppelin shows, the band’s return to the UK stage after […]
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January 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 450

Genesis, Wind & Wuthering (1976) One of my favourite things about this one is that Phil Collins is listed as playing drums and cymbals. How clever. (Probably gets paid by the component, the more things listed the more he earns…) I love Collins’ drumming. And so that alone keeps me going back to Genesis. And […]
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July 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Clown Day # 2

We missed the first Clown Day. But we heard all about it. We dumped Oscar with his grandparents and had a few days away – went to Melbourne, saw a Patti Smith concert, walked miles each day, drank on rooftop bars, reminded each other that we did things like this only before we had a […]
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