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January 11, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Trivial Pursuit/s

Phil Spector high on coke, shoves his gun at Leonard Cohen’s throat, says “You know, I love you Leonard” Cohen says, “I hope so!” There are other great stories – Charlie Watts putting on a suit and punching Mick Jagger in the face after the singer had told someone to fetch his drummer. “I am […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Brian Wilson, Charlie Watts, Leonard Cohen, Mick Jagger, Phil Spector, Poem, Poem: Trivial Pursuit, Poem: Trivial Pursuit/s, Trivial Pursuit, Trivial Pursuit/s ·

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October 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 11 – The Beach Boys, “The Beach Boys Love You”

The Beach Boys, The Beach Boys Love You, 1977 It’s funny what hearing the album far removed from its initial (release) context can do right? I love The Beach Boys and they have some dreadful albums – and I love those too. But I had never heard “Love You” until nearly 40 years after it […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged “The Beach Boys Love You”, 1977, Beach Boys, Brian, Brian Wilson, Crap Albums, Crap Albums I Love, Crap Albums I Love # 11, Daniel Johnston, Love You, Phil Spector, Shit That's Good, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 11, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 11 – The Beach Boys, The Beach Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 23, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 388

Dion, Born To Be With You (1975) Dion DiMucci is better known as just Dion – a rock’n’roll singer that made some very interesting, sombre records in the mid-70s; this one was on my list of must-purchase albums based on its reputation. And then, just recently it popped up as part of the 1001 Albums Challenge […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1975, Born To Be With You, Dion, Dion DiMucci, LP, Phil Spector, Record, The 1001 Albums Challenge, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 388, Vinyl ·

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May 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 59: Dion – “Born To Be With You”

Sometimes you have every reason to hear an album but just never get to it. Case in point: I love Dion DiMucci – I love so many of the albums Phil Spector produced in the 1970s (the earlier stuff too, but the ramshackle charm he brought to legends faltering, as is the case here…) and […]
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November 14, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Leon Russell

Our heroes are dropping like flies – and it hurts. These are the people that built the pyramids and the train tracks within and to popular music. They shaped the way it works. And Leon Russell, 74, is the latest in a long line of names from this year alone. There’ll be so many more […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Carney, Eulogy, Joe Cocker, Leon Russell, Leon Russell and The Shelter People, Life Journey, Phil Spector, Piano, R.I.P., R.I.P. Leon Russell, Wedding Album, Willie Nelson ·

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March 7, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Darlene Love: Introducing Darlene Love

Darlene Love Introducing Darlene Love Columbia By now we all know the rather heart-breaking story of Darlene Love – as told through the prism of 20 Feet From Stardom; voice of a couple of huge hit singles, no authorship, no rights, no career…there she is in the film cleaning houses, hearing her songs – better […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 20 Feet From Stardom, Album Review, Bruce Springsteen, Darlene Love, E Street Band, Elvis Costello, Introducing Darlene Love, Phil Spector, Steve Van Zandt ·

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August 2, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Cilla Black

Cilla Black has died of natural causes at her Spanish villa. She was 72. She rose to fame as a pop singer in the 1960s – one of a handful of British female singers (think Dusty Springfield, Petula Clark, Lulu, Helen Shapiro) who performed cover versions, who created signature hits from working with a talented […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "Singer", Alfie, Anyone Who Had A Heart, Apple, British, Burt Bacharach, Cilla, Cilla Black, Eulogy, Hal David, Paul McCartney, Phil Spector, R.I.P., R.I.P. Cilla Black, Radio, The Beatles, TV, UK ·

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May 3, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 902

Leonard Cohen, Recent Songs (1979) I don’t often feel the need to listen to Leonard Cohen albums these days – I’d rather read his words. But I’m glad to have my copy of Recent Songs back, always liked this album. Loaned it out to friends a while back. This was always one of my favourite […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1979, LC, Leonard Cohen, LP, Phil Spector, Recent Songs, Record, The Traitor, Vinyl ·

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June 9, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Sylvie Simmons: I’m Your Man – The Life Of Leonard Cohen

I’m Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen Sylvie Simmons Vintage Books We only know so much about Leonard Cohen from his poems and songs – he is both diarist and then in the truest sense of autobiography he is the unreliable narrator. With Cohen, mostly, you can tell he’s doing that on purpose, as […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Biography, Book Review, I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen, Iggy Pop, Leonard Cohen, Music Book, Phil Spector, Poetry, Sylvie Simmons ·

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February 17, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1418

Jack Nitzsche, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) I love the film – and have seen it a few times, but one day, about a decade ago or so, when I was working in a music store, I decided I was going to play the score in-store. I’m not sure it was the best […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged [OST], Closing Theme, Jack Nicholson, Jack Nitzsche, Ken Kesey, Milos Forman, Neil Young, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Phil Spector, Randall McMurphy, Score ·

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December 3, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1452

The Righteous Brothers, You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling (1965) Whenever I think of – or hear – the title song I think back to the rock’n’roll documentary I sat glued to at age 11 or 12. Learning so many things – so much trivia in particular – about music. Apparently You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling […]
Posted in Blog · Tagged Phil Spector, Righteous Brothers, You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling ·

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November 7, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1771

V/A Girl Group Super Hits (1982) Another record – as was the case here – bought mostly for the purpose of DJing. And again (at this stage) I haven’t played a single track from it anywhere apart from in my home. And I’ve really enjoyed running through this – so many gems. The Crystals, The […]
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