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August 31, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 63

Carpenters, Ticket To Ride (1970) Bought a few Carpenters records recently – already had a few, but trying to pick up the ones I don’t have. In part it was because I was talking about the band for a radio show – which is done now. You can click that link to check it out […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1970, All I Can Do, Carpenters, Covers, David N. White Gallery, Debut, Duo, Karen, Karen Carpenter, LP, Mr Fox's Shop, Offering, Peppa Pig, Pop, Record, Richard, Richard Carpenter, RNZ, Second-Hand, Siblings, The Carpenters, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 63, Ticket To Ride, Vinyl ·

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June 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

A Vinyl Affair’s Pop-Up Record Fair: Saturday, June 23, 2018

A Vinyl Affair – Wellington’s Record Fair returns on Saturday, June 23, with A Pop Up Record Affair! Hosted by The Rogue & Vagabond this is an evening event, 7.30pm-2am. Come and browse the bins, have a big dig, chat with other record fans, enjoy the guest-DJs (Boss Dude from Death Ray Records and Vinyl […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), A Vinyl Affair’s Pop-Up Record Fair, A Vinyl Affair’s Pop-Up Record Fair: Saturday, DJs, June 23, LP, LPs, Music, New, Pop-Up, Record, Records, Rogue & Vagabond, Saturday, Second-Hand, Spot Prizes, The Rogue And Vagabond, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 24, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 404

Luis Alberto Del Parana y su Trio Los Paraguayos, Famous Latin American Songs (1960) I’ll always have a look in a charity store or the tip shop or if passing a garage sale; I can count on one hand the number of ‘good scores’ I’ve had digging in the bins. But I’m a sucker for […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged $1, 1960, Charity, Famous Latin American Songs, Guitar, Latin, LP, Luis Alberto Del Parana, Luis Alberto Del Parana y su Trio Los Paraguayos, Paraguay, Second-Hand, The Vinyl Countdown, Trio Los Paraguayos, Vinyl, Vocal, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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April 26, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Simon Sweetman, This Is Your Life

I was thinking about how one time we couldn’t afford the bills in the flat – a guy had drawn up a charter, he’d even used the word “vestiges” – there was a flat-meeting because I was dragging the chain. the power was going to be disconnected, the internet, in its infancy, would no longer […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged CD, LP, Music, Poem, Poem: Simon Sweetman, Record, Records, Second-Hand, Simon Sweetman, This Is Your Life, Trade, Vinyl, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 430

Anna Leah, Love Bug [Single] (1973) Anna Leah arrived in NZ from the UK – she ended up over in Australia, where her career dwindled, then ended. But in the early 70s she surprised a few Kiwis with a small handful of hit singles. There was that one about the Wahine – bummer. And the […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged $1, 1-2-3-4-5, 1973, Anna Leah, AudioCulture, Charity, EP, Family Store, http://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/anna-leah, Kiwi, Love Bug, Love Bug [Single], LP, NZ, Opshop, Second-Hand, Single, The Vinyl Countdown # 430, Vinyl, Wahine, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 452

Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass, Whipped Cream & Other Delights (1965) People cringe about this album now – they know the story behind it and its cover. And there’s a store somewhere that only sells copies of it. I posted a copy of it on Facebook recently and had a whole heap of people pleased to […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1965, Herb Alpert, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, Kitsch, LP, Other Delights, Record, Second-Hand, The Vinyl Countdown # 452, Tjuana Brass, Vinyl, Whipped Cream, Whipped Cream & Other Delights ·

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August 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 515

Felix King and His Orchestra, Presenting Felix King & His Orchestra, Vol.1 (?) I love a wee look in the charity shops – you don’t find much, record-wise; it’s usually all stuff you already have or have passed by long ago – so many copies of the same old things and lots of (bad?) classical […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 10", Charity Shop, England, EP, Felix King, Felix King and His Orchestra, Great Britain, LP, Nostalgia, Op-Shop, Orchestra, Piano, Presenting Felix King & His Orchestra, Record, Second-Hand, The Vinyl Countdown # 515, Vinyl, Vol. 1 ·

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June 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 542

Michel Legrand & His Orchestra, Strings on Fire (1962) I’ve got a box of hand-me-down/inherited records I’m still going through. They’re mostly  scratched or with torn (or missing) covers.  But there are some gems. And some that play just fine – even if they look like they might not…and of course some that look just […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1962, France, French, Jazz, LP, Michel Legrand, Michel Legrand & His Orchestra, Orchestra, Record, Second-Hand, Strings, Strings On Fire, Temptation, The Vinyl Countdown # 542, Vinyl ·

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February 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

What’s The Most You’ve Spent On A Record?

What’s the most money you’ve ever spent on a single album? I ask this because I had a flashback to a garage sale we had – the one and only garage sale I’ve hosted/been to. My parents were moving to a new house oh, nearly 20 years ago now. And they wanted to get rid […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged box-set, CD, Collection, Disc, Garage Sale, LP, Money, Rare, Record, Second-Hand, Tape, Vinyl, What’s the most money you’ve spent on a record?, What’s The Most You’ve Spent On A Record? ·

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February 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 585

John Rowles, John Rowles’ Hits (1968) I always used to make that joke – a bit of a music-retail gag, I guess – about how the Greatest Hits of a particular artist “should have been an EP”. Well – look here. A surprise to see exactly that from someone with an ego – like John […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1968, 4-Track, EP, Hits, If I Only Had Time, John Rowles, John Rowles' Hits, LP, Record, Second-Hand, The Vinyl Countdown # 585, Vinyl ·

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April 3, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 722

Kenny Rogers, Love Will Turn You Around (1982) When my grandmother’s husband died I inherited some records – which meant finding a small handful of gems and wading through a couple of crates of junk. In a way I’m still searching through the detritus – because it’s of no use to anyone else really, can’t […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1982, Film Soundtrack, First Edition, Hand-Me-Down, Inherited, Kenny Rogers, Kenny Rogers & The First Edition, Love Will Turn You Around, LP, Record, Second-Hand, The Fool In Me, The Six Pack, The Vinyl Countdown # 722, Title Track, Vinyl ·

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February 29, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

A Vinyl Affair – Wellington’s Record Fair: Saturday, March 5, 2016

This Saturday, 10am-4pm, it’s the return of A Vinyl Affair – Wellington’s Record Fair (see the Facebook page here for full details). It’s at the San Fran once again, and features guest DJs, drinks deals, the balcony will be open provided the weather is on. San Fran will be offering a large pizza and jug […]
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