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November 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Reb Fountain (November 1, Wellington)

Reb Fountain San Fran, Wellington Sunday, November 1 Reb Fountain sold out the Wellington show of her nationwide album-release tour so she was back the next night in a different venue. Awesome work here – by the venues and the band, giving the music to more people, agreeing to share the load, and obviously fit […]
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October 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 30

Richard Clayderman, Richard Clayderman (1977) I think it’s true, as the old saying goes, that to own oneRichard Claydermanmay be regarded asa misfortune; to own more than one looks like carelessness. And though I was given this many years ago by my grandmother, who loved to go to second-hand stores and get any sort of […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1977, Ballad Pour Adeline, Ballad Pour Adeline (Piano et Orchestre), Debut, LP, Lyphard Melody, Record, Rêveries, Richard Clayderman, Self-Titled, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 30, Vinyl ·

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October 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 33

Violent Femmes, Violent Femmes (1983) It wasn’t the first Violent Femmes album I heard (that was a compilation) but it is the band’s first – and their very best. Everything you need to know about this band is on this record. It’s a classic debut. Perfect summation. There are other good songs on some of […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1983, Add It Up, Debut, Going Home / Wild Theme [Single] (1983), Good Feeling, LP, Record, Self-Titled, The Femmes, The Vinyl Countdown # 33, The Violent Femmes, Vinyl, Violent Femmes ·

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September 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 61

The MG’s, The MG’s (1973) They were always known, of course, as Booker T & The M.G.’s – until they weren’t!  In 1973 there was a falling out and Booker T. Jones and Steve Cropper were gone, leaving just the rhythm section. The great Al Jackson Jr (drums) and the wonderful Donald “Duck” Dunn (bass). […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1973, Al Jackson Jr, Booker T & The M.G.'s, Booker T., Booker T. Jones, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Instrumental, LP, One Of A Kind (Love Affair), Record, Self-Titled, Steve Cropper, Sugarcane, The MGs, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 61, Vinyl ·

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July 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Cassowary: Cassowary

Cassowary Cassowary Fat Possum The Cassowary is a flightless bird native to Papua New Guinea and parts of Indonesia. It’s known to come up in searches for the word ‘Cassowary’ when wondering about a brilliant musical project also named that.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Cassowary, Cassowary: Cassowary, Miles Shannon, S/T, Self-Titled, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 103

Blind Faith, Blind Faith (1969) When I first heard the Blind Faith album it was a revelation! I mean, this was back when you read about things and had to wait, had to imagine them first. Couldn’t just click and find out, trial and move on. I was a huge Eric Clapton fan when I […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1969, Blind Faith, Can't Find My Way Home, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Had To Cry Today, Hyde Park, LP, Presence Of The Lord, Record, Ric Grech, S/T, Self-Titled, Steve Winwood, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 103, Vinyl ·

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June 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 109

Curtis Mayfield, Curtis (1970) I guess my introduction to Curtis Mayfield was The Beastie Boys’ Paul’s Boutique (samples) and then after that it was this incredible boxset which sent me through the catalogue and I had most of the key titles on CD and I’m trying to find them all now on vinyl and they’re […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1970, Curtis, Curtis Mayfield, Debut, LP, Move On Up, Paul's Boutique, People Get Ready, Record, Self-Titled, The Beastie Boys, The Impressions, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 109, Vinyl, We People Who Are Darker Than Blue, Yellow Vinyl ·

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June 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 111

Daryl Hall & John Oates, Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975) One song! Sara Smile. It’s the one that really made Hall & Oates – got them going properly; created enough interest for them to re-release a couple of earlier songs and then they were away. Next thing they’re on their way to being the […]
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April 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 130

Amazulu, Amazulu (1986) Just the other day I was remembering Aswad – I pair them with Amazulu. Both British bands fusing a type of light reggae with pop, both big in the mid-80s, both beginning with ‘A’ – a lot of surface comparisons I guess. I pair them simply because I discovered them around the […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1980s, 1986, 80s, Amazulu, Aswad, LP, Montego Bay, Record, Reggae, Self-Titled, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 130, The Young Ones, Vinyl ·

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April 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Shelby Lynne: Shelby Lynne

Shelby Lynne Shelby Lynne Everso Records marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers Shelby Lynne is a class act – one of the finest voices of the last 30 years, a great writer, also a producer and multi-instrumentalist, but that seems to be buried somewhat in the bio – never mind, it’s well on display here […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Allison Moorer, Everso Records, Film Soundtrack, S/T, Self-Titled, Shelby Lynne, Shelby Lynne: Shelby Lynne, Thirty Tigers, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 144

Commodores, Greatest Hits (1978) Very recently I bought a cheap copy of the self-titled Commodores album; the band’s fifth record. It’s good – I love the Commodores and it’s got some of their biggest hits on it. Well, actually, the copy I received has HEAPS of their hits…buried inside it was a second LP – […]
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March 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 154

Commodores, Commodores (1977) Not their debut, in fact it arrives right smack bang in the middle of their meteoric chart run as commercial radio funk kings of the 1970s. Oh how I love the Commodores – and this, their fifth studio album has some of their mega-hits (Brick House), best ballads (Easy) and maybe their […]
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