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January 5, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

The KLF: Solid State Logik 1 

The KLF  Solid State Logik 1  KLF Communications  Need proof 2021 is going to be a better year? A wee glimpse and glimmer arrived on New Year’s Day with sudden appearance of this singles collection to all streaming services and the news that The KLF was back in the business of actively promoting, er even acknowledging its musical catalogue…  Rewind to […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, EP, KLF, KLF Communications, Reissue, Remix, Singles, Solid State Logik, Solid State Logik 1, The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, The KLF, The KLF: Solid State Logik 1, The Timelords, Timelords, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 115

The Shirelles, The Single Collection (2015) I don’t know where or when I first heard The Shirelles – one of the bands you find out about after you hear the songs; you just sort of know them forever without ever really knowing about them…or maybe it’s the other way even, you know about them without […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1960s, 2015, Baby It's You, Collection, Compilation, Girl Group, LP, R'n'B, Record, Shirelles, Singles, The Shirelles, The Singles Collection, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 115, Vinyl, Vocal ·

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April 11, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 136

Bob Marley & The Wailers, Legend (1984) It’s the greatest-selling reggae album of all time and the first significant posthumous hits collection featuring the killer singles by Bob Marley & The Wailers and, for my money, it’s one of the all-time greatest single-disc best ofs for and by any artist. It’s both the token reggae […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1984, Bob Marley, Bob Marley and The Wailers, Compilation, Greatest Hits, Legend, LP, posthumous, Record, Reggae, Singles, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 136, The Wailers, Vinyl ·

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February 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Burial: Tunes 2011 – 2019

Burial Tunes 2011 – 2019 Hyperdub Arriving as part of the Hyperdub label’s 15-year celebration this compilation by Burial might at first seem intriguing and/or unnecessary but I for one welcome it.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 12", 2011 - 2019, Aphex Twin, British, Burial, Burial: Tunes 2011 - 2019, Compilation, Dance, Electronica, EP, EPs, Hyperdub, Rival Dealer, Singles, Tunes, Tunes 2011 - 2019, UK, Untrue, William Emmanuel Bevan, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 15, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 217

The Rolling Stones, Flowers (1967) I almost never feel like listening to The Rolling Stones these days – possibly because I’ve heard it all and heard it all for too long and too often. They were a band I really cared about for the longest time, but now it’s very rare I can make it […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1960s, 1967, B-Sides, Flowers, LP, Pop, Rarities, Record, Singles, Small Faces, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 217, Vinyl ·

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June 19, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 69: Magazine – “Real Life”

I’d love to say I’m a huge Magazine fan – but I’m not, simply because I’ve not really bothered. Funnily enough, the Magazine album I know best, is the 2011 release (from a reunion phase) called No Thyself. I reckon that’s brilliant. A really great album. So – I’d never heard Real Life but I […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1001, 1001 Albums, 1001 Albums Challenge, 1001 Albums To Hear Before You Die, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, 1970s, 1978, After The Fact, Buzzcocks, Compilation, Howard Devoto, Magazine, Magazine – “Real Life”, No Thyself, post-punk, Punk, Real Life, Seventies, Singles, The 1001 Albums Challenge, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 69, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 69: Magazine – “Real Life” ·

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January 21, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 445

Bee Gees, Nights on Broadway [Single] (1975) I already own the Main Course album – and I love it, one of my favourites by the Bee Gees. But I had to get this too – because Nights on Broadway is my favourite Bee Gees song. Well, Top 3 anyway. I guess I knew it all […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1975, A-side, B-side, Bee Gees, disco, Edge of the Universe, EP, LP, Main Course, Nights on Broadway, Single, Singles, The Bee Gees, The Vinyl Countdown # 445, Vinyl ·

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September 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

DJ Setlist: The Golden Dawn, 5-8pm Shift, Friday, September 8

It’s always lovely to be back at The Golden Dawn and playing some records – as I was just the other day, on Friday night, early shift – 5pm-8pm, setting up the evening, sending off the afternoon. I decided I’d try to play all 7s. And that was generally what happened. A couple of newer […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2017), 5-8pm Shift, 7, Auckland, DJ, DJ Set, DJ Setlist, DJ Setlist: The Golden Dawn, EP, Friday, Golden Dawn, Record, September 8), Singles, The Golden Dawn, Vinyl ·

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May 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: The Other 80s (DJ Set)

I’ve had this idea in my head for year – and I’ve had a few goes at translating it – an eighties DJ set that doesn’t include all the obvious (“pop”) moments; so it has blues and jazz and it has some of the lesser known acts, or lesser known cuts from the bigger acts. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1980s, 80s, DJ, DJ Set, DJing, Eighties, EP, LP, Other 80s, Playlist, Playlist: The Other 80s (DJ Set), Record, Records, Singles, Spotify, The 80s, The Eighties, The Other 80s, Vinyl ·

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February 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Buzzcocks: A Great Singles Band

I’ve seen the Buzzcocks a couple of times in recent years. Yep, they’re still doing it, still tearing through their catalogue of sharp, smart songs – punk anthems. Great pop tunes too. The Buzzcocks formed in 1976 and swiftly became an important British punk band, influential too as part of the post-punk scene, an almost […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Great Singles Band, Buzzcocks, Buzzcocks: A Great Singles Band, Flat Pack Philosophy, Pop, Punk, Singles, Songwriting, The Beatles, The Cars, The Smiths ·

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July 15, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 856

The Specials, A Message To You Rudy [Single] (1979) Geez I love The Specials – well, I love the first couple of records. You know they have to be one of my favourite bands that I hardly own anything by…one day I’ll get around to getting that classic first album on vinyl (I have the […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2-Tone, 7, A Message To You Rudy, EP, LP, Nite Klub, Punk, Single, Singles, Ska, The Specials, The Vinyl Countdown # 856, Two-Tone, Vinyl ·

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June 19, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 873

Siouxsie And The Banshees, Once Upon A Time – The Singles (1981) Here’s my new favourite record of right now. You see, up until a couple of months ago I had never owned anything – ever – by Siouxsie And The Banshees. Just one of those groups I never got to. I know some of […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1981, Best Of, Compilation, LP, Mirage, Once Upon A Time, Once Upon A Time – The Singles, Singles, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Siouxsie Sioux, The Singles, The Vinyl Countdown # 873, Vinyl ·
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