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October 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Tami Neilson: CHICKABOOM!

Tami Neilson CHICKABOOM! Outside Music You don’t need me to tell you that it’s been a funny old year…still, I just have. I’m reminded of it daily, as we all are, but at this point in the year I’m doing my best to count blessings, to find highlights, to think of the good things that […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Brett Adams, CHICKABOOM!, Country, Delaney Davidson, Gospel, Jay Neilson, Joe McCallum, Outside Music, Rockabilly, Soul, Tami Neilson, Tami Neilson: CHICKABOOM!, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings: Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In)

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In) Daptone Records It was such sad news that Sharon Jones died at just the age of 60. She was such a vital performer and her music – and the way she presented it – was all about joy. One […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Compilation, Covers, Daptone Records, Funk, Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In), Sharon Jones, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings: Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In), Soul, The Dap Kings, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Dan Penn: Living On Mercy

Dan Penn Living On Mercy Last Music Company Dan Penn is songwriting royalty. Can you even name his one greatest song? At a pinch it’s Dark End of The Street. Of course. A song so monumental as to seem like it has just always been here. Found as much as written down. But that would […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Dan Penn, Dan Penn: Living On Mercy, Last Music Company, Living On Mercy, Nobody's Fool, Songwriter, Soul, Southern R&B, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 64

Gil Scott-Heron, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (1974) When I discovered Gil Scott-Heron it was all in – the poems, the songs. The books, the albums. It was just a whirlwind of words, a blur – and I still feel that way, whenever I dip back in. I’ve been feeling that way lately, hooked, […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1974, Compilation, Funk, Gil Scott-Heron ‎, Jazz, Lady Day And John Coltrane, LP, Poem, Poet, Poetry, Record, Soul, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 64, Vinyl, Whitey On The Moon, Words ·

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August 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 269 – Thundercat, Wellington, 2018

It’s funny how sometimes you see a genius – a great talent – and it just doesn’t stick, doesn’t connect, doesn’t mean anything. The first time I saw Thundercat I was a fan – but I hated the show. It was busy when it didn’t need to be and felt very splatter-painting/ish and I just […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), Arts Festival, Drunk, Gig, Gig Review, Jazz, Live Gig, R'n'B, Soul, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 269, Stubs: # 269 – Thundercat, Thundercat, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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July 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 93

James Brown, Live at The Apollo (1963) I’m going back in on a massive James Brown kick. It happens. He’s always been in my life, remember listening to him from about age 7 or 8 and forever since. And I bought up a bunch of deluxe edition CDs many years back – including the deluxe […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1963, Funk, Godfather of Soul, James Brown, Live, Live at the Apollo, LP, R'n'B, Record, Soul, The Famous Flames, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 93, Vinyl ·

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July 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Morgan James: Memphis Magnetic

Morgan James Memphis Magnetic Hedonist Records I guess I’ve wanted to be a fan of Morgan James more than I’ve ever been a fan. Until now that is. Memphis Magnetic is the record that proves the hype and goes beyond it; it’s the real proof that she has something to say as well as an […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2015 - All Soul Day!, Album Review, Hedonist Records, Hi Records, Memphis Magnetic, Morgan James, Morgan James: Memphis Magnetic, Postmodern Jukebox, Soul, Susan Tedeschi, Tedeschi Trucks Band, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Movies of My Life # 18: Dead Presidents

I think about the movie Dead Presidents a lot – and I’ve seen it a few times too. It might not be many people’s idea of a true classic movie but it felt like a truly profound experience to me when I first saw it, I tried mentioning it to many others, tried introducing it […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Barry White, Curtis Mayfield, Danny Elfman, Dead Presidents, Funk, Heist, Hughes Brothers, James Brown, Jerry Butler, Movies of My Life, Movies of My Life # 18, Movies of My Life # 18: Dead Presidents, Movies of My Life started life as a series of posts on the Phantom Billstickers Facebook page, R'n'B, Racism, Requiem For A Dream, Soul, Soundtrack, The Spinners, Vietnam War ·

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June 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller Present ‘Soul On The Corner’

Various Artists: Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller Present ‘Soul On The Corner’ Acid Jazz Records It’s easy to be a bit cynical about celebrity-endorsed compilations and – for that matter – non-soundtracking compilations altogether. And this ticks both boxes! But this is totally fantastic and there’s real love and care here, and a track-record too…
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged ‘Soul On The Corner’, 2-LP, Acid Jazz Records, Album Review, Compilaton, DJ, Double, double-album, Eddie Piller, Jazz, Jazz On The Corner, Martin Freeman, Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller, Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller Present, Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller Present ‘Soul On The Corner’, Record, Soul, Soul Jazz, V/A, Various, Various Artists, Vinyl, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Sunny Daze That I Thought Would Never End

Hey, how was that lockdown for you? We’re at level two now and so the walks can extend a bit further and you can add to your bubble, or pop it, or whatever…there are still some rules of course but all going well they’ll ease in the coming days and weeks and hopefully talk of […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Autumn, Funk, Groove, Hip-Hop, Level 2, Music, Playlist, Playlist: Sunny Daze That I Thought Would Never End, Reggae, Soul, Spotify, Sun, Sunny Daze, Sunny Daze That I Thought Would Never End, Walk, Winter Sun ·

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May 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Simmering Rage For Sinners and Slaves

I’ve been listening to a lot of reggae and roots music of late – and always plenty of blues and funk and soul. But with the return of an interest in Jamaican music I’ve been thinking a lot about the word ‘Slavery’ and how it comes up and is used in a variety of songs […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blues, Funk, Playlist, Playlist: Simmering Rage For Sinners and Slaves, Rage, Reggae, Simmering Rage, Simmering Rage For Sinners and Slaves, Sinners, Slavery, Slaves, Soul, Spotify ·

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March 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Sampled Groove

Various Artists: Sampled Groove Wagram In a world where we make our own playlists, are happy enough listening to recommendations on YouTube and carry everything in our pocket – maybe never even owning a stereo – it’s a hard sell to have compilation albums out in this world. But I remain a fan of the […]
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