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February 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 170

Bob James, Three (1976) The truth is I was into Bob James before I knew I was into Bob James; before I knew who he was. The TV show Taxi had such an impact on me – its theme tune continues to – and then of course all the hip-hop and dance tracks that have […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1976, Angela, Angela (Theme From Taxi), Bob James, LP, Record, Taxi, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 170, Three, Vinyl, Westchester Lady ·

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December 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Tight But Loose

Playing along to Babylon Sisters on the drums. And Angela- the Theme from Taxi. Man, Bernard Purdie and Idris Muhammad. Beautiful. There’s a philosophy to their playing. They know the magic is in holding back. I never knew how to hold back, so I just dropped out. That’s how it’s usually been. Coming back to […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "Pretty" Purdie, Angela, Babylon Sisters, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Bernard Purdie, Bob James, Drum, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, Idris Muhammad, Poem, Poem: Tight But Loose, Steely Dan, Taxi, Tight But Loose ·

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May 30, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Taxi

he’s in the back of the car, as usual, and i’m his taxi driver. my son asks me if the day he was born was the best day of my life. and i say“yes. of course”.  “what about when you and mum got married?”, he quizzed. “second. nearly as good. can’t have one without the  other”. he nods. and i didn’t […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Angela, Angela (Theme From Taxi), Bob James, Poem, Poem: Taxi, Taxi, Theme From Taxi ·

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March 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Box Brown: Is This Guy For Real? – The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman

Is This Guy For Real?: The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman Box Brown  First Second A graphic novel about Andy Kaufman written and drawn by the guy that paid tribute to Andre The Giant using the same form – I’m in!  
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Andy Kaufman, Bob Zmuda, Book, Book Review, Box Brown, Box Brown: Is This Guy For Real? - The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman, Brian "Box" Brown, Brian Brown, Cartoon, Comedian, Comedy, Comic, Graphic Novel, Is This Guy For Real?, Is This Guy For Real? - The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman, Jerry Lawler, Letterman, Pro-Wrestling, SNL, Taxi, The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman, Troll, Vince McMahon, Wrestling, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 10, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 460

Mike Post, The Theme From Hill Street Blues [Single] (1981) Mike Post did the heavy lifting when it came to 1980s TV theme tunes – such a huge impact on my crazy little kid-brain; these themes all stay with me. None more so than Hill St. Blues though – a TV show I watched because […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1981, Aaron's Tune, Angela, Cop Show, Eighties, Hill St. Blues, Hill Street Blues, Intro, Larry Carlton, LP, Mike Post, Piano, Record, Single, Taxi, The Theme From Hill Street Blues, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 460, Theme, TV, TV Show, TV Theme, Vinyl ·

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April 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Radio on the TV: My Top 10 All-Time Favourite TV Themes

The other day I was listening to Carl Stalling for the first time in a while – his bonkers-brilliant cartoon music puts you right there. You no longer need the images. The same is true of any great soundtrack composer, for film or TV. I regularly give Danny Elfman’s Music For A Darkened Theatre a spin […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged [OST], Alabama 3, Alf, Bob James, Carl Stalling, Charles In Charge, Cheers, Composer, Danny Elfman, Diff'rent Strokes, Family Ties, Hill Street Blues, Laverne & Shirley, Magnum P.I., MASH, Mike Post, Music for TV, My Top 10 All-Time Favourite TV Themes, Night Court, Perfect Strangers, Radio on the TV, Radio on the TV: My Top 10 All-Time Favourite TV Themes, Soundtrack, Taxi, Television, The A-Team, The Facts of Life, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, The Greatest American Hero, The Muppet Show, The Simpsons, The Sopranos, Three's Company, TV, TV Music, TV Theme, TV Themes, Without Us, Woke Up This Morning ·

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April 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Trading: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

I often see posts on Facebook complaining/warning people to be careful when buying records from TradeMe auctions. The warning/complaint usually suggests that – essentially – things aren’t always what they seem. This is part of buying goods when you can’t see/test them first. You can view pictures, sure, but with something as tactile as vinyl […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2nd-Hand, Angela, Angela (Theme From Taxi), Bob James, Condition, eBay, Facebook, KFC, LP, Music, Ok Computer, Quarter Pack, Radiohead, Records, Remain In Light, Scratches, Social Media, Spotlight On The Kinks, Swap, Talking Heads, Taxi, The Bad and The Ugly, The Good, The Kinks, Touchdown, TradeMe, Trades, Trading, Trading: The Good, Vinyl, Vol. 1 ·

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February 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 577

Bob James, All Around The Town (1981) I’ve been collecting up Bob James records ever since I reconnected with the TV show Taxi and of course Bob James’ Theme (aka ‘Angela’) – from there it’s been to whatever versions of the Taxi theme I can get – the original album, Touchdown, the compilation of the […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1981, 2LP, All Around The Town, Angela, Angela (Theme From Taxi), Bob James, Instrumental, Jazz, Live, LP, Record, Taxi, The Vinyl Countdown # 577, Theme, TV, Vinyl, Westchester Lady ·

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August 31, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 641

Bob James, The Genie: Themes & Variations from The TV Series “Taxi” (1983) If you’ve read almost any of my posts you’ll know I’m obsessed with Angela – The Theme From Taxi by Bob James. I set off to someone’s house to pick-up my first ever TradeMe vinyl purchase just so I could get a […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged [OST], 1983, Angela, Bob James, Cue, Groove For Julie, Instrumental, LP, Record, Score, Soundtrack, Taxi, The Genie, The Vinyl Countdown # 641, Themes & Variations from The TV Series Taxi, TV, TV Show, TV Shows That Meant The World To Me, TV Shows That Meant The World To Me # 1, Vinyl ·

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April 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

CeeLo Green: TV on the Radio

CeeLo Green TV on the Radio Soundcloud A wee novelty project, not quite and album and a wee bit more than just an EP, but mostly this serves as a reminder that before he sold/souled out and took  the easy-easy money CeeLo Green had passion and vibrancy and was innovative and interesting and could rap […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Cee Lo Green, CeeLo Green, EP, Family Ties, Knight Rider, Peanuts, Soundcloud, Taxi, TV on the Radio, TV Themes ·

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March 25, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

TV Shows That Meant The World To Me: # 1 – Taxi

Taxi was an American sitcom – it ran from 1978-1982. I was just a kid – but it was one of those Friday night fish’n’chips family-sits-in-front-of-the-TV shows. The characters were colourful – well Louie De Palma (Danny DeVito’s breakout role) and later “the Reverend” Jim (Christopher Lloyd) were colourful and wonderful. They shouted a lot. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1975 - From The Meticulous To The Sublime, Andy Kaufman, Angela, Bob James, Comedy, Danny DeVito, Facebook, http://offthetracks.co.nz/tv-shows-that-meant-the-world-to-me-new-series/, Idris Muhammad, James L. Brooks, Judd Hirsch, Phantom Billstickers, Sitcom, Taxi, Taxi Cab, Television, Tony Danza, TV, TV Shows That Meant The World To Me, TV Shows That Meant The World To Me: # 1 – Taxi ·

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December 18, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Bryan Ferry: Avonmore

Bryan Ferry Avonmore BMG Rights Management Straight away this is that trademark Bryan Ferry sound – it is everything you should expect from a Bryan Ferry album in 2014, including the fact that it could never replace any of his absolutely vital work, nor even challenge it. That would be an unfair expectation obviously and […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Avonmore, Bête Noir, Bryan Ferry, Roxy Music, Taxi, The Bryan Ferry Orchestra, Todd Terje ·
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