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November 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Rhian Sheehan: Recollections, Vol. 1

Rhian Sheehan Recollections, Vol. 1 LOOP Rhian Sheehan has been releasing music under his own name for close to a quarter of a century now – and maybe it was the lockdown that forced a slow-down to take stock, though you could never say that Sheehan has rushed into anything with music. His albums, and […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bandcamp, Compilation, Live, LOOP, Recollections, Recollections Vol. 1, Rhian Sheehan, Standing In Silence, Studio, Vol. 1, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

My New EBook: Selected Interviews (Vol. 1)

I’ve just published my new e-book – a selection of some of my favourite interviews. There are new essays and context-notes around each interview and the range of subjects takes in not just musicians but two pro-wrestlers, a filmmaker and a comedian. There are 15 conversations documented from living legends (Joan Baez, Ry Cooder, Mavis […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Amazon, Author, Bret "The Hitman" Hart, Cassandra Wilson, Comedian, Comic, Damon Albarn, Drummers You Just Can't Beat, e-book, ebook, Filmmaker, George Clinton, I'm Calling You From The Edge Of The World...Are You There?, I'm Calling You From The Edge Of The World...Are You There? : Selected Interviews From New Zealand (Vol. 1), Interviews, Jeff Beck, Joan Baez, John Waters, Kindle, Mavis Staples, Movie, Music, My New Ebook, My New EBook: Selected Interviews (Vol. 1), Pro-Wrestling, Ric Flair, Rob Schneider, Ry Cooder, Sananda Maitreya, Selected Interviews, Selected Interviews From New Zealand, Simon Sweetman, Sonny Rollins, Steve Vai, Terence Trent D'arby, Todd Rundgren, Vol. 1, Writing ·

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June 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 113

Arthur “Duke” Reid, Treasure Dub (Vol. 1 Dub Series) (2018) Arthur “Duke” Reid was one of dub-reggae’s pioneers – running sound systems, record labels, DJing, talent spotting, promoting…and, having helped to create rocksteady, ska and early reggae music through the 1950s and 1960s he was one of the pioneers of dub music in the early/mid […]
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April 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Boy George: This Is What I Dub, Vol. 1

Boy George This Is What I Dub, Vol. 1 BGP Records If Lou Reed and Keith Richards were the two at the top of the list of rock stars most likely to not survive the 1970s then in the late 1990s and across the 00s it was the two Georges:  Georgios Panayiotou (aka George Michael) […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Boy George, Boy George: This Is What I Dub, Boy George: This Is What I Dub Vol. 1, Dennis Bovell, Dub, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Remix, Sinead O'Connor, This Is What I Do, This Is What I Dub, This Is What I Dub Vol. 1, Vol. 1, Volume 1, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Lisa Crawley: Songs I Like But Did Not Write Vol. 1 [EP]

Lisa Crawley Songs I Like But Did Not Write Vol. 1 (ep) (Independent / Bandcamp) I’ve long been a fan of Lisa Crawley’s music – and part of her story, always, has been the work she’s done as a singer-for-hire, covers bands, weddings, piano bars, musicals; you only get to put your own songs out […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Bandcamp, Covers, Elliott Smith, EP, Goodshirt, Independent, Leonard Cohen, Lisa Crawley, Songs I Like But Did Not Write, Songs I Like But Did Not Write Vol. 1, Songs I Like But Did Not Write Vol. 1 (ep), Vol. 1, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Funky Summer (Vol. 1)

It was meant to be a DJ set in the summer sun  but the rain kicked in that afternoon, a storm, add to that it was the very start of the year and people were looking for any excuse not to be out, a thunderstorm being just perfect. So I played a bunch of tunes […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged DJ, DJ Set, DJ Setlist, Funk, Funky Summer, Funky Summer (Vol. 1), Jazz, LP, Playlist, Playlist: Funky Summer (Vol. 1), Records, San Fran, Soul, Spotify, Vinyl, Vol. 1, Volume One ·

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November 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Remembering The Wilburys – Especially Vol. 1

The Traveling Wilburys were a big deal to me. I remember the news item announcing them. I remember my mum and dad took us out, family outing, Friday night (late-night) shopping, to buy the cassette tape. Not only that we took it home and sat and listened to it. The whole family. It was an […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Remembering The Wilburys, Remembering The Wilburys – Especially Vol. 1, Roy Orbison, The Traveling Wilburys, The Wilburys, Tom Petty, Vol. 1, Vol.3 ·

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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 […]
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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 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Randy Newman: The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 3

Randy Newman The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 3 Nonesuch Records For longevity alone it’s funny to think of Randy Newman as any sort of One Hit Wonder. Add in the success of his “sideline” career as a soundtrack composer and it seems even more absurd. But – technically – he is a one hit wonder. […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Randy Newman, songbook, The Randy Newman Songbook, The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 3, Vol. 1, Vol.2, Vol.3 ·

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August 19, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein: Stranger Things, Vol. 1 [OST]

Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein Stranger Things, Vol. 1 [OST] Lakeshore Records It seems the one thing anyone lured in by Netflix’s Stranger Things can agree on – the music was a triumph; scene-setting, propulsive, era/genre-evoking, it worked stunningly as a masterful prop and part of the manipulation. The score comes courtesy of Kyle Dixon […]
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February 15, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: VINYL (Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 1)

Various Artists: VINYL (Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 1) Atlantic Recording Corporation & Warner Bros. Records, Inc/WEA International Inc. The much-hyped Martin Scorsese/Mick Jagger-executive produced VINYL has debuted – bringing with it a first volume of soundtrack recordings. The plan – for a show called VINYL – is to have digital-only releases popping […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], 1970s, HBO, Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger, Music Industry, New York, Record Business, Richard Hell, Series 1, Series One, Seventies, Soundtrack, Sturgill Simpson, Television, The New York Dolls, TV, TV Series, TV Show, V/A, Various Artists, Vinyl, VINYL (Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 1 ·
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