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August 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 74

Chopin: Polonaises – played Arthur Rubinstein (1953) What I’m remembering, now I’m cataloging my records – and it was sorta excruciating going through all the classical (not that there’s that many but just all in one glut, they’re sometimes hard to find specific versions) is that I gravitate to solo piano – and piano-led/based works. […]

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March 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 428

Bing Crosby, Bing Sings The Hits (1953) Bing Crosby – golden voice eh. Warm. Inviting. And actor too, song and dance man. A legend. One of those people you just know about, hear about – more so than hear from. I dunno. I have no concept around how I first heard of Bing Crosby or […]

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February 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 435

The Madcaps, Harmonicapers (1953) This little curio spoke to me – just recently. It was almost love at first sight – a novelty record. But I had to give it a quick spin, just in case I was buying a cover and title only, there had to be some sort of music; the record (a […]