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August 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 382
Bob Dylan, Another Side of Bob Dylan (1964) I’ve recently decided I am going to try to own everything by Bob Dylan on vinyl – I have a few already, so I’m not starting from zero. But I will be re-buying some of the 80s albums I guess – I had them, gave them away, […]Archive
October 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 14: Dusty Springfield – “A Girl Called Dusty”
I’ve always loved Dusty Springfield – right from when I first heard her, Bacharach compilations, and then finding out it was her that was the voice on that Pet Shop Boys song and from there to classic Dusty compilations, of course the Dusty in Memphis album – a masterpiece; a revelation – and not that […]Archive
September 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 13: Solomon Burke – “Rock ‘N Soul”
Seven Top 100 hit singles on this album – Just Out of Reach (Of My Open Arms), Cry To Me, Can’t Nobody Love You, If You Need Me, Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye),You’re Good For Me and He’ll Have To Go. Man, how had I never hear this?! Opening track, Cry To Me. BOOM! That’s a […]Archive
August 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 511
The Yardbirds, Five Live Yardbirds (1964) These days I would struggle to give anything resembling a fuck for almost anything Eric Clapton does – but I found my way to him and his legacy at a young age and got properly hooked on all of it – the solo years but especially the bands. There […]Archive
July 3, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 535
V/A, The Lively Set [OST] (1964) I haven’t seen the film but now I want to. A pretty great little soundtrack this – the score and songs credited to Bobby Darin – but a great deal of it is instrumental, slinkly little surf-pop and jazz-lite numbers; Randy Newman has a co-writing credit on a track […]Archive
May 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 558
The Orlons, Bon-Doo-Wah/Crossfire [Single] (1964) A great Philly-soul pre-cursor, The Orlons – a little bit doo-wop, a little bit Motown, a bit of pop with some soul and R&B, I don’t even know how I found out about these guys; probably from a compilation (or two) that I no longer remember the name of…all I […]Archive
March 2, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 576
V/A, The Jazz Story Volume 3 (1964) I think it’s a 5-volume set, but I saw the first four in a store on a day and bought them all then and there. And I haven’t looked for volume 5 – I wonder if they were all sold together originally? Anyway, good set of second-handers to […]Archive
July 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 662
The Beatles, Introducing…The Beatles (1964) I’m not a hound for different versions, for special international pressings, etc – but I’m in America at the moment and we were in a Punk/Hardcore specialist store, cool store. But they have good “other” stuff too – it’s not just all punk and/or hardcore. So then I spy this […]Archive
January 17, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 766
Dusty Springfield, Stay Awhile – I Only Want To Be With You (1964) Here’s a nice find – one found recently, and in that best possible way: you know, when I wasn’t even (really) looking for it. Eyes open just enough to spot it because it was there, but busy hustling the store for almost […]Archive
November 3, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 797
Sam Cooke, Sam Cooke At The Copa (1964) I love Sam Cooke. I can’t imagine why anyone wouldn’t. I would probably end friendships with people that told me they didn’t like him. How can you not like that voice? That voice! I’ve owned the wonderful Live at The Harlem Square Club, 1963 album a few […]Archive
August 26, 2015 by Simon Sweetman