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September 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 52
Neil Young, Tonight’s The Night (1975) I guess I have about 10 favourite Neil Young albums – even albums of his that are pretty-much duds are sometimes on that list by the way. Such is my love for what he does and perhaps particularly the way he has gone about it. But one album I […]Archive
July 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 99
Ray Conniff, I Write The Songs (1975) I was in $1 Heaven. And let me tell you one of the pilots to take you straight to $1 Heaven is Ray Conniff. Always. Many of my favourite albums are by Conniff. And almost all of my favourite $1 Records are by Ray Conniff. I got so […]Archive
June 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 110
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Sing Sing Sing [Single] (1975) Something like this pops out at you and you grab it. A fiver. Done deal. A mono version of one of the most famous Benny Goodman staples – well three, really but the side A lead single is the one right. And I guess I […]Archive
June 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 111
Daryl Hall & John Oates, Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975) One song! Sara Smile. It’s the one that really made Hall & Oates – got them going properly; created enough interest for them to re-release a couple of earlier songs and then they were away. Next thing they’re on their way to being the […]Archive
May 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 124
Bob Marley & The Wailers, Live! (1975) Bob Marley & The Wailers – at least the 1975 version of the band – sound frighteningly good here on what is one of Bob’s best albums, one of the greatest live albums and possibly one of the great-great albums – unless you’re my wife, who says of […]Archive
March 11, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 153
Beach Boys, Good Vibrations (1975) You know you’re one of the tragic few – a real fan with more dollars than sense as they say when you buy a compilation like this. To be fair I bought this for $2 and it would only have ever been a bargain at half the price. The Beach […]Archive
November 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 210
Carpenters, Horizon (1975) Been on a big Carpenters trip lately, and though they’ve been in my life forever it’s only now I realise that I’m a Greatest Hits-player…well, I know a few of the albums but this is the first time I’ve decided to listen through to them all. There’s some great lesser known gems […]Archive
November 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 219
Eric Clapton, E.C. Was Here (1975) I coveted this for a long time – long before I ever got around to owning it; Eric Clapton was my number one guitar guy for a while. Only a little while – but it was important (He was the first big-name live-gig I saw – and it was […]Archive
July 23, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 388
Dion, Born To Be With You (1975) Dion DiMucci is better known as just Dion – a rock’n’roll singer that made some very interesting, sombre records in the mid-70s; this one was on my list of must-purchase albums based on its reputation. And then, just recently it popped up as part of the 1001 Albums Challenge […]Archive
May 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 60: Earth, Wind & Fire – “That’s The Way Of The World”
There are some bands you know about, you like – maybe you’d even say you love them – but all you know is the Greatest Hits album, or the big singles. And for me Earth, Wind & Fire is a great example of this. I’ve known about them my whole life – I’m sure my […]Archive
May 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman