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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
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 58: Burning Spear – “Marcus Garvey”
I like Burning Spear – but I didn’t know this album. And that seems a crime. But hey, this is all about fixing such crimes… I’m always on the lookout for good reggae. Because I think there’s a perception that I don’t like reggae (not true). But more than that I’m on the lookout for […]Archive
May 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman