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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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May 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 57: The Dictators – “Go Girl Crazy!”

I had never heard this – well, obviously, that’s the case with all of the albums in this challenge. But I’m glad for the chance. By no means a classic as far as I’m concerned but the energy and spit and fun and mock-snarl of this gets it over the line. It’s a bit New […]
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