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May 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 256: Mark Rogers

Welcome back for another week and another new guest, this is episode 256 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys  and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to […]
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October 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 236

The Beach Boys, Their Twenty Two Greatest Hits (1973) Ah, the specific – prosaic – compilation-album title. 22 hits you say? Better not be a bonus track! Better not cut off before the end either. I want to hear 22 songs by The Beach Boys and they better be their Greatest Goddamn Hits! My record […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1973, 22, 2nd-Hand, Beach Boys, Compilation, Don't Worry Baby, Greatest Hits, LP, Record, The Beach Boys, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 236, Their Twenty Two Greatest Hits, Twenty Two, Vinyl, World Record Club ·

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April 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 561

V/A, Happy To Be Part of The Industry of Human Happiness (1969) Today is Record Store Day. I go to record stores for many reasons – but obviously to buy records. And to find things like this…things I never knew existed, or that I needed, or wanted, until I find them…Here’s a late-60s compilation of […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1969, 2nd-Hand, Albert Lee, Amen Corner, Bluesbreakers, Compilation, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, Hang On To A Dream, Happy To Be Part of The Industry of Human Happiness, Humble Pie, Record Store, Record Store Day, RSD, Small Faces, The Nice, The Vinyl Countdown # 561, V/A, Various, Various Artists ·

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April 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Trading: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

I often see posts on Facebook complaining/warning people to be careful when buying records from TradeMe auctions. The warning/complaint usually suggests that – essentially – things aren’t always what they seem. This is part of buying goods when you can’t see/test them first. You can view pictures, sure, but with something as tactile as vinyl […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2nd-Hand, Angela, Angela (Theme From Taxi), Bob James, Condition, eBay, Facebook, KFC, LP, Music, Ok Computer, Quarter Pack, Radiohead, Records, Remain In Light, Scratches, Social Media, Spotlight On The Kinks, Swap, Talking Heads, Taxi, The Bad and The Ugly, The Good, The Kinks, Touchdown, TradeMe, Trades, Trading, Trading: The Good, Vinyl, Vol. 1 ·

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May 4, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 703

Eric Gale, Ginseng Woman (1977) Some 20 years ago I moved to Wellington and started raiding the second-hand vinyl stores, there were a few of them then – and you’d also find people giving away whole- or part-collections, garage sales, all sorts. I guess that’s still the case, but the stores are shrinking. Limited market. […]
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