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July 21, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 389

Bob Dylan, Masterpieces (1978) You just know what you know – especially when there was no internet. So all I knew was that Masterpieces was a life-changer. Possibly the most important album I ever heard. It opened all the doors. In fact it blew them right off their hinges. And if it was only supposed […]

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November 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 475

Joe Bonamassa, Live at Carnegie Hall – An Acoustic Evening (2017) I’ve never understood Joe Bonamassa’s popularity. He’s graceless – it’s meat’n’spuds playing. He’s not great – and even though he’s more than competent I spot not an inch of soul nor even grit in his playing. Here’s a triple-LP, an acoustic, 9-piece band (which […]

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October 3, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 815

Frank Sinatra, Trilogy: Past, Present & Future (1980) This bonkers concept album – a triple LP – only came into my life this year, part of a return to Frank Sinatra, but also – and mostly – due to hearing about it on this great podcast. That made me intrigued. I had to find it, […]

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August 17, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1056

Paul McCartney, Tripping The Live Fantastic (1990) I always loved this – I had the double cassette tape and my dad had the single CD of highlights. I’ve seen that highlights one about on vinyl often – but that was never enough. I love the big sprawl of this, a triple-vinyl, so over the top […]