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November 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 211
V/A, The Sixties Collection – 60 No. 1 Hits of the Sixties (1988) Along with Tour of Duty’s first soundtrack this was one of the most important albums in my musical development. The sixties reunion of the late 1980s was right place/right time for me (and my family). Mum and dad were getting back into […]Archive
May 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 306
Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel As “Tom & Jerry”, Singles and Rarities 1958-1962 (2016) Before they were Simon & Garfunkel it was “Tom and Jerry” for Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel and the enduring number from the late 1950s is Hey Schoolgirl – it gets played in their reunion concerts, and turns up on compilations…they broke up and then reformed a few years […]Archive
July 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Beach Boys: 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow
The Beach Boys 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow Capitol As a Beach Boys fanatic this is gold to me – and that’s what these sort of reissues are about, catering to the existing fans, fleshing out the story, giving added depth. Yes, there’s a cynical cash-grab (always) attached too. But this one fulfils its promise of […]Archive
July 14, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Come & See Me – Dream Babes & Rock Chicks From Down Under
Various Artists: Come & See Me: Dream Babes & Rock Chicks From Down Under Frenzy What an incredible history lesson. Here compiler/curator and label head Grant Gillanders impresses once again with his knowledge and great skill – a double-CD, nearly 60 tracks of ripping-good fun from a range of Australian and Kiwi female singers. There’s […]Archive
May 5, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 702
V/A, Lookey Dookey/Talking Trash (2000) One of several 50s/60s garage-rock/r’n’b comps I’ve gathered in recent years. I probably started hooking up with these things when I started doing 6-8 hour DJ sets at a couple of bars; in most cases they were compilations I recognised from when I worked in the CD store and knew the […]Archive
November 16, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. P.F. Sloan
P.F. Sloan has died. The singer/songwriter had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Sloan is best known for the hit, Eve of Destruction, written for Barry McGuire as well as A Must To Avoid by Herman’s Hermits and a string of songs by The Turtles. In fact, Sloan compositions were recorded by several big-name acts in […]Archive
October 28, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Nellie McKay: My Weekly Reader
Nellie McKay My Weekly Reader 429 Records In a world where Amanda Palmer’s shameless guerrilla marketing papers over the lack of defined talent and where Gen-Y Twee Pin-up Zooey Deschanel gets to cross mediums without offering anything much wherever she goes (free to roam) it’s a breath of fresh air to return to Nellie McKay. […]Archive
October 12, 2015 by Simon Sweetman