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March 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Pearl Charles: Magic Mirror

Pearl Charles Magic Mirror Kanine Records Pearl Charles reminds me of Weyes Blood – which is to say there is that throwback to the 1970s, to AOR and MOR but with the twist of modern vitality; a determined hipness that is never arch but which marks the work as more than just throwback; as its […]
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October 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 36

ABBA, Dancing Queen [Single] (1976) I can’t lie – I really started to appreciate ABBA after I heard Elvis Costello’s little nod to them in his Oliver’s Army tune. If he liked them they must be good. Prior to that it was just radio music from when I was a young kid and everyone seemed […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1976, A-side, ABBA, Abbasalutely, B-side, Dancing Queen, Elvis Costello, EP, Flying Nun, LP, Oliver's Army, Record, Single, That's Me, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 36, Vinyl ·

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September 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 91: ABBA – “The Visitors”

I grew up hating ABBA without really listening to them. Truth is I loved Dancing Queen and The Winner Takes It All and Fernando – and then, a few years on, when my brother returned home from uni with a copy of ABBA Gold I was sold. But that’s mostly all I’ve ever needed. I […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1001, 1001 Albums, 1001 Albums To Hear Before You Die, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, 1980s, 1981, 81, ABBA, ABBA “The Visitors”, ABBA Gold, Dancing Queen, Eighties, Fernando, Gold, Mama Mia, The 1001 Albums Challenge, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 91, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 91: – ABBA “The Visitors”, The Visitors, The Winner Takes It All ·

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May 3, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Britta Phillips: Luck Or Magic

Britta Phillips Luck Or Magic Double Feature For the last two decades Britta Phillips has partnered with Dean Wareham to provide a great range of music across the “dream-pop” spectrum, first as half of Luna, and then as the duo Dean & Britta. There they mixed covers and originals and worked on commissioned soundtracks for […]
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January 15, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 966

ABBA, The Singles: The First Ten Years (1982) Released the year the band broke up – this double compilation was a stop-gap, ABBA was at a loss for a new record, the first time in their decade-long career. They chose to release this instead – a couple of new songs and well over a dozen […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1980, 1982, ABBA, Best Of, Compilation, LP, The First Ten Years, The Singles, The Singles: The First Ten Years, Vinyl ·

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May 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1121

ABBA, Arrival  (1976) I grew up at a time when you couldn’t really admit that you liked ABBA – well, thinking back now that’s how it seemed. And then there was that Abbasolutely compilation – which was cool. And then a bunch of movies played ABBA songs (some of them were good, some not so […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1976, ABBA, Abbasolutely, Arrival, Dancing Queen, LP, Tiger, Vinyl ·

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