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December 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 600

The Police, Every Breath You Take – The Singles (1986) I have this thing where a pang of nostalgia sometimes hits when I see a key compilation from my childhood. That was the case when I walked into the record store last week and saw this offering by The Police. My bro had the CD, […]

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December 23, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 11 – Stewart Copeland

A guy once told me he’d met Stewart Copeland – The Police were touring or whatever. And he spent some time with him, drove him around. He said “that guy was able to think about music in a way I’ve not seen with anyone else. He could juggle so many rhythms in his head and […]

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September 11, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1036

Andy Summers/Robert Fripp, Bewitched (1984) I hadn’t thought about his album in a long time – much less listened to it. But it all came back in those first notes this morning and the delay and effects around those first notes. And then on from there. This was the first “guitar” album that I heard […]