Posts Tagged Billy Cobham
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September 25, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 627
Billy Cobham, The Best of Billy Cobham (1979) Maybe I had heard some of his pre-solo stuff first – I’m sure I had, even if maybe I didn’t even know that it was him but certainly hearing this Billy Cobham compilation was one of the formative experiences for me in the beginning of my CD-buying […]Archive
September 8, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Sheila E: The Beat of My Own Drum – A Memoir
The Beat of My Own Drum: A Memoir Sheila E. with Wendy Holden Atria Books Here is one of the single best music memoirs I’ve ever read – sure, it helps I’m already a fan, I found out about Sheila E. through her work with Prince, of course. But I was soon well aware of […]Archive
December 15, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1221
Billy Cobham, The Best of Billy Cobham (1980) One of my all-time favourite CDs – one I listened to so much as a teenager, particularly – was this version of a Billy Cobham best-of, with all the best stuff he’s known/revered for like Stratus – and Snoopy’s Search/Red Baron. I was in awe of this guy […]Archive
May 29, 2013 by Simon Sweetman