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February 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sun Ra: Haverford College, Jan. 25, 1980 (Solo Rhodes Piano)
Sun Ra Haverford College, Jan. 25, 1980 (Solo Rhodes Piano) Enterplanetary Koncepts Sun Ra has become shorthand for a kind of controlled chaos – exploratory in the extreme. Herman Poole Blount – aka Le Sony’r Ra or “Sun Ra” was a person, but Sun Ra wasn’t just a musician, Sun Ra was a kind of […]Archive
February 15, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
The Tremeloes: Moonlight Hour (Live 1970)
The Tremeloes Moonlight Hour (Live 1970) Hatbox The Tremeloes, probably Dagenham’s second finest. Which, given the number of good things that either came from or went to Essex is not bad really. Of all the British beat-groups that still get remembered The Tremeloes are nearly one.Archive
February 9, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Leonard Cohen: The Moon’s Too Bright
Leonard Cohen The Moon’s Too Bright: Los Angeles ’93 Syndicated Broadcast Second Line In 1993 Leonard Cohen embarked on his first tour since 1988 – he had the album The Future out and he had songs on the soundtrack to Natural Born Killers. In short: he was back on boogie street.Archive
January 31, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Billy Cobham: Live in Montreux (Live 1987)
Billy Cobham Live in Montreux (Live 1987) Lo-Light Records / Billy Cobham Billy Cobham – what a fucking player. He spun my head right around – that single disc greatest hits of his solo records, man. What a life-changer. When it comes down to it, so much of fusion leaves me cool but I could […]Archive
October 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Black Flag: Everything Is Broken (Live 1984)
Black Flag Everything Is Broken (Live 1984): The Full 1984 Radio Tokyo Studios, Los Angeles Broadcast Taurus Records These bootlegs pop up on the streaming sites and then they’re taken down. You grab them while you can. The timing of this one is sublime, as I’ve been recently devouring Black Flag’s catalogue like I’m a […]Archive
September 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Gregg Allman: Lonely Day In L.A. (Complete KMET-FM Broadcast From 6th November 1974)
Gregg Allman Lonely Day In L.A. (Complete KMET-FM Broadcast From 6th November 1974) Smokin’ Badger There’s really no denying that Gregg Allman was the great voice of southern rock – he had a white boy blues thing that was never cloying, didn’t feel like anything more than it was: A natural talent singing his soul […]Archive
September 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Cream: Leavin’ Town Baby (Stockholm, March 7th 1967 Sveriges Broadcast)
Cream Leavin’ Town Baby (Stockholm, March 7th 1967 Sveriges Broadcast) Blue Cactus Cream. The great power trio. The great supergroup. British Blues Boom wunderkinds. They blazed a trail – and it can be hard to remember back what with Ginger now gone and Jack Bruce before him. And Clapton just drifting along into retirement – […]Archive
August 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 71
Crazy Ed For Governor: Live From Crazy Ed’s (1973) God bless the internet. It always catches up and surpasses your expectations. Sometimes you just have to wait. This album was released in 1973. I’ve owned it since 1997 and I’ve had no idea what it was or why it came to happen despite a few […]Archive
August 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Lou Reed: Audio Violence ’89 (The Legendary Boston Broadcast)
Lou Reed Audio Violence ’89 (The Legendary Boston Broadcast) Smokin’ Badger Lou Reed found his mojo again – big time! – with his gritty, sublime New York album (a novel or movie in the form of a record). We’ll soon get to hear the expanded edition, b-sides, extras – and at the time of release […]Archive
July 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Carpenters: The Road To Yesterday (Live 1974)
Carpenters The Road To Yesterday (Live 1974) Stiletto Discs The Carpenters worked themselves non-stop. They were a hard-touring band on account of all the hits they had. That’s how it worked. They kept having hit singles, kept hitting the road. It sent Richard to the uppers and it was a big downer for Karen, part […]Archive
July 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman