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December 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
People: Get Ready – It Was 20 Years Ago Today…
It’s funny what makes you remember the passing of time. An album turning 10 or 20 or 30, a film, the cultural reunions that happen like secret club meetings within already secret clubs. Has it really been 20 years since Curtis Mayfield died? Maybe you thought he died long before 1999. Maybe you thought he […]Archive
November 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Pink Floyd: The Later Years 1987 – 2019
Pink Floyd The Later Years 1987 – 2019 Legacy The post-Roger years examined, remixed – a few rarities…well, in fact this “Sampler” is just a taste of it. The actual “box-set” is still a couple of weeks away; the sequel – if you like – to The Early Years – 1965-1972 (an embarrassment of riches […]Archive
October 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Underworld: DRIFT: Episode 4 – “SPACE”
Underworld DRIFT: Episode 4 – “SPACE” Smith Hyde Productions The bangers and mind-bending delights continue from Underworld on this, the fourth installment of the band’s Drift Project. The first song, Listen To Their No, doesn’t quite do it for me, but there’s a sonic joyousness on display, it’s a bright – lovely – production. Just […]Archive
February 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 337
The Beatles, The Beatles Box (1980) Growing up, the music of The Beatles was all around – my dad had lost/got rid of some of his records but we had a decent smattering and some of the solo records from the post-break-up years too. A couple of compilations were added to the collection as we grew up […]Archive
October 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
David Gilmour: Live at Pompeii
David Gilmour Live At Pompeii Sony Music Canada Inc. It’s no substitute for the real thing – Pink Floyd – but the more I’ve listened to this I’ve found a way in. That’s just me being a die-hard Floyd fan, or at least a Floyd fan of a type. I wasn’t at all impressed on […]Archive
February 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
What’s The Most You’ve Spent On A Record?
What’s the most money you’ve ever spent on a single album? I ask this because I had a flashback to a garage sale we had – the one and only garage sale I’ve hosted/been to. My parents were moving to a new house oh, nearly 20 years ago now. And they wanted to get rid […]Archive
October 12, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Daniel Johnston’s World: Alone With The Magic of that Music
A few years back I went to a film festival screening of the documentary, The Devil and Daniel Johnston. It was an incredible experience sitting through this film as part of the festival; a sold-out theatre. There were hoots of laughter and there were tears. After, the theatre’s foyer was abuzz – many people were […]Archive
September 18, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Album Preview: Sleater-Kinney – Start Together
Next month Sleater-Kinney will be discovered/rediscovered by many. Sub-pop is re-releasing the band’s seven-album catalogue in a Ltd Ed (3000 copies) box-set. Coloured vinyl, a 44-page hardcover book and a limited edition print. You’ll also be able to get the albums as standalones on black vinyl and/or CD. I’ve been listening to a sampler CD […]Archive
July 9, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1085
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Live Anthology (2009) Not a fan of the “mixed format” box-set to tell the truth. And this one just about covers it all – DVDs, (blu-ray), CDs – a vinyl EP, reproduced laminates and faux tour ephemera, the booklet, live shows and docos – it takes a stab at all […]Archive
December 28, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1699
V/A, True People: The Detroit Techno Album (1996) It’s a box-set of five 12” records. And I bought it from a dude who walked in to the shop I was working in – late one night – wanting to offload some second-hand vinyl. I never really thought about whether it was a dodgy deal or […]Archive
November 5, 2011 by Simon Sweetman