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December 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 00

Prince, 1999 [Single] (1982) “Two thousand zero zero party over oops out of time” – This is it. The Vinyl Countdown is over; finished. It started back at # 2000 in March of 2011 and it ends now, December 2020. Two thousand two zero, column over, out of time. Or out of numbers. This is […]
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October 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 38

Genesis, Selling England By The Pound (1973) Because of my age, I guess, I arrived at Genesis through/via The Phil Collins Years. No shame. I like a lot of that. But The Peter Gabriel Years were always part of the story for me too because I have always loved Gabriel’s solo career and knew the […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1973, brand new discoveries and old-old favourites; extremely pre-loved, Genesis, I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe), LP, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, previously abandoned or with the shrink-wrap having just been removed it’s all here at The Vinyl Countdown, Record, Selling England By The Pound, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 38, The Vinyl Countdown is a document of every LP I listen to, Vinyl ·

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June 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 110

Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Sing Sing Sing [Single] (1975) Something like this pops out at you and you grab it. A fiver. Done deal. A mono version of one of the most famous Benny Goodman staples – well three, really but the side A lead single is the one right. And I guess I […]
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October 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 233

The Fourmyula, Nature [Single] (1969) I wrote about it in my book – it was, long before that, voted the top of a list of 75 NZ songs. I’ve always loved it – and the band The Fourmyula, they have some psych-rock masterpieces that still seem forgotten/under-discovered in the wider catalogue. But this song carries […]
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January 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 343

Mark Knopfler, Going Home / Wild Theme [Single] (1983) The theme from Local Hero was a big deal before I ever heard the soundtrack and long before I saw the film. The soundtrack – I love. It got me hooked on Mark Knopfler’s soundtrack work, and film scores in general really. But as a Dire […]
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January 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 345

Michael Houstoun, Piano (1979) This is my favourite $1 op-shop find. For now at least. I love Michael Houstoun – amazing talent, I feel lucky thinking about the number of times I’ve seen him perform. He threatens retirement this year but I always enjoy his playing. I love classical piano and Beethoven too – so it’s […]
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