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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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
January 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman