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October 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 93: Haircut One Hundred – “Pelican West ”

So, the band Haircut One Hundred (or Haircut 100) totally passed me by. I really don’t know them at all. I know the name, I’ve seen it mentioned, the first two songs here felt instantly familiar – probably have heard them out and about, as part of compilations, in DJ sets, etc – but I […]

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October 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 92: Madness – “The Rise & Fall”

It was probably The Young Ones that introduced me to Madness – and madness! And when I watched them, the first few times, I was a (very) young one and I thought it was one big long series of 12 eps, not two separate sets of six eps each. So I was impressed that Madness […]

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September 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 90: The Psychedelic Furs – “Talk Talk Talk”

Terrific band The Psychedelic Furs and I thought I knew them pretty well, love the debut and particularly love their third album, Forever Now; that’s a go-to for me – Love My Way is the song, one of my all-time favourites by anyone ever, and a DJ-staple. And I had a compilation that covered a […]

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August 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 79: Japan – “Quiet Life”

I always love finding a New Favourite Album of The Year that comes from way back – this year my favourite album of 2018 not released in 2018 is – easily – Japan’s Quiet Life (released in late 1979). I have never listened to Japan. I’ve heard about the band, read about the band, thought […]