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June 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize Speech

Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize Lecture/Speech is a beautiful thing. It’s already been shared so many times and quoted from. I wanted to include it here – as just another place where you might find it. I’ve listened to it through twice already and will be returning to it again. And again. Everything about it is wonderful – […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged All Quiet On The Western Front, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize Speech, Buddy Holly, Literature, Moby Dick, Nobel Prize, Speech, The Odyssey ·

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September 26, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1026

Buddy Holly, The Buddy Holly Story (1959) Golly gee, this arrived at the right time – been reading a bit about Buddy Holly in the latest (wonderful) book by Greil Marcus and found this LP in my collection. Well, when I say found – I knew it was there. I have a few hits comps […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1959, Buddy Holly, Greil Marcus, LP, Raining In My Heart, Vinyl ·

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August 6, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Listen To Me – Buddy Holly

Various Artists Listen To Me: Buddy Holly Shock There is a great Buddy Holly tribute album on the market – and this is not it. This album is a classic reminder that if the original music is in circulation and you can’t improve on it in any way then there really is no point in […]
Posted in Back Catalogue, Reviews · Tagged Buddy Holly, Compilation, Listen To Me, Listen To Me: Buddy Holly, Tribute Album, V/A, Various Aritsts ·

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