Cloud Nine

The Vinyl Countdown # 346

George Harrison, Cloud Nine (1987) It’s been a big year for me and The Beatles – I’ve fallen in love with the band again and the solo careers of all its members, the big revelation has probably been just how much I really do love a lot of the John Lennon material (far more than […]

The Vinyl Countdown # 563

The Temptations, 25th Anniversary: Volume One (1986) I love The Temptations – who doesn’t, right? One of those bands I thought I discovered via the Vietnam War-era “Sixties Revival” of the mid/late 80s – and thought I heard some key songs on some key compilations and soundtracks it turns out I knew so many of […]

The Vinyl Countdown # 1242

The Temptations, Psychedelic Shack (1970) So I arrive at Psychedelic Shack as much for being a fan of Norman Whitfield (for his writing/production) as for being a fan of The Temptations – if they aren’t one and the same. And I guess they’re not, but it wasn’t the “vocal group” sound of The Temptations that […]