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December 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 461
Ritz, Puttin’ On The Ritz (1979) I have more records than I’ll ever need – but it’s not about need, it’s about want, of course, any collector of any kind knows that. That said I’ve started addressing this – getting rid of a few records here and there, things I’ve bought only to realise I’ll […]Archive
November 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
How Do You Find Music? How Does Music Find You? How Has That Changed?
Do you ever stop to consider the changes that have been made to the way you find music? Is your approach still the same? Surely it’s changed, you’ve changed formats, the formats have changed – in terms of delivery approach, in terms of regularity, in terms of how and when you receive them – as […]Archive
October 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
David Gilmour: Live at Pompeii
David Gilmour Live At Pompeii Sony Music Canada Inc. It’s no substitute for the real thing – Pink Floyd – but the more I’ve listened to this I’ve found a way in. That’s just me being a die-hard Floyd fan, or at least a Floyd fan of a type. I wasn’t at all impressed on […]Archive
August 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Shelf Life: The Order – or Lack of Order – In Your Record/Tape/Book/CD Collection/s
A friend visited at the start of the year – in town for that Webstock caper. We only catch up once a year or so these days, but as with all of the people I’ve stayed in touch with since school, half our lives ago, we make up for lost time instantly. There’s no awkwardness. […]Archive
June 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 541
Johnny Mathis, The Johnny Mathis Collection: 20 of My Favourite Songs (1977) I’ve been on a bit of a run of enjoying – revisiting – the evergreens and easy listening staples; not all of them are things I grew up with as such, but many of them were part of my grandparents’ record collections. In […]Archive
March 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
What Makes A Music Collection? Are Your Files as Valid as My Records – Do My Records Mean Anything If I Don’t Listen To Them?
It’s never been easier, via the internet and the sharing/caring attitude of fans hooking up other fans, to get close to completing the set – that is to say collecting everything by your favourite artist. But, as my uncle is fond of saying, “it’s a big thing when you look in to it”. I don’t […]Archive
February 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Owed to Collecting: An Ode To Collecting
One of the easiest things I’ve ever done is get rid of music. I’m no minimalist, never will be, but de-cluttering becomes quite addictive. Hey, I like stuff, and probably will always have too much of it – but books and records and CDs and DVDs (previously counted among the joys of my life) have […]Archive
February 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
What’s The Most You’ve Spent On A Record?
What’s the most money you’ve ever spent on a single album? I ask this because I had a flashback to a garage sale we had – the one and only garage sale I’ve hosted/been to. My parents were moving to a new house oh, nearly 20 years ago now. And they wanted to get rid […]Archive
June 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Everett True (ed): 101 Albums You Should Die Before You Hear
101 Albums You Should Die Before You Hear Everett True (ed) Rejected Unknown The problem with funny ideas in an age of crowd-funding is that they can become a reality when really they’re just the beginning of a pitch, a first draft at best. Such is the case here with 101 Albums You Should Die […]Archive
April 16, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Ronnie Jones: Satisfy My Soul – The Complete Recordings 1964-1968
Ronnie Jones Satisfy My Soul: The Complete Recordings 1964-1968 RPM Records Ronnie Jones was one of the most soulful of the singers on the British scene in the 1960s, American-born (that might have helped), he did time with Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated and when backed by The Night Timers he fronted a unit that rivalled […]Archive
December 23, 2014 by Simon Sweetman