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February 13, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Nancy Sinatra: Start Walkin’ 1965-1976
Nancy Sinatra Start Walkin’ 1965-1976 Light In The Attic Nancy Sinatra had it easy – she was Frank’s daughter, born into a world of privilege and instant adoration. But Nancy Sinatra also had it tough – very tough. You see she was Frank’s daughter. Born into a world of expectation and impossible standards, always the […]Archive
January 13, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sleaford Mods: All That Glue
Sleaford Mods All That Glue Rough Trade Granted, I was a little slow to the party with Sleaford Mods. I heard a few tracks and thought they were clever, biting, funny – but I couldn’t commit to the albums. That changed with 2019’s Eton Alive which I instantly thought was brilliant. Something clicked. It arrived […]Archive
December 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Fatboy Slim: Back To Mine
Various Artists: Fatboy Slim: Back To Mine Back To Mine The Back To Mine series of mix-albums, first started in 1999, offers dance music for after-hours sips rather than for in-the-zone hips; these are the tunes you listen to at the end of the night, the idea being this would be the ‘private mix’ from […]Archive
November 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Rhian Sheehan: Recollections, Vol. 1
Rhian Sheehan Recollections, Vol. 1 LOOP Rhian Sheehan has been releasing music under his own name for close to a quarter of a century now – and maybe it was the lockdown that forced a slow-down to take stock, though you could never say that Sheehan has rushed into anything with music. His albums, and […]Archive
October 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Beastie Boys: Beastie Boys Music
Beastie Boys Beastie Boys Music Capitol There are at least two other (very good) Beastie Boys compilations on the market and still (and always) available and the best one is absolutely The Sounds of Science an anthology that features as many unreleased songs as it does ‘hits’. And that’s the one that soundtracked several of […]Archive
October 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 28
V/A, Hit Wave 82 (1982) These Various Artists compilations…I used to have so many of them – they’re worthless too, all battered up and bear-soaked and tattered covers but they’re fun. And I still collect them up a bit. Though not as much as I once did. They were fun fillers for DJing – you […]Archive
October 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
James Brown: The Samples
James Brown The Samples UMG Recordings, Inc. There used to be one million James Brown compilations. Now there is one million and one. The Samples isn’t the definitive greatest hits, nor can it replace it, and you don’t need it at all but it’s still a brilliant compilation of brilliant music by one of the […]Archive
October 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings: Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In) Daptone Records It was such sad news that Sharon Jones died at just the age of 60. She was such a vital performer and her music – and the way she presented it – was all about joy. One […]Archive
October 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Billie Holiday: The Last Interview and Other Conversations
Billie Holiday: The Last Interview and Other Conversations Billie Holiday (w/ introduction by Khanya Mtshali) Melville House I’m a big fan of The Last Interview series (there’s more being added every time I check in – including, I see, a Ruth Bader Ginsburg one is being readied).Archive
October 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Hot Chip: Late Night Tales
Various Artists: Hot Chip: Late Night Tales Late Night Tales We make our own playlists and compilations and mixtapes and many people have long given up caring about the curated mix-album…but I’m still a fan. And I love the Late Night Tales series – for a start it’s still going after nearly 20 years (it […]Archive
October 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman