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February 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: For The Love Of You

Various Artists: For The Love Of You Athens of the North The Athens of the North reissue label always takes you down a new wormhole, finds the sweet spot, opens the door, mixes the metaphor and spins your head with its lush simplicity; its super cool, super sweet ideas. So try this one! A compilation […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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).
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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 […]
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October 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Queen + Adam Lambert: Live Around The World

Queen + Adam Lambert Live Around The World Hollywood Records It’s fair to say no one needs this live album by half of Queen and all of Adam Lambert. But there are probably a few psycho-fans that WANT it. So here it is. I enjoyed a Queen + Adam Lambert concert way more than I […]
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