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December 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 196
(The Byrds, The Byrds Play Dylan (1979) I can remember hearing this in the days before I really knew how to separate compilations from albums – and I thought man The Byrds really are hammering home the fact that they love covering Bob Dylan albums – now they’ve done a whole record of them! When […]Archive
December 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 110: Laibach – “Opus Dei”
Despite the Slovenian industrial band being around since the very start of the 1980s – and on record since at least the mid-80s I had not heard Laibach until the release of their 2003 opus, WAT. I kinda liked it. There was a world to discover. It arrived liked most musical letterbombs at that time […]Archive
February 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 441
Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66, The Fool On The Hill [Single] (1968) One of my all-time favourite Beatles covers is this wee lounge-classic by Sergio Mendes and his Brasil ’66 combo. Nothing fancy, a little bit cheesy, but just right. It works for me. I like it. I like a lot of Sergio’s Brasil ’66 […]Archive
July 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Los Straitjackets: What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and Los Straitjackets
Los Straitjackets What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and Los Straitjackets Yep Roc Records Los Straitjackets (originally The Straitjackets in the 80s, but after a bust-up they’ve been at it as Los Straitjackets for over 20 years now) is back with another set of surf-pop-meets-rockabilly instrumentals. The catch, this time, the album’s title being a […]Archive
April 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: # 11 – Five Favourite Cover Versions
Many years back – a decade ago at least, I reckon, the editor of the then-Real Groove magazine asked me to compile a list of five favourite cover versions; he never ended up using it but wrote back to tell me he thought my list was weird but cool. I liked that. You hardly ever […]Archive
April 3, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Framing Vinyl: The LP Cover as Artwork
One of the things that vinyl has in its favour – and you’ll always hear a vinyl enthusiast trot it out as one of the virtues of the format – is the cover artwork; it actually works, it actually is (or can become) art. The CD has a lot of faults and though it seemed […]Archive
March 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Rod Stewart: The Magic Years
I’ve been listening to a lot of Rod Stewart lately. And by that I mean The (first) Jeff Beck Group, Faces and Rod’s solo albums. Depending on where you are at with Rod Stewart you walked out after Smiler (or because of it) or A Night On The Town or Blondes Have More Fun – […]Archive
March 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Songs About Other Songs: What Are Your Favourites?
Have you noticed that there are a lot of songs out there that mention other songs? Some songs reference songs musically, quoting parts of the melody, ripping off riffs intentionally. There’s Neil Young’s Borrowed Tune which ends up announcing that he has ripped off (parts of) the tune from elsewhere: “I’m singin’ this borrowed tune/I […]Archive
May 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 689
Naked Eyes, Burning Bridges (1983) This was a recent find – and a good one – because I love Naked Eyes. By which I really mean I love their cover of Always Something There To Remind Me – so good you don’t (quite) process it (straight away) as a cover. I’ve just thought of this […]Archive
November 27, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 787
Ngaire, Ngaire (1991) The song was everywhere! For a while. And though I can’t remember really being a fan – as such – I didn’t mind it. I lived with it. I was at school and it was a hit, and a Kiwi artist having a hit of any kind was a novelty, and covers […]Archive
January 25, 2015 by Simon Sweetman