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January 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Jeff Lynne’s ELO: Wembley or Bust
Jeff Lynne’s ELO Wembley or Bust Columbia Jeff Lynne has been taking stock in recent years – then again, maybe that’s all he’s ever been doing. But there was the reworking of classic ELO songs as a one-man-band. And a solo album of crooner-covers. Then, finally a new studio album of originals under the new […]Archive
February 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Velvet Underground’s Loaded: Loaded/Fully Loaded, 45 Years On And Still Going…
Those four studio albums by The Velvet Underground all made a huge impact on me. But the sentimental favourite is Loaded – it was the very first CD I purchased. I was a tape buyer, right through until the early-1990s, I wasn’t going to give up that tape collection…I had a tape-deck in my car […]Archive
November 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Stevie Nicks: Bella Donna (Deluxe Edition)
Stevie Nicks Bella Donna (Deluxe Edition) Rhino Entertainment Company It was an interesting time – and very creative – for Fleetwood Mac and its members post-Rumours. The popular narrative suggests they never bettered it, but they did something much better in a way, they diversified. Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood both made solo records in […]Archive
November 2, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Phil Collins: Hello, I Must Be Going! (Deluxe Edition)
Phil Collins Hello, I Must Be Going! (Deluxe Edition) – Take A Look At Me Now: Reissue Series Rhino Records/Warners The reissue series made me dig out my vinyl copy of this album again – and I’ve further refined the opinion from there. In fact Hello, I Must Be Going! is actually the most complete […]Archive
July 7, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Phil Collins: Both Sides (Deluxe Edition)
Phil Collins Both Sides (Deluxe Edition) – Take A Look At Me Now: Reissue Series Rhino Records/Warners Where Face Value was easy to defend/praise I didn’t think that would be the case with Both Sides, also reissued as part of the Take A Lot At Me Now series and paired with Collins’ debut. Both Sides […]Archive
April 14, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Phil Collins: Face Value (Deluxe Edition)
Phil Collins Face Value (Deluxe Edition) – Take A Look At Me Now: Reissue Series Rhino Records/Warners I still think Face Value – here reissued, as part of a thoughtful career-overview/overhaul reissue campaign – is a classic album. I’m sure of it. I’ve always liked it. I’ve had a couple of goes at defending/appraising the […]Archive
January 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 769
Sleater-Kinney, No Cities To Love – Deluxe (2015) It was the first great record of last year – even if it took me a wee while to get some thoughts down about it. I had the album, the review-link, late in 2014 and I thrashed those songs across the summer break this time last year. […]Archive
December 10, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Neil Young: Storytone
Neil Young Storytone Reprise It hasn’t been the best year for Neil Young releases – but that prolific nature continues. In fact that’s more the curse than blessing in 2014 – a patchy, often pointless memoir (that was absolutely and only for the hardcore fans) and the daft Jack White-assisted “Letter Home” from some bygone […]Archive
November 10, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings At The Speed of Sound (Reissue)
Paul McCartney & Wings Wings At The Speed Of Sound (Reissue) Universal I’m surprised he didn’t rename the album Paul McCartney & Wings At The Speed of Sound however, here we go, the McCartney/Wings reissue series rolls on and here’s one of my favourites from the Wings catalogue, the group’s fifth album, Wings At The […]Archive
November 5, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Rufus Wainwright: Vibrate – Best Of
Rufus Wainwright Vibrate: The Best Of Universal Music Enterprises Spanning 1998-2012 here is the best of Rufus Wainwright. I’ve always found him best as an album artist, each album feels – so completely – like its own thing, closed off from anything else. You recognise the voice, the albums line up next to one another […]Archive
July 9, 2014 by Simon Sweetman