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August 21, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 261
Prince, Originals (2019) So far, I have to say, they’ve hit it out of the park with the official posthumous Prince releases. I previewed this one a while back (unofficially) My prediction was the Kenny Rogers song would be ‘discovered’ as a lost-classic, a gem, and I’ve no way of knowing if that’s the case, it was just a feeling I […]Archive
August 6, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 268
Michael McDonald, That Was Then – The Early Recordings of Michael McDonald (1982) I guess the thing that made me want this was the thought of hearing Michael McDonald tackling Midnight Rider – and it’s okay, but it isn’t as amazing as I thought it might be. A lot riding on it though. The idea that these early attempts […]Archive
November 5, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 186 Bloodmonster
We’ve been thinking about finally releasing the Bloodmonster album on CD. We recorded it about ten years ago when the band was a very different animal. For the previous few years Les and I had played with a spate of different drummers who all brought their own touch to the band. The latest was Jorden […]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
May 12, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Jeff Buckley: You and I
Jeff Buckley You and I Sony Legacy Sold to you under the lie that this is the raw, early Jeff Buckley you have, if you are the sort of psycho-fan his music attracts, already heard about 80% of this – and it’s not really “The early Jeff Buckley” in that sense, too. He’s still finding […]Archive
March 5, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck – The Home Recordings
Kurt Cobain Montage of Heck: The Home Recordings Ume The barrel has been scraped. Here, masquerading as “the soundtrack” to a grave-robbing, bones-picking, totally unnecessary documentary of the same name, we have Kurt Cobain’s “home recordings”. We’re meant to process them as if seeing behind the machine, hearing early versions of Nirvana songs, Beatles covers […]Archive
July 6, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 860
Dire Straits, The Honky Tonk Demos (2015) Here’s another Record Store Day special release I picked up – didn’t rush out the door on the day to get this, but picked it up a few days later. Worth having. It’s an EP (a double EP, or double 7” single) of early Dire Straits demos and […]Archive
September 2, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Bob Dylan: Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 – Another Self Portrait
Bob Dylan Bootleg Series, Vol. 10: Another Self Portrait (1969-1971) Columbia When Bob Dylan released Self Portrait – his 10th album – it was perceived as some strange fuck-you to the world. A tentative come-out-from-hiding that was head-scratchingly lazy. Covers, country odes, folk odds and sods, some live tracks that felt like strays, all with […]Archive
April 21, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Jeff Healey Band: House On Fire (Demos & Rarities)
The Jeff Healey Band House On Fire: Demos & Rarities Shock Jeff Healey only got a glimpse at the charts. He seemed to arrive to the mainstream with the gimmick doing the work for him – blind, playing the guitar on his lap, in his own way – when he certainly, still, had some decent […]Archive
March 8, 2012 by Simon Sweetman