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November 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Karl Blau: Introducing Karl Blau
Karl Blau Introducing Raven Marching Band Records/Bella Union It’s one of those ironic “Introducing” titles given that Karl Blau has recorded some 40 albums across the last 20 years, many self-released, hand-cut covers, CD-Rs…so maybe this is also not all that ironic, for Introducing Karl Blau might a) be the first time you’ve heard of […]Archive
June 14, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Dexys: Let The Record Show – Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul
Dexys Let The Record Show: Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul Rhino Either the second studio album from the truncated-moniker that is Dexys – or, more realistically, the fifth Dexys/Dexy’s Midnight Runners album Let The Record Show: Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul is a mouthful of a title and in the weirdly wonderful, idiosyncratic, […]Archive
August 28, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1048
Dexys Midnight Runners, Don’t Stand Me Down (1985) I never had a favourite Dexys Midnight Runners album – until I got this record. I loved all their albums, the new “Dexys”-rebrand one too. Still do love all of them. But finding this LP was a bit of a wonderful fluke. And so it’s now the highlight […]Archive
March 11, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1169
Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners, Too-Rye-Ay (1982) This one, credited to Kevin Rowland and Dexys Midnight Runners is the second album by the band now just known as Dexys. It’s the one with the big hit on it – Come On Eileen – the one everyone is so sick off. In fact, actually, I’ve […]Archive
March 2, 2014 by Simon Sweetman