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February 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 338
Lionel Hampton, Saturday Night Jazz Fever (1978) I took a punt on Lionel Hampton back in the day; bought a double CD comp from a closing down sale for $5-10 and loved it. I didn’t know what I was getting – beyond the fact that it was jazz. Clearly jazz. Then I looked him pup, found out about […]Archive
August 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 78: Chic – “Risqué”
Well there’s already been a Chic album and a Sister Sledge album in fairly quick succession – and now another Chic album. Now I ain’t complainin’ – I love the band. But I just had never thought to listen to the original albums – I know the big singles, I know compilations, I know samples, I […]Archive
July 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 74: Chic – “C’est Chic”
I love Chic. I love Nile Rodgers. And yet I had never heard C’est Chic until just recently. I have listened to live albums and watched the recent DVDs and then way ahead of that I’ve had compilations and I regularly jam the key tracks, the big singles, the obvious stuff…but it’s weird that I’ve […]Archive
January 21, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 445
Bee Gees, Nights on Broadway [Single] (1975) I already own the Main Course album – and I love it, one of my favourites by the Bee Gees. But I had to get this too – because Nights on Broadway is my favourite Bee Gees song. Well, Top 3 anyway. I guess I knew it all […]Archive
January 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 449
V/A, Heed The Call! (Whakarongo, Nga Tamariki): Soul, Funk & Disco From Aotearoa, 1973-1983 (2017) This is a new release, or was at the end of last year – I guess it was my Christmas present to myself. A must-have just for the long version of Dalvanius & The Fascinations’ Voodoo Lady. But so much […]Archive
December 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Heed The Call! (Whakarono, Nga Tamariki)
Various Artists: Heed The Call! (Whakarono, Nga Tamariki) Soul, Funk & Disco from Aotearoa, 1973-1983 Vostok It’s been threatened for a while, and now, finally – it’s here. The best, the only compilation of great Kiwi funk soul and disco from the seventies. Heed The Call! (Whakarono, Nga Tamariki) has been compiled by John Baker […]Archive
December 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 461
Ritz, Puttin’ On The Ritz (1979) I have more records than I’ll ever need – but it’s not about need, it’s about want, of course, any collector of any kind knows that. That said I’ve started addressing this – getting rid of a few records here and there, things I’ve bought only to realise I’ll […]Archive
September 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 499
The Blackbyrds, Unfinished Business (1976) One of those bands (The Blackbyrds) that I really only know from compilations – I think this is the first time I’ve owned a full album; they’re a funk/jazz/soul band – but this one is them in the mid-70s and heavily riding the disco tip. It’s fucking great. I love […]Archive
May 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Art Of Incongruity: A Chat with Daniel Ash from Bauhaus
This was a slightly odd assignment: do a standard promotional interview with a guy who doesn’t want to talk about the new album – there’s no tour, the band is not going to work together again; all of that is laid out ahead of the call, but talk to him anyway…okay, sure. Just one other […]Archive
March 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Greatest Music In The World: DJ Set (Fri 24/3/17)
I’m playing some records down at the San Fran this Friday, March 24th – billed as “The Greatest Music In The World” (hey, no pressure) it’s going to be a night of classic funk, soul and R’n’B, you know the Stax and Motown labels, you know some Philly-soul, you know maybe a little bit of […]Archive
March 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman