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May 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 409
When The Cat’s Away, Sanctified [Single] (1987) Bought as part of a package deal – a few singles all at once, I got this because, well, I do have fond memories of When The Cat’s Away, such a big deal for a time. I was into them. I have seen the recent version of the […]Archive
April 30, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 410
Harry Belafonte, Belafonte Sings Of The Caribbean [EP] (1957) I’ve always been a Harry Belafonte fan – maybe it was seeing Day-O in Beetlejuice that really lit it up for me (I’m guessing, age-wise, that would have been when it really clicked). And then a few years on I got really obsessed – box-sets, picking […]Archive
April 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 412
Dennis O’Brien, Julia [Single] (1982) When I first (properly) met Dennis O’Brien it was to interview him for a story about Slow Boat Records’ then 21st Birthday – (the shop is now pretty much, fittingly, 33 1/3). I didn’t know about Dennis musical background. Not really anyway. I knew he tinkled and sang but didn’t […]Archive
April 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 413
Snap!, Mega Mix (1991) Oh man did I love the band Snap! Maybe I still do. Maybe it’s guilty-pleasure stuff. (Maybe it’s not). Once a year or so I dig out a burnt-CD copy of World Power and crank it. I used to have the tape. (And the original CD). One day I’ll find the […]Archive
April 15, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Peggy Gou: Once (12″ EP)
Peggy Gou Once (12” EP) Ninja Tunes South Korean-born, Berlin-based DJ and producer Peggy Gou is making (sound) waves within house music and electro – those faceless, anonymous beat-filled genres where the best music can seem so fleeting but the truly timeless tunes have that something special: the right hook and groove; personality.Archive
April 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 415
Eddy Grant, Gimme Hope Jo’Anna [Single] (1988) I remember this song – and a few others – so well from my childhood. It was (and is) all at once terrific and fucking annoying. I remember, sometime back, a very decent compilation turned up for me to review. And I remembered how much I had really […]Archive
March 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
girlboss: Body Con
girlboss Body Con [ep] Ball of Wax Records A couple of years back I saw girlboss – then just a duo – and I’ve been waiting for some recordings ever since. Now, it’s a full band – still based around the singing and songs of guitarist/vocalist Lucy Botting, but augmented not only by Douglas Kelly’s […]Archive
March 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 428
Bing Crosby, Bing Sings The Hits (1953) Bing Crosby – golden voice eh. Warm. Inviting. And actor too, song and dance man. A legend. One of those people you just know about, hear about – more so than hear from. I dunno. I have no concept around how I first heard of Bing Crosby or […]Archive
March 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Mica Levi: Delete Beach [OST]
Mica Levi Delete Beach [OST] DDS Following on from the incredible scores to Under The Skin and Jackie Mica Levi returns to the world of movies and moving images for another soundtrack, this one the score to an anime short.Archive
March 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 430
Anna Leah, Love Bug [Single] (1973) Anna Leah arrived in NZ from the UK – she ended up over in Australia, where her career dwindled, then ended. But in the early 70s she surprised a few Kiwis with a small handful of hit singles. There was that one about the Wahine – bummer. And the […]Archive
February 20, 2018 by Simon Sweetman