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September 2, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1045

Julian Bream and Friends, Boccherini, Britten, Haydn (1978) I had these boxes of books rattling around in the back of my car. They were my grandfather’s – he’s been gone over 20 years. (He’s not coming back for the books). I couldn’t give them away, tried a few second-hand stores, offered them for nothing but […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1978, Boccherini, Britten, Classical Guitar, Fandango, Haydn, Julian Bream, Julian Bream & Friends, LP, The David N White Gallery, Vinyl ·

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May 21, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Phoenix Foundation: Tom’s Lunch (ep)

The Phoenix Foundation Tom’s Lunch (ep) The Phoenix Foundation/Universal Here’s the new collection of songs from The Phoenix Foundation. It arrives swiftly on the heels of last year’s double-album which was sprawling and ambitious and mostly wonderful but did, by the very nature of being a double-album, contain one or two bits of filler fodder […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Chris O'Connor, EP, Fandango, The Phoenix Foundation, Tom's Lunch, Tom's Lunch (ep) ·

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June 6, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1362

The Phoenix Foundation, Fandango (2013) Okay, so I’ve already reviewed the album, yes, but in that review I suggested the band had made three-quarters of a good/great double-album. And so I had to get the full four-sided experience – even though I claimed to never want to hear side four (one whole side dedicated to […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2013, 2LP, Black Mould, Fandango, Sylvie Simmons, The Phoenix Foundation, Vinyl ·

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April 25, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Phoenix Foundation: Fandango

The Phoenix Foundation Fandango Universal For its fifth album The Phoenix Foundation has clearly enjoyed creating some of the best music of its career. There’s a lushness that’s never vapid, never too detached as they create yet another lovely dream-pop opener in Black Mould. And many of the best moments on Fandango (a double!) recall […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Buffalo, double-album, Dream Pop, Fandango, Flaming Lips, NZ, Pegasus, Pink Floyd, The Phoenix Foundation, Wilco ·

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