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February 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Hearing The Last Album First: How I Arrived At The Blue Nile’s High

The first album by The Blue Nile that I really engaged with – got really hooked on – was the band’s (at this stage) last. High. I love that album. I really dig A Walk Across The Rooftops (see here for my Vinyl Countdown story about that – even though it’s really about High also) […]
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October 22, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

When It’s About More Than Just The Music: Remembering Interviewing Paul Buchanan

Sometimes, with music, part of the magic, the connection, is in the memory. And part of the memory is in the things that were happening around the music. I had loved the music of The Blue Nile since I first heard it. And the band’s last album, High, is the one that means the most […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Hats, High, Mid Air, Paul Buchanan, Remembering Interviewing Paul Buchanan, The Blue Nile, The Paul Buchanan Interview, When It's About More Than Just The Music, When It's About More Than Just The Music: Remembering Interviewing Paul Buchanan ·

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July 10, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Blue Nile: Hats (Reissue)

The Blue Nile Hats (Reissue) EMI I’ve fallen for Hats, the second Blue Nile Album, just recently in fact. Good timing given the new 2CD reissue. Before that it was all about A Walk Across The Rooftops (also reissued recently) and High (the one so many forgot about because, ultimately, Peace At Last was a […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2CD, A Walk Across The Rooftops, Album Review, EMI, Hats, High, Morose, Paul Buchanan, Peace At Last, Pop, Reissue, The Blue Nile ·

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June 23, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1955

The Blue Nile, A Walk Across The Rooftops (1984) My introduction to The Blue Nile was actually High, the last album (at this stage) the band has released. I love that album – and as soon as I started telling people how great it was I received many pointers that the band’s earlier work was […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged A Walk Across The Rooftops, Hats, High, Stay, The Blue Nile, Tinseltown In The Rain, Vinyl ·

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