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December 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 19 – Karen Carpenter

Karen Carpenter – sadly thought of as a punchline by some, known to be an incredible singer and one half of the mega-successful sibling duo, the Carpenters – was a drummer. Brother Richard was in charge of song selection (covers) arranging, producing and composition. But if he was the boss Karen was the star. Ask […]

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March 12, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The City: Now That Everything’s Been Said

The City Now That Everything’s Been Said LightInTheAttic Here’s a wonderful reissue from the dependable LightInTheAttic label – it’s the first time too that The City’s Now That Everything’s Been Said has been reissued for vinyl. This was a band fronted by Carole King and it’s essentially her “lost” or middle years. She’d written the […]

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February 19, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 945

Randy Newman, 12 Songs (1970) I own every Randy Newman album – in fact I own most of them twice (CD/Vinyl). But this one has been the one I’ve wanted to have – on LP – for a while. It’s nearly impossible to name a favourite Randy Newman album but if I had to this […]