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June 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 101

Leo Sayer, Just A Boy (1974) As a kid all I knew of Leo Sayer was the two big hits from 1976/77 – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing and When I Need You – they were on the radio all the time; or so it seemed. Look, I couldn’t even say if I loved […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1974, Giving It All Away, Just A Boy, King Crimson, Leo Sayer, LP, Michael Giles, Record, Roger Daltrey, The Bells Of St. Mary's, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 101, Vinyl, When I Need You, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing ·

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May 7, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

My Tony Levin Interview: Q&A

Tony Levin is perhaps best known for his work with Peter Gabriel and King Crimson but he has appeared on over 500 albums. He has worked with Lou Reed and our own Tim Finn; with James Taylor and Carly Simon. He even appears in Paul Simon’s cult film, One Trick Pony.   Over a series of emails I asked Levin some questions ahead of his 2010 visit to New […]
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March 4, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 936

Adrian Belew, Mr. Music Head (1989) I think I started buying Adrian Belew records before I ever really started listening to them – before I really knew anything much about his music; the music of his solo career that is. You see there’s work with Frank Zappa and David Bowie and Talking Heads – and […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1989, Adrian Belew, Bad Days, David Bowie, King Crimson, LP, Mr. Music Head, Record, Talking Heads, The Vinyl Countdown # 936, Vinyl ·

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October 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Fripp & Eno: Live In Paris 28.05.1975

Fripp & Eno Live In Paris 28.05.1975 DGM/Panegyric The Fripp & Eno duo only released a small handful of studio albums – two in the early/mid 1970s and then several years later they reconnected, but it’s those two studio albums from the seventies that dazzled, and that formed the setlist when the duo performed a […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 1975, 2014, Album Review, Ambient, Bootleg, Brian Eno, Discreet Music, Eno, Fripp, Fripp & Eno, Guitar, King Crimson, Live, Live In Paris 28.05.1975, Reissue, Robert Fripp, Tape Loops ·

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September 11, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1036

Andy Summers/Robert Fripp, Bewitched (1984) I hadn’t thought about his album in a long time – much less listened to it. But it all came back in those first notes this morning and the delay and effects around those first notes. And then on from there. This was the first “guitar” album that I heard […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1984, Andy Summers, Bewitched, King Crimson, LP, Parade, Robert Fripp, The Police, Vinyl ·

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March 22, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1567

Robert Fripp, Network (1985) A network is important for a guitarist like Robert Fripp. I’ve been enjoying this mini-album/EP. It showcases some of his musical friends (Daryl Hall, David Byrne, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno) but it also, naturally, showcases Fripp. You might hear him play wilder stuff elsewhere – but there’s a logical […]
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November 17, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1757

The Cure, Standing On A Beach * The Singles (1986) I was a fan of The Cure at high school. But only just. I’d heard Seventeen Seconds and liked it a lot. And some of Pornography. And obviously I knew a bunch of the singles – playing out like jingles: Love Cats, Boys Don’t Cry […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged A Forest, Boys Don't Cry, George Benson, Joanthan Livingston Seagull, King Crimson, Love Cats, Neil Diamond, Pornography, Seventeen Seconds, Standing On A Beach, The Cure, The Singles, Vinyl ·

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