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March 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

What Value Do You Place On Recorded Music?

It was a couple of years ago, but I remember being in the local record store when a customer was inquiring about Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew. He wanted to know if it was available on vinyl and was shown a sealed copy of the latest reissue; a double LP. The price? $59.99. The customer – […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Bitches Brew, Cassette Tape, CD, Daniel Johnston, Download, Downloading, DVD, iTunes, Loaded, Lou Reed, Miles Davis, Recorded Music, The Velvet Underground, Value, What value do you place on recorded music? ·

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February 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Velvet Underground’s Loaded: Loaded/Fully Loaded, 45 Years On And Still Going…

Those four studio albums by The Velvet Underground all made a huge impact on me. But the sentimental favourite is Loaded – it was the very first CD I purchased. I was a tape buyer, right through until the early-1990s, I wasn’t going to give up that tape collection…I had a tape-deck in my car […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged [45], 45 Years On And Still Going..., Billy Yule, CD, Deluxe Edition, Doug Yule, Fully Loaded, I Found A Reason, Loaded, Loaded/Fully Loaded, Lou Reed, Mo Tucker, Rock'n'Roll, Spotify, Sterling Morrison, Sweet Jane, The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground's Loaded, The Velvet Underground's Loaded: Loaded/Fully Loaded, Train Round The Bend, Velvet Underground, VU ·

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April 28, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1380

The Velvet Underground, The Scepter Studios Sessions (2012) When it comes down to it I don’t get all that into hearing alternate mixes and unused takes – unless it’s a band I really love and/or the versions in question provide clues, revelations, a fresh way back into the music. The Velvet Underground has meant a […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged European Son, Loaded, Lou Reed, LP, Record Store Day, The Scepter Studios Sessions, The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground & Nico, Vinyl ·

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September 3, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1869

The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground (1969) There are four Velvet Underground albums and sure I’ve said before that Loaded is the sentimental favourite (my introduction to the band) and of course the debut album is the revelation. I’m a huge fan of White Light/White Heat too. But to my ears this is the album […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Beginning To See The Light, Dean Wareham, Doug Yule, Loaded, Lou Reed, The Murder Mystery, The Velvet Underground, Vinyl, VU, White Light/White Heat ·

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August 3, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1906

The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) I’ve told you already that my favourite VU album is Loaded; it was the first VU album I heard in its entirety – but my introduction to The Velvet Underground was still the debut album – because I first heard songs from the debut album. So […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Andy Warhol, Brian Eno, European Son, John Cale, Loaded, Lou Reed, Sonic Youth, Straitjacket Fits, Straitjacket Fits' Blow, The 3Ds, The Clean, The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground & Nico, Vinyl ·

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July 11, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1935

The Velvet Underground, Loaded (1970) I have a special connection to this album as a CD; it was the first compact disc I ever bought. So my vinyl copy is a new print. I bought it a year or so ago. Beaut record. A firm favourite for me for close to 20 years now. It […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Doug Yule, I Found A Reason, Loaded, Lou Reed, Moe Tucker, New Age, Oh! Sweet Nuthin', Sweet Jane, The Velvet Underground, Train Round The Bend, Vinyl, VU ·

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