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February 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 334
Pet Shop Boys, Introspective (1988) Probably the biggest love affair I’m having now with a band from the past is Pet Shop Boys. Always liked them. A big band – with huge singles – when I was a kid. And the first two albums were packed with highlights and I had a copy of the greatest hits CD through […]Archive
February 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 335
Hothouse Flowers, Don’t Go [Single] (1988) Hothouse Flowers – good band! Saw them live a couple of times, once still in their ascendancy and then many years on. They still sounded great. Good show. Very capable. But it was a school night. In a wee pub down the road. And no one seemed to really give a fuck – […]Archive
February 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 336
Don Henley, The Boys of Summer [Single] (1984) Confession time – all this “I hate the fuckin’ Eagles shit” (and I mean that by the way, always!) – but I have a soft spot for some of the solo stuff. And I include amongst that not very much by Don Henley but most certainly this song. A banger. A gem. I dunno. […]Archive
February 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 337
The Beatles, The Beatles Box (1980) Growing up, the music of The Beatles was all around – my dad had lost/got rid of some of his records but we had a decent smattering and some of the solo records from the post-break-up years too. A couple of compilations were added to the collection as we grew up […]Archive
February 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 338
Lionel Hampton, Saturday Night Jazz Fever (1978) I took a punt on Lionel Hampton back in the day; bought a double CD comp from a closing down sale for $5-10 and loved it. I didn’t know what I was getting – beyond the fact that it was jazz. Clearly jazz. Then I looked him pup, found out about […]Archive
January 31, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 339
Aerosmith, Love In An Elevator [Single] (1989) As more time passes the more the band Aerosmith seems truly fucking awful. Just atrocious. Dreadful-as. With one or two moments. But barely a decent single-disc greatest hits can be compiled. My introduction to the band was a ten-track collection of the group’s 70s triumphs, not bad, but in places […]Archive
January 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 340
Grady Tate, By Special Request (1974) Grady Tate – simply one of my all-time favourite drummers, and I got to write a bit about that and a bit about him in memorial. Sad that so often we mark these moments only after a person has gone. And shortly before Tate died I got rather hooked on his crooner albums from the […]Archive
January 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
A Vinyl Affair – Wellington’s Record Fair: Saturday, February 23, 2019
It’s the first time for 2019 – it’s in its fifth year now too…yes, A Vinyl Affair – Wellington’s Record Fair will be back at its home, The Rogue & Vagabond, on Saturday, February 23. It’s a day-time gig, 10am-4pm, no need to pack a lunch they make great food at the Rogue. There’s great […]Archive
January 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 342
V/A, Rikky and Pete [OST] (1988) I was chuffed to find this – something I knew about for a while…it’s the soundtrack to a film of the same name (obviously). Have yet to see the film, just this trailer. But I’ll hunt it out. The songs here (mostly) come from Phil Judd, many under the […]Archive
January 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 343
Mark Knopfler, Going Home / Wild Theme [Single] (1983) The theme from Local Hero was a big deal before I ever heard the soundtrack and long before I saw the film. The soundtrack – I love. It got me hooked on Mark Knopfler’s soundtrack work, and film scores in general really. But as a Dire […]Archive
January 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman