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January 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 589

Minnie Riperton, Reasons (1974) A five-octave vocal range, the mother of Maya Rudolph, punchline of an early South Park episode (thanks to Lovin’ You – included on this album), Minnie Riperton is trivia-gold. Sad story too, dead at 31. Breast cancer. She was a real talent too, freakishly good and this album would be worth […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1974, Breast Cancer, El Toro Negro, Lovin' You, LP, Maya Rudolph, Minnie Riperton, Reasons, Record, South Park, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta, The Vinyl Countdown # 589, Vinyl ·

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October 14, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 808

V/A, Chill Pill Vol. 1 (?) It looks like one of those not-quite-legal bootleg-jobs, a compilation (well chosen) of funk and soul cuts, a bit of soul-jazz here, some forgotten blues or gospel there…one minute it’s Minnie Riperton next it’s Stanley Turrentine  – chuck in some Quincy Jones, some Donald Byrd, some Dizzy Gillespie…well, shit, […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Bushwackers, Chill Pill, Chill Pill Vol. 1, Compilation, Dizzy Gillespie, Donald Byrd, Get Out Of My Life Woman, Groove Records, Joe Williams, LP, Minnie Riperton, Mix, Quincy Jones, Record, Stanley Turrentine, The Vinyl Countdown # 808, V/A, Various Artists, Vinyl ·

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January 12, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Inherent Vice [OST]

Various Artists Inherent Vice [OST] Nonesuch Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood is back – his third time working with/for Paul Thomas Anderson following brave and wonderful scores for There Will Be Blood and The Master. He’s on point here making the most of strings as he creates music that hints at Bernard Herrmann, has that same edge; […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], Album Review, Can, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Inherent Vice, Jonny Greenwood, Kyu Sakamoto, Minnie Riperton, Natural Born Killers, Paul Thomas Anderson, Radiohead, Score, Soundtrack, The Big Lebowski, The Marketts, V/A, Various Artists ·

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