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July 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 87
Pablo Casals, The Art of Pablo Casals (1964) “What is that beautiful cello?” Someone visiting said recently. “Who is playing that? Where did you get it?” And the answer of course is Pablo Casals. And the other answer is: This fantastic fucking junk shop in Masterton for $2! (Well, alright, they’re all junk shops in […]Archive
June 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 110
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Sing Sing Sing [Single] (1975) Something like this pops out at you and you grab it. A fiver. Done deal. A mono version of one of the most famous Benny Goodman staples – well three, really but the side A lead single is the one right. And I guess I […]Archive
March 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 156
The Shadows, Jigsaw (1967) I fucking love The Shadows. On a level where I actually can’t understand it if you don’t. To me, if a person does not think The Shadows are super-fucking-great I’m forced to contemplate whether that person is even real. I mean – they breathe. Eat. Sleep. Shit. Sure. But are they […]Archive
November 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 468
Ray Charles, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962) I grew up listening to Ray Charles – the Blues Brothers movie and various compilations and things my folks had; some of our first CDs in the house were Ray Charles ones, a few of the last records in the house too…and then we went […]Archive
March 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 565
Paul Simon, The Paul Simon Songbook (1965) The first I knew of this was the reissued CD – a few years back now. But until then I didn’t know that Paul Simon had recorded prior to the Simon & Garfunkel albums. I mean, I knew they had cut a single years earlier, together, under a […]Archive
February 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 579
Bob Dylan, Greatest Hits (1966) You wait years for a Bob Dylan Greatest Hits album on vinyl – and then two come along in as many years; by which I mean it was only the other day/year I picked up Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits on vinyl. And then, more recently I sprung for this version. […]Archive
September 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1034
The Beatles, Revolver [Mono] (1966/2014) I had to get some runs on the board with the new Beatles mono LPs – can’t afford the box-set, not even in my dreams, but figured I could – maybe – spring for one. Dangerous though, obviously. Having one means I’ll likely want another. And then another. And so […]Archive
July 6, 2014 by Simon Sweetman