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April 20, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 908

Otis Redding, Dock of The Bay: The Definitive Collection (1987) I had the tape – and then the CD. And since buying records I have always meant to pick up one or two Otis Redding records – the original albums – and I will. But recently I was given this. And it filled me with […]

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October 14, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1260

The Chambers Brothers, Love, Peace and Happiness (1969) I really loved that Chambers Brothers song, The Time Has Come Today (learned it off the Tour of Duty soundtrack LP of course). And for the longest time that was enough – I almost wanted to believe that it was a total one-off. Well in a way […]

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March 21, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1570

Michael Kiwanuka, Home Again EP (2011) People started talking up Michael Kiwanuka – I kept getting sent the clip of Whole Lotta Love. Good on him, but I just didn’t get the buzz based on that. Maybe because the world doesn’t really need any (more) Led Zeppelin covers. It was a different story as soon […]

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June 4, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1977

Baby Huey & The Babysitters, The Baby Huey Story (1971) If one of the great joys of music is discovering new things – then another is certainly being able to then pass that new sound on to someone else. I was introduced to Baby Huey in the late 90s and it blew my mind. This guy […]