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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 […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1969, 2xLP, Bee Gees, Curtis Mayfield, Gospel, Live, Love, LP, Otis Redding, Peace and Happiness, The Chambers Brothers, The Time Has Come Today, To Love Somebody, Tour of Duty OST, Vinyl ·

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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 […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Baby Huey, Baby Huey & The Babysitters, Curtis Mayfield, Hard Times, James Brown, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Listen To Me, Otis Redding, The Baby Huey Story ·

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