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April 27, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

His Evolution Was Never Televised: The Anger and Poetry of Gil Scott-Heron

The first I was really aware of Gil Scott-Heron – and I mean really aware– was hearing Paul Ubana Jones perform an a cappella take on Home Is Where the Hatred Is. (Here’s the Gil Scott-Heron original.) I had heard of Gil Scott-Heron; I knew this famous piece. But hearing Jones speak and sing the words…well, that really made me take notice. The compilation […]

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October 29, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1002

V/A, Paint It Black – From Jazz to Soul ‘n’ Funk to Blaxploitation  (2002) I remember this when it was first released – on CD anyway. We used to play this – and many other compilations like it – in the music store. Always a good time, and almost always a guaranteed sale; I stopped […]

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June 17, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1099

Chris Farlowe, Out Of Time – The Best of Chris Farlowe (1978) When I first heard Chris Farlowe I was bitterly disappointed. That’s because I was expecting The Rolling Stones. As a fan of the TV show Tour of Duty – and its soundtrack album/s – I was expecting to hear The Stones’ version of […]