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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 […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2001, 2002, Compilation, From Jazz to Soul ‘n’ Funk to Blaxploitation, LP, Paint It Black, V/A, Various, Various Artists, Vinyl ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1978, Chris Farlowe, LP, Out Of Time, Paint It Black, The Best of Chris Farlowe, The Rolling Stones, Tour Of Duty, Vinyl ·

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October 14, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1261

Gabor Szabo, Jazz Raga (1967) Two rules came into play before I even figured that checking out Gabor Szabo on vinyl would be worth it and that an album called Jazz Raga from 1967 was always going to be interesting. You see those would be reasons enough – but before I even got to that […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1967, Bernard Purdie, Gabor Szabo, LightInTheAttic, LP, Paint It Black, Reissue, Vinyl ·

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