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August 15, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 265 

Beastie Boys, Paul’s Boutique (1989) Just recently I wrote about this album and some of what it means to me – got quite into the idea of this being 30 years old. It was and is one of my favourite albums. Still. Always. I love everything from the Beastie Boys – but this was always ‘The One’. And yet my original […]

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August 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 267 

Beastie Boys, The In Sound From Way Out! (1996) I’m never not loving the Beastie Boys – but right now I’m right back into them, the 30th Anniversary of Paul’s Boutique had me sharing some memories – just how important this band has been in my life. And this instrumental compilation – which sorta deeply legitimised them, as producers and players and tastemakers, was a big part […]

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August 6, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Happy 30th Birthday Paul’s Boutique 

I’ve been listening to the Beastie Boys  for most of my life. My friend Aaron Thompson introduced me  to them – he had a tape of their first album which I think belonged to his older brother. (His older brother was best mates with racing car driver Greg Murphy – and sometimes we’d get a […]

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December 5, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1727

Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell, Duelling Banjos from the original soundtrack of Deliverance (1973) Eric Weissberg is a journeyman player – forever known for his contribution to the soundtrack to the brutal, beautiful Deliverance. This album features that piece – and reissues/represents an album originally cut in 1963 called New Directions In Banjo And Bluegrass. […]