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July 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 527
Frank Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim, Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967) Been on a massive Sinatra kick of late – and was chuffed to find this record on a recent trip to Hawke’s Bay. Went to one record store, thought I found the bargain of the shop (a Ray Charles record) and […]Archive
May 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Buckle Up: Ten Important Country Albums In My Life of Listening
I started this thing a while ago where I decided I was going to name ten albums important to me (and important for me) in a particular musical genre. I started with hip-hop (see here). And then I decided to do my list of seminal and sentimental metal albums (see here). And most recently it […]Archive
January 5, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Movies of My Life # 14: The Blues Brothers
I have had the double-pack DVD of The Blues Brothers and Blues Brothers 2000 on my shelf for quite a few years. I didn’t need Blues Brothers 2000 but it was cheaper to buy the double-pack than just the original movie… The Blues Brothers had a profound influence on me. It is possibly the movie […]Archive
April 7, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 718
V/A, Atlantic Blues Piano (1986) Part of a larger box-set, originally, though I believe you can get them as standalone volumes, I have this one, Piano and I also have the Guitar one (more on that another day no doubt…) Pretty good double LP set though, a mix of the names I know and love […]Archive
March 18, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 17 – Chris Cain
So it’s just the second international guest to date in the life of Sweetman Podcast – episode 17 is my chat with American blues guitarist and singer, Chris Cain. What a great pleasure it was to sit down with Chris and talk through his life, his influences, his passion for playing. More than once, as […]Archive
November 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Instrumentals Soul-Style
Various Artists: Instrumentals Soul-Style History of Soul All those great soul/RnB combos from the 1960s – and so many of the great instrumental cuts, things from Junior Walker and Booker T, Ray Charles and Allen Toussaint…well they’re all here. Them and many more. A double disc packed with short, sharp blasts from horns and stabs […]Archive
November 23, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 789
Little Stevie Wonder, Tribute to Uncle Ray (1962) Just recently I spotted this in a record store – and had to have it. Because I hadn’t – previously. Which is to say I’d never even owned the CD, rare because I had most of the Stevie Wonder albums; had an iPod with about 50 records […]Archive
August 26, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 831
Hank Crawford, We Got A Good Thing Going (1972) I was in Sydney the other week, but just for a few days. I like record shopping in Sydney. Some good stores. Only got into one this time. Only bought two records. And this was one of them. Slight punt this, in that I hadn’t heard […]Archive
August 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Get On Up: Film
Get On Up Director: Tate Taylor Imagine Entertainment/Jagged Films/Wyolah Films This James Brown biopic has been on the cards a while – and then it just seemed to arrive, no real fanfare. And it’s hard to know what to say really – for is it a fairly typical, mostly terrible biopic? And are all Hollywood-infused […]Archive
August 5, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Ray Charles: King of Cool – The Genius of Ray Charles
Ray Charles King of Cool: The Genius of Ray Charles Atlantic/Warner Ten years on from the passing of Ray Charles you could be cynical about commercial motives and the idea of a record company stitching together yet another compilation to convert whoever is left/re-sell to the faithful – but c’mon, that’s just part of the […]Archive
July 16, 2014 by Simon Sweetman