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January 11, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: “It’s Been Five Years” David Bowie Tribute

I’ve done a few Bowie tribute DJ sets over the years, including when he was alive. But last weekend marked the fifth year since his passing – so I rolled out another five-hour DJ set.  I’ve already shared the setlist but figured you might want to have a listen to these tunes in this order. Someone said […]
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January 9, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

DJ Setlist: “It’s Been Five Years” – Tribute To David Bowie, San Fran, Saturday, January 9, 2021

In honour of it being five years since the release of Blackstar and David Bowie’s birthday and the weekend we mark five years since his death I decided to roll out some of my favourite Bowie songs again in a DJ set tribute. It’s Been Five Years… Always a bit of fun – and pressure […]
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December 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1

Noel Crombie, My Voice Keeps Changing On Me [Single] (1983) I wonder if maybe Noel Crombie is the most underrated/under-valued member of Split Enz. By virtue of his role, or various roles, he helped them achieve such weirdness and within that or around that the stagecraft. You could argue that by costuming the band he […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1983, LP, My Voice Keeps Changing On Me, Ninee Neezup, Noel Crombie, Record, Single, Solo, Split Enz, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 1, Vinyl ·

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December 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 2

Elton John, Don’t Ya Wanna Play This Game No More (Sartorial Eloquence) [Single] (1980) When Oscar was about 18 months old and through until he was three or four I guess – Slow Boat Records was one of his favourite places (it probably still is, truth be told). But as a toddler he was allowed […]
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December 11, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 3

Bobby Bloom, Montego Bay [Single] (1970) I’m still working through a batch of singles a retired DJ gifted to me – this is one of them. People consider Bobby Bloom a one-hit-wonder, which he was. It’s further impacted by his sad demise. Depression, and then an accidental shooting. Dead by 28. But he co-wrote a […]
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December 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 4

Rod McKuen / Anita Kerr / The San Sebastian Strings, The Soft Sea (1970) I’m a sucker. I go into opp shops and salvation army stores and dig through the weary old cardboard box of the same old classical-lite shite. And I sometimes think I’ve found a gem. And sometimes I have. I don’t revisit […]
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December 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 5

Fiona Apple, Fetch The Bolt Cutters (2020) Lockdown Records. There were a few. This was one of them. An album that arrived while we weren’t going anywhere – beyond daily walks. And an album I spent a lot of time with, since I was inside for most of each day and the stereo was always […]
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December 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 7

Sleaford Mods, Mork N Mindy [Single] (2020) I wasn’t a Day One Sleaford Mods Fan. I know that. I didn’t hate them. But I think it probably wasn’t going to be for me to rate them. Then I listened properly. A couple of albums into their career, not even sure what it was that made […]
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November 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 11

Tori Amos, Under The Pink (1994) It’s been a pretty good year for reappraising Tori Amos. I’ve been back through most of the catalogue, I talked about her live on air (RNZ), I loved her memoirand I got hooked on the old stuff all over again. Someone kindly gave me a copy of Boys For […]
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November 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 12

Phil Collins, In The Air Tonight [Single] (1981) I used to own the reissued 12” single and I regret selling it off. But that’s the nature of record-collecting, of owning, trading and of fading in and out of interest with certain acts. When I bought it Phil Collins was almost entirely thought of as not […]
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November 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 13

Little Feat, Time Loves A Hero (1977) It was only recently that I was bemoaning the fact that I didn’t have all of the classic-era albums by Little Feat. Love that band. You read a word you’ve never read before – or hear someone say it and next thing it’s everywhere and you can’t work out […]
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November 19, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 14

George Russell Sextet, Stratusphunk (1960) When both Ant Donaldson and Riki Gooch – two of New Zealand’s best drummers and musical minds – tell you about the composer George Russell you listen. And when they mention his great albums with his sextet and larger ensembles you hunt them down. And when you find one of them […]
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