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July 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 98
Billy Ocean, Love Zone (1985) I always kinda hated When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going which is to say – in fact – that I loved it at first. Radio killed it. And I’m not saying it had any chance as a genuine artistic statement, but I was a kid. And as […]Archive
July 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 99
Ray Conniff, I Write The Songs (1975) I was in $1 Heaven. And let me tell you one of the pilots to take you straight to $1 Heaven is Ray Conniff. Always. Many of my favourite albums are by Conniff. And almost all of my favourite $1 Records are by Ray Conniff. I got so […]Archive
June 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 101
Leo Sayer, Just A Boy (1974) As a kid all I knew of Leo Sayer was the two big hits from 1976/77 – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing and When I Need You – they were on the radio all the time; or so it seemed. Look, I couldn’t even say if I loved […]Archive
June 28, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 102
V/A, Phantom Of The Paradise – Original Soundtrack Recording (1974) A few years back I was in Las Vegas and I booked to see Paul Williams. It was never the reason for the trip but it felt like the right thing to see while there and I loved it! He couldn’t sing very well anymore […]Archive
June 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 103
Blind Faith, Blind Faith (1969) When I first heard the Blind Faith album it was a revelation! I mean, this was back when you read about things and had to wait, had to imagine them first. Couldn’t just click and find out, trial and move on. I was a huge Eric Clapton fan when I […]Archive
June 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 104
Fleetwood Mac, Need Your Love So Bad [Single] (1969) A Facebook chum messages. Says he’s found a double-up in his collection and would I like to have it. It’s only Need Your Love So Bad by Fleetwood Mac. Of course I’d fucking love it! It arrives – and it plays just fine. Any tiny little […]Archive
June 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 105
Split Enz, Waiata (1981) I like this album – it’s always been one of my go-to Split Enz records – obviously the big hit, the shining gem of a single is One Step Ahead (and I have the 45 of that) but this was my second favourite from the ‘silver’ box-set of CDs (when I […]Archive
June 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 106
Mike Oldfield, Platinum (1979) I was so into Mike Oldfield – and to think it all came from an album I can no longer listen to. But when you’re young and just learning about things with music you can be dazzled by something that’s actually not really even ever there. Oldfield’s multi-instrumental prowess and arranging […]Archive
June 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 107
Daryl Hall & John Oates with David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks, Live At The Apollo (1985) Another day, another Hall & Oates record! A year ago I had two or three albums – now I have nearly a dozen I reckon. Getting there…getting there…At any rate, I was pleased to find this. Recorded live at […]Archive
June 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 108
Larry Adler, Larry Adler with Quintette of The Hot Club of France (1938) In my teenage years two names that I got hooked on – that seemed weird I guess, to others anyone – never to me, were Larry Adler and the Quintette du Hot Club de France (the Quintette boasting both Stephane Grappelli and […]Archive
June 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman