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October 21, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 612
Paul McCartney, Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) A silly little thing this – but not without its charms. Specifically the song No More Lonely Nights, written at the last minute (apparently) and in not much more than a few minutes as the vital new song to complete the film. Featuring a killer David […]Archive
July 22, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Ringo Starr: Postcards From Paradise
Ringo Starr Postcards From Paradise UMe Here’s a brand new album by Ringo Starr – and it’s his best since back around the time of 1992’s Time Takes Time, but it earns that title, “best”, by virtue of not being (quite) as shitty as any of the albums he’s released since. And though you probably […]Archive
November 30, 2014 by Katy
The Vinyl Countdown # 986
Ringo Starr, Ringo (1973) Sure, sure, you can say that if he wasn’t in The Beatles then Ringo Starr wouldn’t have had a solo career. But he was in The Beatles. And so he had a solo career – kinda. And still does – sorta. And even if you don’t like many of his albums […]Archive
September 24, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Beatles Memory
got pissed listening to the Beatles the other night it was alright and all good we sung along to their golden songs for nearly three golden hours a mate said afterwards it’s the only band you can listen to four CDs of and not get bored at all and everyone likes it and I thought […]Archive
March 15, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1580
The Beatles, Help! (1965) My dad gave away most of his Beatles records. He kicked himself a bit – I kicked him even more! Actually, that’s not true – I gave away what was left of his Beatles collection (a couple of records and some of the solo offshoots). Then I bought them all back up […]Archive
February 5, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1637
The Beatles, With The Beatles (1963) To start with I was really only interested in The Beatles from 1965 onwards – the last few albums particularly, post-Sgt Peppers. But I was raised on the band, as much of a cheap and easy cliché as that may be – my folks were big fans, my dad […]Archive
November 22, 2011 by Simon Sweetman