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May 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Eric Clapton: I Still Do
Eric Clapton I Still Do Bushbranch/Surfdog Served up with what has become a trademark nod to coasting – I’d call it a mix of nonchalance and lethargy but to use the word ‘mix’ implies actual work – the biggest surprise on this album is that the title doesn’t have a question mark. The Armani Bluesman […]Archive
December 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 773
V/A, Worried Now, Won’t Be Worried Long: Field Recordings from Alan Lomax’s “Southern Journey”, 1959-1960 (2010) The record store I go to most often has this little pile of LPs down the end of the shop, near the counter…that’s where you find the gold; the stuff that’s just about to hit the shelves for the […]Archive
June 4, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 881
Bessie Smith, The Bessie Smith Collection: 20 Golden Greats (1984) You learn about these names, you read about them – hear people mention them, nowadays the internet assists. I have no idea how/when/why I first heard of Bessie Smith but I do know that I heard of her before I heard her, probably around the […]Archive
May 18, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Movies of My Life # 6: Crossroads
The movie Crossroads (and no, I don’t mean the Britney Spears vehicle, which I have watched, I even kinda liked it truth be told) is one of my all-tie favourites. I like Crossroads for the memory of growing up with it. I watched this film so many times. And it meant a lot to me. […]Archive
April 12, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1534
Robert Johnson, The King Of The Delta Blues Singers [2] (1970) I love that Robert Johnson works as a gateway either way. You know about him and then suss out all the material that came after or you know about his legend from the cover versions and then you go back to him – and […]Archive
June 28, 2011 by Simon Sweetman