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November 16, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Ronnie Wood with His Wild Five: Mad Lad – A Live Tribute to Chuck Berry
Ronnie Wood with His Wild Five Mad Lad: A Live Tribute to Chuck Berry BMG Right Management (UK) Ltd Well-meaning they’ll say. “Live” the album title tells us – but is it less about the celebration and more about pinpointing an excuse for the sloppiness? Ronnie Wood can play, and I’ll defend that every time […]Archive
January 16, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Bobby Gillespie presents Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down
Various Artists: Bobby Gillespie Presents Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down Ace Records/Border I’m a sucker for a great artist-driven compilation/mix-tape. They’ll tell you that you can do it yourself via Spotify or almost any other platform. And you can. But the best mixtapes are the ones your friends make you – because you get to see […]Archive
February 3, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1194
The Jeff Beck Group, Truth (1968) I was in on The Yardbirds first, having heard some Jeff Beck I guess, and having heard all about that “holy trinity” of British guitarists, so I bought a great Yardbirds comp for $2 (on tape) and played it over and over – but then on some rock doco […]Archive
July 19, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1330
The Rolling Stones, Black and Blue (1976) Some days this is my favourite album by The Rolling Stones because it was the first original album by them that I owned – on tape. Took a punt. Funny, the only song I knew from it was Fool To Cry and though it’s true I’ve never been […]Archive
July 11, 2013 by Simon Sweetman