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September 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 495

The Peddlers, Peddlers Power (1972) It pays to take your records and get them signed! Any chance you get. Gigs. Interviews, chance encounters…not that you can plan for a chance-encounter, be definition…but you get my point. Or you will…read on…a few weeks ago, and I know I’ve told this story at least once already, I […]
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September 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 503

The Peddlers, Birthday (1969) Recently I took a drive to Otaki to meet and record Roy Phillips for the podcast. We had a great ole chat – he has so many stories. And then after he signed my records. I had a couple of LPs by his group, The Peddlers. They were a shit-hot band, […]
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August 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 510

The Peddlers, Three In A Cell (1968) Earlier this week I took a drive up the coast and met with Roy Phillips from The Peddlers. We recorded a great conversation for my podcast. He talked about the band and his time in Swinging Sixties London and we chatted for a few minutes before recording and […]
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August 24, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: 18 – Songs From The Week That Was

It’s been a great week – I’m relieved of a major medical pain-in-the-ass, or rather nose…I’ve had a polyp removed; the size of a fucking jam jar lid and then another the size of a meatball. The surgeon congratulated me on growing it so big. She was genuinely impressed. It’s held me up over the […]
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August 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 78 – Roy Phillips (The Peddlers)

Welcome to episode 78 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I took a drive up to Otaki and met Roy Phillips. He of The Peddlers. He of so many stories – partying with Rod Steiger, going to church with Donny Hathaway, meeting Frank Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan and Dizzy […]
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March 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Chris Cain, Roy Phillips – Together in Concert for the First Time w/ The Rodger Fox Big Band (Wgtn, March 23)

Chris Cain/Roy Phillips – Together in Concert for The First Time w/ The Rodger Fox Big Band The Grand Wednesday, March 23 Billed as The USA – UK Connection (featuring The Rodger Fox Big Band) we essentially had 2-for-1, a double-bill that started with The UK’s Roy Phillips. He’s been living in New Zealand since […]
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