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November 8, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 223

David Kilgour, Bobbie’s a girl (2019) David Kilgour – something about how he plays the guitar and what he chooses to say and the phrasing of both, well it’s somehow a description of New Zealand’s isolation and contentment and it’s hard to further articulate, but there’s something warm and safe and interesting about David’s music […]
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November 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 225

Joan As Police Woman, Real Life (2006) I’m aware there’s been a fair bit about Joan As Police Woman in my timeline of late, but it’s surreal – (and so real) – and it bears repeating…I loved the first Joan album so much. I love the other ones too. But this one left its mark. […]
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September 22, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 247

Gerald Murnane, Words in Order (2018) I reviewed the album right here just recently – but now I’m celebrating its glory and existence on vinyl as is the way with this blog-series. Gerald Murnane, the great – and reclusive Australian writer – saw fit to play along with the folly of recording some of his […]
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May 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 299

David Lee Roth, Eat ‘Em And Smile (1986)  I’ve been all about the Van Halen and David Lee Roth lately. Roth – easy to laugh at the madness, now but what a frontman. And at the height of his powers what a singer! Here he had the killer band too – Billy Sheehan on bass, Steve Vai on guitars, Gregg Bissonette on drums. Man oh man. You could listen to […]
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April 30, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

“To Katie”: The Memorabilia You Never Wanted

Many music fans have signed t-shirts, albums, ticket-stubs; the experience of receiving (collecting) gig/album-related ephemera, of meeting someone famous, or simply bidding on a signed item (after someone else did the work of meeting, greeting and coaxing the signature) is all part of being a music fan. For some fans anyway. But what about when […]
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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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May 17, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 555

Gemma Ray, The Exodus Suite (2016) I was a fan of this album leading up to the gig – left it a bit late really to write a review of the album but I did review the gig; shame that not people were there. But it was bloody great. She’s quite fantastic is Gemma Ray […]
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March 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 569

The Nudge, Dark Arts (2017) I’ve liked Wellington band The Nudge in the past – but I haven’t listened to them enough to be a massive fan. That changed somewhat with the delivery of their second album – a copy of the vinyl dropped around to the house with the suggestion that I give it […]
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September 3, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 639

Mike Nock, Climbing (1979) If you see a Mike Nock record – you buy it! That’s always been my feeling and, oddly perhaps, I don’t find them all that often in New Zealand. I had sent two of my Mike Nock LPs over to Australia with someone else – I didn’t want to carry them […]
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