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December 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 193
Margaret Urlich, Escaping [Single] (1989) One day I’ll get around to getting the Safety In Numbers album. Until then, this is my vinyl memory of Margaret Urlich. The A Side is the album’s opener (and one of the big singles) the B Side is the album’s closing track; cover of the standard (composed by Billie […]Archive
December 25, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 194
The Big Dish, Prospect Street [Single] (1986) I know nothing about The Big Dish – apart from what I’ve just googled – and this single and b-side, which I’ve just listened to for the first time. Scottish band. And I can hear that instantly and line them up somewhere between Simple Minds and The Blue […]Archive
December 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 197
Sharon O’Neill, Danced In The Fire [Single] (1988) A couple of years ago I started buying up a bunch of Sharon O’Neill singles. (And albums too). I have most of what I want now. But I’m also still working through some of them – the b-sides and in one case the full album. Most of […]Archive
December 16, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 198
Linda Ronstadt, Blue Bayou / Old Paint [Single] (1977) It seems Linda Ronstadt is coming into view again – after being a 70s superstar. I love the best of her work and loved her memoir from a few years ago. Honest. Refreshing. Whether she was out front as the legitimate star or working in the […]Archive
December 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 203
Donald Byrd, Black Byrd / Slop Jar Blues [Single] (1973) The guy in the shop goes, “oh mean, you got some DJ sets coming up?” And I said, “Nah, I just want to play this at home”. Cool story, bro. Yeah, I know. But I can see how buying a single by Donald Byrd might […]Archive
December 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 207
Joan As Police Woman, Christobel [Single] (2006) Well I told the story here – click that link, it tells you all about my recent Joan As Police Woman story – interviews and chaperoning her other media requests and so on, and then a friend in Japan writes and tells me he’s found a couple of […]Archive
November 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 218
Joan As Police Woman, Eternal Flame [Single] (2006) This world we live in! What a magical place it can be – I just get done chatting to Joan Wasser for my podcast after being a Joan As Police Woman fan for years – since that magical debut album in fact – and seeing a great […]Archive
November 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 220
Sharon O’Neill, Smash Palace [Single] (1982) I’m lucky enough to – finally – have found a copy of the film soundtrack, a gorgeous EP – but ahead of that, I settled for this single: The title track from the film and its soundtrack EP. I met Sharon a few years back and spoke to her […]Archive
October 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 229
Carboard & Computers, The Best Ones [Single] (2016) I was given this – it’s part of a multimedia project more than it’s actually a single (and a remix). So I have one of the poster-prints too and I love the concept as much or more than the music. I do love the music enough too […]Archive
October 23, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 230
The Electricka Zoo/Badger Sett, Split [Single] (2016) This is a split 7” single the first side is The Electricka Zoo with ‘Fragmentary Alpha Waves’ and the second side is Badger Sett with ‘Eats His Own Brain’; though it’s a Peter King Lathe Cut with no labels on either side, just clear – so you sorta […]Archive
October 21, 2019 by Simon Sweetman