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December 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1
Noel Crombie, My Voice Keeps Changing On Me [Single] (1983) I wonder if maybe Noel Crombie is the most underrated/under-valued member of Split Enz. By virtue of his role, or various roles, he helped them achieve such weirdness and within that or around that the stagecraft. You could argue that by costuming the band he […]Archive
December 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 2
Elton John, Don’t Ya Wanna Play This Game No More (Sartorial Eloquence) [Single] (1980) When Oscar was about 18 months old and through until he was three or four I guess – Slow Boat Records was one of his favourite places (it probably still is, truth be told). But as a toddler he was allowed […]Archive
December 11, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 3
Bobby Bloom, Montego Bay [Single] (1970) I’m still working through a batch of singles a retired DJ gifted to me – this is one of them. People consider Bobby Bloom a one-hit-wonder, which he was. It’s further impacted by his sad demise. Depression, and then an accidental shooting. Dead by 28. But he co-wrote a […]Archive
December 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 7
Sleaford Mods, Mork N Mindy [Single] (2020) I wasn’t a Day One Sleaford Mods Fan. I know that. I didn’t hate them. But I think it probably wasn’t going to be for me to rate them. Then I listened properly. A couple of albums into their career, not even sure what it was that made […]Archive
December 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 8
Bee Gees, Night Fever [Single] (1978) Maybe this has always been one of my favourite Bee Gees songs? Quite likely. And among the first I would have heard and though I’ve gone back to their pre-disco pop and I like almost everything up to Saturday Night Fever – I still do have love for that […]Archive
December 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 9
Ben E. King, Spanish Harlem [Single] (1962) Obviously these are both great songs – and I used to play the B-Side quite a lot as part of DJ sets. I’m not a massive Ben E. King fan by any stretch, which is to say I don’t know any deep cuts, I only know the hits. […]Archive
November 28, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 10
David Bowie, Rosalyn / Where Have All The Good Times Gone! [Single] (1973) Pinups was the first David Bowie album I bought – the first on vinyl; perhaps it was one of the very first original albums of his I heard too. And I dug it straight away – and still do. It’s such a […]Archive
November 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 12
Phil Collins, In The Air Tonight [Single] (1981) I used to own the reissued 12” single and I regret selling it off. But that’s the nature of record-collecting, of owning, trading and of fading in and out of interest with certain acts. When I bought it Phil Collins was almost entirely thought of as not […]Archive
November 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 21
Village People, Macho Man[Single] (1978) I guess I’m neither a Village People fan nor a non-fan. They’re just the band you know – because some of their songs were everywhere for a while and occasionally continue to be in many places. Certainly the case with this song. And the gym one with the letters. We […]Archive
November 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 22
The Clash, Rock The Casbah [Single] (1982) I do like The Clash. Sure. Just not as much as most people that like/love The Clash. I do still think they’re a bit overrated and maybe it won’t help my cause at all to suggest that this is one of my favourites by them – which doesn’t […]Archive
November 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman