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June 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 108
Larry Adler, Larry Adler with Quintette of The Hot Club of France (1938) In my teenage years two names that I got hooked on – that seemed weird I guess, to others anyone – never to me, were Larry Adler and the Quintette du Hot Club de France (the Quintette boasting both Stephane Grappelli and […]Archive
June 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 110
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Sing Sing Sing [Single] (1975) Something like this pops out at you and you grab it. A fiver. Done deal. A mono version of one of the most famous Benny Goodman staples – well three, really but the side A lead single is the one right. And I guess I […]Archive
May 11, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 123
Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield, What Have I Done To Deserve This? [Single] (1987) My little joke – to myself – is keeping this broken record. It cracked in a way so that the label can still be read, the song-title What Have I Done To Deserve This? Seeming pretty funny, to me at […]Archive
February 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 164
Van Halen, Panama [Single] (1983) The first Van Halen stuff I would have heard would have been this era – the 1984 album, a masterpiece; one of several from the band. And this song – Panama – what an anthem, a driving classic (by which I mean not only is it a great song to […]Archive
January 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 185
Los Lobos, Will The Wolf Survive? [Single] (1985) I probably didn’t really need this – but when has need really ever been the case with records and collections and especially with record-collections?! I wanted it. I wanted to have this. So I got it. Because I love Los Lobos and I’m also a bit of […]Archive
January 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 192
Lionel Richie, Stuck On You [Single] (1983) You all know I’m a big Lionel Richie fan – big, big fan. Have been my whole life. Great musician. Superb pop songwriter. And so many great country songs too – starting, really, with this one. Always loved this song. And got to love it all over again […]Archive
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