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October 16, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 234
The Beach Boys, Honkin’ Down The Highway [Single] (1977) I’m on a massive Beach Boys kick right now, if you’re a regular reader of any of my pages you’ll know that already – I come and go with the band in terms of listening, a bit like The Beatles and other artists I care a […]Archive
October 8, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 238
Savage Progress, Burning Bush [Single] (1984) I have no idea where this came from – funny the things that turn up in a collection. I haven’t bought that many bulk-lots off others, I’ve had a couple of donations of old collections…I can usually track exactly where I am and where I was and why something […]Archive
October 8, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 239
A message about SAMOA from Air New Zealand Geez, if it wasn’t for the cover image the title might look like a warning or something with those chosen block-capitals. It’s one of those flexi singles – a promotional item from/for Air New Zealand. And the only real info I found about it is in that […]Archive
August 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 263
The Young Rascals, Groovin‘ [Single] (1967) It’s funny – I only first heard the album “Groovin’” by The Young Rascals last year (as part of the 1001 Albums Challenge I decided to put myself through) but this song was big in my life because, at one point, the soundtrack to Tour of Duty was huge in my life. This was – massively – where I bonded with my […]Archive
August 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 270
Shihad, Flaming Soul / Gates of Steel [Single] (1997) In which, way back, Shihad has a hoon on the Flesh D-Vice song Flaming Soul and then the Devo song Gates of Steel. A tribute double A-side-type thing. Which, I have to say, I was unaware of until very recently. Well, I’d heard the Gates of Steel cover and I rate it. I think maybe […]Archive
August 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 271
Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Accidents Will Happen /Alison [Single] (1979) I used to have a bootleg recording of the whole Live At Hollywood High concert. It’s a ripper. Peak-of-powers stuff. So I guess I wanted this little peek of the peak-of-powers-stuff, a double A-Side+B-Side single, almost an EP...three live tracks, big songs – and huge energy here from […]Archive
July 30, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 273
Philip Bailey & Phil Collins, Easy Lover [Single] (1985) Somewhere in my record collection I have a copy of Philip Bailey’s “Chinese Wall” album, as produced by Phil Collins. Why wouldn’t I have this? Philip Bailey was part of Earth, Wind & Fire. And Phil Collins was part of Genesis. Both were great in the bands and on their own and then […]Archive
July 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 284
The Swingers, One Good Reason [Single] (1979/1980) I’ve taken to TradeMe and scouring the bins as my Phil Judd research/quest continues and with The Swingers I’m hoping to get all five singles. They’re out there. At least as far as I know. I have a couple anyway. Now I have this – which is great because One Good Reason is a great song, the band’s […]Archive
June 21, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 289
Run-DMC, Walk This Way [Single] (1986) I’m pretty sure I knew this version and knew about Run-DMC before I knew the Aerosmith version and maybe even before I (really) knew about Aerosmith. I certainly got into Aerosmith (for a while) on the back of this. I remember that much. Then it was to Beastie Boys and Public Enemy and all sorts of things on the […]Archive
June 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 291
The Swingers, It Ain’t What You Dance, It’s The Way You Dance It [Single] (1981) I remember it being such a revelation to find out that the Swingers did more than just Counting The Beat. By which I mean simply that I was young when that was a hit – I loved that song, and still do – but it was about finding the […]Archive
March 30, 2019 by Simon Sweetman