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April 11, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 136
Bob Marley & The Wailers, Legend (1984) It’s the greatest-selling reggae album of all time and the first significant posthumous hits collection featuring the killer singles by Bob Marley & The Wailers and, for my money, it’s one of the all-time greatest single-disc best ofs for and by any artist. It’s both the token reggae […]Archive
February 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Burial: Tunes 2011 – 2019
Burial Tunes 2011 – 2019 Hyperdub Arriving as part of the Hyperdub label’s 15-year celebration this compilation by Burial might at first seem intriguing and/or unnecessary but I for one welcome it.Archive
November 15, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 217
The Rolling Stones, Flowers (1967) I almost never feel like listening to The Rolling Stones these days – possibly because I’ve heard it all and heard it all for too long and too often. They were a band I really cared about for the longest time, but now it’s very rare I can make it […]Archive
June 19, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 69: Magazine – “Real Life”
I’d love to say I’m a huge Magazine fan – but I’m not, simply because I’ve not really bothered. Funnily enough, the Magazine album I know best, is the 2011 release (from a reunion phase) called No Thyself. I reckon that’s brilliant. A really great album. So – I’d never heard Real Life but I […]Archive
January 21, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 445
Bee Gees, Nights on Broadway [Single] (1975) I already own the Main Course album – and I love it, one of my favourites by the Bee Gees. But I had to get this too – because Nights on Broadway is my favourite Bee Gees song. Well, Top 3 anyway. I guess I knew it all […]Archive
September 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
DJ Setlist: The Golden Dawn, 5-8pm Shift, Friday, September 8
It’s always lovely to be back at The Golden Dawn and playing some records – as I was just the other day, on Friday night, early shift – 5pm-8pm, setting up the evening, sending off the afternoon. I decided I’d try to play all 7s. And that was generally what happened. A couple of newer […]Archive
May 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: The Other 80s (DJ Set)
I’ve had this idea in my head for year – and I’ve had a few goes at translating it – an eighties DJ set that doesn’t include all the obvious (“pop”) moments; so it has blues and jazz and it has some of the lesser known acts, or lesser known cuts from the bigger acts. […]Archive
February 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Buzzcocks: A Great Singles Band
I’ve seen the Buzzcocks a couple of times in recent years. Yep, they’re still doing it, still tearing through their catalogue of sharp, smart songs – punk anthems. Great pop tunes too. The Buzzcocks formed in 1976 and swiftly became an important British punk band, influential too as part of the post-punk scene, an almost […]Archive
July 15, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 856
The Specials, A Message To You Rudy [Single] (1979) Geez I love The Specials – well, I love the first couple of records. You know they have to be one of my favourite bands that I hardly own anything by…one day I’ll get around to getting that classic first album on vinyl (I have the […]Archive
June 19, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 873
Siouxsie And The Banshees, Once Upon A Time – The Singles (1981) Here’s my new favourite record of right now. You see, up until a couple of months ago I had never owned anything – ever – by Siouxsie And The Banshees. Just one of those groups I never got to. I know some of […]Archive
June 8, 2015 by Simon Sweetman