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June 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 544
Elvis Presley, Elvis (1956) One of the problems with inheriting bulk-loads of records is that you find gems like this – and yet there’s no cover! My collector-tendencies bristle. I have to have the record, I am happy to hear this (and remarkably it plays well too, isn’t scratched) but there’s no sleeve. So it’s […]Archive
August 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 657
The Haden Triplets, The Haden Triplets (2014) When this was released – I would have been interested anyway, due to Ry Cooder’s participation. But I already knew about The Haden Triplets and the Haden family and was eager to hear this…having followed YouTube clips, and solo albums and other bands that featured members from this […]Archive
June 24, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 868
Little Feat, Little Feat (1971) I took the longest time to come around to Little Feat – actually that’s not true at all, I was won over instantly; soon as I heard ‘em! I just took a long time to hear them. I read about them first – and I’m not sure why I didn’t […]Archive
June 10, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 878
Klark Kent, Klark Kent (1980) The Klark Kent pseudonym is for the (solo) work of Stewart Copeland. He made this record when he was still in The Police but obvious had a hankering to record himself on other instruments (he plays everything here, one-man-bands it in a McCartney II kinda way) and, presumably, was keen […]Archive
September 8, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1038
Peter Gabriel, Peter Gabriel [Car] (1977) I’ve got this thing with Peter Gabriel lately – where I’m obsessed with this idea that he’s one of so very few rock/pop stars who has been able to grow old gracefully. Think about it though – he’s never made a dick-move like Sting or Phil Collins or Bono […]Archive
April 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Dean Wareham: Dean Wareham
Dean Wareham Dean Wareham Double Feature There aren’t many who can boast the consistency of Dean Wareham; certainly not from anyone who has been in the game as long as he has – through Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean & Britta and across soundtrack work and now a (belated) solo career. But boast is one thing […]Archive
April 13, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1148
Elton John, Elton John (1970) The record that got me into Elton John – well I grew up with the 1980s hits, and the albums those singles like I’m Still Standing came from. And the greatest hits comps. I knew he was good – a big deal and all that – but finding this album, […]Archive
April 21, 2013 by Simon Sweetman