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March 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Dave Dobbyn – A Slice of Heaven: 40 Years of Hits Tour (April, 2017)

April 7 sees the release of a brand new compilation of Dave Dobbyn’s biggest and best – celebrating 40 years in the game. And he’ll tour the country to celebrate, taking in Whangearei down to Invercargill via Auckland, the Waiheke Jazz Festival, Putaruru, Wairoa, Feilding, Wanganui, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch and then Dunedin. Featuring songs from […]

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March 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 16 – Dave Dobbyn

Some big news for Episode 16 of Sweetman Podcast – first of all it’s a two-hour chat with Dave Dobbyn. We’re talking about his brand new album, Harmony House – you can even hear some snippets from the album ahead of its release at the end of this week. But of course we talk about […]

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February 9, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1191

V/A, Hits & Myth (1981) Spent a bit more money on this than I usually do for a second-hander, but worth it. Pretty mint copy, record in good nick – cover tidy-as – and what a line-up, what a great tracklisting – a perfect party record – Split Enz and Dragon and Hello Sailor and […]

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January 14, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1666

Th’ Dudes, So You Wanna Be A Rock’n’Roll Star (1982) First of all my brother had the split CD with this and six songs from Hello Sailor. And we loved it (the whole family loved it). I was, at the time, more taken with Th’ Dudes portion than the Sailor stuff. But that was because […]