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June 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 109
Curtis Mayfield, Curtis (1970) I guess my introduction to Curtis Mayfield was The Beastie Boys’ Paul’s Boutique (samples) and then after that it was this incredible boxset which sent me through the catalogue and I had most of the key titles on CD and I’m trying to find them all now on vinyl and they’re […]Archive
June 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Curtis Mayfield: Street Soul 1990 (Live 1990)
Curtis Mayfield Street Soul 1990 (Live 1990) Shockwaves 1990 was meant to be the comeback in Curtis Mayfield’s career. It started off that way too. A new studio album, his best in a while, and wiping the taste from the 1985 flop; like a lot of artists that made their name and rewrote the rules […]Archive
April 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Impressions
Music is there for you. It arrives when you need it. It stays in the background – I guess for when you don’t need it (or don’t know that you need it…) When I was lost – early 20s, no idea, never quite sure about what the plan was or where it was or if […]Archive
December 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
People: Get Ready – It Was 20 Years Ago Today…
It’s funny what makes you remember the passing of time. An album turning 10 or 20 or 30, a film, the cultural reunions that happen like secret club meetings within already secret clubs. Has it really been 20 years since Curtis Mayfield died? Maybe you thought he died long before 1999. Maybe you thought he […]Archive
November 6, 2013 by Simon Sweetman