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March 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 156

The Shadows, Jigsaw (1967) I fucking love The Shadows. On a level where I actually can’t understand it if you don’t. To me, if a person does not think The Shadows are super-fucking-great I’m forced to contemplate whether that person is even real. I mean – they breathe. Eat. Sleep. Shit. Sure. But are they […]
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December 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 209

The Shadows, Theme Music From ‘The Boys’ [EP] (1962) I love The Shadows but all I really know is the Greatest Hits album and some of the music from the reunion tours with Cliff – I saw Cliff Richard live (it was pretty good) but I never saw The Shadows. I kinda wish I did.  […]
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March 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Revisiting Live at Knebworth (1990)

The grounds of Knebworth House have played host to some huge rock concerts over the years. This British venue was where the re-formed Deep Purple first played in 1985. A year later it was where Queen played its final live show (with Freddie Mercury). In 1979 it was the scene for two Led Zeppelin shows, the band’s return to the UK stage after […]
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January 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #183 – Cliff Richard, Wellington, 2013

He has HUGE hands – which is fucking worrying given the current speculation/s…but he was still (Sir) Cliff Richard and I went along because it was a job; I was reviewing him. And he was okay, it was half a good gig actually…but Cliff will never be cool. So the next day, I was out for […]
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January 19, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Swami John Reis & The Blind Shake: Modern Surf Classics

Swami John Reis & The Blind Shake Modern Surf Classics Swami Records Straight away you think of Comanche and a small handful of other classic surf-rock/pop moments from the Pulp Fiction soundtrack – but it’s particularly that shronk-vibe of Comanche that informs the world of Swami John Reis & The Blind Shake as they put […]
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January 12, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 768

Cliff Richard, Cliff’s Hit Album (1963) This compilation – the first Cliff Richard compilation of hits – features 14 singles taken between 1958 and 1962. The early rock’n’roller years. No matter what you think of Cliff – then or now – there’s some magic right here. Some good, good songs. It might be all you […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1958-1962, 1963, Cliff, Cliff Richard, Cliff's Hit Album, Compilation, Hits, LP, Move It, Private Collection, Record, The Shadows, Vinyl ·

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June 8, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1361

The Shadows, 20 Golden Greats (1977) This is a record you see everywhere, well, you used to see it everywhere – and by everywhere I of course mean second-hand  book and record stores, garage sales, salvation army stores, junk shops and such. I inherited my copy. A friend of my folks. Actually he came to […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Apache, Diesel And Dust, Foot Tapper, Hank Marvin, LP, Midnight Oil, The Shadows, Vinyl ·

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May 4, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1509

Madness, Complete Madness (1982) Any thought of Madness, any time I hear the music – and I wouldn’t call myself a huge fan or anything – I’m transported back to The Young Ones. Picked up on some cool music from that show – and in a before-my-time sort of way as I was addicted to […]
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