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December 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 600

The Police, Every Breath You Take – The Singles (1986) I have this thing where a pang of nostalgia sometimes hits when I see a key compilation from my childhood. That was the case when I walked into the record store last week and saw this offering by The Police. My bro had the CD, […]
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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 […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1981, Best Of, Compilation, LP, Mirage, Once Upon A Time, Once Upon A Time – The Singles, Singles, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Siouxsie Sioux, The Singles, The Vinyl Countdown # 873, Vinyl ·

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January 15, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 966

ABBA, The Singles: The First Ten Years (1982) Released the year the band broke up – this double compilation was a stop-gap, ABBA was at a loss for a new record, the first time in their decade-long career. They chose to release this instead – a couple of new songs and well over a dozen […]
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November 17, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1757

The Cure, Standing On A Beach * The Singles (1986) I was a fan of The Cure at high school. But only just. I’d heard Seventeen Seconds and liked it a lot. And some of Pornography. And obviously I knew a bunch of the singles – playing out like jingles: Love Cats, Boys Don’t Cry […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged A Forest, Boys Don't Cry, George Benson, Joanthan Livingston Seagull, King Crimson, Love Cats, Neil Diamond, Pornography, Seventeen Seconds, Standing On A Beach, The Cure, The Singles, Vinyl ·

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