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December 7, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 352
Phil Judd, The Swinger (1983) I just recently found this mini-LP, or EP – a 12”er that collects half of the Private Lives album and one extra track; a US release, as I understand it. It’s worth it for the cover alone really. And because it’s Phil Judd. I already have the Rendezvous single (which […]Archive
October 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Phil Judd Interview: From The Archives
This time last week I spent about 100 minutes on the phone with Phil Judd. The longest interview I have ever done. And it was probably the longest time coming, in the sense that I first thought I would like to interview Judd in the early 1990s. I loved (and still love) the two albums […]Archive
May 15, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 111 Ripper Records
Caroline, Rob and I formed the Spines in early 1981 and we started getting gigs straight away. We rehearsed a lot too and were searching out our own sound – they both played professionally in a jazz band as well at the time and we were always tight but experimental. When Bryan Staff moved to […]Archive
February 9, 2014 by Simon Sweetman