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June 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 292
Ennio Morricone, Un Uoma Da Rispettare [OST] (1972) Having followed whatever I can find by Ennio Morricone across the last two decades I’m now at a place where if I see something – I buy it. Even if I haven’t heard it. So it was with this, recently. It made me actuall watch the film – in English it’s called The Master Touch. And it’s not […]Archive
June 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 293
Tom Tom Club, Tom Tom Club (1981) Like a lot of people I’m sure, I first found out about Tom Tom Club when I saw the Talking Heads concert film – Stop Making Sense; the rhythm section from the Heads had formed Tom Tom Club as a side-project. They (and in particular this self-titled debut) remain a curious and wonderful blend of synth-pop, disco-styled early hip-hop and dance music. I’ve always […]Archive
June 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 294
Billie Holiday, Lady In Satin (1958) I reckon Billie Holiday is the greatest. The absolute greatest. If I only get to hear one voice – it’s her voice. That would be my choice. I have been listening to her my whole life. I love her voice – and the sad story attached to it. And yet I don’t own […]Archive
June 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 295
Elton John, Tumbleweed Connection (1970) Don’t get me wrong, I like Dame Reginald’s greatest hits – well, most of ‘em…but what gets me about artists like Elton John (and maybe Billy Joel, I’m not quite sure if I’m ready to forgive…) is the killer album-tracks and earlier works that get forgotten. The big, big hits dominate…I remember hearing Country […]Archive
June 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 296
Joe Jackson, Night and Day (1982) I can’t remember when or how I first got into Joe Jackson – but I feel like I’m forever catching up. Still haven’t read his memoir, missed the chance to see him live here some 15 years ago or so (keep hearing how great it was, know he’ll never come back). I […]Archive
May 31, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 297
Dean Martin, The Early Hits of Dean Martin [EP] (1966) I’ve talked about this before – the Greatest Hits EP. No one would dare do it now – too insulting, too embarrassing but these mega-single-styled EPs from the 60s were so great. I love Dean Martin – my introduction to him was seeing him shit on The Rolling […]Archive
May 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 298
Van Halen, 5150 (1986) Still on the Van Halen train – big time – and now the re-acquisition of 5150 – a favourite of mine because I think this was the first full album by the band I heard. The first “Van Hagar” album. Which means some people hate its very existence – but some new fans were earned because this had […]Archive
May 24, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 300
Art Van Damme Quintet, Keep Going (1971) I had heard the name Art Van Damme and new it to be a cool name, also that he played a very uncool instrument – the accordion. But he did it in a jazz-setting. That was all it took for me to want to hear this. He released a bunch of […]Archive
May 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 302
David Lee Roth, Crazy From The Heat [EP] (1985) When “Diamond Dave” released this he was still a member of Van Halen – though not for very much longer. This EP was basically his resignation letter. He’d blown the world apart with that band and reconfigured heavy metal – and now he was off to be a silly/wonderful pop star. The motor-mouth of charisma […]Archive
May 16, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 303
Bob Marley & The Wailers, Exodus (1977) I love Bob Marley – and yet I reckon he’s somewhat underrated. Hear me out…he’s a legend (pardon the pun), he’s an icon, he’s a figurehead. To many he is Reggae. To at least as many others he is the gateway. He is a hero to some people that don’t even […]Archive
May 15, 2019 by Simon Sweetman