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February 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 166
Electric Light Orchestra, Olé ELO (1976) I possibly didn’t need this – since I am collecting up all of the ELO albums as I find them and already have that classic best-of – but I saw this in the store and that little lightbulb went off; I had never seen this on the shelf in […]Archive
February 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 167
Ken Ara, Piano – Mozart: Rondo D-Dur – Klaviersonaten B-Dur, KV 570 – A-Dur, KV 331 – Fantasie D-Moll (1972) I’m always curious to look through the chuck-out bins for classical music – but it’s so often utterly fruitless. This one though? This was a good score! Solo piano – I always feel like that’s […]Archive
February 19, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 169
Van Morrison, It’s Too Late To Stop Now (1974) He was never better than right here. Van Morrison. Many great albums – plenty of great shows. And yes, reports too of him being grumpy or rude, of not delivering. Loads of albums that just dud-along and repeat themselves. But the very best of his work […]Archive
February 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 170
Bob James, Three (1976) The truth is I was into Bob James before I knew I was into Bob James; before I knew who he was. The TV show Taxi had such an impact on me – its theme tune continues to – and then of course all the hip-hop and dance tracks that have […]Archive
February 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 171
Billie Holiday, Songs For Distingué Lovers (1957) Any semi-regular reader will know of my fascination with Billie Holiday – I’ve been a fan for years and just recently I’ve decided to collect up as many of the albums as I can (having had a few compilations and plenty of CDs and tapes back in the […]Archive
February 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 172
The Black Crowes, Shake Your Money Maker (1990) I have been going through a massive Black Crowes kick of late. Always liked them, but last couple of years I went back through all the albums and bought Southern Harmony of course. And have been wanting to get hold of this one too. The debut. A […]Archive
February 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 173
Neneh Cherry, Raw Like Sushi (1989) One of those albums I’ve always loved but never really owned. We were all over it at school – it was everywhere. Someone – or several people – had tape copies. I guess I had it on CD for a while – but it disappeared in the haze. I […]Archive
February 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 174
Sir Yehudi Menuhin & Stephane Grappelli, Top Hat (1981) I often talk about – and think about – the Stephane Grappelli concert I was lucky to see back in the late 1990s. One of the very best gigs of my lifetime. And it all started when my mum introduced me to Stephane Grappelli and Yehudin […]Archive
February 11, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 175
Tammy Wynette, The Best of Tammy Wynette (1978) There are many Tammy Wynette best-ofs – and this is the first that I’ve owned on vinyl; brand new to me ($1 op-shop find). I had a similar compilation on CD but oddly I’ve really never owned anything much by Wynette. I say oddly, because I am […]Archive
February 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 176
Peter Gabriel, Peter Gabriel [Security] (1982) Peter Gabriel – huge fan! I wonder sometimes how you couldn’t be a huge fan of his work. It’s almost perfect, and yet still almost always peculiar. That’s what I want. Weird. And Wonderful. Equal measures. I believe he has achieved that feat – and then made great commercial […]Archive
February 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman