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December 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 351
The Beach Boys, The Beach Boys Today! (1965) It’s about here – on their eighth album (already!) – that The Beach Boys start to grow up and away from the “Surf” songs; not that there’s anything wrong with the best of the surf songs. But here we get the start of the real sophistication – […]Archive
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
December 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 353
Pet Shop Boys, Please (1986) I’ve been on a big Pet Shop Boys kick of late – I’ve liked them since I first heard them, which was back when this album was released. Though I’ve never owned a copy of this until just recently. I’ve had most of the other albums and a couple of […]Archive
December 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 354
Schnell Fenster, Ok Alright A Huh Oh Yeah [Single] (1990) You know you’re in deep with a band when you have multiple copies, when you’re collecting across formats…I didn’t think I was one of those people…and I’m still not sure I am…but I guess I am with Schnell Fenster – I’ve just put a copy […]Archive
November 30, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 356
Split Enz, One Step Ahead [Single] (1980) There’s a well-documented theory that the person responsible for the writing frenzy and song-by-song battle between the young N.Finn and the older T. Finn was one David Tickle. The British producer sure saved Split Enz from the dwindly returns of being lost at sea, making great, great music […]Archive
November 28, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 357
The Cult, Fire Woman [Single] (1989) In a perfect world I’ll own a few more singles by The Cult – and the original albums – the ones from the 1980s, including the parent-record to this. The band’s greatest hits album, Pure Cult, and there’s a few slightly different versions of it, was one of my […]Archive
November 23, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 358
George Harrison, Somewhere In England (1981) I’ve been a George Harrison fan since I could remember his name…which is to say one of my first memories is asking my dad and my uncle what “the other guy in The Beatles was called?” I knew the two main songwriters and the drummer – their names stuck. […]Archive
November 21, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 359
Split Enz, Dizrythmia (1977) This has long been one of my favourite Split Enz albums – to begin with it was simply by virtue of the fact that it contains Bold as Brass and My Mistake – a wonderful opening salvo; they’re two of my favourite Enz songs dating right back to when I was […]Archive
November 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 361
Head Like A Hole, 13 (1993) Last year Head Like A Hole decided to release their debut full-lengther and take it on tour – I missed the show, but didn’t miss getting the LP. I love the band – their best work still stands and they’re always a good live show. I’ve seen them a […]Archive
November 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 362
Soft Cell, Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (1981) What kind of record collection doesn’t have Soft Cell’s version of Tainted Love in it? Er, mine! (Until just very recently). Look, I maybe even do have it somewhere, on a compilation, and it’s slipped my mind, but it was certainly a plan to get the original/official album at […]Archive
October 26, 2018 by Simon Sweetman