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August 15, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 265
Beastie Boys, Paul’s Boutique (1989) Just recently I wrote about this album and some of what it means to me – got quite into the idea of this being 30 years old. It was and is one of my favourite albums. Still. Always. I love everything from the Beastie Boys – but this was always ‘The One’. And yet my original […]Archive
August 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 266
Daryl Hall & John Oates, Voices (1980) Just a great run of singles here – but also some weird folly-stuff too. Oddly a cover of You’ve Lost That Lovin Feeling (which no one really needs) was very popular. And yet their own Everytime You Go Away had to wait to be covered to really be a hit. Strange. Loads of gems here though […]Archive
August 6, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 268
Michael McDonald, That Was Then – The Early Recordings of Michael McDonald (1982) I guess the thing that made me want this was the thought of hearing Michael McDonald tackling Midnight Rider – and it’s okay, but it isn’t as amazing as I thought it might be. A lot riding on it though. The idea that these early attempts […]Archive
August 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 269
George Gershwin / Cole Porter, The Best of Broadway Those K-Tel compilations and the like…big part of my childhood, the grandparents collected up the tapes and LPs and I loved them; a library of sounds. Here’s an interesting one – a split record – so one side is George Gershwin and the other is Cole Porter – best of […]Archive
August 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 270
Shihad, Flaming Soul / Gates of Steel [Single] (1997) In which, way back, Shihad has a hoon on the Flesh D-Vice song Flaming Soul and then the Devo song Gates of Steel. A tribute double A-side-type thing. Which, I have to say, I was unaware of until very recently. Well, I’d heard the Gates of Steel cover and I rate it. I think maybe […]Archive
July 31, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 272
The Fabulous Echoes, Breakin’ It Up At Dukes! (1967) On a recent trip to Hawaii I had a chance-dig in a great record store but there wasn’t really much in the way of Hawaiian music on vinyl; traditional Hawiian music that is. I love that stuff. So I grabbed a souvenir or two instead, records I knew would remind me […]Archive
July 30, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 273
Philip Bailey & Phil Collins, Easy Lover [Single] (1985) Somewhere in my record collection I have a copy of Philip Bailey’s “Chinese Wall” album, as produced by Phil Collins. Why wouldn’t I have this? Philip Bailey was part of Earth, Wind & Fire. And Phil Collins was part of Genesis. Both were great in the bands and on their own and then […]Archive
July 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 274
Van Halen, Van Halen II (1979) In my first wave of being a Van Halen fan I found this album a little underwhelming. I mean that debut was just electric, unreal and in the way Van Halen was introduced to me it was all about the ‘big’ album – 1984 – so it was when the VH catalogue was reissued on CD and […]Archive
July 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 275
Daryl Hall & John Oates, Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) You lot know I’ve been on a massive Hall & Oates kick of late. Well, it started with this album. Which is to say I grew up with the monster 80s pop hits by this duo but it wasn’t until I heard this album in its entirety that I really got […]Archive
July 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 276
Bobby Bare, Encore (1981) Even when Bobby Bare was just the performer and not the writer he had a way with words, with delivery. I’m a fan of his rendition of Numbers (one of Shel Silverstein’s many gems) – and did you know that Bare had a crack at The Gambler before ol’ Kenny did? Actually I really dig Bare’s version, but it was not to be. The world wanted another version […]Archive
July 25, 2019 by Simon Sweetman