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May 24, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 404
Luis Alberto Del Parana y su Trio Los Paraguayos, Famous Latin American Songs (1960) I’ll always have a look in a charity store or the tip shop or if passing a garage sale; I can count on one hand the number of ‘good scores’ I’ve had digging in the bins. But I’m a sucker for […]Archive
May 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 409
When The Cat’s Away, Sanctified [Single] (1987) Bought as part of a package deal – a few singles all at once, I got this because, well, I do have fond memories of When The Cat’s Away, such a big deal for a time. I was into them. I have seen the recent version of the […]Archive
April 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 411
UB40, Signing Off (1980) My dad played tapes in the car a lot when we were young – UB40 was a big deal. And he had this album – and, later, The Greatest Hits one – (I think that was my brother’s, but the whole family got a kick out of it, sure). I loved […]Archive
April 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 412
Dennis O’Brien, Julia [Single] (1982) When I first (properly) met Dennis O’Brien it was to interview him for a story about Slow Boat Records’ then 21st Birthday – (the shop is now pretty much, fittingly, 33 1/3). I didn’t know about Dennis musical background. Not really anyway. I knew he tinkled and sang but didn’t […]Archive
April 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Hankering To Hear The Original: The Hunt, The Journey…
If you’re a record store tragic then you probably have “a list” – I mean the sort of list (mythical, in your head – at best) where you hope to find the album when and where you’re looking. It would be too easy (and boring) to just click the link and have it delivered – […]Archive
April 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 413
Snap!, Mega Mix (1991) Oh man did I love the band Snap! Maybe I still do. Maybe it’s guilty-pleasure stuff. (Maybe it’s not). Once a year or so I dig out a burnt-CD copy of World Power and crank it. I used to have the tape. (And the original CD). One day I’ll find the […]Archive
April 7, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 416
Diana Ross, Diana (1980) I’ve wanted this record for a while – a killer set of tunes, a killer band and production (basically Chic – this album just another of the great Nile Rodgers efforts). And so even if it wasn’t Diana Ross on vocals it would be great – but it’s part of a […]Archive
March 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 424
Tom Waits, The Heart of Saturday Night (1974) I come and go with Tom Waits but in some ways this is my favourite albums of his, the most special to me might be the better way to put it. I discovered it as a CD – and it needed to be that way. You see […]Archive
March 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 425
Lionel Richie, Dancing On The Ceiling (1986) Lionel Richie had been a big deal – frontman, main songwriter for the Commodores – and a bunch of solo albums. But this is the album that made him a big, big star, a superstar. I love Lionel. Almost anyone who knows me, or reads me, knows that. […]Archive
March 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 429
The Robert Cray Band, Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark (1988) I have fond memories of discovering Robert Cray, all wrapped up with my childhood and moving into my early teen years. My mum bought Bad Influence on what I’m sure was a whim; I don’t reckon any of us knew anything about him until […]Archive
February 19, 2018 by Simon Sweetman