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October 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 31
Pixies, Doolittle (1989) It’s funny how a concert can ruin a band for you – when I saw the Pixies, finally, in 2010 (and playing this album in its entirety)I fell out of love with the group almost instantly. I’ve barely listened to them since. I grew up loving the band and I had all […]Archive
October 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 32
Todd Rundgren, Hermit of Mink Hollow (1978) It’s my first place when returning toTodd Rundgren. He’s never far from my mind (a genius, yes, yes, wizard and truly a star…) but if I haven’t listened to anything by him in a while then this is the one that pulls me straight back in. Because, I […]Archive
October 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 34
Ramones, It’s Alive (1979) The Ramones are likeAC/DCfor me – in that it feels like they’ve always just been there. Doing the same song, serving it in the same way, the same setting. And I’ve been a fan forever but I’m not a hardcore, more a fairweather fan. In the case of both bands I […]Archive
October 19, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 35
Bob Dylan, Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love) [Single] (1985) A lot of people reckon Empire Burlesque is rubbish – but I don’t. I quite like it. And I don’t think that’s just because I’m a bit of a Bob Dylan Tragic. Though, granted. It’s by no means a lost classic, […]Archive
October 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 36
ABBA, Dancing Queen [Single] (1976) I can’t lie – I really started to appreciate ABBA after I heard Elvis Costello’s little nod to them in his Oliver’s Army tune. If he liked them they must be good. Prior to that it was just radio music from when I was a young kid and everyone seemed […]Archive
October 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 37
Peter Gabriel, Plays Live (1983) I can’t remember when I first got this – but I feel like it was actually the very first Peter Gabriel album I bought on vinyl; primarily because I didn’t know it. I knew the first four albums – which this covers highlights from (as a double live album) but […]Archive
October 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 38
Genesis, Selling England By The Pound (1973) Because of my age, I guess, I arrived at Genesis through/via The Phil Collins Years. No shame. I like a lot of that. But The Peter Gabriel Years were always part of the story for me too because I have always loved Gabriel’s solo career and knew the […]Archive
October 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 39
Lana Del Rey, Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass (2020) Well, 2020 has thrown up some strange curveballs but I didn’t figure it would be the year I finally owned a Lana Del Rey record. I won’t go too much into it but I guess it all started late last year when I heard her […]Archive
October 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 40
Boston, Amanda[Single] (1986) My mate worked in a CD store once and there was a flood and they had water-damaged CDs to give away – they played fine but the covers were ruined. He gave me a few albums and it was cool – got some jazz, some soul, some country, hip-hop. Also got Boston’s […]Archive
October 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 41
Eddie Low, Blue Smoke [Single] (1982) I found this – just recently. I’m not sure where. Well, it fell out of a record on my shelves – unrelated record too. So I can only assume that it arrived in my collection as part of a bulk buy or a gifted set of leftovers. It has […]Archive
October 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman