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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
The Vinyl Countdown # 433
The Holy Soul / Bowerbirds, That’s All / Give It [Single] (2009) The 7” single format. A great format. Right? One song to announce an artist, to be defined by, to represent – one song to kick off the party, to kick out the jams. How about the split single? Even better: two chances, technically. […]Archive
February 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 435
The Madcaps, Harmonicapers (1953) This little curio spoke to me – just recently. It was almost love at first sight – a novelty record. But I had to give it a quick spin, just in case I was buying a cover and title only, there had to be some sort of music; the record (a […]Archive
February 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 437
Laura Nyro, Eli and The Thirteenth Confession (1968) I didn’t like Laura Nyro when I first heard her – Tour of Duty 4 soundtrack and a song called Save The Country; couldn’t deal with it, couldn’t get into it. Liked most of the other stuff on that compilation (and that series, of course) but not […]Archive
February 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 438
Jo Meares, King Of The Crystal Mountain (2014) I didn’t know Jo Meares until a week ago – ain’t music great like that? Now, suddenly, I’m interested. He’s great. He’s great because of this one album (so far). There are more for me to maybe hear but right now this is all I need. This […]Archive
February 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman