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June 1, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 883
V/A, Tour of Duty 4 [OST] (1989) I had the first four of the Tour of Duty soundtracks on tape. A huge education – formative stuff. I was young, fascinated by all this music. And to this day the first volume remains a favourite for me, handy for DJ sets, good to play at home […]Archive
February 18, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1185
V/A, Tour of Duty III [OST] (1989) I loved the Tour of Duty soundtracks so much – and the TV show too; maybe I watched the show because of the music. It got me hooked on all the Vietnam films, the great glut of them – many of them worth watching – and the music […]Archive
May 17, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1374
Sly & The Family Stone, The Best of Sly & The Family Stone (1998) There’s a lot of reasons to like Sly & The Family Stone and a good many of them are here on this double-LP. I got hooked on Sly & The Family Stone via all the Vietnam-era compilations/soundtracks – and of course […]Archive
April 4, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1393
V/A, Tour of Duty II [OST] (1988) I probably loved this more than the first volume because this one was mine; that first album is the best – it’s the favourite for the music, but this was about ownership, something we’re not always concerned with when it comes to music these days. It meant a […]Archive
February 22, 2012 by Simon Sweetman