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June 26, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Michael Herr

Michael Herr has died. He was 76. He wrote the greatest book about war, one of the greatest non-fiction books you might ever read. I first came across Herr’s name – and extracts of his work – in the extra reading around the very best university class I took; perhaps the only one that stuck. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Anthony Loyd, Apocalypse Now, Author, Dispatches, Eulogy, Full Metal Jacket, Journalism, Journalist, Michael Herr, Non-FIction, R.I.P., R.I.P. Michael Herr, Soldier, Vietnam, Vietnam War, War, War Reporter, War Reporting, Writer, Writing ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged [OST], 1960s, 1989, American Woman, Canned Heat, Chicago, Compilation, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?, Guess Who, Laura Nyro, LP, On The Road Again, Record, Roy Orbison, Save The Country, Skating, Soundtrack, Tape, The Vinyl Countdown # 883, There Won't Be Many Coming Home, To Love Somebody, Tour Of Duty, Tour Of Duty 4, Tour of Duty series, TV, V/A, Various Artists, Vietnam, Vietnam War, Vinyl ·

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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 […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged [OST], 1989, Go Now, LP, Soundtrack, The Moody Blues, Tour Of Duty, Tour of Duty III, TV, Vietnam, Vietnam War, Vinyl ·

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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 […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Double LP, I Want To Take You Higher, Oscar, Prince, Sly & The Family Stone, The Best of Sly & The Family Stone, The Roots, The Vinyl Countdown, Vietnam, Vinyl, Woodstock ·

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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 […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged [OST], LP, Tape, Tour Of Duty, Tour of Duty II, TV, V/A, Various, Vietnam ·

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February 22, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1610

The Guess Who, Road Food (1974) Blame Canada! I don’t know why I have this album. I can only suggest that the price was cheap and I had been turned on by American Woman through various 1960s/Vietnam-era compilations. So I bought Road Food – which doesn’t contain that song (so I could hear some more […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1974, American Woman, Clap For The Wolfman, LP, Road Food, Rod Stewart, The Guess Who, Tour Of Duty, Vietnam, Vinyl ·

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