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January 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Funky Summer (Vol. 1)

It was meant to be a DJ set in the summer sun  but the rain kicked in that afternoon, a storm, add to that it was the very start of the year and people were looking for any excuse not to be out, a thunderstorm being just perfect. So I played a bunch of tunes […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged DJ, DJ Set, DJ Setlist, Funk, Funky Summer, Funky Summer (Vol. 1), Jazz, LP, Playlist, Playlist: Funky Summer (Vol. 1), Records, San Fran, Soul, Spotify, Vinyl, Vol. 1, Volume One ·

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March 31, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 563

The Temptations, 25th Anniversary: Volume One (1986) I love The Temptations – who doesn’t, right? One of those bands I thought I discovered via the Vietnam War-era “Sixties Revival” of the mid/late 80s – and thought I heard some key songs on some key compilations and soundtracks it turns out I knew so many of […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1986, 25th Anniversary, 2xLP, Cloud Nine, Compilation, LP, Record, The Temptations, The Vinyl Countdown # 563, Vinyl, Volume One ·

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August 19, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein: Stranger Things, Vol. 1 [OST]

Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein Stranger Things, Vol. 1 [OST] Lakeshore Records It seems the one thing anyone lured in by Netflix’s Stranger Things can agree on – the music was a triumph; scene-setting, propulsive, era/genre-evoking, it worked stunningly as a masterful prop and part of the manipulation. The score comes courtesy of Kyle Dixon […]
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July 16, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 855

Val Doonican, The World of Val Doonican (1969) Well it’s R.I.P. ole Val I guess. Val Doonican never meant that much to me beyond seeing this album – and a couple of others in the multi-volume virus – in my grandparents’ house, in in so many junk stores and second-handers ever since. (Especially the book-stores […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1969, LP, Record, The Vinyl Countdown # 855, The World of Val Doonican, The World Of..., Val Doonican, Vinyl, Vol. 1, Volume 1, Volume One, Walk Tall ·

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February 23, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 942

UB40, The Best of UB40  – Volume 1 (1987) I’d never go defending UB40 – beyond saying they are (were) a very good live band. And the first couple of albums were solid. Also I used to love this best-of; one of the go-to car-trip tapes when I was a kid. We’d load this puppy […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1987, Ali Campbell, Best Of, Best Of UB40 - Volume 1, Greatest Hits, LP, Record, The Vinyl Countdown # 942, UB40, Vinyl, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume One ·

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December 24, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1704

She & Him, A Very She & Him Christmas (2011) I liked the first She & Him album; it sounded sweet. It was unnecessary almost but nice enough and the covers were cool. The second album – I could take or leave, more likely leave. But I did buy the Christmas album – on vinyl […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2011, A Very She & Him Christmas, I'll Be Home For Christmas, LP, M. Ward, Merry Christmas, Off The Tracks, She & Him, The Vinyl Countdown, Vinyl, Volume One, Volume Two, Zooey Deschanel ·

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November 26, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1740

The Traveling Wilburys, Volume One (1988) This was such a big deal – and I can remember my folks buying a copy (on tape) and we all sat and listened to it. Just listened. It was history in the making as far as I was concerned. I knew most of the players but I was […]
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