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September 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 245

The Mom and Dads, 20 Golden Greats (1979) The Mom and Dads specialised in waltzes and other easy-listening fodder. And it’s garbage really. So why do I have this? Well, I bought two turntables and two crates of records off a guy that was selling up and the crates had all sorts of magical stuff […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1979, 20 Golden Greats, Compilation, Easy Listening, LP, Record, The Mom and Dads, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 245, Vinyl, Waltz ·

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January 19, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: 22 – Giving The Drummer Some…

Drum Solos! – wait, come back! You don’t often hear people crying out for more drum solos, or any drum solos. Even a lot of drummers hate drum solos. But sometimes you see and hear something special. And sometimes the drum solo – or an extended break – is, I dunno, “musical”, and exciting. Well, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 3/4, Aja, Big Swing Face, Buddy Rich, Buddy Rich Big Band, Bugle Call Rag, Caravan, Dave Brubeck, Drum, Drum Solo, Drum Solos, Drummer, Drummers, Drumming, Drums, Five Songs, Five Songs For A Friday, Five Songs For Friday, Five Songs For Friday: 22, Five Songs For Friday: 22 – Giving The Drummer Some…, Friday, Give The Drum Some, Give The Drummer Some, Giving The Drummer Some…, Jo Jones, Joe Morello, Max Roach, Midnight Oil, Percussion, Rob Hirst, Solo, Solos, Steely Dan, Steve Gadd, Take Five, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, The Drum Also Waltzes, The Power and The Passion, Waltz ·

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September 28, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1025

The Vienna State Orchestra, Voices of Spring/Light Cavalry Overture (?) My father calls, he tells me he’s been cleaning out the garage where his mother used to live – the very last of the records. I took what was left of their records – all of them (I thought?) – about 15 years ago. So […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 7, EP, Johann Strauss, Light Cavalry Overture, LP, Strauss, Vienna, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Vinyl, Voices of Spring, Von Suppe, Waltz ·

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