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September 29, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1830
Blood, Sweat & Tears, 3 (1970) I love Blood, Sweat & Tears. Because my parents loved Blood, Sweat & Tears. By the time they (Blood, Sweat & Tears, not my parents) were being rediscovered on the Tour Of Duty compilations and various 60s mixes I had already been introduced to their early albums. I kept a [...]Archive
September 29, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1831
Kraftwerk, Trans-Europe Express (1977) If anyone asks me why I am buying more new vinyl than I am new CDs I use the Kraftwerk vinyl reissues as an example. I bought most of them. And I’ve left them sealed – picked them up nearly a year ago. I’m taking my time to rediscover them, one [...]Archive
September 27, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1832
Jim Morrison, An American Prayer (1978) I have a love/hate relationship with The Doors. I really dislike them a lot of the time – then I hear them and think they’re extraordinary. I always loved all of the instrumentalists in the band. As great as Jim Morrison obviously was, as a front-man (he had the [...]Archive
September 27, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1833
Booker T & The M.G.’s, McLemore Avenue (1970) I bought this LP just a few weeks ago. I hadn’t heard of it before. I’m a fan of Booker T & The M.G.’s from Green Onions first of all and from all their work with Stax. Then I found this album – an instrumental set of [...]Archive
September 26, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1834
Prince, Come (1994) It’s got dates on it announcing 1958-1993 – part of the dramatic and public battle Prince had with Warners. So this album, made from recordings that had been around over the last couple of years – and including some brand new ones (or new up to 1993) – was part of the handful [...]Archive
September 25, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1835
David Bowie, Heathen (2002) Some people rave about Heathen, some are not so sure – there’s obviously a huge amount of David Bowie fans who gave up on him years ago. It’s a perfectly acceptable/realistic approach, after all, to only listen to Bowie across the 1970s – it is a stunning body of work. So [...]Archive
September 23, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1836
Brian Eno, Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks (1983) One of the great pleasures and treasures of interviewing musicians is getting to talk to them about music; not just their music but music – in general. It’s often inspiring, always interesting, sometimes quite exciting and – well – it beats talking to yourself. Recently Dave Dobbyn very [...]Archive
September 23, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1837
Divine, The Story So Far (1984) I bought this album recently for $5 (I think? Maybe it was a bit less). I had no real intention of ever listening to it – but just thought it was a funny thing to have really. Divine being known for his/her work with John Waters. I’m a fan [...]Archive
September 21, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1838
DJ Shadow, Endtroducing… (1996) Well I’ve said all I really wanted to say about this album right here. And that blog-post came from finally opening a sealed copy of the album that I had held on to for a couple of years, picking the moment and sitting back with it; thinking back to all [...]Archive
September 21, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1839
Lindsey Buckingham, Gift Of Screws (2008) I’ve always been a Lindsey Buckingham fan; it’s been heartening to see people pick up on his skills over the last few years. His guitar playing clearly more visible now – with Fleetwood Mac reunion tours and three solo albums between 2006-2011. I remember suggesting to a friend – [...]Archive
September 20, 2011 by Simon Sweetman