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February 14, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1621
This is the new reissue (4 Men With Beards) bought recently. I can’t claim to be some ground-level Afrika Bambaataa fanatic with the original twelves. But I did used to have this album (a collection of the early singles, all lovingly grouped to play well together) on CD. And some other things from Bam and [...]Archive
February 7, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1633
The Tall Dwarfs, Throw A Sickie (1986) I love The Tall Dwarfs. Not really much more that needs saying. And any time that I miss them – or the solo albums by Chris Knox or Alec Bathgate – I put on a record and they’re there. This lo-fi/DIY/kitchen-sink stuff creates a feeling they are in [...]Archive
January 14, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1666
Th’ Dudes, So You Wanna Be A Rock’n’Roll Star (1982) First of all my brother had the split CD with this and six songs from Hello Sailor. And we loved it (the whole family loved it). I was, at the time, more taken with Th’ Dudes portion than the Sailor stuff. But that was because [...]Archive
December 28, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1699
V/A, True People: The Detroit Techno Album (1996) It’s a box-set of five 12” records. And I bought it from a dude who walked in to the shop I was working in – late one night – wanting to offload some second-hand vinyl. I never really thought about whether it was a dodgy deal or [...]Archive
November 6, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1774
Alf, Stuck On Earth 12” (1987) I loved Alf – the TV show. And so I purchased the 12” Stuck On Earth single released under his name. What a ridiculous thing to own. It was played a couple of times – and giggled at (as an 11 year old was wont to do at the [...]Archive
July 4, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1943
Radiohead, Supercollider/The Bucher 12″ (2011) This limited 12″ single was released for Record Store Day in April. In just a few countries (Europe, Japan). Then they released it to America and Canada later. And of course anyone that pre-ordered the special-version of the new Radiohead album got access to these tracks. Both Supercollider and [...]Archive
June 14, 2011 by Simon Sweetman