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April 17, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1527
Jethro Tull, Aqualung (1971) Reading this book so that takes me to the album again, obviously. I like Jethro Tull but I am not what you’d call a huge fan – I’m happy just checking in now and again. There’s always enough to keep me for the duration of an album though – you [...]Archive
March 28, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1558
B.B. King, Live In Cook County Jail (1971) Well I’ve already told the story about this album – and its connection for me. And of how I came to get this LP – a recent addition to my collection. And so click here to read that – again or for the first time – because [...]Archive
February 24, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1607
Pink Floyd, Relics (1971) One of the first Pink Floyd tapes I bought – so it was a bit of a head-fuck at first; lined up next to The Wall and A Momentary Lapse Of Reason. But shortly after – I persisted with Relics – I bought Piper At The Gates Of Dawn. And it [...]Archive
February 9, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1629
James Taylor, Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon (1971) Fuck I love James Taylor. Dude was rogue man. Heroin. Cheating on women. Emotional abuse. Self-loathing. These are all things I absolutely detest by the way. But I love them in James Taylor! I was raised on the white-cover greatest hits album. I still have [...]Archive
January 1, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1690
Yes, Fragile (1971) Well there’s Roundabout – that’s certainly one reason to listen to this album. And there’s Heart Of The Sunrise – definitely a reason to listen to this album. And on both of those bookending cuts and on everything in-between there is Steve Howe and Bill Bruford; another two reasons to listen to [...]Archive
December 12, 2011 by Simon Sweetman