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April 23, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1521
Joe Walsh, “But Seriously, Folks…” (1978) “Yes, I’d like to remind you, I’m running for president. Appreciate your vote – and here is an industrial love song” Sample Track: Life’s Been Good The Vinyl Countdown is a document of every LP I listen to, brand new discoveries and old-old favourites; extremely pre-loved, previously abandoned or [...]Archive
April 19, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1526
Yehudi Menuhin & Stephane Grappelli, Tea For Two (1978) My mum bought a CD of Yehudi Menuhin and Stephane Grappelli playing Gershwin tunes. I was about 14 I guess. I loved it. Instantly. It had me spellbound. The weave of their violins, the way their sound danced in and out around the bass, piano and [...]Archive
March 30, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1553
Talking Heads, More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978) The same day that my aunty gave me a copy of an Eagles tape she also gave me this album (cassette tape). I was mostly listening to CDs then but still had a tape-player in the car. I’d been a Talking Heads fan for some time [...]Archive
March 27, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1559
Kate Bush, The Kick Inside (1978) Released when she was 19, songs dating back to when she was 15, 16 (even 13, apparently) – I should think just about anyone at any age should be happy enough to come close to writing some of this material. The idiosyncratic, wild-eyed, wide-screen approach didn’t diminish (and still hasn’t [...]Archive
March 15, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1579
Elvis Costello, This Year’s Model (1978) I’ve got the version with Watching The Detectives – and I still think that’s such a great example of how crucial the rhythm section was (kick-ass drummer and bass player). These days this is probably my most played Elvis Costello record – the go-to, the one to return to; [...]Archive
February 12, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1625
Blondie, Parallel Lines (1978) I saw Blondie perform – or what’s left of her/them – a couple of years ago. You know it wasn’t that bad. Saved by a great catalogue of tunes anyway; Debbie Harry’s voice was shot. But there was something endearing about it all happening even if she did look rather silly, [...]Archive
December 30, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1693
Bob Dylan, Street Legal (1978) I might be making it up – but then again this is my blog so that’s my right (as well as my write) – but I think this was the first Bob Dylan record I ever owned; as in vinyl/LP. I am pretty sure that’s the case. Now I’m slowly [...]Archive
December 27, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1700
Hello Sailor, Pacifica Armour (1978) The result of a dig at home – this album. What I mean by that is on a recent return to HB for Christmas and to see the folks and other family I was tasked with sorting out the two cabinets of vinyl that I had left at home over [...]Archive
December 16, 2011 by Simon Sweetman