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April 22, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1523
Dexys Midnight Runners, Searching For The Young Soul Rebels (1980) My introduction to the band was seeing them in The Young Ones – turned me on to some cool bands, that. And then of course I knew Come On Eileen because it was everywhere. It’s a good song, it’s just been played out, over-played, done. [...]Archive
March 28, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1557
Peter Gabriel, Peter Gabriel [Melt] (1980) I was a greatest hits-kinda fan first. And that was how I got on to Peter Gabriel. Actually So was the thing that really introduced me to him – given my age. Then it was back to Genesis. And then to the soundtracks and then the first four self-titled [...]Archive
March 18, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1574
John Lennon/Yoko Ono, Double Fantasy (1980) I gave away my dad’s copy of this album – so had to buy another copy some years down the track. But this album was a staple growing up. The rule was that you skipped the tracks featuring Yoko Ono (far easier once the CD player came along). And [...]Archive
March 2, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1598
Kate Bush, Never For Ever (1980) I’ve been enjoying this album, Kate Bush’s third. I’ve been enjoying it for years – but recently I’ve gone back to it and, as is the way with so much of her music (and all of it from 1978-1985) there is a lot to take in. Even in a [...]Archive
February 23, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1608
Fleetwood Mac, Tusk (1979) One of the defining albums of my childhood – and therefore always my favourite Fleetwood Mac record. I still have the copy that my mum used to play when I was four-five-six-seven-eight years old. And that I started playing myself from then too – and on through high-school and university. [...]Archive
February 4, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1639
The Rolling Stones, Emotional Rescue (1980) I get the feeling that this album doesn’t attract a lot of noise in the scheme of things, one of the lesser known/less acclaimed/less interesting albums by The Rolling Stones. We had the album on tape, round and round it would go in mum’s car – and those songs [...]Archive
January 22, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1656
David Bowie, Scary Monsters (1980) A friend bought Ziggy Stardust and shortly after made the leap straight to this. At the time all I had was the Changesbowie compilation – and I was happy with that. I knew the Let’s Dance album too – and then I started to delve (back) in to the world [...]Archive
January 15, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1664
Mi-Sex, Space Race (1980) All I really knew about Mi-Sex for the longest time was that Computer Games song, which, as a kid I kinda hated and liked at the same time. It sorta freaked me out really. Then I had a flatmate who had, among her stories, one of sleeping with the drummer from [...]Archive
December 28, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1697
Christopher Cross, Christopher Cross (1980) The Arthur Theme was a staple of radio – and that was how I came to know about Christopher Cross. Then my brother, older than me, explained that he was the same guy behind radio hits Sailing and Ride Like The Wind. I can’t remember ever seeking out Christopher Cross beyond [...]Archive
December 18, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1712
V/A, Blues That Gave America Soul (1980) I’ve no idea where I found this compilation – or when (?) – but I’m glad I did. I have a feeling it was picked up at a book sale-thingy; one of those annual dust-ups where there’s a giant gym full of stuff and almost all of it [...]Archive
November 26, 2011 by Simon Sweetman