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March 7, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1592
The Byrds, Fifth Dimension (1966) It’s funny, I only ever owned compilations by The Byrds on CD; never any of the band’s original albums. Great band – of course. So now I’m collecting a few of the key records. But I think I prefer the band more, album-wise, as they go along – even if [...]Archive
February 27, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1604
Johnny Winter, Captured Live! (1976) Sometimes you know straight away. Just in a few (vital seconds). That was the case for me with this album. The track: Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited. The version is a stunner, relentless – perfect boogie playing with ferocious guitar and committed vocals. That slide playing. Man. Twelve minutes of [...]Archive
February 19, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1615
Graham Bonnet, Graham Bonnet (1977) I can’t say I’m any great Graham Bonnet fan – but this album came my way recently – received as part of a stack of unwanted records. And it was great to revisit some of the Bonnet magic. Great cover of It’s All Over Now Baby Blue (probably a [...]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 19, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1710
Richie Havens, The End Of The Beginning (1976) Well Richie Havens is known for the opening of the Woodstock Movie, right? I mean, well, that’s how I got to know him anyway. I would watch that clip over and over, the foot-tap, that percussive guitar strum, the passion in the vocal. This was before I’d [...]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
December 11, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1720
Suzanne Vega, Solitude Standing (1987) This was the first Suzanne Vega album I heard – and then the first I bought on vinyl. It’s something of a favourite – although I like all of her albums. This was the introduction though – with those two big songs; still the biggest two songs of her career, [...]Archive
December 2, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1732
The Waterboys, The Best Of The Waterboys ’81-’90 (1991) I always used to see this album cover about, saw the album in stores – remember print and TV ads from the time – and I didn’t really know what The Waterboys sounded like. I didn’t really care either. But then – a decade on (or [...]Archive
November 26, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1740
The Traveling Wilburys, Volume One (1988) This was such a big deal – and I can remember my folks buying a copy (on tape) and we all sat and listened to it. Just listened. It was history in the making as far as I was concerned. I knew most of the players but I was [...]Archive
November 8, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1770
V/A, Easy Rider [Soundtrack] (1969) This was a cool gift; I was bought this for my birthday a couple of years back – a nice old copy of this LP that sounds great still. And it was nice for a bunch of reasons – mostly because I’m always stoked when someone buys me music (because [...]Archive
October 24, 2011 by Simon Sweetman