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November 17, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1474

Little Feat, Electrif Lycanthrope (Be-Bop Deluxe) (1974) Bootlegs are something I’m forever dubious about – I’ve been given a few bootleg CDs and Mp3s and they can be interesting if you really love the band – but soon enough you return to decent quality, to the official releases. That changed a bit with downloading/iPods/Mp3s I [...]

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March 8, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1590

Radiohead, Radiohead…Before Computers (1999) Remember when Radiohead was almost a shoegazer band? This bootleg compilation does! It’s of more interest to me now than listening to the Itch EP or Pablo Honey (nothing wrong with them – just done to death for me). This takes tracks from the band’s very early “On A Friday” demo [...]

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February 13, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1623

Bruce Springsteen, As Requested Around The World (1981) This promo album features five tracks from The River on side one and then tracks from Born To Run, Darkness On The Edge Of Town and The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle on side two. Just a nine-track album – but it’s become a [...]