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February 8, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1632
Mark Knopfler, Cal [OST] (1984) What a prolific time it was in the mid-1980s for Mark Knopfler – he was running a band that became too huge and he was offering his guitar services and production/songwriting skills all over the place. Plus he was making soundtracks to idiosyncratic films; soundtracks that were purchased by people [...]Archive
January 2, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1688
Dire Straits, On Every Street (1991) I saw Dire Straits on the tour for this album – the band’s last world tour. And man I loved it; I loved Dire Straits at that point in my life; one of my favourite bands. And all things Mark Knopfler was involved in/with. I had the soundtracks, the [...]Archive
November 11, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1764
Dire Straits, Dire Straits (1978) I became obsessed with the early Dire Straits albums when a chance trip to Auckland coincided with the band’s 1991 show. Fantastic. At that point I was a massive Dire Straits fan – in fact a massive Mark Knopfler fan; I collected all of his soundtracks and side-projects and I’ve [...]Archive
November 3, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1777
Robert Plant, Manic Nirvana (1990) It was back in the days when a trip to the big Marbecks store in Auckland was a helluva treat. I’d get to go there once a year – and it was a big deal! I’d almost be hyperventilating with excitement. There were people that knew stuff about music and [...]Archive
October 15, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1806
Mark Knopfler, The Princess Bride [OST] (1987) Funny, I love all the Mark Knopfler soundtrack work – and in some cases (Cal) it has made me hunt out the film just because of the music; because of a connection to the music – a need then to see how that music was actually intended; to [...]Archive
September 18, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1843
Dire Straits, Communiqué (1979) I used to be a massive Dire Straits fan. I was 14 and such things are allowed at that age. But now it’s not really an option to hold your head high as a Dire Straits fan. I still own all the albums but really, when it’s down to business only [...]Archive
June 20, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1958
Dire Straits, Alchemy (1984) I liked Dire Straits as a youngster – but my enthusiasm towards the band peaked in 1991. I had been picked for some elite NZ hockey training/development squad (believe it!) and it turned out that after a week of 6.00am boot-camp jogging and having my (hockey) performance videotaped and analysed [...]Archive
June 6, 2011 by Simon Sweetman