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February 8, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1422

Van Morrison, A Period of Transition (1977) You need more Van Morrison albums than you probably think you do. But you don’t need anywhere near as many as Van Morrison obviously thinks you do. But you need more than just the two or three alleged classics – for my money there’s about 10 albums you [...]

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November 16, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1475

Dr. John, Locked Down (2012) So, I was sold on this album from when I first heard it. And I was lucky to hear it earlier in the year – about a month before it was released. That hardly happens these days, record companies don’t trust people and don’t (often) know what they’re doing. But [...]

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April 25, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1517

Dr. John, In The Right Place (1973) I guess the new Dr. John album has me re-enthused. It’s great when that happens. The new album is good – as good as a Dr. John album in 2012 could/should be – but the best by-product has been going back through his early work. I checked out [...]