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January 2, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1440
The Pharaohs, In The Basement (1972) I’m always baffled when people read my blog posts and tell me I’m out of date, out of touch, as if a music-blog, or music-blogging is meant to – only – be about what’s new and not quite out (in most cases that’s just writing about what’s not quite [...]Archive
December 13, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1446
Phil Collins, In The Air Tonight [Single 12’] (1981/1997) I’ve never had a credit card – still don’t. Probably a good thing now, definitely a good thing then. Back at university I had no idea of responsibility. A friend was ordering books and CDs from Amazon – it was a bit of a thing. And [...]Archive
April 28, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1515
Eric Clapton, Behind The Sun (1985) So many of the big stars of the 1960s and 1970s really struggled to get to grips with where things were at in the 1980s. It’s as if they tried the same old tricks while being talked into the technology/recording techniques of the day – resulting, almost always, in [...]Archive
March 31, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1552
Phil Collins, No Jacket Required (1985) The rules are pretty simple. You are allowed to like Phil Collins for his early work with Genesis (especially when he was a drummer). You are in fact allowed to like him as a drummer. This means you can even go back to Brand X and you can certainly [...]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 22, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1567
Robert Fripp, Network (1985) A network is important for a guitarist like Robert Fripp. I’ve been enjoying this mini-album/EP. It showcases some of his musical friends (Daryl Hall, David Byrne, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno) but it also, naturally, showcases Fripp. You might hear him play wilder stuff elsewhere – but there’s a logical [...]Archive
February 9, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1628
Mike + The Mechanics, Living Years (1988) And people think the worst thing to come out of Genesis was Phil Collins’ solo career? Really? Really! Oh but the title song for this Mike + The Mechanics album was about some dying fathers, man! Ah, but they never tell you the cause of death. The father [...]Archive
November 23, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1745
Stephen Bishop, It Might Be You [45] (1982) Here we go: this is my favourite love song. True fact. When people ask me about songs for walking down the aisle – and, oddly, this has happened a few times – I always suggest this song. I always get laughed at, or the people who [...]Archive
October 29, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1786
Lindsey Buckingham, Law & Order (1981) What a time for Lindsey Buckingham – the early 1980s. An amazing run really – following his masterpiece, Tusk (almost a solo album) with this; his first official solo album – and then there was that movie soundtrack song and another Fleetwood Mac album which contained this gem among [...]Archive
September 7, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1862
John Martyn, Glorious Fool (1981) I’ve always loved John Martyn for his inconsistencies, his idiosyncrasies. He’s left behind an extraordinary body of work; littered with mistakes and missteps and complete lapses in judgment. He drank away everything (even losing a leg to the bottle). And with it went a lot of common sense and often [...]Archive
August 20, 2011 by Simon Sweetman