The Vinyl Countdown # 1729
Electric Light Orchestra, ELO’s Greatest Hits (1979) I instantly adored the pop confections of the Electric Light Orchestra. I only realised that many of them had been songs of my childhood after I...
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Cat Stevens, Tea For The Tillerman (1970) I’m sure I’ve told the story before but here we go anyway: my dad’s a big Cat Stevens fan and we have this Greatest Hits album playing in the car over and over...
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James Taylor, Greatest Hits (1976) Dad was obsessed with this album – this and Cat Stevens. And mum used to get sick of them. They were always on car trips; Cat Stevens is the sound of the Napier-Taupo...
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Cat Stevens, Catch Bull At Four (1972) I am happy I have this album for one reason. For one song. Sitting. Hearing it – as the opening track, side one of this, the most successful album Cat Stevens...
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Dire Straits, Money For Nothing (1988) Now here’s an example of where the vinyl is not as good as the CD – for space issues (presumably) you lose the version of Telegraph Road, a highlight of this...
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Parliament, Greatest Hits (1984) I’ll buy more Parliament on vinyl – but this is a handy thing to have in the collection. I’ve got plenty of George Clinton-fronted material on my iPod, in my CD...
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Kenny Rogers & The First Edition, Greatest Hits (1971) I dig Kenny Rogers – it’s music I grew up with. Seen him live once – it was good. A bit boring after a while but he did a fine line in...
View ArticleThe Vinyl Countdown # 1482
Fleetwood Mac, Greatest Hits (1988) I never need to listen to this. I know every song. And I own every Fleetwood Mac album anyways. But this album just kept falling into my lap. This particular album I...
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Richard Pryor, Richard Pryor’s Greatest Hits (1977) Some things can be good – or great – without you necessarily wanting to engage with them all that often. I collect Richard Pryor records. I don’t...
View ArticleThe Isley Brothers: Greatest Hits DVD
The Isley Brothers Greatest Hits Shock I love The Isley Brothers – but this isn’t really them; this is what’s left of them, parading about in 2005 offering a Greatest Hits set – with filler – that is...
View ArticleThe Exponents: Greatest Hits
The Exponents Greatest Hits: Why Does Love Do This To Me? Universal There have been other Exponents greatest hits album – but it’s been a decade since the last. And the earliest is now out of print....
View ArticleRoxette: A Collection of Roxette Hits
Roxette A Collection of Roxette Hits: Their 20 Greatest EMI I was surprised to find at least half a dozen really great pop songs on this Roxette collection. Timed to promote their upcoming – first –...
View ArticleThe Vinyl Countdown # 1306
Steely Dan, Greatest Hits (1978) The first album/compilation I heard by Steely Dan – very much a case of the Greatest Hits setting you off, letting you know that you had to hear more than just this....
View ArticlePoem: Just Me After 1am
Me, and a warped vinyl - James Taylor - glass of water to sooth the heartburn nothing – of course – to soothe the heartache “just yesterday morning just yesterday morning just yesterday morning…” I...
View ArticleThe Vinyl Countdown # 1201
Peter Gabriel, Shaking The Tree (1990) On a huge Peter Gabriel kick at the moment, just reviewed the And I’ll Scratch Yours tribute album, about to start reading the new bio and then outside of that...
View ArticleThe Vinyl Countdown # 1170
Olivia Newton-John, First Impressions: Greatest Hits (1975) I was at an Olivia Newton-John concert once; notice I didn’t say I went to. I was at, it wasn’t my choice. I had agreed to review the Mission...
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buy the new INXS Greatest Hits album and receive - now - a free belt. Three colours to choose from[1] but you must take us up on this offer right now. Call immediately. Don’t leave us hanging… [1]...
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Bobbie Gentry, Bobbie Gentry’s Greatest! (1969) Used to play in this Irish band, up and down the North Island we’d go – weekends were spent away usually, and for a time there we were busy, really busy....
View ArticleThe Vinyl Countdown # 1072
Nazareth, Greatest Hits (1975) Nazareth. Nazareth? “What the fuck are you doing with a Nazareth album?” – my inner monologue asks. Well, I can’t really answer that. I mean they cover Joni Mitchell’s...
View ArticleThe Vinyl Countdown # 1065
The Vogues, The Vogues’ Greatest Hits (1969) All I really knew about The Vogues was that great song Five O’Clock World – great song. First knew it from the Good Morning Vietnam soundtrack, a favourite...
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