He famously retired at 27 but Rick Astley was never seriously gonna give pop up. In 2016, Lancashire’s favourite son returned to toast a milestone birthday with an album simply…
Pop Art – David Storey
From obscure underground artists to worldwide pop legends, David Storey is the man behind more than 40 years worth of record sleeve design. We caught up with him at his…
The Producers – Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
We meet the diplomatic production duo who have worked with some of the biggest names in rock and pop over the course of a hugely successful 40-year period… If a…
ABBA in the studio
In 2018, ABBA announced they had finished two new songs, their first in over three decades. In issue 43 of Classic Pop, released in the August of that year, we…
It’s Immaterial interview: Getting their house in order
In 2020 It’s Immaterial released their first new album since 1992. That year, members John Campbell and Jarvis Whitehead opened up to us about their three-decade struggle to complete it……
Album By Album – Whitney Houston
Whitney’s powerful pipes and model looks saw her become a true music icon… Whitney Houston, 1985 When you consider that Whitney Houston’s discography contains some of the greatest love songs of all…
Bananarama interview: “This is the music we like. We are who we are”
Bananarama returned in July 2022 with Masquerade, an album as defiantly pop as anything Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin have ever made. As the pair celebrate 40 years together,…
Classic Album: OMD – Architecture & Morality
Merging the machinations of German electronica with warm Merseyside melodies and otherworldly choral samples, on their third album, Architecture & Morality, OMD struck the perfect balance between experimentalism and commercial…
Prince – the revolution will be televised
Prince owned the airwaves when his 1985 Purple Rain tour was beamed out to millions around the world and its legendary Syracuse show is now being released on Blu-ray and…
Pop Art – Greg Jakobek
Greg Jakobek’s name may not be familiar, but his design work certainly will be. His graphics graced the record sleeves of some of some of the 80s biggest names, and…