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The latest news from Classic Pop Magazine
On the full moon, Monday 3 July, Peter Gabriel releases the seventh track from the album i/o. This month the song is So Much and the first version to be…
Classic Pop issue 82 is on sale now!
In the latest issue of Classic Pop, we have a Wham! world exclusive interview with Andrew Ridgeley plus Pepsi and Shirlie who look back on their life inside the legendary…
ABC to re-release The Lexicon Of Love on 40th anniversary
ABC’s The Lexicon Of Love – one of the most cherished albums of the 1980s – is being reissued as a 4LP and Blu-ray boxset as well a stand-alone half-speed…
Rick Astley announces new album, Are We There Yet?
Rick Astley has announced a new album, Are We There Yet?, due for release on 6 October. The album, the press release states, “is the sound of Rick reflecting and…
Watch the trailer for Netflix’s new Wham! documentary
Wham! are the focus of a new documentary that will premiere on Netflix on 5 July. “With unprecedented access to both George [Michael] and Andrew [Ridgeley]’s personal archive including never-before-seen…
Jimmy Somerville to reissue debut solo album Read My Lips
Jimmy Somerville’s debut solo album Read My Lips will be re-issued by London Records in a variety of formats and featuring rarities and new remixes on 1 September 2023. It’s…
Siouxsie Sioux announces 2023 live dates, debut album Mantaray reissue
Siouxsie Sioux’s debut solo album Mantaray is to be reissued with new artwork. It will be available on 14 July is is available to pre-order here. The new version of…
Highly collectible signed test pressings to go to auction on 6 June
Rare test pressings by over 160 artists are to go to auction in aid of The BRIT Trust on 6 June, 11.00am. The collection includes signed LPs by Bryan Ferry,…
Tina Turner dies aged 83
Tina Turner, who has died at the age of 83, was one of the most important and influential music stars of the 20th century. A performer since the 1960s, she…
David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars: The Motion Picture returning to cinemas
July 3, 1973 – David Bowie retired Ziggy Stardust, his most celebrated alter-ego, in front of 5000 disbelieving fans onstage at London’s Hammersmith Odeon. Fifty years later, Ziggy will finally…