Widely scorned by long-term fans, David Bowie: Let’s Dance would become the singer’s bestselling record and one of the archetypal albums of the 1980s… By Andy Price Though originally conceived……
Top 40 Essential Elton John Songs
From 1970 to 2016, here’s Classic Pop’s (chronological) list of the Top 40 essential Elton John songs… Where to start with a Top 40 of Elton John? No less than……
Making ABBA: Waterloo
Its title track stands as a pop masterpiece, and the ratio of killer to filler has improved, but ABBA: Waterloo is still as preposterous as it is pleasing… By Wyndham……
Making ABBA: Ring Ring
ABBA: Ring Ring was the album that announced the arrival of a new pop group that were about to take on the world… By Wyndham Wallace “Every day in……
Echo & The Bunnymen to re-release first albums on vinyl
Echo & The Bunnymen are re-releasing their first four albums on vinyl on 22 October. Each of them will be available on 180g black vinyl from all music retailers, as……
Richard Ashcroft set to release new album this October
Richard Ashcroft is set to release a new album, Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1, on 29 October via RPA / BMG. The album features 12 newly-recorded acoustic versions of songs from his……
Top 20 Adam Ant Songs
In the late 70s and 80s, Adam Ant bridged the gap between punk and pop. Here’s Classic Pop’s list of the best Adam Ant songs… 20 Friends (1979) Although Friends……
Classic Pop Presents Blondie is now on sale
Buy Classic Pop Presents Blondie online here. Get the digital version here. Also available in WHSmith stores. Find your nearest stockist here. The all new Classic Pop Presents Blondie is……
Making ABBA: Voulez-Vous
Voulez-Vous showed off ABBA at their sexiest, as the quartet headed for boogie wonderland on the most disco-influenced work in their back catalogue… By Mark Lindores With a new baby,……
Making David Bowie: Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
While the New Romantics were still largely a secret to the outside world, their hero was dreaming up a soaring rock record, a multi-layered, dystopian masterpiece – Scary Monsters (And……