Depeche Mode: Speak And Spell announced the arrival of one of the most important synth-pop bands of the 1980s. We look back on its making… It would have been hard…
Making George Michael: Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1
George Michael: Listen Without Prejudice would prove a worthy follow-up to the singer’s debut album, giving him another No.1 LP in the process… The signs were there, of course, right…
Making Visage: Visage
Where would the New Romantic movement have been without Visage… or vice versa? The band’s self-titled debut album was the result of an almost supergroup-like meeting of talented individuals. Aiming…
Making Spandau Ballet: Journeys To Glory
Spandau Ballet: Journeys To Glory was the band’s debut album, peaking at No.5 after its release in March 1981. Guitarist/saxophonist Steve Norman talks to Classic Pop about its making… By…
Say Hello Wave Goodbye: Soft Cell interview
Say Hello Wave Goodbye: Soft Cell – In this exclusive interview from 2018, Marc Almond and Dave Ball talk to Classic Pop about reuniting for the O2 For a perfect…
Leslie Winer career retrospective announced
A 16-track retrospective of the Boy George-approved musician, poet and author Leslie Winer will showcase her groundbreaking three-decade career. Released by the Light In The Attic label, When I Hit…
Supergrass announce expanded version of In It For The Money
Supergrass have unveiled details of a new remastered expanded version of their critically acclaimed second album, In It For The Money. Scheduled for release on 27 August, the album will…
Making New Order: Technique
Conceived amid a summer of hedonism during Ibiza’s infancy as a party capital, New Order: Technique was a groundbreaking record that continues to inspire more than 30 years on… By Mark…
Making Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Mark Lindores looks back at Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Welcome To The Pleasuredome, a double album that sold a quarter of a million copies in its first week… Exploding onto…
Making The Cure: Disintegration
On their eighth album, The Cure: Disintegration, the band turned their backs on the skewed brand of pop that had yielded a succession of hits, and opted instead for doom-laden…