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Making Elvis Costello & The Attractions’ Imperial Bedroom
A regular entry in Best Album run-downs, Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions brought some serious love from the critics and musicians alike – and it made the…
Making XTC: English Settlement
The fifth album by XTC, English Settlement, was a landmark as bold as the beast on its cover; a double-album that saw the group expand their sound, turn their backs…
Pepsi & Shirlie interview
As the backing vocalists in Wham!, Pepsi & Shirlie weren’t so much 20 Feet From Stardom as right in the middle of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s success. Living happily…
Heaven 17: Glenn Gregory interview
When the Human League Mk.1 disintegrated, so began a race with big, big points at stake. Who would create the best album? Heaven 17’s singer shares his slant on the…
Jam photo book In The Crowd gets 40th anniversary re-release
Following the publication last year of their hugely successful book on The Style Council, Soul Deep (which Paul Weller called “probably the best book on The Style Council in…
Making Electronic by Electronic
With Electronic, Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner shook off the shackles of being at the forefront of two of the most significant bands of the 80s and aimed straight for…
Issue 74 is now on sale
In the latest Classic Pop Issue 74, our cover stars are Tears For Fears. We meet Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith to hear the remarkable story behind their comeback album,…
Dexys interview: “The pop thing was fun”
Usually a band averse to nostalgia, the announcement that Dexys are touring their most successful album Too-Rye-Ay for its 40th anniversary was a shock –until it became obvious there’s a…
Eurythmics nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Eurythmics have been named as nominees to be inducted into the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This marks the award-winning, worldwide multi-platinum duo’s second nomination for induction into…
Top pop songs of 1982
In this list of the top pop songs of 1982, we look back on a year filled with glossy pop hits… From Martin Fry and co’s grand sophisti-pop statement to…