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The Producers – Ben Hillier
Producer Ben Hillier has overseen albums by an extraordinary range of artists including Elbow, Blur, Nadine Shah and no less than three by Depeche Mode. Here he tells Classic Pop…
INXS: Inside Kick
INXS marked 30 years of Kick in 2017 with a remastered version of their sixth album. That year, we met founder members Andrew and Jon Farriss to talk about the…
First we take Manhattan – the second British Invasion
How the Second British Invasion took on the American charts and won. By Paul Lester In the UK, we were at the vanguard of a brand new age,” ABC frontman Martin…
The Producers – Phil Harding
From being Stock Aitken Waterman’s engineer at The Hit Factory in the 80s, producer Phil Harding then worked with East 17, 911 and Boyzone in the 90s. Classic Pop catches…
Imagination Featuring Leee John announce major boxset retrospective
A new 17CD boxset celebrating the career of Imagination and their lead singer Leee John has been announced. Imagination Featuring Leee John “40 Years” is a career-encompassing retrospective of the…
New David Bowie boxset, Divine Symmetry, coming this November
Parlophone have announced a new 4CD, one Blu-ray boxset, titled David Bowie Divine Symmetry. It’s released on 25 November and can be pre-ordered here. The collection celebrates the 12 months…
Union Street: Vince Clarke’s side projects
It’s plain to see Vince Clarke is a born collaborator, for throughout his career he has sought to find like-minded souls with whom he can bring his visions to life.…
Erasure announce deluxe reissue of their self-titled seventh album
Erasure have announced a 2CD deluxe hardback book edition of their 1995 self-titled album on Mute/BMG on 18 November 2022. Originally released in October 1995, the band’s seventh album, Erasure,…
The Producers – Ken Scott
Ken Scott cut his studio teeth with The Beatles, but it was his work with David Bowie that transformed him into an iconic record producer and resulted in four legendary…
The Lowdown – ABC/Martin Fry
ABC and Martin Fry came out of the Steel City with a silky sound that seduced a generation of pop fans in the 80s. While Fry is now ABC’s last…