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Alan Wilder’s Recoil albums to be reissued
Mute has announced details of a series of reissues from Recoil, the solo project from ex-Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder, starting with three long out of print albums, Unsound…
John Hughes movie soundtrack collection set for release
Demon Music group have announced the first official compilation of music from the movies of legendary filmmaker John Hughes, curated by Hughes’ music supervisor Tarquin Gotch, covering the classic period…
Mark Knopfler collection set for October release
Mark Knopfler – The Studio Albums 2009-2018, a 9 LP vinyl/6 CD boxset & digital SD/HD, will be released on 7 October by UMC/EMI, gathering together the second half of…
Let’s go round again – the 30-year rule
Pop – and popular culture – have a habit of recycling themselves every 30 years or so. Take a look around and it’s clear that the tastemakers and influencers creating…
Acid House – the second Summer of Love
The Establishment first ignored it, then embraced it, before finally trying to ban it… but the charts were heated up in the late 80s by a string of classic acid…
Stand by your fan – pop stars and their followers
We profile Superfans in every issue of Classic Pop. But what exactly makes them tick? We go behind the phenomenon and meet those whose lives have been altered by their…
Soft Cell announce Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret…And Other Stories: Live album and DVD
Soft Cell have announced the release of the Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret…And Other Stories: Live album and DVD, out 7 October on LiveHereNow. Pre-order it here. The show was filmed in…
The Lowdown – Simply Red
Simply Red emerged from the post-punk scene in Manchester to become a Brit pop-soul sensation, clocking up No.1 singles on both sides of the Atlantic, winning multiple Brit and Grammy…
When British reggae was king
Reggae may have been born in Jamaica, but it grew up in 80s Britain at a time of evolving multiculturalism, finding an unlikely ally in punk and becoming a mainstay…
Squeeze – the stories behind the songs
In 2019, we spoke to Squeeze songwriters Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook as they revealed the stories behind some of the band’s mightiest songs… “Glenn and I have a complicated…