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After a 35-year hiatus, Fairground Attraction are back – and finally ready to make that long overdue second album. In a Classic Pop exclusive, Eddi Reader and Mark Nevin share…
Review: Erasure – Cowboy (Reissue)
Review: Erasure – Cowboy (Reissue) ★★★★☆ Known to most devotees as ‘The album where Vince Clarke dressed as a cactus on tour’, 1997’s Cowboy is Erasure reminding fans and themselves…
Review: Nik Kershaw – The MCA Years
Nik Kershaw – The MCA Years is a long-overdue boxset for the singer-songwriter who brought a proggy flourish to the 80s charts Nik Kershaw – The MCA Years ★★★★☆ In…
Review: Duran Duran re-release first five albums
Duran Duran re-release the first five albums has them sounding (mostly) shiny again… Duran Duran ★★★★★ Rio ★★★★★ Seven And The Ragged Tiger ★★★☆☆ Notorious ★★★★☆ Big Thing ★★★★☆ More…
Pet Shop Boys release Feel, watch the new video here
Pet Shop Boys release Feel, the latest single from their 15th studio album Nonetheless. The single is available now as a five-track digital bundle which includes the radio edit of…
Album Review: Marc Almond – I’m Not Anyone
After changes in both the personal and professional life of Marc Almond, I’m Not Anyone is a welcome opportunity to take time out for reflection. Although it’s only been seven…
Classic Album: Pet Shop Boys – Introspective
Neil and Chris were dancefloor-bound for album number three, Pet Shop Boys’ Introspective, an expansive set that housed some of their best-loved tracks and remains one of their best-selling collections……
Classic Album: Eurythmics – Touch
Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart’s third album proved they were no flash in the pan. Eurythmics’ Touch was a rich and expansive collection of tracks, at various points majestic or…
Classic Pop Issue 87 is on sale now!
In the new issue of Classic Pop – as a definitive Blitz club compilation is finally released – we round up a star-studded cast including Boy George, Rusty Egan, Gary…
Ranked! Top 40 ABBA songs
In our list of the top ABBA songs we count down from 40 to 1… By Ian Ravendale With their worldwide sales numbering somewhere around an estimated, though difficult to…