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A timeless classic that inspired a thousand imitators but left its creator claiming it sounds like “a snake with a broken back”, The La’s is a much-mythologised debut album. We…
Top 20 girlband singles of the 80s
Pinballing between spiky new wave, pure pop, R&B, hip-hop and indie, girlbands have given us some of the greatest singles of our favourite decade… By Jon O’Brien The sheer volume…
Richard Barbieri: Spellbound
Locked down in his home studio, former Japan member Richard Barbieri’s fourth solo album wasn’t at all the record he intended to make… By Gary Tipp Richard Barbieri has always…
Album By Album: Adam Ant
From punk to mature acoustic moods via funk and visionary pop, the nine official (and one unreleased) Adam Ant albums have been a wonderful ride… By John Earl Dirk Wears…
Classic Album: Madonna – Like A Virgin
Madonna began 1984 proclaiming she wanted to rule the pop world. After enlisting Nile Rodgers to help elevate her from the clubs of New York, by the year’s end she was…
Forget Me Not: Culture Club – From Luxury To Heartache
An album that was intended to restore Culture Club as a chart force to be reckoned with, the band’s fourth LP ended up quickening their demise instead. now 35 years…
Go West: Once Upon A Time In The West
The friendship at the heart of Go West is still strong after nearly four decades, despite temperamental differences. Classic Pop hears how two lads from Twickenham made it to Hollywood.…
Album By Album: ABBA
The harmonies and heartache of the swedish quartet who dominated the charts in the 70s and beyond… By Steve Harnell Ring Ring Released 1973 Label Polar/Polydor Chart positions: SWE: No.2…
Classic Pop’s Top 40 Kylie Tracks
Please fasten your seat belts. Her name is Kylie, she has travelled the musical universe, and our in-flight playlist for today is, quite simply, her 40 finest songs. Drinks will…
Classic Album: George Michael – Faith
Shedding his past, George Michael ditched the fun and sunshine of Wham!, looked inwards for inspiration and bared all in order to create his first true masterpiece… By Mark Lindores…