From the affordable, through to the eye-wateringly expensive and the virtually unattainable, we present our Top 20 Rare & Collectable records… Words by Barry Page While streaming may have had…
Popscene: Europop
Classic Pop takes a look at Europop – the feelgood genre that doesn’t take itself too seriously… Isn’t it just typical of the UK to refer to Europop as something…
Album By Album – Jimmy Somerville
Renowned for his piercing falsetto and LGBTQ+ activism, Jimmy Somerville first found fame as the frontman of Bronski Beat and The Communards before launching his own sporadic solo career which…
Duran Duran announce Danse Macabre De Luxe
With the first anniversary of their celebrated album Danse Macabre approaching, Duran Duran announce Danse Macabre De Luxe; a revamped version of the original, set for digital release on 11 October…
Pet Shop Boys release Nonetheless ‘expanded edition’
Pet Shop Boys release Nonetheless ‘expanded edition’ featuring four bonus tracks and demos of all the album songs. Following their headline show at BBC Radio 2 in the Park in…
Top 20 cover versions of the 80s
Breathing fresh life into old classics or radically reinventing them, we celebrate 20 of the finest 80s cover versions The hit cover version is something of a rarity in today’s…
Marc Almond – I’m Not Anyone interview
Marc Almond tells Classic Pop how his move from London to Portugal has reignited his passion for music and led to the new covers album, I’m Not Anyone… Although Marc…
Make It Big: The Story Of 1984
The Story Of 1984: It was a year of decisive statements and feeding the world, of technological advances and solo beginnings. Amidst political tension, the Olympic Games and the…
Album insight: Pet Shop Boys’ Bilingual
PSB were in full Latin flow for their sixth studio album… while it might not have spawned the poppiest music, Pet Shop Boys’ Bilingual certainly gave us some fantastic pop…
Top 40 80s pop artists
It’s the ultimate face-off as we count down our favourite 80s pop artists… It is, of course, the impossible task: distil music’s most creative and varied decade down to a…