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Classic Album
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…
Classic Album: Talk Talk – The Colour Of Spring
After starting life as one of many bands cynically marketed by record companies to cash in on the New Romantic scene, on third studio album The Colour Of Spring Talk…
Classic Album: The Sundays – Reading, Writing & Arithmetic
Mixing the feathery whimsy of the Cocteau Twins and the jangling melodicism of The Smiths, The Sundays were tipped for huge stardom. Only problem was: they weren’t ready to play the pop…
Classic Album: Vienna – Ultravox
John Foxx was out, Midge Ure was in, breathing new life into the self-confessed ‘broken band’. European both in its title and Influences, Ultravox’s changing of the guard resulted in…
Classic Album: Raising Hell – Run-DMC
Run-DMC’S Raising Hell was meant to take hip-hop “back to the streets”, yet became a massive crossover that united b-boys and rock and pop fans alike. It remains one of…
Classic Album: Control – Janet Jackson
Emerging from the shadow of her big brothers, Janet’s third album saw her present a set of anthems on which she displayed independence, strength and self-worth. Boasting Jam and Lewis’…
Classic Album: Parallel Lines – Blondie
Forsaking their punk sound but not their attitude, Blondie teamed up with hitmaker Mike Chapman for their third album which earned them global success thanks to a string of hits…
Classic Album: Neneh Cherry – Raw Like Sushi
Raised on the peripheries of jazz and punk, Neneh Cherry began her career with a pledge that she would always dance to the beat of her own drum. With Raw…
Classic Album: Sign O’ The Times – Prince
After disbanding The Revolution in 1986, Prince returned as a one-man-band with a double album bristling with ideas, experimentation, eclecticism and superb musicianship, which saw him cement his position as…
Classic Album: The White Room – The KLF
Subsidised with the proceeds of an 80s novelty hit, the eccentricities, the vision and ambition of KLF, combined with their taste for acid house and anarchy, resulted in one of…