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Classic Album
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…
Classic Album: Autobahn – Kraftwerk
In 1974, Kraftwerk created an electronic epic. Autobahn was an album which saw man and machine working in perfect harmony. It was a pivotal step forward for contemporary music –…
Classic Album: Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) – Eurythmics
Stifled and frustrated by their time in The Tourists, Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox packed their bags to form Eurythmics. With a new sound and a new image, their second…
Classic Album: Songs From The Big Chair – Tears For Fears
After inviting us into the Mad World of their debut The Hurting in 1983, Tears For Fears returned with a new sound and outlook two years later, brimming with the…
Classic Album: Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret – Soft Cell
Thrust into the spotlight with their unique take on a soul classic, the Soft Cell debut album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret deleved deep into dive bars, seedy S&M clubs and porno cinemas,…
Classic Album: The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
Still adored nearly 30 years on, The Stone Roses rescued indie rock from shambling student bands and fired Manchester into a bright new musical future. Classic Pop charts the making…
Classic Album: Steve McQueen – Prefab Sprout
A new lease of life for songs lost to the bedroom, two brothers with Michael Jackson-sized ambitions, and a synth-pop pioneer at the controls – these were the ingredients necessary…