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Classic Album
Given her current status as one of the most original and dynamic artists Britain has ever produced, it’s hard to imagine that there was a time in the mid-Eighties when…
Classic Album: Fantastic – WHAM!
Speedos, shuttlecocks and exuberant, life-affirming tunes – when George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley exploded onto the scene with their debut album, the pop world didn’t quite know what had hit…
Classic Album: Gentlemen Take Polaroids – Japan
A long-awaited commercial breakthrough, their first top 40 single and a shift to a major label: Japan’s fourth album was a turning point in their fortunes. However, this success hid…
Classic Album: Purple Rain – Prince And The Revolution
When, five albums into his career, prince suggested that he wanted to make a movie, his label scoffed. Twenty-nine years on, Purple Rain is widely regarded as the moment the…
Classic Album: Madonna
Madonna’s debut album helped to pioneer a new wave of pop, based on the sound of the new york underground. More importantly, writes mark lindores, it launched the career of…
Classic Album: The Lexicon Of Love – ABC
Released in 1982, ABC’S Trevor Horn-Produced debut album came like a bolt out of the blue, mixing futuristic funk with retro cool. It also marked the beginning of the end for…