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Erasure
It’s nearly four decades since Erasure’s debut single Who Needs Love Like That, but Andy Bell and Vince Clarke sound as youthful as ever on their latest studio album, the…
Making Erasure: The Circus
Lauded for bringing fun and flamboyance back to synthpop, Erasure: The Circus masked deeply political statements as well as heartbreaking despair with gloriously uplifting harmonies Vince Clarke had built up…
Top 20 Vince Clarke remixes
Many, marvellous and multi-talented are the musical travellers who have applied a fingertip to Mr Clarke’s doorbell in search of his special mix magic. Ian Wade presents a run-down of…
Pop Art: Vince Clarke
Vince Clarke has a unique and consistent sound, but the ways in which his recorded body of work has been visually represented varies wildly. His releases have been packaged by…
Classic Pop Presents Vince Clarke is Now On Sale!
The all-new Classic Pop Presents Vince Clarke special is now on sale! With four striking covers to choose from, there is something for every kind of Vince fan. Buy your…
New Releases and Reissues: 28 February
This week we’re taking a look at Marc Almond’s latest symbolic offering as well as the recent batch of Kim Wilde reissues and a rerelease of Erasure’s third album… Marc…
Godfathers of Pop: Andy Bell
Andy Bell’s fifth solo album sees the Erasure singer once again stepping out from radio-friendly synth-pop into the darker territory of his alter-ego Torsten, a semi-immortal polysexual destined to love…
Exclusive Premiere: Unreleased Erasure Track – Listen Now
Listen now to an exclusive premiere of previously unreleased Erasure track How Many Times (Alternative Mix). How Many Times (Alternative Mix) was only discovered when work began on the upcoming Wild! album, its…
Classic Pop Presents Synth-Pop is now on sale!
The Pioneers… Classic Pop Presents Synth-Pop is out now! ⦿ Buy online here ⦿ Buy your Complete Synth-Pop Collection here ⦿ Find your digital edition here Also find your issue…
Only You: Yazoo interview
With Only You, Yazoo became one of the most popular synth-pop bands of the 80s. Classic Pop looks back with Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet. By Wyndham Wallace Vince Clarke pulls…