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ABBA VOYAGE Polydor 7/10 Do they have it in them…? Well, that was the main concern when ABBA announced they’d reconvened and were back in the studio recording songs that…
Reissue review: Dire Straits: The Studio Albums 1978-1991
By their swansong On Every Street, Dire Straits were the punchline to jokes about yuppies and MTV, provoked by 1985’s Brothers In Arms, which went 14x platinum in Britain alone.…
Sunshine Walkers: The Best Of Kimberley Rew and Lee Cave-Berry
Album Review of Sunshine Walkers – The Best Of Kimberley Rew and Lee Cave-Berry K L Recording 7/10 Forming Katrina and the Waves after the first incarnation of The Soft…
Review: Wendy James – Queen High Straight
Here’s the latest release that we’ll be listening to at Classic Pop HQ this week – Wendy James – Queen High Straight. Wendy James – Queen High Straight 3.5/5 Wendy James’ renaissance…
New Releases: 17 April
There’s never been a better time to curl up with a good book, so check out some of our top page-turning recommendations… Sheila Rocks – Young Punks 7/10 One of…
New releases and reissues: February 7
Our round-up of some new releases and reissues that you may have missed… SHOP NOW FROM £10 Bombay Bicycle Club – Everything Else Has Gone Wrong 7/10 Given the gaudy, escapist…
Reviews: Books & DVDs – 24 January
Another week, another collection of in-depth reviews. This week we’re looking at two brilliant live DVDs and a book of Bowie’s favourites… Kylie – Golden: Live In Concert 10/10 Rounding…
New Albums and Reissues
While we’re beyond excited to start talking about all the wonderful new releases 2020 has to offer, we’d be seriously failing you if we didn’t recommend these gems that came…
Reissue Review: Stevie Nicks – Stand Back 1981-2017
Think that Stevie Nicks is all about flowing skirts and ethereal vocals? Think again… She was the all-American middle-class girl who became a watchword for narcotic hedonism and rock’n’roll excess;…
Reissue review: Kate Bush – The Other Sides
After the fanfare of the reissue of two CD and four vinyl Kate Bush Remastered boxsets last November, as well as separate remastered versions of every album, Kate Bush now…