Classic Pop | Mar/Apr 2025
In the new issue of Classic Pop we meet INXS’s Andrew Farriss and Kirk Pengilly who reveal all about the band’s breakthrough album Listen Like Thieves as it receives the 40th anniversary deluxe reissue treatment.
We also catch up with Gary Kemp who takes us inside his soul-baring new album This Destination and why he’d welcome another Spandau Ballet reunion, plus James Dean Bradfield showcases his love of 80s pop singles and gives us the lowdown on the returning Manic Street Preachers’ latest LP, Critical Thinking.
Kevin Godley looks back on his work with Lol Creme as an 11CD retrospective Parts Of The Process is released and, as Dead Or Alive’s second album Youthquake gets a deluxe reissue, producer Pete Waterman relives its fraught recording sessions.
We also put the diverse back catalogue of Cyndi Lauper under the microscope for our Album By Album feature and talk to Ricky Ross as Deacon Blue unveil their new LP, The Great Western Road. Our latest classic album is John Foxx’s dystopian solo debut Metamatic and we celebrate World Party’s Private Revolution in our Forget Me Not feature.
In our packed reviews pages we give our verdict on new album releases including Gary Kemp, Sam Fender, Chesney Hawkes, Olly Alexander, Deacon Blue, Manic Street Preachers, Doves and Edwyn Collins plus there’s a comprehensive reissues section featuring Dead Or Alive, Bon Jovi, Godley & Creme, Penguin Café Orchestra, Pete Wylie and much more. We also check out live shows by Culture Club and The Prodigy.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Classic Pop Mar/Apr 2025.