WELCOME

Kraftwerk are more influential than The Beatles. There,

OUR CONTRIBUTORS

John Earls has been to Adam Ant’s house,

POP UP

© Etienne Gilfillan Marc Almond announces rescheduled 2022

GEORGE MICHAEL’S TRIP INTO SPATIAL

George Michael’s music is being enhanced, with virtually

SOUL GIANTS JOIN FORCES FOR UK JAUNT

A “Magnificent Seven” of soul stars are joining

Kerr’s tribute to father leads the way on upcoming Simple Minds LP

Simple Minds merged recording sessions in Hamburg and

Robbie Williams classics hits to get orchestral makeover

Robbie Williams is celebrating 25 years as a

1-HIT WONDER

JIVE TALKIN’ BOOGIE BOX HIGH The denials continued

BLANCMANGE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM PRIVATE VIEW

© Helen Kincaid Blancmange have revealed details of

SUEDE BRING DIY PUNK ATTITUDE FOR AUTOFICTION

Suede have gone “back to basics” for their

Q+A THOMAS ROBSAHM

CLASSIC POP CHATS TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED NEW LONGFORM DOCUMENTARY, A-HA: THE MOVIE

A-HA: THE MOVIE

DIRECTOR: THOMAS ROBSAHM

LOST & FOUND

AZTEC CAMERA KNIFE Such was the reverence that

OBITUARY ANDY FLETCHER

8 JULY 1961 – 26 MAY 2022

IAN PEEL‘S A TO Z of POP

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TOP 5 UK ALBUMS CHART

9 JULY 1989

TOP 10

OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN TEAMS UP WITH ELO, DON MCCLEAN GETS WEEPY AND A HOST OF DOUBLE A-SIDES STORM THE CHART

POPARAZZI

READERS SHARE THEIR FAVOURITE PHOTOS AS THEY GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN PLANET POP

DEVOTED FANS SHOW US THEIR COLLECTIONS AND POP MEMORABILIA

MADNESS GARY BROWNJOHN HOLSWORTHY, DEVON Q When did

STEVIE NICKS RELEASES HER DEBUT SOLO ALBUM, BELLA DONNA

CLASSIC MOMENTS 27 JULY 1981 Stevie Nicks was

BEING HUMAN

CLASSICALLY TRAINED MUSICIAN KARL BARTOS WAS A MEMBER OF KRAFTWERK ON A STAGGERING RUN OF ALBUMS FROM RADIO-ACTIVITY TO ELECTRIC CAFÉ. HAVING PREVIOUSLY STAYED SILENT ABOUT HIS FORMER BAND, HIS POWERFUL NEW AUTOBIOGRAPHY OFFERS A WHOLLY NEW PERSPECTIVE OF LIFE INSIDE THE MAN-MACHINE. HE GIVES HIS FIRST BRITISH INTERVIEW ABOUT KRAFTWERK AND BEYOND EXCLUSIVELY TO CLASSIC POP…

THE MJ MACHINE

In The Sound Of The Machine Karl Bartos

NUMBERS GAME

Of all the classics Karl Bartos performed with

A RESPECT FOR THE OLD WAYS

Karl Bartos admits he doesn’t keep up with

CLASSIC ALBUM

DIVA ANNIE LENNOX

THE PLAYERS

ANNIE LENNOX The erstwhile Eurythmic performs vocals and

THE SONGS

1 WHY Opening with that immediately recognisable soulful

THE VIDEOS

WHY A sombre, reflective Annie gazes into her

"THIS IS THE MUSIC WE LIKE. WE ARE WHO WE ARE."

BANANARAMA ARE BACK WITH AN ALBUM AS DEFIANTLY POP AS ANYTHING KEREN WOODWARD AND SARA DALLIN AND HAVE EVER MADE. AS THE PAIR CELEBRATE 40 YEARS TOGETHER, THEY TAKE US INSIDE THE ‘GOTHIC DISCO‘ OF MASQUERADE. ‘‘WE DON’T NEED TO PANDER TO WHATEVER IS TRENDING‘‘ THEY VOW

MASTERSON SERVANT

Masquerade is Bananarama’s fourth consecutive album produced by

LIVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE

Bananarama performing at Rewind South Festival, Temple Island

WHITNEY HOUSTON

WHITNEY’S POWERFUL PIPES AND MODEL LOOKS SAW HER BECOME A TRUE MUSIC ICON

SOUNDTRACK ALBUMS

Apivotal moment in Whitney’s career, not just because

LIVE ALBUM

Although Whitney’s obvious talent was never in question,

POP ART

FROM OBSCURE UNDERGROUND ARTISTS TO WORLDWIDE POP LEGENDS, DAVID STOREY IS THE MAN BEHIND MORE THAN 40 YEARS OF RECORD SLEEVE DESIGN. WE CAUGHT UP WITH HIM AT HIS STUDIO IN HOVE TO EXPLORE HIS PORTFOLIO.

The Revolution Will BeTelevised

PRINCE OWNED THE AIRWAVES WHEN HIS 1985 PURPLE RAIN TOUR WAS BEAMED OUT TO MILLIONS AROUND THE WORLD AND ITS LEGENDARY SYRACUSE SHOW IS NOW BEING RELEASED ON BLU-RAY AND REMASTERED LIVE ALBUM. CLASSIC POP TALKS WITH WENDY MELVOIN AND LISA COLEMAN FROM HIS STELLAR BACKING BAND THE REVOLUTION TO FIND OUT MORE.

Love And Money - Strange Kind Of Love

THEY DIDN’T SCORE ANY MAJOR HITS BUT LOVE AND MONEY REMAIN ONE OF THE MOST FONDLY-REMEMBERED SCOTTISH BANDS OF THEIR ERA. THEIR SLEEPER CLASSIC FROM 1988, STRANGE KIND OF LOVE, IS EXHIBIT A

Musical Youth

BACK WITH THEIR FIRST NEW STUDIO ALBUM IN ALMOST 40 YEARS – AND WITH THE ESTIMABLE BERNARD BUTLER ON BOARD, TOO – CLARE GROGAN TELLS US HOW ALTERED IMAGES’ MASCARA STREAKZ CAPTURES THE THRILLS OF HER TEENAGE BIG NIGHTS OUT

SOPHISTI-POP

THIS ISSUE, WE GRAB OUR FINEST THREADS FOR THE SLICKEST OF MUSICAL FLAVOURS

TOP 2O COM PILATIONS

IN THIS VERITABLE BEST OF THE BEST OFS, WE SELECT 20 OF THE FINEST POP ARTIST COMPILATIONS

REVIEWS

© Fabien Baron THE HOT LIST 76 Beastie

THE HOT LIST

WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT ON CLASSIC POP ZOOM CATCH-UPS

DAVE STEWART EBONY MCQUEEN

THE EURYTHMICS CO-FOUNDER DIGS BACK INTO HIS CHILDHOOD FOR A SURREAL BUT HUGELY ENTERTAINING EVERYTHING-BUT-THE-KITCHEN-SINK TRIPLE ALBUM

NENEH CHERRY THE VERSIONS

EMI ★★★ Tribute albums are a tricky beast,

HOT CHIP FREAKOUT/RELEASE

DOMINO ★★★★ With their own new studio in

BANANARAMA MASQUERADE

ALL HAIL THE IRREPRESSIBLE QUEENS OF POP, SARA AND KEREN RETURN TO LAY CLAIM TO THEIR CROWNS WITH A BLOCKBUSTER SET OF MAJESTIC TUNES

SUN’S SIGNATURE SUN’S SIGNATURE

PARTISAN ★★★★ “The opening of a window onto

HEATHER SMALL COLOUR MY LIFE

WARNER MUSIC ★★★ It seems appropriate that Heather

ALTERED IMAGES MASCARA STREAKZ

COOKING VINYL ★★★★ Despite Clare Grogan rebooting the

JB DUNCKEL CARBON

PROTOTYP RECORDING ★★★ Jean-Benoît Dunckel’s third solo album,

ZZ TOP RAW

BMG ★★★ Those who first encountered ZZ Top

NERINA PALLOT I DON’T KNOW WHAT I’M DOING

IDAHO RECORDS ★★★ Nerina Pallot’s seventh album begins

JCRS ARCLIGHT

AUGUST DAY RECORDS ★★★ There’s something familiar about

TIM BOWNESS BUTTERFLY MIND

INSIDEOUT MUSIC ★★★ It’s more than 30 years

THE FIXX EVERY FIVE SECONDS

BFD ★★★ “Do I deserve a second chance

HANSON RED GREEN BLUE

3CG RECORDS ★★★ After the extravagance of 2018’s

LYKKE LI EYEYE

PIAS ★★ One of the most frustrating singers

ORBITAL 30 SOMETHING

LONDON ★★★★ Originally intended to celebrate Orbital’s 30th

TALLIES PATINA

BELLA UNION ★★★★ As soon as Sarah Cogan’s

THE DREAM SYNDICATE ULTRAVIOLET BATTLE HYMNS AND TRUE CONFESSIONS

FIRE RECORDS ★★★ “I’m for anything further/ Than

YANN TIERSEN 11 5 18 2 5 18

MUTE ★★★★ Provoked by Superbooth, Berlin’s electronic instrument

STEPHEN MALLINDER TICK TICK TICK

DAIS ★★★ Cabaret Voltaire’s co-founder returns with regular

JOHN CARPENTER, CODY CARPENTER AND DANIEL DAVIES FIRESTARTER OST

SACRED BONES ★★★ Director John Carpenter’s recent resurrection

ROSIE CARNEY I WANNA FEEL HAPPY

COLOR STUDY ★★★★ Though she reinterpreted The Bends

SOUND OF CERES EMERALD SEA

JOYFUL NOISE ★★★ Drawn by their “galactic” sound,

BREATHLESS SEE THOSE COLOURS FLY

TENOR VOSSA ★★★★ Though Dominic Appleton’s still best

MADONNA FINALLY ENOUGH LOVE: 50 NUMBER ONES

MADONNA FINALLY FACES UP TO HER PAST. BUT SHE WAS NEVER GOING TO DO IT IN CONVENTIONAL FASHION, WAS SHE NOW?

ROXY MUSIC HALF-SPEED REMASTERS SERIES

UMC/VIRGIN ★★★★ The publication of Bryan Ferry’s Lyrics

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION LIVE

SONY LEGACY ★★★★★ As wonderful as the super-deluxe

GEORGE MICHAEL OLDER

GEORGE MICHAEL’S DEFINITIVE ARTISTIC STATEMENT GETS THE DELUXE EDITION TREATMENT TO MATCH. HERE’S HOW TO OVERCOME LIFE’S TRAUMAS WITH CLASS

DEPECHE MODE

EXCITER: THE 12" SINGLES

GRANDMASTER FLASH/MELLE MEL & THE FURIOUS FIVE

SUGARHILL ADVENTURES: THE COLLECTION

SWING OUT SISTER

BLUE MOOD, BREAKOUT AND BEYOND: THE EARLY YEARS

KOOL & THE GANG

THE ALBUMS VOLUMES 1 AND 2

VARIOUS ARTISTS

NOW YEARBOOK ‘80/ NOW YEARBOOK ’81 EXTRA/ NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL PRIDE

ABBA

ALBUMS BOXSET

SPEAR OF DESTINY

LIBERATORS!: THE BEST OF 1983-88

DAVID SYLVIAN

SLEEPWALKERS

WENDY CARLOS/DAFT PUNK

TRON/TRON: LEGACY/ TRON: LEGACY RECONFIGURED

BOW WOW WOW

SEE JUNGLE! SEE JUNGLE! GO JOIN YOUR GANG, YEAH! CITY ALL OVER, GO APE CRAZY

THE CLASH

COMBAT ROCK

THE HOUSE OF LOVE

BURN DOWN THE WORLD

DIRE STRAITS

MONEY FOR NOTHING

MADNESS

MAD NOT MAD

DAF

1ST STEP TO HEAVEN

RE-FLEX

VIBRATE GENERATE

THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS

DIG YOUR OWN HOLE

VARIOUS ARTISTS

VINYL MODERN POP

BASEMENT JAXX

REMEDY/ROOTY

ABBA VOYAGE ABBA ARENA, LONDON

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT A BAND THAT FORMED 50 YEARS AGO COULD BE AT THE CENTRE OF 2022’S MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY GROUNDBREAKING LIVE SHOW? WE WERE THERE ON ABBA VOYAGE’S OPENING NIGHT…

PET SHOP BOYS O2 ARENA, LONDON

A DAZZLING SHOW OF STRENGTH FROM ONE OF THE GREATEST POP DUOS OF OUR TIME

Glenn Tilbrook

BLONDIE UTILITA ARENA, BIRMINGHAM

BLONDIE ARE BACK OUT ON THE ROAD WITH THEIR CAREER-SPANNING AGAINST THE ODDS TOUR – AND WITH JOHNNY MARR IN TOW, TOO

PRIDE, POP AND POLITICS: MUSIC, THEATRE AND LGBT ACTIVISM 1970-2021

DARRYL W BULLOCK

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE C86 KIDS? AN INDIE ODYSSEY

NIGE TASSELL

PAUL HARRY BENSON

TASCHEN ★★★ One of numerous books published to

GEORGE MICHAEL: A LIFE

JAMES GAVIN