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Follow us FEATURES NEWS REGULARS Plus: our special guest reviewer, Radio 2’s Subscribe Get three issues of Search Classic Pop KATE BUSH 24 have been reborn as cartoon characters favourite incarnation, Kylie is without POP-UP 08 TRANSMISSION 21 Sara Cox, evaluates the singles! magazine Classic Pop chats with the cast of players LABELLED WITH LOVE 52 doubt the new Queen of Pop Midge Ure’s new solo album, Pet Shop Your letters, emails and social media REISSUES 102 Classic Pop for a that helped Kate Bush metamorphosise from Postcard Records shunned London’s Boys at the Proms, Blancmange’s We survey re-released albums from Abba, bargain £9.99 @classicpop EIGHTIES VIDEO STARS 76 CLASSIC POP POSTERS 82 a 16-year-old prodigy into the inimitable allure to create a homegrown stable of Everyone’s seen them on screen, but remix competition, the new The The This issue we present David Byrne, Taylor Dayne, Boy Meets Girl, Amazulu, The Page 64 magazine superstar she was soon to become… talent that put Glasgow on the map who were the stars of some of the most biography… and a new Bowie album? Strawberry Switchblade and The Buggles Beat, Section 25 and Blue Rondo @classicpop FIVE DECADES OF… 34 SO MUCH TO ANSWER FOR 58 iconic videos that the Eighties had to BURIED TREASURES 12 COMPETITIONS 88 COMPILATIONS 106 magazine A look back at five decades of Stephen From Paul McCartney to Robbie offer? We track them down Super-rare vinyl offerings from Kate Paul Weller and the Greatest 80s Party Fresh collections from Belinda Carlisle, Nits Duffy’s songwriting prowess Williams, RAK Studios has hosted some LONG LIVE VINYL 80 Bush, Kylie Minogue, Captain Sensible Ever tickets, Belinda Carlisle and Eighties and Kirsty MacColl as well as a whole clutch ELLIE GOULDING 44 of the world’s greatest artists and Celebrating Record Store Day and Duran Duran compilations, signed Level 42 and Morten of Eighties compilations From critics’ favourite indie starlet to producers for countless iconic albums TOP 10 86 RADAR 16 Harket releases – all up for grabs! DVDS & BOOKS 108 bona-fide superstar: Classic Pop meets CLASSIC ALBUM 66 Adam Ant strikes gold, Madness on the Upcoming treats St Etienne, John Foxx, Mark Ellen, Ben Watt the female artist with a passion for We pay tribute to Duran Duran’s global way to No. 1, Soft Cell get slinky and MARK KING 17 REVIEWS LIVE 109 playing live… and sprinting! breakthrough Rio and tell its tale Duran Duran finally go global Level 42’s frontman on his new EP The best releases and live concerts We review the latest shows by Adam POP ART: CARTOON POP 48 THE LOWDOWN: KYLIE 72 ON THE ROAD WITH… 90 MIDGE URE 19 NEW RELEASES 94 Ant, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Boy George, The Silicon Teens to Deee-Lite and CuteKylie, SexKylie, DanceKylie and Let’s Rock’s superb summer events are Midge talks tours, Ultravox and Albums from Blondie, Damon Albarn, Morten Heaven 17, Eddi Reader, Marc Almond Madonna to Erasure and Gorillaz – all IndieKylie… whichever is your fast approaching forgotten projects Harket, Echo & The Bunnymen and Lily Allen. and Depeche Mode

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