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Follow us FEATURES WHEN ROCK WENT POP 84 Godmothers of Pop 17 REVIEWS Subscribe Get three issues Search Classic Pop OMD 24 ALISON MOYET 46 CLASSIC ALBUM: PURPLE RAIN 64 From Paul McCartney to David Bowie, Annie Lennox on changing the world, Got some money burning a hole in your magazine After 35 years of sonic experimentalism, Refusing to pander to record labels’ In-fighting, trenchcoats and songs with INXS to ZZ Top – some of rock’s biggest both musically and politically pocket? Let us tell you the best CDs, DVDs of Classic Pop for Andy McCluskey can rightfully be described demands for jazz standards, “Alf” has no bassline… Prince And The Revolution’s stars have sold their soul to pop over the and books to spend it on, and which ones a bargain £9.99. @classicpop GodFATHERS of Pop 19 as a godfather of classic pop. He talks us come out fighting with a new album of 1984 album/filmPurple Rain had “gamble” years. Here, we pay tribute to them for it Tom Bailey on making music in India and you’re best off avoiding Page 56 magazine through OMD’s iconic records and their original material, the minutes. written all over it. Luckily, it paid off and the chances of a Thompson Twins revival Classic Artists 92 stunning new album, English Electric BIRMINGHAM 50 turned the Purple One into a major star NEWS Re-issues and new albums to consider CYNDI LAUPER 34 “England’s second city” has been a THE LOWDOWN 70 Pop-Up 08 REGULARS COMPILATIONS 105 Wrestling matches, hauntings and hotbed of creativity for decades, with As Eurythmics, Dave Stewart and cover Your source for all things new in Pop Transmission 21 By various artists trailers covered in dog faeces… when Duran Duran, Dexys Midnight Runners, star Annie Lennox took the pop world by World. This issue, The Boomtown Rats hit Your letters, emails and social-media NEW ARTISTS 106 it comes to making pop videos, the US Toyah Willcox and UB40 all emerging storm in the Eighties and Nineties. We look the comeback trail, Mark King does his best Shock of the New 40 Future classics, perhaps? singer has certainly had fun from the city to conquer the pop world back at their best (and worst) material Simon Cowell impression and David Bowie New relases from modern artists Live 107 POP ART: THE CLOTH 42 SOME BIZZARE 58 I REMEMBER: TOP TEN 80 reveals a clutch of new projects inspired by the classics Kraftwerk, Hurts, The Blow Monkeys, When David Band passed away in 2011, Stevo is one of the true mavericks of the It’s the week ending 9 June 1984, and Buried Treasures 12 CLASSIC POP POSTERS 74 Tanita Tikaram and Inspiral Carpets he left behind a legacy of visionary artwork classic-pop era and his Some Bizzare label Wham!, Deniece Williams and Ultravox are Are you sitting on a rare goldmine? A selection of classic artist photographs On the road with… 112 that graced the record sleeves of everyone transformed the careers of Soft Cell and sitting pretty in the UK Top Three, with Duran RADAR 16 Competitions 82 We chat to Nick Heyward ahead of his from Altered Images to Spandau Ballet Blancmange. We talk to the major players Duran and Spandau Ballet not far behind Check out the latest CD releases You’ve got to be in it to win it! appearance at Let’s Rock Bristol
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