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Follow us FEATURES SO MUCH TO ANSWER FOR: CLASSIC ALBUM: celebrity squares 88 Yoko Ono 17 Shock of the New 42 Subscribe Subscribe and get Search Classic Pop BOY GEORGE 26 CAMDEN TOWN 52 SPIRIT OF EDEN 68 From Cerys to Edith, the ladies of At 80 years of age, she’s back with a Modern artists inspired by the classics magazine In one of his most candid interviews, Mark Frith explores how its hard- When Talk Talk delivered Spirit Of Eden, BBC 6 Music line up to answer the new album (and great Chinese-food tips!) POSTERS 80 a free CD boxset George O’Dowd tells John Earls about drinking haunts have given rise to some both their label and manager were taken Classic Pop questions of the day Iconic images from pop history (UK readers only) @classicpop Dieter Meier 19 his new-found happiness and how it of the most popular performers of the aback by its uncompromisingly The vocal half of Yello talks sampling, Page 50 magazine stems from his coming to terms with Eighties and Nineties uncommercial sound. We investigate an NEWS poker and being the ultimate dilettante REVIEWS his creation, Boy George… KIM WILDE 58 album that ultimately finished the band Pop-Up 08 The best releases and live concerts… GARY NUMAN 38 One of the most successful female but now stands up to being a classic This month, Howard’s new gear, COMPETITIONs NEW RELEASES 94 …But if you think George opens up to artists of the Eighties reveals a new tour ROXY MUSIC 74 Flock Of Seagulls have theirs nicked, win A DAY AT VINTAGE TV 36 Numan, Erasure, Boy George and Prefab Classic Pop, wait until you read this. and the truth about that YouTube video Roxy Music went from art-house to Madonna and son in search of a record Presenter Janice Long’s classic pop choices Compilations 102 Gary Numan reveals how he didn’t LABELLED WITH LOVE: 4AD 62 synth-pop to smooth sophistication. Here’s deal, and the return of Lisa Stansfield and bag the ultimate VIP experience Peter Gabriel, Imagination and The Orb embrace fatherhood but how music If you were a student in the Eighties, The Lowdown on their finest works POP QUIZ 12 more prizes to be won 84 ReissueS 105 eventually brought him around it was almost law to have at least one I REMEMBER: TOP TEN 86 How do you rate your pop brain? From tickets to signed merchandise Cabaret Voltaire, The Grid and ABC POP ART: KLAUS NOMI 46 4AD record. Wyndham Wallace tells It’s September 1983 and our cover Buried Treasures 12 dvds & books 108 We trace the ultimately tragic story of the label’s story, including interviews star is the name on everyone’s lips, If you own these, you’re rich! REGULARS Culture Club, Madness and Howard Jones a striking performance artist who’s still with the artist behind its memorable beating Bowie, Rod Stewart, Genesis and, RADAR 16 Transmission 21 Live 110 influencing the biggest names of today record sleeves er, Ryan Paris to the coveted top spot New CDs and release dates Your letters, emails and social media Prince and a couple of Rewind festivals!

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