CLASSIC eighties electronic eclectic OF THE CONTENTS 24 08 56 66 Follow us FEATURES BETTY BOO 62 THE LOWDOWN: Search Classic Pop TOP 100 SINGLES OF THE 80S 24 “I was such a dick as a pop star!” reveals TALKING HEADS 78 magazine We asked, you voted and here are the the woman who Did The Do, and she also tells The finest moments from a band that results: the definitive list of the best Classic Pop why her most successful combined genres and art forms to @classicpop tracks from the best decade song is also her most hated… become one of the most original magazine POP ART: DAVID LEVINE 42 LABELLED WITH LOVE: acts of the Seventies and Eighties He’s photographed everyone from CHRYSALIS 66 I REMEMBER: TOP TEN 88 Kylie Minogue to Boy George. Meet With the likes of Blondie, Ultravox We look back at the Christmas chart the man who coloured the Eighties and Spandau Ballet on its roster, Chrysalis of 1987, in which everyone from THE GENDER BENDERS 48 Records defined the sound Pet Shop Boys to Rick Astley battled The girls and boys who blurred the of the Seventies and Eighties for seasonal supremacy gender lines, scaled the charts and CLASSIC ALBUM: HUNTING CELEBRITY SQUARES 90 became Eighties icons along the way HIGH AND LOW 72 Some of the best pop bands from the SO MUCH TO ANSWER FOR: Exclusive interviews with the band reveal Nineties all regrouped for The Big MONTREUX 56 how A-ha’s debut album had Reunion and the must-see TV show How a Swiss tourist hot-spot became a troubled inception but classic tracks that went with it. How will they an important part of pop history – and videos – helped it shift millions manage a Classic Pop grilling? 4 62 78 48 109 94 72 NEWS NILE RODGERS 17 SHOCK OF THE NEW 40 Subscribe POP-UP 08 The man of the moment speaks to A new breed of bands who could be classic Subscribe and get Rick Astley in Klingon, Bowie vs Arcade Classic Pop about Duran Duran and POSTERS 82 money off each Fire, and Marc Almond vs Tony Visconti. that Daft Punk collaboration Get the Blue Tac out issue of Classic Pop It can only be Classic Pop’s news… LISA STANSFIELD 19 (UK readers only) Page 46 POP QUIZ 12 The All Around The World star has been REVIEWS Find out if you have a Brilliant Mind quiet for the past few years, but now the The best releases and live concerts… with this month’s teasers time is right for a comeback… NEW RELEASES 94 BURIED TREASURES 12 Kim Wilde, Robbie Williams and more The Bowie, Talking Heads, Erasure and COMPETITIONS REISSUES 101 Smiths discs that could make you a mint WIN A BUNCH OF STUFF 86 Enigma, Simple Minds and more LOST & FOUND 14 We have goodies galore to give away COMPILATIONS 105 Most one-hit-wonders are unfortunate. Simply Red, Donna Summer and more This month’s was deliberate… REGULARS DVDS & BOOKS 108 RADAR 16 TRANSMISSION 21 Morrissey, Virgin and more The new albums and release dates Your tweets, letters and emails LIVE & EVENTS 109 for you to put in your diary – plus James Blunt being blunt Goldfrapp, Peter Gabriel and more 5.