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Voice Of The Beehive reissue second album

Voice Of The Beehive reissue second album

Honey Lingers, the second studio album by Voice Of The Beehive, is to be reissued on limited edition Pink Vinyl LP and expanded 2CD. Originally released in August 1991, Honey… The post Voice Of The Beehive reissue second album appeared first on Classic Pop Magazine. ... Continue Reading
Kylie and ALOK join forces for new single

Kylie and ALOK join forces for new single

Kylie and ALOK join forces for new single, Last Night I Dreamt I Fell In Love

Kylie and ALOK join forces for new single, Last Night I Dreamt I Fell In Love, out now.

Written by Kylie and ALOK, alongside JHart, Sarah Hudson, Avedon and Zhone, the track is a dazzling dance pop anthem – blending electrifying beats with Kylie’s unmistakable iconic vocals. Featuring lush production with shimmering synths and rhythmic bass lines, the new single invites fans to lose themselves on the dancefloor.

The brand new video, featuring Kylie caught in strobe lights and directed by her long-time collaborator Sophie Muller, is out now. Watch the video below:

Dazzling Pop

ALOK said: “In 2021, I remixed Can’t Get You Out of My Head during a live set with my brother Bhaskar, and the response was amazing. Now, I’ve had the chance to do something truly unique alongside Kylie – a vibrant and electrifying pop ballad. In my opinion, Last Night I Dreamt I Fell In Love captures Kylie’s signature dance vibe while also reflecting my exploration of sounds that blend different genres.”

Kylie added: “Last Night I Dreamt I Fell In Love… and I really did! I woke up one morning with the title and idea for this song … it’s amazing to be literally sharing my dreams with you all. I had such a fun day in the studio with my fellow writers and now ALOK has worked his magic and I’m so happy to be releasing this track with him. Happy Valentine’s Day!”

Kylie and ALOK join forces for new single, Last Night I Dreamt I Fell In Lovepicture credit Jimmy Turrell
Picture Credit: Jimmy Turrell

Dance Anthem

Last Night I Dreamt I Fell In Love follows a triumphant 2024 for ALOK, which included smash collaborations like Euphoria with Armin van Buuren, Looking For Love with Anitta, and Never Letting Go with Gryffin. The Brazilian star is known for his chart-topping collaborations, having previously teamed up with the likes of John Legend, Ellie Goulding, Ava Max, and Bebe Rexha.

Last summer saw Kylie perform an awe-inspiring and critically lauded headline show at London’s BST Hyde Park. Kylie released Tension II – a brand new collection of 13 songs – which became her tenth UK No.1 album.

Kylie opens her world tour on 15 February in Perth, Australia. The Tension Tour will see her perform in cities across the globe – set to be Kylie’s biggest tour since 2011. The tour will visit Asia and North America, and reach the UK in May, before moving to Europe and South America.

Last Night I Dreamt I Fell In Love is available on all streaming platforms, click here.

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Classic Pop issue 92 is on sale now!

Classic Pop issue 92 is on sale now!

Classic Pop issue 92 is on sale now!

In Classic Pop issue 92 we meet INXS’s Andrew Farriss and Kirk Pengilly who reveal all about the band’s breakthrough album Listen Like Thieves as it receives the 40th anniversary deluxe reissue treatment.

We also catch up with Gary Kemp who takes us inside his soul-baring new album This Destination and why he’d welcome another Spandau Ballet reunion, plus James Dean Bradfield showcases his love of 80s pop singles and gives us the lowdown on the returning Manic Street Preachers’ latest LP, Critical Thinking.

Kevin Godley looks back on his work with Lol Creme as an 11CD retrospective Parts Of The Process is released and, as Dead Or Alive’s second album Youthquake gets a deluxe reissue, producer Pete Waterman relives its fraught recording sessions.

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We also put the diverse back catalogue of Cyndi Lauper under the microscope for our Album By Album feature and talk to Ricky Ross as Deacon Blue unveil their new LP, The Great Western Road.

Our latest classic album is John Foxx’s dystopian solo debut Metamatic and we celebrate World Party’s Private Revolution in our Forget Me Not feature.

In our packed reviews pages we give our verdict on new album releases including Gary Kemp, Sam Fender, Chesney Hawkes, Olly Alexander, Deacon Blue, Manic Street Preachers, Doves and Edwyn Collins plus there’s a comprehensive reissues section featuring Dead Or Alive, Bon Jovi, Godley & Creme, Penguin Café Orchestra, Pete Wylie and much more. We also check out live shows by Culture Club and The Prodigy.

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Tracy Chapman’s eponymous debut reissued on vinyl

Tracy Chapman’s eponymous debut reissued on vinyl

Tracy Chapman’s eponymous debut album on vinyl in celebration of its 35th anniversary

Tracy Chapman’s eponymous debut album will be reissued on vinyl in celebration of its 35th anniversary. 

Originally released by Elektra Records in April 1988, Tracy Chapman has long been unavailable on vinyl and this anniversary reissue has been prepared for release by Chapman and the album’s original producer, David Kershenbaum.

Pressed on 180g vinyl and sourced from an analogue master, the album package will also include an insert of translated lyrics, which accompanied the original international release.

Featuring the classic singles Fast Car, Talkin’ Bout A Revolution, and Baby Can I Hold You, the album earned three Grammy Awards and went on to become one of the most successful debuts of all time, peaking at No.1 in multiple countries and selling more than 20 million copies worldwide.

Dream Come True

Chapman said: “I was just out of college when the album came out and for a young singer songwriter it was a dream come true – making a record, recording my own songs, releasing my first album. 1988, that year marked the beginning of what has been a humbling and thrilling experience, seeing fans around the world embrace these 11 songs. I really wanted to mark the 35th anniversary of the album, and so I am grateful to have this opportunity to reissue the record on vinyl.”

Over the course of four decades and eight studio albums, Tracy Chapman has created a body of work that has been as consistently compelling as it is honest and uncompromising, eloquently telling stories with perennial appeal that are at once personal and universal.

Impervious to trends, she has commendably stayed her musical course, earning the approbation of fans, critics and peers. Beginning with 1988’s multi-platinum Tracy Chapman, her musical journey has continued with Crossroads (1989), Matters Of The Heart (1992), 1995’s multi-platinum New Beginning (which featured the Grammy-winning single Give Me One Reason), Telling Stories (2000), Let It Rain (2002), Where You Live (2005), Our Bright Future (2008), and two best-selling compilations, Collection (2001) and Greatest Hits (2015).

Along the way, in addition to her four Grammys, Chapman has earned an American Music Award, two Brits, and a Billboard Music Award.

Enthralling The World

Chapman made her breakthrough performance at Nelson Mandela’s 70th birthday concert in London in 1988. In the words of the Guardian, “It was during the height of the era of fast-buck capitalism, at a televised concert celebrating Mandela’s birthday, that Chapman came out of nowhere and enthralled the world with her songs about social injustice.  Just her, an acoustic guitar and a hushed Wembley Stadium.”

Since then, she has appeared frequently in support of social and humanitarian causes, including Amnesty International’s Human Rights Now! Tour, the annual Bridge School benefit concerts, the Nelson Mandela Free South Africa Concert, Farm Aid, Tibetan Freedom Festival, Vote for Change, the Driving Votes tour, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, and many others.

New Audience

Last February, Chapman made a surprise appearance at the 66th Grammy Awards, collaborating with country superstar Luke Combs for an unforgettable duet of Fast Car. Introduced to a new audience, Fast Car achieved new chart peaks across genres (including No.1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs and No.2 on the Hot 100), and won two awards at the 2023 CMA Awards – notably Song of the Year for Chapman, who made history as the first Black songwriter to win in the category.

Following the Grammy performance, Chapman’s original version re-entered charts around the world, including the Hot 100, as did her debut album.

Tracy Chapman is reissued on 4 April via Elektra/Rhino Records and will be available on Black LP, Orange LP (Amazon exclusive), Oxblood Red LP (HMV exclusive) and Transparent Orange LP (Indies exclusive). Pre-order here

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Morrissey announces UK dates for 2025

Morrissey announces UK dates for 2025

Morrissey announces UK dates for 2025

Following a successful sold out North American tour last year, Morrissey announces UK dates for 2025.

The former frontman of The Smiths, will play three exclusive UK tour shows in June, including a return home to Manchester for his first ever show at the new Co-op Live arena and two dates at Glasgow O2 Academy.

Widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in British pop as well as one of the greatest lyricists of his generation, Morrissey has 13 solo studio albums, a string of No.1 records, and an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British music.

Last year Morrissey received a Social Vanguard Award in recognition for his ‘outstanding service and dedication to Animals Rights’.

2024 setlists included classic Smiths anthems such as Shoplifters Of The World Unite, Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want, How Soon Is Now?, Half A Person, Bigmouth Strikes Again, Girlfriend In A Coma alongside solo favourites like Everyday Is Like Sunday, Irish Blood, English Heart and First Of The Gang To Die.

These will be Morrissey’s sole appearances in the UK in 2025 and his first since 2023.

UK Dates

Wednesday 04 June Glasgow O2 Academy
Thursday 05 June Glasgow O2 Academy
Saturday 07 June Manchester Co-op Live

The singer will also play the 3Arena, Dublin on Saturday 31 May.

Chicago quintet Brigitte Calls Me Baby will support at the Dublin and Manchester dates.

For tickets, which go on sale on 14 February at 9am, click here.

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Classic Pop’s Top 40 Record Store Day 2025 picks

Classic Pop’s Top 40 Record Store Day 2025 picks

Classic Pop’s Top 40 RSD Record Store Day 2025

Record Store Day 2025 takes place on 12 April and will feature more than 270 independent shops in the UK.

Featuring titles by a-ha, Duran Duran, Eurythmics, OMD, Prince, Soft Cell, Thompson Twins and many more, this year’s event offers plenty of releases that will be of interest to Classic Pop readers.

Read on for our Top 40 RSD 2025 picks:

Record Store Day 2025 - Adam and the Ants

Adam & The Ants: Prince Charming

Featuring three of Adam & The Ants biggest hits, Stand And Deliver, Ant Rap and the title track, this classic album has been long out of print and is reissued as a special gatefold gold vinyl edition.

Record Store Day 2025 a-ha

a-ha: Hunting High And Low – The 1984 demos

This Record Store Day exclusive of Hunting High And Low is presented in the form of a-ha’s original demos. This edition’s album sleeve and associated packaging will feature unseen images and a design evocative of the its 1985 release. Features the demo of Take On Me, The Sun Always Shines On TV and the album’s title track.

Record Store Day 2025 - Alison Moyet

Alison Moyet: Hometime

Alison Moyet’s critically acclaimed fifth studio album, Hometime, is now available for the first time on limited edition gold vinyl. A testament to Moyet’s artistry, this individually numbered pressing is strictly limited to 3,000 copies worldwide.

Record Store Day 2025 - Art of Noise

Art Of Noise: Impressions Of For+Ever & The Making Of Moments In Love

Impressions of Forever is a brand new, 33rpm vinyl-only, compilation album celebrating the 40th anniversary of Art Of Noise’s Moments In Love – one of the most influential tracks in the history of electronic music. The LP contains a total of 13 tracks, seven of which are previously unreleased on vinyl and six previously unreleased studio moments and interludes.

Blancmange: Everything Is Connected Too

Everything Is Connected Too is the second instalment of Blancmange’s finest moments on vinyl. The companion to Everything Is Connected, this LP digs further into recent releases like 2024’s Again I Wait For The World and Bliss (both on vinyl for the very first time) to Sad Day (original) one of their very first outings from 1981.

Blur: The Magic Whip

Record Store Day 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of Blur’s The Magic Whip with a special, half-speed mastered limited edition zoetrope picture disc. This unique release features vibrant, original artwork, presented in an intricately designed die-cut sleeve. The Magic Whip is Blur’s eighth studio album and includes the tracks Ghost Ship, Go Out, Lonesome Street and Ong Ong.

The Boomtown Rats: Dawn Of The Rats Demos B-Sides And Live 1975-1979

For the first time on vinyl comes The Boomtown Rats’ live demo tapes from 1975-1979. It was the recording that found its way to the desks of Nigel Grainge and Chris Hill at Ensign Records. The tracks are complimented with live performances and a selection of B-sides, many of which have never appeared on CD or LP. Available on lurid sewer-like transparent green vinyl.

Bryan Adams feat Tina Turner: It’s Only Love

Two new recordings of the iconic duet It’s Only Love by Bryan Adams and Tina Turner. This limited edition 7″ release includes a rock mix and a stripped-back version dubbed the “Midnight Mix,” showcasing Turner’s powerful vocals. This collection highlights her enduring legacy and the void her absence leaves in music. Released under Adams’ independent label, Bad Records, these mixes celebrate their legendary collaboration.

CHVRCHES: Every Open Eye (10 Year Anniversary Version)

Following the success of the 10 Year Anniversary Edition of debut album The Bones Of What You Believe, CHVRCHES will now celebrate a decade of their sophomore release with an exclusive double vinyl repack for Record Store Day 2025.

The Colourfield: Virgins & Philistines 40th Anniversary Edition

Record Store Day 2025 Exclusive. This is a newly remastered 2LP yellow coloured vinyl version The Colourfield’s debut album Virgins & Philistines. Following on from his previous groups, Terry Hall formed The Colourfield, releasing two albums. This newly expanded edition of their debut includes a bonus disc with non-album singles and B-sides.

Record Store Day 2025 - The Cure

The Cure: The Head On The Door

For the 40th Anniversary of The Cure’s sixth studio album, The Head On The Door. For the first time on Picture Disc, it features the singles Inbetween Days and Close To Me plus fan favourites Push and Six Different Ways. Remastered by Robert Smith and cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, London, the Picture Disc is house in beautiful die-cut sleeve designed by Andy Vella.

Dannii Minogue: Neon Nights Remixed

Following on from 2023’s 20th Anniversary re-issues of Neon Nights, Dannii Minogue returns to the dancefloor for Neon Nights Remixed. The LP includes reworks from Initial Talk, AMYL, Luke Mornay, Project K and a specially commissioned new remix of Put The Needle On It by Korpi & Blackcell. All mixes featured appear on vinyl for the very first time.

David Sylvian: Camphor II

Coming to vinyl for first time, this mainly instrumental collection celebrates David Sylvian’s collaborations with Holger Czukay, Bill Nelson and Rain Tree Crow. The 11-track compilation has been re-sequenced by Sylvian and contains an exclusive edit of The Beekeeper’s Apprentice from 1999’s Approaching Silence.

Record Store Day 2025 - Dead or Alive

Dead Or Alive: You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (Version 1 + 2)

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of You Spin Me Round (Like A Record), two different limited and numbered 12″s are being released for RSD 2025. Version 1 contains the Murder Mix, Metro 12″ Extended Mix and 400 Hz – Kleopatra Remix. The 12″ is carefully packed in a PVC sleeve. Version 2 contains the Performance Mix, Mark Moore & Mr Motion Remix and the original 7″ Mix. The B-side contains a full colour picture.

Dead Or Alive: Youthquake Remixes (RSD 2025)

Pressed on 140g Translucent Blue Vinyl to celebrate Youthquake’s 40th Anniversary, this newly compiled LP of Dead Or Alive remixes is an exclusive Record Store Day 2025 release.

Record Store Day 2025 - Duran Duran

Duran Duran: Danse Macabre: De Luxe Bonus LP

Duran Duran’s Danse Macabre: De Luxe Bonus LP contains seven songs previously only available on vinyl via Danse Macabre: De Luxe boxset. Now, those seven tracks are available on a standalone LP for the first time. Three of these tracks have been released digitally, on CD, and in the boxset. They are Masque of the Pink Death, a cover of ELO’s Evil Woman, and New Moon (Dark Phase). The other four tracks are: Spooky, Instructions For A Séance, The Visitor and Dialogues Of The Dead .

Eurythmics: Be Yourself Tonight

Eurythmics classic album, Be Yourself Tonight, will be released as a picture disc for the first time to mark its 40th anniversary. The acclaimed LP includes Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves, There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart), Would I Lie To You and It’s Alright (Baby’s Coming Back).

Gorillaz: Demon Days Live From The Apollo Theater

RSD 2025 celebrates the 20th anniversary of  Demon Days, with the release of Live From The Apollo Theater. This limited edition double red vinyl is presented in a striking gatefold sleeve.

*original 1990 cover art

Holly Johnson: Hollelujah

Released on limited edition Yellow Golden Shower Vinyl to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Hollelujah. The record includes remixes of tracks taken from the Blast LP and features Americanos (The Perfect Taco Mix) and Love Train (Americanos Big Beat 109 BPM Version).

Jamiroquai: Funk Odyssey

A Funk Odyssey was the fifth studio album by Jamiroquai, originally released on 3 September 2001 to critical acclaim.  This special Record Store Day 2025 2LP release is pressed on Corner Of The Earth Blue Green splatter vinyl and is a War Child Charity release.

The Jesus & Mary Chain: > 45s > 84 > 85 <

A newly remastered 13 track compilation of The Jesus And Mary Chain’s single A-sides and non-album B-sides. Includes their 1984 debut single for Creation Records, Upside Down, backed with their cover of Syd Barrett’s Vegetable Man, as well as singles from their 1985 debut album, Psychocandy. This edition comes in limited edition splatter vinyl.

Johnny Marr: Look Out Live!

Look Out Live! perfectly encapsulates the magic of Johnny Marr’s sold-out show at the Hammersmith Apollo in 2024. The memorable night featured a guest appearance from Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant who reunited with Johnny to perform Electronic’s hit Getting Away With It and a rendition of David Bowie’s Rebel Rebel.

Record Store Day 2025 - Kim Wilde

Kim Wilde: Closer – The Exclusive RSD Mixes

An exclusive 12″ LP featuring previously unreleased and never heard before mixes of some of the tracks from Kim Wilde’s new studio album, Closer. This selection of completely exclusive mixes come on a stunning transparent 12″ LP with red splatter.

Record Store Day 2025 - Madness

Madness: Take Cover!

This is the first time that covers recorded by Madness have been collated onto one compilation. Curated by the band, it includes their version of songs by John Lennon, ABBA, Ian Dury and many more. Pressed on translucent red vinyl, the LP is strictly limited to 2,000 copies worldwide.

Kinky Roland & Boy George: You’re Not The One

Boy George is back in full force for Record Store Day 2025 via this exclusive and limited coloured vinyl 12″. You’re Not The One was originally recorded in the 90s and has been tastefully reimagined for a new generation courtesy of the original producer, Kinky Roland. It also includes a Vocal & Dub version from producer Eric Kupper and a genre straddling remix from  Paris Cesvette.

The Mission: Neverland (30th Anniversary Edition)

Neverland, the fifth studio album by The Mission, was originally released in 1995. It celebrates its 30th anniversary with a special edition for RSD 2025. Pressed on double 140g red & yellow vinyl, the 2xLP is housed in single wallets, and includes a complete set of lyrics.

Monaco: I’ve Got A Feeling

I’ve Got A Feeling is the single that was taken from Monaco’s self-titled second studio album. Now, for the first time, it will be available on 12″ vinyl with three other tracks taken from the original CD-single. Monaco was a side project  of New Order bass player Peter Hook, together with David Potts of Revenge. This extremely limited edition four-track EP will be releases as a one-sided 12″ with an UV photo print on the B-side.

Neil Finn: Sessions at West 54th Street

This set features the first audio-only release of Neil Finn’s classic 1999 appearance on Sessions At West 54th. Recorded live in New York City, it includes songs from the singer-songwriter’s first solo album, Try Whistling This, and hits recorded with Split Enz and Crowded House.

Neurotic Outsiders: Neurotic Outsiders

Neurotic Outsiders were the 90s hard rock supergroup formed by Steve Jones of The Sex Pistols with John Taylor (Duran Duran) and both Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum from Guns ’N’ Roses. This deluxe reissue of their 1996 debut appears on vinyl for the very first time. It features bonus material from a rare Japanese EP.

Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets: Echoes (Live)

Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets share an incredible live cut of their interpretation of the classic Pink Floyd song Echoes. Featuring Gary Kemp, Guy Pratt, Dom Beken and Lee Harris, the band’s performance was recorded on 1 August 2024 at the Centennial Hall in Frankfurt, Germany. The B-side includes an exclusive etched design.

Record Store Day 2025 - OMD Peel Sessions

OMD: Peel Sessions 1979-1983

This is the first time that any of these tracks have been pressed on vinyl. It is also the first time that every track from OMD’s sessions for John Peel have been released together. The original CD version of this collection, issued in 2000, omitted the second recording of Bunker Soldiers, recorded as part of the 1983 session.

*Original 1985 cover art

Paul Hardcastle: Paul Hardcastle 40th Anniversary Edition

RSD 2025 Exclusive. It’s been 40 years since Paul Hardcastle’s classic self titled album was released. Featuring hits such as 19, Just For Money and Rainforest, this limited edition version has been remastered and cut at AIR Mastering and pressed on transparent red vinyl.

*Original 2000 cover art

Peter Gabriel: OVO – Half Speed Master

Peter Gabriel’s album from 2000 comes to vinyl for the first time. OVO is Gabriel’s soundtrack to the Millennium Dome Show in London and tells the story of three generations of the same family living through three distinct eras.

Prince: Live At Glam Slam

Recorded on 11 January 1992 at Prince’s Minneapolis club, Glam Slam. The 3LP set, originally released for the Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe boxset in 2023, will be issued on 3LP 140g yellow vinyl with a gatefold sleeve.

Propaganda: p:Machinery – the αlpha:βeta definition

Universal and ZTT Records celebrates the 40th anniversary of Propaganda’s p:Machinery. This limited edition 12″ clear vinyl has nine tracks in total. Production comes from Stephen Lipson and, for the previously unreleased material, Paul Morley. The package has been put together by Classic Pop’s founder Ian Peel and features unseen photos from Claudia Brücken’s archives.

Public Image Ltd: Public Image – First Issue

First Issue is the debut album by PiL, originally released in 1978 by Virgin Records. An alternative version of First Issue was initially intended for release in 1979, but never saw the light of day. It was thought the recordings were lost. However, the misfiled tape was later discovered and features mixes and re-recordings of tracks from the original debut. These mixes were created during the 1979 sessions for Metal Box and includes Swan Lake (aka Death Disco). This version of First Issue has never been released before and includes different sleeve artwork.

Shakespears Sister: Black Sky

Originally released as a DJ only promo 12″ in 1992, The Dub Extravaganza Part 2 of Shakespears Sister’s Black Sky was an early taste of Underworld’s remixing prowess. It is reissued on vinyl, alongside the The Dub Extravaganza Part One, with newly commissioned re-edits of the Underworld mix by Leo Zero.

Record Store Day 2025 - Soft Cell

Soft Cell: Happiness Now Completed

*Happiness Now Completed, includes previously unreleased Soft Cell mixes and single-only tracks, none of which have appeared on vinyl before. It also has the previously unheard Kill Shot and a recently re-recorded version of Last Chance. Cover versions of Fad Gadget’s Back To Nature and X-Ray Spex’s The Day The World Turned Day Glo also feature.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Kitchen Disco (Live at The London Palladium)

Relive the magic of Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s London Palladium performance with this Record Store Day 2025 exclusive release. The special edition is pressed on gold vinyl and is individually numbered. Limited to 2,000 copies, this 2LP set captures the energy and joy of Sophie’s celebrated Kitchen Disco live performances.

Record Store Day 2025 - Thompson Twins

Thompson Twins: Into The Gap Live

Originally filmed at the Del Mar Racetrack, California, Into The Gap Live was originally released in 1984 on VHS. The audio for this concert will be a first edition release on limited edition colour vinyl. It captures the Thompson Twins performing songs from their chart-topping album Into The Gap. The live album showcases their vibrant synth-pop sound with hits like Hold Me Now, Doctor! Doctor!, and You Take Me Up, infused with the energy and charisma of their live performances.

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Elton John and Brandi Carlile announce new studio album

Elton John and Brandi Carlile announce new studio album

Elton John and Brandi Carlile
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Elton John and Brandi Carlile have announced details of a new collaborative studio album, Who Believes In Angels? Listen to the title track below…

Set for release on 4 April via Island EMI Records, fans can pre-order Who Believes In Angels? to gain exclusive access for the chance to buy tickets to ‘An Evening With Elton John & Brandi Carlile’ at The London Palladium on Wednesday 26 March.

This one night only event will see Elton and Brandi grace the stage of one of London’s most iconic venues for a unique evening of performance and storytelling.

Eponymous single, Who Believes In Angels?, is out now. Listen here:

Special Collaboration

The concept for Who Believes In Angels? was devised by close friends and regular collaborators Elton John, Brandi Carlile and producer-songwriter Andrew Watt. They set out to create a genuinely collaborative studio album between Elton and Brandi.

The album would mix Elton-led songs and Brandi-led songs, with long term collaborator Bernie Taupin and Brandi both contributing lyrics, and producer and co-writer Andrew Watt acting as the producer, mediator and creative conduit.

Entering Los Angeles’ Sunset Sound Studios in October 2023 with a completely blank slate, they pushed each other out of their comfort zones to write and record an album completely from scratch in just 20 days. They would be backed by a world class band of musicians comprising of Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Pino Palladino (Nine Inch Nails, Gary Numan and David Gilmour) and Josh Klinghoffer (Pearl Jam, Beck).

A New Start

Elton says: “This record was one of the toughest I’ve ever made, but it was also one of the greatest musical experiences of my life. It has given me a place where I know I can move forward. Who Believes In Angels? feels like going into another era and I’m pushing the door open to come into the future.

“I have everything I’ve done behind me and it’s been brilliant, amazing. But this is the new start for me. As far as I’m concerned, this is the start of my career Mark 2.”

Brandi adds: “I’m still reeling from the fact that I got to do it. I think all ships rise with Elton John’s standards for songwriting, and it was an incredibly challenging and inspiring environment to work in, everybody throwing in ideas, everybody listening to everybody else’s ideas. It felt like a family.

“The world is a wild place to live in right now. It’s hard to find peace and triumph. It’s a radical act to seek out joyful and euphoric happenings. And that is what this album represents to me.”

Elton John and Brandi Carlile

The album features the 2025 Oscar nominated song Never Too Late, created especially for the Disney+ documentary of the same name and unveiled last year.

Tracklisting

The Rose Of Laura Nyro
Little Richard’s Bible
Swing For The Fences
Never Too Late
You Without Me
Who Believes In Angels?
The River Man
A Little Light
Someone To Belong To
When This Old World Is Done With Me

To pre-order Who Believes In Angels? and the chance to buy tickets for An Evening With Elton John & Brandi Carlile at The London Palladium, click here

Read More: Top 40 Essential Elton John Songs

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Classic Album: Happy Mondays – Pills ‘N’ Thrills And Bellyaches

Classic Album: Happy Mondays – Pills ‘N’ Thrills And Bellyaches

Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches cover

The Happy Mondays’ Pills ’N’ Thrills And Bellyaches elevated Shaun Ryder and Co to leaders of the Madchester wave in the early 1990s and it is still twisting our melons today… Call The Cops! 

The turn of the 90s. What a time to be young. The explosion of rave culture culminated in 1988’s Second Summer of Love. The marriage between homegrown indie pop and imported dance beats came together, sweeping up the nation’s youth. Drawing on the North West’s rich musical heritage, one particular city embraced the euphoria of rave and refashioned it in its own image. The result was Madchester: a heady brew of psychedelia, industrial grit, Northern humour… and bucket hats.

1990 was Peak Baggy and Manchester was its beating heart. In that year, an MTV spotlight on the scene acknowledged there was clearly something going on away from the hype of “snooty London”. New Order’s Bernard Sumner, interviewed for the programme, quipped how commentators started taking note when two Manchester bands appeared on Top Of The Pops in the same week.

That summer, the Happy Mondays headlined Glastonbury Festival, a month or so after The Stone Roses’ legendary Spike Island concert, since labelled “Woodstock of the Baggy Generation”. Scene veterans New Order scored their sole UK No.1 single, with the ecstatic 1990 World Cup anthem, World In Motion. (We can’t possibly imagine why its original title, E for England, was vetoed by the Football Association.) Meanwhile, Electronic – Sumner’s side hustle with Johnny Marr – were busy working on their self-titled debut album, another stone cold classic.

High Water Mark

But the definitive record was the Happy Mondays’ third album. Released in November that year, Pills ‘N’ Thrills And Bellyaches was not only the high water mark for the Happy Mondays, it was the high water mark of the Madchester phenomenon. An infectiously danceable and eclectic melting pot, it spawned two of the movement’s defining singles: Kinky Afro and Step On.

1989’s majestic The Stone Roses has become one of those timeless untouchables; beyond criticism and wholly worthy of its classic status. But, at the risk of being pilloried, Pills ‘N’ Thrills fully captures the hedonism, humour and anarchic eclecticism of Madchester in a way that The Stone Roses could never hope to. Pills ‘N’ Thrills is not a record that wants to stand on a pedestal – it’s more likely to trip up over the pedestal on the way the bar, with a slightly bemused look on its face.

Everything about it is iconoclastic. It’s a record that proved you could make a huge artistic statement without being po-faced. Laced through with that idiosyncratic, surrealist humour, the opening couplet sets the bar: “Son, I’m 30. I only went with your mother ‘cos she’s dirty!” Even the LP’s ridiculous title and garish artwork (by the Ryders’ cousins at Central Station Design) reinforce that ambivalence towards traditional expectations of ‘classic’ status.

The Unlikely Lads

The most perplexing thing about the Happy Mondays’ third album is quite how they ever made it to that point in the first place. To say that their reputation preceded them would be something of an understatement. Accusations of being permanently off their heads, difficult to produce, impossible to manage and unlikely to turn up for promotional duties were not entirely without foundation.

The band’s reported drug taking, parodied in the 2002 film 24 Hour Party People, has become legendary. The reckless abandon of the Haçienda scene, and the role they played in it, presented a direct affront on conservative sensibilities; a threat to morality of the nation’s youth. That said, contemporary interviews reveal a surprisingly fresh-faced looking Shaun Ryder and Bez, awkwardly fielding questions about their bad boy reputations with angelic smiles and feigned innocence.

Speaking from distance in the early 2000s (for a 24 Hour Party People interview), Shaun said: “Basically, we turned arsing about into an artform.” Citing timekeeping as just one example, Ryder continued: “We were bad at everything a band’s supposed to be good at… We were good at being ourselves… which was just fucking about.”

Winning Formula

Inevitably, all the tabloid-baiting shenanigans (largely stemming from Shaun and Bez) tend to obscure how wonderful, intricate and accomplished the music is. They weren’t all just wreckheads, aimlessly chasing hedonism as the total end. The boys could actually play. At this stage, at least, they held it together (just) enough to deliver the goods.

Their secret weapon was the production duo, Steve Osborne and original superstar DJ, Paul Oakenfold. They first teamed up on several club remixes, notably reworking the hit Wrote For Luck (renamed W.F.L.) from the previous album, Bummed. Pleased with the results, they hooked up again for a cover of John Kongos’ Step On, and the winning formula set the template for the sound and approach they would follow on the next album.

The defining record of the Madchester movement was in fact produced in sunny Los Angeles (with additional tracking at Eden in Chiswick, London). Whilst on tour Stateside, the Mondays took advantage of their rising profile with Elektra Records to bag studio time in the iconic Capitol Tower where countless US heavyweights, from Frank Sinatra to The Beach Boys, had recorded.

According to music tech mag Sound On Sound, the recording sessions were actually quite structured and organised. Rather than recording a song traditionally, then later producing a remix, the producers blurred the boundaries. The remix methodology of adding samples, loops and electro flourishes was instead incorporated into the original fabric of the song, during its creation. While common practice today, that’s largely thanks to records like Pills ‘N’ Thrills for breaking new ground.

Madchester Movement

The rhythm section – Gary Whelan on drums and Paul Ryder on bass – would record together to lock in the grooves. They developed a technique of looping a section of a groove laid down by Whelan, which he would then embellish with additional flourishes recorded over the top. Instrumental parts were indeed played by the members, but then henceforth often approached as samples, with song structures assembled and shaped in the edit. This gives the record the characteristic feel of being, at once, a loop-based electronic dance record, and yet simultaneously, an organic, living, breathing performance.

Guitarist Mark Day has never attained the adulation reserved for John Squire, but he’s a tour de force, responsible for some innovative and abrasive licks, integral to the Mondays’ sound. His injection of grit is the perfect counterpoint to the baggy, psychedelic grooves, and a pivotal element of the record.

As with the Mondays’ earlier work, influences are drawn from far and wide: the jangle pop of England’s North West, from The Beatles to The Smiths; a healthy smattering of Northern Soul; Delta blues. Then more contemporary influences from further afield: Chicago house, Balearic beats, and Italo house (surfacing in those bouncy major key piano chords).

But all this eclecticism had to be channelled effectively. Oakenfold and Osborne were central in tying it all together seamlessly, curating the melee of sounds and ideas into something coherent. Drawing upon their experience as club DJs, each track is a journey that progresses to a euphoric climax.

The Bard Of Baggy

If it sometimes seems the Mondays were just making it up on the spot, that’s because half the time they were. Shaun’s ad-libbing has formed its own mythology: a transcendent, stream-of-unconsciousness flow of surrealist street talk, full of private in-jokes and slang. Asking him for a second take to refine a vocal line would be pointless, likely resulting in something else altogether. But even when he’s winging it, he’s tapping into something magical, like a shaman channelling a higher power.

Shaun Ryder is essentially an early prototype of ChatGPT, absorbing snippets of data from the world around him (movie lines, radio jingles, pub banter) then regurgitating it into a form that almost makes sense, though produces bafflingly hilarious results. Following Oscar Wilde’s assertion that “talent borrows, genius steals”, Ryder is the lovechild of Albert Einstein and the Artful Dodger. On Pills ‘N’ Thrills, he pilfered lyrical and melodic phrases liberally, lifting pop culture tidbits from anywhere and everywhere. Indeed, even his iconic melon-twisting catchphrase was actually filched from a Steve McQueen line. But finders keepers, and Ryder owns it entirely.

Pills ‘N’ Thrills took the Mondays to dizzying new heights. But from this towering position, the only possible route was downhill on a steep decline. Ultimately, the party had to come to an end. By the time of recording 1992’s follow-up Yes Please! in Barbados, the hedonism really had spiralled out of control.

Huge Influence

But the fixation on any debauchery obscures the greater truth that – in amongst the chaos – the Mondays produced something really quite innovative: deceptively funky basslines, beats looser than their bell-bottoms, ballsy and inventive guitar work and post-punk vocals. Factory boss Tony Wilson acknowledged the Mondays’ musicality, singling out the rhythm section for taking Chicago house and translating it into a new, distinctly British genre.

While the Happy Mondays wore their influences outwardly, you can clearly hear their impact on numerous bands that followed. Pills ‘N’ Thrills laid the template for the ensuing decade of Britpop and undoubtedly influenced both Oasis and Blur. Not coincidentally, Gorillaz scored their only UK No.1 single with a certain Mr Ryder on guest vocals and the brilliant Dare in 2005.

Primal Scream’s Screamadelica saw them work with DJs to reassemble their indie rock for the dancefloor. The emerging trip-hop of acts like Massive Attack and Tricky took something from them, too. Meanwhile, the baggy beats and oikish vocal delivery of Kasabian’s first record owe everything to the Mondays. Quite how much the band were revered was clear in the outpouring of tributes after the untimely death of Paul Ryder in 2022.

They are often presented as the class clowns. And comedies never win big at the Oscars, despite the craft involved. But the Mondays were always more than a bunch of chancers who got lucky. They stumbled onto something quite magical of their own making. The ever hyperbolic Tony Wilson proclaimed that Pills ‘N’ Thrills would be “one of the great British albums of the age”. He wasn’t wrong.

The Tracks

KINKY AFRO

A blissed-out opening, with silky strings that instantly evoke a throwback Northern Soul 45, before those trademark baggy beats kick in, and swiftly pull it in another direction. From here, it revolves around a rudimentary two-chord riff. As with much of the Mondays, it’s a solid framework on which to hang other embellishments. From Shaun Ryder’s cracking opening line onwards, it’s just sheer fun. Light fingers at the ready, Ryder commandeers a catchphrase from the movie Die Hard, and sets it to the hook of Lady Marmalade – a move so brazen only he could get away with. Some stellar guitar work from Mark Day pre-empts the rock and roll swagger of Oasis on Definitely Maybe, though the groovy bassline from Paul Ryder is not something you’d expect of the Gallaghers. The second single, it was a No.1 hit on the US Billboard Alternative Airplay chart, and a UK Top 5.

GOD’S COP

Opening with a screaming guitar sound, God’s Cop demonstrates that the ravers could rock hard, too. Then in comes that loose, baggy beat and it’s back to Madchester. It swirls along on a psychedelic groove, a catchy synth-strings hook, and pulsing drums, painted over with the swirling guitar. The groove was apparently built up over a revolving loop from hip-hop pioneers De La Soul’s Me Myself And I. Lyrically, it references James Anderton, a real-life Manchester police chief, former preacher and “deeply-polarising” figure, who in 1987 made a controversial claim to be carrying out God’s work.

DONOVAN

Evidence of the Madchester scene’s nostalgic affinity with the 1960s troubadours. The Mondays had a curiously alluring bond with future father-in-law, Donovan. They’d been absorbing his back catalogue while touring, even inviting him to the Haçienda (“I thought it was a Mexican restaurant!” he later told The Guardian), and the influence seeped into the songs. Musically, the track borrows from Donovan’s hit Sunshine Superman, and has an exotic folky flavour, while also taking cues from Mad Cyril off the band’s previous record. Donovan would go on to be the support act on the Mondays’ 1990 arena tour, while the Ryder brothers would pair up with his daughters (Shaun has a daughter, Coco, with Oriole).

GRANDBAG’S FUNERAL

A raucous funk workout with punk energy, not a millions away from Gang Of Four. Paul’s bassline leaves oodles of space between the grooves for the swirling Hammond organ. Meanwhile, Day’s trashy guitar part again highlights just how inventive his contributions were. “Bring all the family out to the funeral” bellows Shaun, full throttle and rasping, in one of his most vocal-shredding performances. “Skin up, lady! Lady, skin up!” A different flavour and pace for the album.

LOOSE FIT

The 12″ version begins with the distinctive sound of a Zippo lighter sparking up, followed by a big intake of the lungs. An appropriate introduction for this stoned-out delight. With an uncharacteristically moody and atmospheric vibe, Loose Fit feels more aligned with the burgeoning trip-hop sound of Bristol than the upbeat Madchester vibes displayed elsewhere. Built around a shimmering chorus-laden guitar riff that owes something to The Cure, it skulks along with menace. Though not typically regarded an overtly political band, the single version edited out Ryder’s withering commentary on the Gulf War (“Gonna buy an air force base / gonna wipe out your race”), to avoid the wrath of the BBC.

DENNIS AND LOIS

The title references some new friends the Mondays made in New York City, while on tour. Musically, the inspiration was apparently Stevie Wonder’s Superstition, though the resulting vibe is more immediately reminiscent of an old Northern Soul classic, especially with that bassline from Paul.

BOB’S YER UNCLE

An attempted cover of Everybody’s Talkin’ ultimately morphed into this original song. Conceived as a dirty talk track, Shaun Ryder’s deep, whispered vocals bring a decidedly sinister feel. Rowetta’s steamy backing vocals fit the bill; but with Ryder’s potty mouth, it’s not just suggestive; it’s outright filth. He may be reaching for Serge Gainsbourg-level suave, but it’s more creepy than sexy. The acoustic guitar has a flamenco feel, while the jazzy flute and sax samples add to the groovy, almost Latin flavour.

STEP ON

Those iconic opening bars – featuring choppy keyboards triads, followed by that guitar riff – are the sound of Madchester in a nutshell. The John Kongos original (He’s Gonna Step On You Again) is a thing of beauty in itself; but the Mondays deserve full credit for their now definitive version. Originally commissioned as a low-stakes cover for a compilation celebrating the artists of Elektra Records, it grew into something quite special and unique. It ended up so darn good that they kept it back for themselves, offering up an alternative Kongos cover instead. Ryder is at his most melodic, purring and cooing seductively, while the big gospel vocals from Rowetta (her first outing with the band) provide the cream on top. It’s chaotic, hurtling along on that jangly riff, as if it might come off the rails at any given moment.

HOLIDAY

Another example showcasing the fine guitar work from Mark Day. There are echoes of the Johnny Marr sound, but chorus-laden and funkier. Rowetta provides some soulful vocals, while Shaun delivers his trademark sprechgesang (“I smell dope” being one of the key insights offered). A solid album track, but in terms of hooks it’s not the greatest highlight. Holiday is tucked away at the back of the record to pad it out for a reason.

HARMONY

A blissed out conclusion to end on, with whispers of Sweet Jane by The Velvet Underground. The perfect comedown for the end of the party, enhanced by some squealing guitar and whirling Hammond organ. According to the original masterplan (or perhaps a fleeting whim), this was supposed to be the ‘Ringo’ moment, when the drummer takes centre stage on lead vocals. For whatever reason, it didn’t happen, but that’s probably a good thing, because instead we’re treated to another inspired song-lifting by Shaun, this time of I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing… not quite in perfect harmony. But a perfect cacophony, nonetheless.

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Bryan Ferry announces collaborative album with Amelia Barratt

Bryan Ferry announces collaborative album with Amelia Barratt

Bryan Ferry announces collaborative album with Amelia Barratt
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Bryan Ferry announces new collaborative album, Loose Talk, with Amelia Barratt. 

Featuring music by Bryan Ferry, with spoken texts by performance artist, writer and painter Amelia Barratt, the project signals the beginning of a new creative chapter for Ferry that blurs the lines between music, poetry and art.

Fifty-three years since Roxy Music’s iconic debut album arrived like a bolt-from-the-blue, his latest project is just as startlingly unexpected.

The sounds and shapes, and the spoken words they are set to, are unlike any previous Ferry album. This marks the first time Ferry has created new music for another writer’s words. The album consists of 11 texts, composed by Barratt, creating fascinating micro-fictions, simultaneously fragmentary and self-contained.

The track Orchestra is the first piece to be revealed from the project. The accompanying video was shot and directed by Bryan Ferry. Watch below:

Loose Talk

Discussing Loose Talk, Ferry said: “The whole experience of making Loose Talk has had an interesting newness about it. It seems to have opened a whole new chapter in my work. There’s a really strong mood to the work that Amelia does and I was very conscious of not getting in the way of her words. Hopefully, together, we’ve created something neither could do on our own.

“The nearest I ever got to doing pieces like this before would maybe be back in Roxy with In Every Dream Home A Heartache, and Mother Of Pearl. To some extent, those are kind of spoken monologues. I’m pleased that when we’ve played Loose Talk to people, they’ve said, ‘Oh, this sounds really different’. That’s what I’ve always wanted with everything I’ve done, or been involved in, to be: different. Different to what you’ve heard before, or seen before. That’s the whole point of being an artist: trying to create a new thing, a new world.”

Barratt added: “Loose Talk is a conversation between two artists: a collaborative album of music by Bryan Ferry with spoken texts by me. It’s cinematic; music put to pictures. There’s possibility for experimentation within a frame. And there’s a freedom in knowing exactly what my part to play is, then being able to pass a baton, stretching out creatively and knowing there is someone on the other side to take it further. Nothing feels off limits.

The collaboration began with a chance meeting at an exhibition opening, where Ferry grew intrigued to learn Barratt had started working with writing and performance in parallel with her painting. The partnership was first teased with the release of Star in 2024 – presented as the latest composition on the newly released 81 track career-spanning collection, Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023.

Tracklisting

Big Things
Stand Near Me
Florist
Cowboy Hat
Demolition
Orchestra
Holiday
Landscape
Pictures On A Wall
White Noise
Loose Talk

Due for release on 28 March, digitally, on CD, Black Vinyl, Green Vinyl and Clear Vinyl, the album is available to pre-order/save here.

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Stereophonics to release 13th studio album

Stereophonics to release 13th studio album

Stereophonics to release 13th studio album
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Stereophonics to release 13th studio album, Make ’em Laugh, Make ’em Cry, Make ’em Wait this April. 

The announcement comes alongside a new single taken from the forthcoming record, There’s Always Gonna Be Something. Frontman, Kelly Jones, said: “There’s Always Gonna Be Something is a song that could be describing the restlessness in uncertainty, struggling to arrive at acceptance. A part within all of us.”

Listen below:

The Pink Album

With three decades and a wealth of record-breaking achievements under their belts, including eight No.1 albums, Stereophonics have earned their status and respect amongst their fans, peers and artists from across the musical generations, ranging from Bob Dylan to David Bowie to Dua Lipa.

In 2025, the band mark their anticipated return with Make ’em Laugh, Make ’em Cry, a tight and heavy-hitting eight track record.  Written and recorded in London, it is an album devoid of any fat or filler. It is at once clean and precise. Hopeful and joyous. It does what it says on the cover… You Laugh, You Cry, You Wait.

As with previous album artwork, Kelly has gravitated towards different art forms to influence the project’s aesthetic, whether that be paintings, books or films. For Make ’em Laugh, Make ’em Cry, it was a similar process, Kelly recounts. “I went to New York, I visited some galleries, I saw ‘ART IS A GUARANTY OF SANITY’, a painting by Louise Bourgeois. She believed art was a form of mental healing and a way to process difficult emotions. The spelling caught me first, then the simplicity of the words etched onto a pink tile. So I tried scratching my title, inspired by my own art school teacher thirty years ago. And I loved it. I loved the simplicity of the pink. The pink album was born”.

Stereophonics to release 13th studio album

Tracklisting:

Make It On Your Own
There’s Always Gonna Be Something
Seems Like You Don’t Know Me
Colours Of October
Eyes Too Big For My Belly
Mary Is A Singer
Backroom Boys
Feeling Of Falling We Crave

Due for release on 25 April via EMI, the album is available to pre-order here.

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Pet Shop Boys release Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live concert

Pet Shop Boys release Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live concert

Pet Shop Boys release Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live concert film
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Pet Shop Boys release Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live At The Royal Arena Copenhagen concert film on Blu-ray/CD.

The full Pet Shop Boys concert, which was screened by Trafalgar Releasing in cinemas worldwide in 2024, will now be available to fans to enjoy at home with a video/audio 1Blu-ray/2CD package.

The film captures the spectacular stage show of the Pet Shop Boys tour with dazzling visuals and a bumper set list packed with classic hits, including West End Girls, Suburbia, Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots Of Money), Left To My Own Devices, Rent, Domino Dancing, Always On My Mind and It’s A Sin.

Pet Shop Boys to release Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live concert film
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Greatest Hits Live

Recorded at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen in July 2023, the concert was as part of Pet Shop Boys’ critically acclaimed Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live tour which played to audiences in the UK, Europe, and North and South America.

Directed by the renowned David Barnard, the film was captured using a 14-camera 4K shoot to ensure an immersive experience for viewers. It also features a PCM Stereo and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround mix which was remixed and produced by David and Mike Woolley.

Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live is the duo’s first ever greatest hits tour and received outstanding praise – check out our five-star Pet Shop Boys live at London’s Royal Opera House review.

Full Tracklisting

1 Blu-ray/2CD
Suburbia
Can You Forgive Her?
Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots Of Money)
Where The Streets Have No Name/I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
Rent
I Don’t Know What You Want But I Can’t Give It Any More
So Hard
Left To My Own Devices
Single Bilingual/Se a vida é (That’s The Way Life Is)
Domino Dancing
Monkey Business
New York City Boy
Jealousy
Love Comes Quickly
Paninaro
Always On My Mind
Dreamland
Heart
What Have I Done To Deserve This?
It’s Alright
Vocal
Go West
It’s A Sin
West End Girls
Being Boring

Pet Shop Boys release Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live At The Royal Arena Copenhagen on 2 May 2025, the Blu-ray/CD is available to pre-order now. Click here

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NEW – Classic Pop Presents Gary Numan

NEW – Classic Pop Presents Gary Numan

Classic Pop Presents Gary Numan

The brand new issue of Classic Pop Presents Gary Numan is on sale now.

Innovative icon, Gary Numan, has been at the forefront of electro music for nearly 50 years. In this 132-page edition of Classic Pop Presents, we pay tribute to this singular talent.

Inside, we speak exclusively to the man himself about his unique position in music today, his illustrious career – both the highs and the lows – and his grand plans for 2025.

Classic Pop Presents Gary Numan

 

Electro-Pop Pioneer

From Tubeway Army, the band that catapulted him to stardom, to his chart-conquering solo success, through his wilderness years, and onto his late-career renaissance, we tell the complete story of this synth pioneer.

We also sit down with Gary’s right-hand man, Ade Fenton, as well as longtime band member Chris Payne, I, Assassin’s bass maestro Pino Palladino, and Billy Currie, who joined Numan on the first leg of The Touring Principle back in 1979. Elsewhere, we meet his gifted daughter, Raven, proving that musical talent clearly runs in the Numan family.

We revisit all of Numan’s studio albums, explore his many collaborations, highlight the best of his B-sides, and present our Top 40 tracks.

Classic Pop Presents Gary Numan

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There’s all this and more to discover in this brand new issue of Classic Pop Presents Gary Numan. Guarantee your copy – order today! An in-depth exploration that no Numanoid will want to miss out on adding to their collection.

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6LP Fleetwood Mac boxset featuring iconic 1975-1987 albums to be released

6LP Fleetwood Mac boxset featuring iconic 1975-1987 albums to be released

6LP Fleetwood Mac boxset

A 6LP Fleetwood Mac boxset, featuring the group’s iconic 1975-1987 albums, has been announced.

The collection features five of the band’s most legendary albums – Fleetwood Mac, Rumours, Tusk, Mirage and Tango In The Night – and will be reissued on crystal-clear vinyl as a 6LP boxed set as well as a 5CD set.

A Rhino Records exclusive, out on 28 March, includes an exclusive crystal-clear 12” of Silver Springs and Go Your Own Way in both stereo and mono, is limited to 1,000 copies globally.

Go Your Own Way

Fleetwood Mac released five back-to-back multi-platinum albums between 1975 and 1987, an astonishing feat that drove them to become one of the best-selling bands in the world.

A new incarnation of Fleetwood Mac first debuted in the summer of 1975, including Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Christine McVie, along with new members Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. The group’s first album together, Fleetwood Mac (sometimes called “The White Album”), topped the Billboard album chart, spent more than a year in the Top 40 and sold more than five million copies in the US thanks to songs like Landslide, Say You Love Me, and Rhiannon.

In 1977, the band followed up with the 21x Platinum record Rumours – considered among the greatest albums of all time. It won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and has sold over 40 million copies worldwide. Its unforgettable tracks Go Your Own Way, Gold Dust Woman, and the band’s first No.1 smash, the Gold-certified Dreams.

Can You Hear Me Calling…

The Grammy-nominated double-album Tusk arrived in 1979, selling more than four million copies worldwide and introducing fans to hits like Sara, Think About Me, and the title track. Three years later, in 1982, Fleetwood Mac again topped the U.S. Album Chart for five weeks with Mirage. Along with hits like Hold Me and Gypsy, Mirage also features great album tracks like Oh Diane and Straight Back.

In 1987, Tango in the Night became the second-most successful album of the band’s career, selling more than 15 million copies worldwide with the massive hits Everywhere, Big Love, and Little Lies.

Fleetwood Mac 1975-1987 Album Listing

Fleetwood Mac (1975)
Rumours (1977)
Tusk (1979)
Mirage (1982)
Tango In The Night (1987)

12″ (Rhino Exclusive)
Side A
Go Your Own Way (Stereo Version)
Silver Springs (Stereo Version)
Side B
Go Your Own Way (Mono Version)
Silver Springs (Mono Version)

Available 28 March, pre-order here

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Former Marillion frontman Fish plays farewell tour

Former Marillion frontman Fish plays farewell tour

Fish plays Farewell Tour
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Enigmatic solo artist and former frontman of Marillion, Fish plays farewell tour.

His Road To The Isles headline tour brings to a close his touring musical legacy, with these final shows acting as the prelude to his retirement and a new life in the Outer Hebrides. Having made its way across Europe at the end of last year, the ever-changing setlists journeying through his illustrious catalogue on the tour, have proved a delight to fans and critics.

Fish says, “In a few weeks’ time I’ll be standing on a stage in a sold-out Haddington Corn Exchange and remembering that this was where it all started with my solo career in 1989. It’s going to be an emotional performance across these two nights which set up my final shows in the UK and the last section of the Road To The Isles tour.”

Fish plays Farewell Tour

Wonderful Feeling

“The European leg was very special indeed,” the singer continues, “and I can’t remember enjoying singing and performing as much as I did across those 32 gigs. I had a fantastic time and achieved exactly what I set out to do. To leave behind powerful and emotive shows that would last a long time in the memories of fans.

“The UK nights are going to be awesome indeed with every venue holding something unique and promising so much for everyone both on and off stage. To be retiring on this wave is a wonderful feeling and I cannot adequately express how much this all means to me after over 40 years in the music business performing on stages across the world.

“It’s going to be difficult to process the emotions involved but after the final Glasgow gig in March when I stand on the ferry heading over the sea to the Outer Hebrides and our new home I will have the biggest smile on my face imaginable.”

Fans can look forward to hearing favourites from his 11-album solo career, alongside Marillion classics such as Kayleigh, Lavender and Heart of Lothian.

Road To The Isles Tour

18 Feb Corn Exchange, Haddington (Sold Out)
19 Feb Corn Exchange, Haddington (Sold Out)
21 Feb Albert Hall, Manchester (Sold Out)
22 Feb The Halls, Wolverhampton (Sold Out)
23 Feb Guildhall, Portsmouth
25 Feb The Palladium, London (Sold Out)
26 Feb Beacon, Bristol
28 Feb Waterside, Aylesbury
01 Mar  Corn Exchange, Cambridge (Sold Out)
02 Mar Rock City, Nottingham
05 Mar Philharmonic, Liverpool
06 Mar O2 City Hall, Newcastle
07 Mar Music Hall, Aberdeen
09 Mar O2 Academy, Glasgow (Sold Out)
10 Mar O2 Academy, Glasgow (Sold Out)

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Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy musicians reform for European tour

Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy musicians reform for European tour

Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy
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Carlos Alomar and George Murray (original members of the D.A.M. Trio), essential to David Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy albums, tour together for the first time in five decades.

David Bowie’s right-hand-musicians during his late-1970’s Berlin period reunite to celebrate the legacy of the albums they made together as Carlos Alomar Presents The D.A.M. Trilogy – touring over 16 European dates in late 2025.

Touring with original Heroes bassist, George Murray, for the first time since 1979, the special, audiovisual Back To Berlin Tour 2025 opens in the German capital’s Metropol concert hall on 7 November 2025.

Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy Low

Sound & Vision

Honouring their work together, as well as Bowie’s enduring legacy, legendary guitarist, Alomar, who recorded with Bowie across 11 albums, and Murray pledge to faithfully perform arrangements from the three albums recorded in Berlin – Low, Heroes and Lodger. Having lost drummer, Dennis Davis, to cancer in 2016 the D.AM Trilogy band includes four additional musicians, including Tin Machine and Bowie’s Live Aid guitarist, Kevin Armstrong, to bring the intricacies of rarely, if ever performed songs vividly to life.

Opening the tour with two nights just footsteps from Hansa Studios, the legendary creative HQ for Bowie and the band as they laid down century-defining songs and deep cuts, like D.J., It’s No Game and other songs that were never added to live sets. The band will then move on to perform in the UK and Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Belgium and France.

In addition to Alomar, Murray and their band, the tour welcomes visionary video editor and Bowie archivist, Nacho, to complete the second of the two, essential pillars of Bowie’s legacy – vision. Renowned for his extraordinary work in curating and reimagining Bowie’s iconic visuals, Nacho will bring a dynamic, immersive video experience to the stage.

RIP David Bowie

Enduring Legacy

Seeing this tour as a way to give back to the community that has supported them for decades, Alomar explains the motivation to tour almost a decade after Bowie’s death.

“Where other bands have toured Bowie’s songs extensively since his passing, these songs haven’t been performed the way they were meant to be. Until now,” he says. “The Spiders from Mars are well known, but the D.A.M. Trio remains rock and roll’s best-kept secret. It’s time to honor our legacy, including Dennis’.

“The fans we’ve met along the way are the ones who have driven this. We feel obliged to do it because they’ve waited so long for us to return to these songs. This could very well be our last spin of Europe.”

Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy Lodger

Back To Berlin Tour 2025

Fri 7 Nov – Berlin, Metropol
Sun 9 Nov – Oslo, Santrum Scene
Tue 11 Nov – Gothenburg, Lorensbergsteatern
Wed 12 Nov—Malmo, Slagthusets Teater
Thu 13 Nov – Veji, Vejle Musikteater
Sat 15 Nov – Eindhoven, Muziekgebouw
Sun 16 Nov – Utrecht, Tivoli Vredenburg
Tue 18 Nov – Zurich, Volkshaus
Wed 19-Nov – Paris, Casino De Paris
Fri 21 Nov – Antwerp, Stadsschouwburg
Sun 23 Nov – Sheffield, Octagon
Mon 24 Nov – Liverpool, Philharmonic
Wed 26 Nov – Glasgow, The Old Fruitmarket, City Halls
Fri 28 Nov – London, Barbican
Sat 29 Nov – Bristol, Beacon Hall
Mon 1 Dec – Dublin, Vicar St

Tickets go on general sale on Fri 31 January 2025, 10am (GMT) via venue websites. Click here

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Tony Hadley UK tour 2025 announced

Tony Hadley UK tour 2025 announced

Tony Hadley UK tour 2025 announced
Photos Credit: Christie Goodwin

Promising a spectacular celebration of crooner classics alongside reimagined versions of his own hits, Tony Hadley will play 14 UK dates in 2025.

Throughout November and December, The Christmas Big Band Tour 2025 will see Tony Hadley perform a selection of timeless jazz standards and swing anthems in his distinctive voice. The show features classics from the likes of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Elvis Presley. He’ll also be blending the old with the new by performing stylish reworkings of Spandau Ballet classics, such as True, Gold, and Through The Barricades.

Swing When You’re Winning

Tony will be joined on the Christmas Big Band Tour 2025 by his Fabulous TH Band as well as a full live brass section.

On the tour, Tony says: “I absolutely loved last year’s tour with my big band. It rekindled my excitement and passion for the songs that formed such an important part of my childhood, songs that inspired me to pursue a singing career.

“For this year’s tour we will be visiting some of my favourite swing classics along with big band songs that I have never performed before. I never tire of performing True, Gold and Through the Barricades and look forward to including these great songs in the set as well!”

The crooning, swing style not only suits Tony’s singing voice, but also his natural charm as a showman in every sense.

Perfect Night

The perfect night out just before Christmas, Tony’s 2025 tour follows on from the success of his previous Big Swing Tour last year which saw him perform to sold out audiences across the country, and also the release of his The Mood I’m In swing album in 2024.

From his beginnings at the forefront of the New Romantic movement, Tony Hadley earned himself the accolade of being one of pop’s greatest vocalists. Spandau Ballet had numerous chart-topping singles and albums all over the world.

As a solo artist Tony has performed across the world both with his band, swing bands, and orchestras.

Tour Dates 2025

23 November – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
25 November – Eastbourne Congress Theatre
26 November – Torquay Princess Theatre
29 November – Guildford G Live
30 November – Cambridge Corn Exchange
02 December – London Royal Albert Hall
05 December – Liverpool Philharmonic
06 December – Southend Cliffs Pavilion
07 December – Bristol Beacon
09 December – Portsmouth Guildhall
11 December – Manchester Bridgewater Hall
12 December – Gateshead The Glasshouse
16 December – Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
17 December – Birmingham Symphony Hall

Pre-sale tickets available on Thursday 30 January at 10am. General sale opens on Friday 31 January at 10am. Click here

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Robbie Williams secures 15th UK No.1 album

Robbie Williams secures 15th UK No.1 album

Robbie Williams secures 15th UK No.1 album
Photo Credit: Leo Baron

Robbie Williams secures 15th UK No.1 album with the soundtrack to his acclaimed Michael Gracey-directed biopic, Better Man.

The singer already holds the record as the solo artist with the most UK No.1 albums and with this new achievement he has equalled The Beatles’ record of 15 UK No.1 albums. His total chart-topping UK albums across his solo work and records released with Take That now stands at 20.

Robbie said today: “Thank you to everyone who has supported the album and the movie. What a huge honour it is to get my 15th UK No.1 album. A special thank you to all my fans, whose support I never take for granted. I’m so proud of the film Better Man so to have the soundtrack album reach No.1 makes it even more special.”

Robbie Williams secures 15th UK No.1 album

Better Man

Robbie’s first album to reach the top was his 1997 debut Life Thru A Lens. His other solo successes include: I’ve Been Expecting You (1998), Sing When You’re Winning (2000), Swing When You’re Winning (2001), Escapology (2002), Greatest Hits (2004), Intensive Care (2005), Rudebox (2006), In And Out Of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990-2010 (2010), Take The Crown (2012), Swings Both Ways (2013),  The Heavy Entertainment Show (2016), The Christmas Present and XXV (2022).

The Better Man album, released via Columbia Records, features new versions of Robbie’s biggest and most loved songs which have been re-recorded and arranged especially for the movie, including Angels, She’s The One and Rock DJ. It also features the new song Forbidden Road which was nominated in the Best Original Song (Motion Picture) category at this year’s Golden Globes.

UK Tour Dates

Robbie recently announced his highly anticipated tour for 2025. The Robbie Williams Live 2025 tour will open in Edinburgh on 31 May and takes in London, Manchester and Bath, before heading across Europe.

31 May – Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
04 June – Come Together Festival, Newcastle
06 June – Emirates Stadium, London
07 June – Emirates Stadium, London
10 June – Co-op Live, Manchester
11 June – Co-op Live, Manchester
13 June – Royal Crescent, Bath
14 June – Royal Crescent, Bath

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Diana Ross’ A Symphonic Celebration Tour comes to the UK

Diana Ross’ A Symphonic Celebration Tour comes to the UK

Diana Ross’ A Symphonic Celebration Tour

Diana Ross’ A Symphonic Celebration Tour will visit seven arenas in the UK later this year.

The singer will be accompanied by the grandeur of a symphony for the first time ever on tour. Performing five shows with Manchester based Hallé Orchestra, before being joined by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro and the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra in London.

These exclusive performances will showcase timeless classics from her iconic wide-ranging repertoire, including beloved hits like Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, Amazing Grace, Endless Love, Stop! In The Name Of Love, Ave Maria, Home, Upside Down, I’m Coming Out, and many more.

This tour marks Diana Ross’s return to the UK for the first shows since her 2023 performance at The Royal Albert Hall for The Music Legacy Tour. That followed “The Summer of Diana Ross” in 2022, when she delivered iconic televised performances at Buckingham Palace for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee and the coveted Legend’s Slot at Glastonbury Festival’s Pyramid Stage.

Diana Ross’ A Symphonic Celebration Tour

A Symphonic Celebration Tour Dates

22 June 2025 Birmingham BP Pulse Live with Hallé Orchestra
23 June 2025 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena with Hallé Orchestra
25 June 2025 Glasgow OVO Hydro with Royal Scottish National Orchestra
26 June 2025 Manchester Co-op Live with Hallé Orchestra
28 June 2025 Leeds First Direct Arena with Hallé Orchestra
30 June 2025 Liverpool M&S Band Arena with Hallé Orchestra
02 July 2025 London The O2 with Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

Sponsor pre-sales for London, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow will be available at 10am GMT on Wednesday 29  January with all venue pre-sales taking place at 10am GMT on Thursday 30 January. General tickets will then go on sale Friday 31 January 2025 at 10am GMT here.

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10cc celebrate the 50th anniversary of I’m Not In Love

10cc celebrate the 50th anniversary of I’m Not In Love

10cc I'm Not In Love

Heralded as one of the greatest love songs of all-time, 10cc celebrate the 50th anniversary of I’m Not In Love with a special 7″ vinyl release on Valentine’s Day.

Originally released in 1975, I’m Not In Love was a worldwide hit and a UK No.1.

As part of the 50th anniversary celebration, Graham Gouldman and Kevin Godley will reunite for a performance on BBC Radio 2’s Piano Room.

The duo will perform I’m Not In Love live, as well as a brand new song, Don’t Want To Go To Heaven. It will be the first time in almost 20 years that they have released new music together.

English rock band 10cc, 1974. Clockwise, from front left: Lol Creme, Graham Gouldman, Kevin Godley and Eric Stewart. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
Picture Credit: Michael Putland

Artistic Vision

Featuring Graham Gouldman, Kevin Godley, Lol Creme and Eric Stewart, 10cc formed in Manchester in 1972. The group are known for their innovative approach to music, blending art rock, pop, and sophisticated studio techniques.

The groundbreaking production on I’m Not In Love includes the use of lush vocal layers to create its signature sound.

Now fronted by Graham Gouldman, as the only founding member, 10cc continue to tour worldwide. In 2024 the band closed their 18-date UK tour at the Royal Albert Hall and Kevin Godley joined the band for a performance of the Godley & Creme hit Cry.

I’m Not In Love, limited edition 7″ vinyl, is available to pre-order here

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Previously unheard Tina Turner track appears on Private Dancer reissue

Previously unheard Tina Turner track appears on Private Dancer reissue

Previously unheard Tina Turner track on Private Dancer (40th Anniversary Edition)

This morning, BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show with Mark Goodier unveiled a previously unheard Tina Turner track, Hot For You Baby

Recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, the thought to be lost song was intended as an album track.

Written by Australian musicians George Young and Harry Vanda with production from John Carter, Hot For You Baby forms part of a 40th Anniversary Edition of the much-missed singer’s fifth solo studio album, Private Dancer, set to be released on 21 March.

Listen below:

Triumphant Comeback

Originally released in May 1984, Private Dancer marked Turner’s triumphant comeback. The 5x platinum record peaked at No.2 on the UK Albums Chart and No.3 on Billboard. Turner later won four Grammy Awards, including Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for Better Be Good To Me and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year for What’s Love Got To Do With It.

Private Dancer (40th Anniversary Edition) will be available as a 5CD/Blu-ray collection, a 2CD set, a 1LP pearl vinyl, and a 1LP picture disc. It offers a stunning array of previously unreleased tracks, live performances, and footage.

Previously unheard Tina Turner track on Private Dancer (40th Anniversary Edition)
picture Credit: Paul Cox

Electrifying Concert Footage

The 5CD/Blu-ray edition includes the newly upgraded 55-minute Private Dancer Tour show, filmed at the NEC in Birmingham between 23 and 24 March 1985. Directed by David Mallet and featuring unforgettable performances with David Bowie and Bryan Adams, this landmark concert has been meticulously restored by Mallet, offering a front-row experience of Turner at her electrifying best.

In addition to the live performance, the collection includes five upgraded music videos, with Private Dancer fully restored to HD from its original 35mm film.

The striking 1LP picture disc features the official UK/EU cover on one side and the US cover on the other, while a limited-edition 1LP pearl vinyl includes a 12×12 art card of the US album artwork. Jason Draper has written the liner notes for the 5CD/Blu-ray set, featuring insights from Paul Cox, Holly Knight, Arlene Phillips, and Martyn Ware.

previously unheard Tina Turner track on Private Dancer (40th Anniversary Edition)

Tracklisting
5CD/Blu-ray

CD1 – Private Dancer (2015 Remaster)
I Might Have Been Queen
What’s Love Got To Do With It
Show Some Respect
I Can’t Stand The Rain
Private Dancer
Let’s Stay Together
Better Be Good To Me
Steel Claw
Help
1984

CD2 – B-Sides, Single Edits And Extended Versions
I Wrote A Letter
Rock ‘n’ Roll Widow
Don’t Rush the Good Things
When I Was Young
Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
Let’s Stay Together (single edit)
Help (single edit)
Better Be Good To Me (single edit)
Private Dancer (single edit)
What’s Love Got to Do With It (extended version)
Better Be Good To Me (extended version)
I Can’t Stand the Rain (extended version)
Show Some Respect (extended version)

CD3 – Previously Unreleased & Rare Tracks Plus Other Singles
Hot For You Baby*
Let’s Stay Together (Alternative Radio Mix, 1983)
Let’s Stay Together (TV Instrumental)*
What’s Love Got to Do With It (Dub Mix)
Private Dancer (Sterling Version)*
Total Control
Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) (with B.E.F.) – Remix
We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
One of the Living (Single Remix)
We Don’t Need Another Hero (Extended Mix)
One of the Living (Special Club Mix)
We Don’t Need Another Hero (Instrumental Version)
One of the Living (Dub version)

CD4 – World Tour 84 – Live At Park West, Chicago – August 2nd 1984*
Let’s Pretend We’re Married
Show Some Respect
I Might Have Been Queen
River Deep, Mountain High
Nutbush City Limits
What’s Love Got to Do With It
I Can’t Stand the Rain
Better Be Good to Me
Private Dancer
Let’s Stay Together
Help
Proud Mary
Legs

CD5 – Private Dancer Tour – Live From NEC, Birmingham 1984
Show Some Respect
I Might Have Been Queen
What’s Love Got To Do With It
I Can’t Stand The Rain
Better Be Good To Me
Private Dancer
Let’s Stay Together
Help
It’s Only Love (Feat. Bryan Adams)
Tonight (Feat. David Bowie)
Let’s Dance – Version I (Feat. David Bowie)
Let’s Dance – Version II (Feat. David Bowie)

Blu-ray – Promo videos
Let’s Stay Together
What’s Love Got to Do With It (Colour version)
What’s Love Got to Do With It (B/W version)
Better Be Good to Me
Private Dancer (Full-length version) (Restored from original 35mm film)
Private Dancer (Restored from original 35mm film)
Show Some Respect

*previously unreleased

2CD

CD1 – Private Dancer (2015 Remaster)
I Might Have Been Queen
What’s Love Got To Do With It
Show Some Respect
I Can’t Stand The Rain
Private Dancer
Let’s Stay Together
Better Be Good To Me
Steel Claw
Help
1984

CD2 – Unreleased, B-Sides, Single Edits And Extended Versions
Hot For You Baby
I Wrote A Letter
Rock ‘n’ Roll Widow
Don’t Rush the Good Things
When I Was Young
Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
Nutbush City Limits (Live)
Let’s Pretend We’re Married (Live)
Let’s Stay Together (single edit)
Help (single edit)
Better Be Good To Me (single edit)
Private Dancer (single edit)
What’s Love Got to Do With It (extended version)
Better Be Good To Me (extended version)
I Can’t Stand the Rain (extended version)
Show Some Respect (extended version)

1LP

Private Dancer (2015 Remaster)
Side 1
I Might Have Been Queen
What’s Love Got To Do With It
Show Some Respect
I Can’t Stand The Rain
Private Dancer
Side 2
Let’s Stay Together
Better Be Good To Me
Steel Claw
Help
1984

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