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CLASSIC
eighties
electronic
eclectic
Breaking out for
a new generation
SWING
OUT SISTER
A life in punk,
pop and hip-hop
BLONDIE
TOM BAILEY
The story of
Factory Records
Neil Arthur:
Near Future & new
Blancmange LP
Spandau Ballet‘s
Wild new frontman
Much more...
Rusty Egan
•
Jaki Graham
Big Country‘s Bruce Watson
FEATURING
The solo career that‘s
ready for blast-off!
INTERVIEWED
“There’s never been a time when I haven’t
loved what pop is supposed to be!”
nny
oh
r
J
r
Ma
ELECTRONIC
Classic debut
album revisited
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CLASSIC
THIS MONTH, WE HAVE SOMETHING A
LITTLE DIFFERENT FOR YOU ON THE FRONT
OF CLASSIC POP – IT’S THE FIRST TIME IN OUR
HISTORY THAT A GUITAR HERO HAS GRACED
OUR COVER (PRINCE TRANSCENDS THAT LABEL,
42
BY THE WAY). BUT DON’T FRET, THERE’S NO
MAJOR CHANGING OF
his is the man, after all, who
THE GUARD AT FOOT AND
by the tender age of just 23
WE WON’T BE PRINTING
had already jumped ship
from The Smiths, leaving an
TABLATURE FOR STAIRWAY
indelible indie legacy in his wake
TO HEAVEN ANY TIME
that’s still being discovered afresh
SOON. JOHNNY MARR IS
by new generations of music fans.
More than that, he also managed
A ONE-OFF, A PERSONAL
to make supergroups cool once
HERO OF MINE WHO
again by hooking up with Bernard
HAS HAD AN ENORMOUS
Sumner for the superb Electronic,
IMPACT ACROSS THE PAST
with occasional cameos, of course,
from Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe
30+ YEARS ON THE
from Pet Shop Boys.
WORLDS OF POP,
Marr updated the wonderful
jangle of The Byrds to create his
INDIE AND DANCE.
WELCOME TO
T
own trademark sound. No matter
where Johnny turns up, whether
it be appearances with The The
or The Pretenders, Oasis or Kirsty
MacColl, his chiming style is
instantly recognisable.
Never one to let the grass grow
under his feet, after serving up an
insightful autobiography two years
ago, he now returns with his third
solo album and has fully emerged
from the shadow of his former
sparring partner Morrissey as a
frontman in his own right.
Johnny’s latest long-player
Call The Comet
builds on the
success of his previous solo work,
and his recent collaborations with
actress Maxine Peake are further
evidence of his remarkably
restless creative spirit. And far
from being a rock classicist,
Johnny has a refreshingly inclusive
view of our favourite musical
genre. “I was always comfortable
with using ‘pop’ to describe guitar
music,” he tells us in our cover
feature interview.
Let’s not forget that Marr has
played on a Girls Aloud session
without the slightest whiff of
snobbery or irony.
Elsewhere this issue, we also
meet an artist who is reacquainting
himself with the art of pop
songwriting after many years
delving into dub and world music.
We welcome former Thompson
Twin Tom Bailey back to the pop
fold for a chat about his first (can
you believe that?) solo album more
than a quarter of a century after
the dissolution of one of the 80s’
most successful bands. His new
LP
Science Fiction
is already on
heavy rotation at CP Towers.
Johnny and Tom – two wildly
different artists united in a love
of pop, who remain committed to
pushing the musical envelope.
Enjoy the issue!
Steve Harnell, Editor
Follow me on Twitter:
@AnthemEditor
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F E A T U R E S
JOHNNY MARR
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Widely regarded as one of the world’s
greatest guitarists, Johnny Marr talks
to John Earls about his new solo album,
Call The Comet,
and his career in pop
CLASSIC ALBUM: ELECTRONIC 32
Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner redefine
the concept of the supergroup and hit the
dancefloor as Electronic
TOM BAILEY
38
The former Thompson Twin mainman on his
new album,
Science Fiction,
and taking the
show on the road for a mammoth tour
ART OF THE ALBUM
44
Dissecting the front cover art of U2’s
seventh studio album
Achtung Baby
17
SWING OUT SISTER
46
David Burke talks to Corinne Drewery
and Andy Connell about their new
record
Almost Persuaded
LOWDOWN: BLONDIE
52
From punk to pop, we take a retrospective
look at one of the biggest bands of the 80s
LABELLED WITH LOVE: FACTORY 58
Gareth Murphy tells the story of one of the
world’s most iconic labels and reveals why
the party couldn’t last forever
NEAR FUTURE
64
Blancmange’s Neil Arthur and Jez
Bernholz talk to Andy Jones about their
mesmerising musical collaboration
POP ART: GREG JAKOBEK
74
Andrew Dineley reviews the portfolio
74
of Greg Jakobek and Warsaw who
worked with George Michael on some
of the star’s most iconic covers
JAKI GRAHAM
The Birmingham soul queen reflects
on her career and talks about her
new album
When A Woman Loves
COMPETITION
Win a signed copy of Near Future’s
Ideal Home
82
107
N E W S
POP-UP
08
Our news round-up featuring Spandau Ballet,
Kylie, Pet Shop Boys, A-ha and more...
ONE HIT WONDER
10
Terri Wells hits the charts with
I’ll Be Around
4
38
32
64
58
90
82
LOST & FOUND
108
94
Grandma, ShadowParty, The Alarm,
Mikaela Davis and many more
REISSUES
94
Includes David Bowie, The Cure, PiL,
George Michael, Big Country and more
COMPILATIONS
99
Features
Still In A Dream – A Story
Of Shoegaze 1988-1995
and more
LONG LIVE VINYL
100
Includes Eurythmics, Dannii Minogue, The
Rolling Stones, The Fall and The Killers
BOOKS & DVDS
104
Featuring Lee Thompson, Prince and more
LIVE
108
With Beck, Blossoms, Fatboy Slim, The
Christians, Echo & The Bunnymen and
Swing Out Sister
Rosie Vela’s sublime
Zazu
12
17
19
GODFATHERS OF POP
With New Romantic legend Rusty Egan
GODFATHERS OF POP
We meet Big Country’s Bruce Watson
R E G U L A R S
A TO Z OF POP
21
M is for... Missing In Action
THIS MONTH IN POP
22
News from July featuring the biggest
live music event ever staged, Adam And
The Ants and more
SUPERFAN
70
Owen Lambourn, from Australia,
shares his Kylie collection
TOP 10: 25 JULY 1981
72
Featuring The Specials, Spandau Ballet,
ABBA, Stevie Wonder, Motörhead and more
POPARAZZI
80
Our readers with some of the
biggest names on planet pop
CLASSIC POP MOMENT
114
New Order kick off England’s
Italia ’90 World Cup campaign
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Pages 102-103
R E V I E W S
SINGLES
88
Matthew Rudd on the latest releases
from Rick Astley, All Saints, Lily Allen,
Johnny Marr, The Kooks, Suede and more
NEW ALBUMS
89
Featuring Tom Bailey, Erasure, Let’s Eat
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