Steve Harnell, Editor Follow me on Twitter: @steve_harnell
I don’t know about you but I have a long-running addiction to the grand tradition of the ‘Best of the Year’ list, whether it be eagerly dashing to the newsagents in my teenage years to grab the inkies for their annual countdowns or latterly putting together Classic Pop’s own round-up of musical highlights. If there’s anything that you’ve missed across the last 12 months, check out our latest verdicts safe in the knowledge there’s enough to get your teeth into before our next issue arrives. The phrase ‘Tales of the Unexpected’ seems to sum up 2022 rather nicely as surprises came thick and fast across the year, whether it be the return of Tears For Fears and a-ha, or Suede knocking out what is arguably the album of their career with Autofiction. As you’ll see from our Year Ahead feature, there’s plenty of exciting prospects on the horizon for 2023 – it bodes well for another stellar 12 months in Classic Pop land. You’ll read about all of it here first, of course.
But now, a little Christmas present for you as we serve up a world exclusive interview with Seal. CP’s John Earls caught up with the usually press-shy singer for an illuminating look at his career, including his breakthrough moments with Killer, Crazy and so many more classic hits. Transatlantic stars are also represented via chats with Tiffany and Debbie Gibson, while closer to home we meet Gaz Coombes to hear all about his classy new solo album, Turn The Car Around. Supergrass may still be steering clear of penning new material, but with Coombes at the very top of his songwriting game as a lone trader we’ll cut them some sl
