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In April 1985, when Prince released his seventh album, Around The World In A Day, his star was already riding high. The rock-oriented Purple Rain – for many still his crowning artistic achievement – h
The accessibility, affordability and portability of synthesizers in the late 70s had a profound effect on popular music, particularly in the UK, where the likes of Ultravox!, Gary Numan and OMD reshap
D uring the first half of the 80s, OMD were a regular presence in the upper reaches of the UK charts. Enola Gay, Souvenir, Joan Of Arc and Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc) made the Top 10, whil
The onset of 1985 found Eurythmics in a commercial sweet spot as they rode a wave of successive hits on the global stage. It was barely two-and-a-bit years since Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) in Jan
When I heard and saw Mariah, there was absolutely no doubt that she was in every way destined for superstardom,” Sony Music boss Tommy Mottola once remarked to The New York Times about the formidable
05 Billy Joel tops the UK Singles Chart with Uptown Girl, a song written about his relationship with then-girlfriend, supermodel Elle Macpherson. His future wife Christie Brinkley starred in its music
