Man Parrish ‘Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don’t Stop)’

Rick Foster recalls the making of Chicory Tip’s 1972 hit ‘Son Of My Father’, the first UK Number One record to feature a synthesiser as the lead instrument

Andy Oppenheimer of Oppenheimer Analysis recalls the creation of their self-released 1982 synthpop gem ‘The Devil’s Dancers’, which became a cult classic and dancefloor favourite when it was reissued on Veronica Vasicka’s Minimal Wave label

Graham Massey on the making of 808 State’s ‘Pacific State’, the record that both defined and reflected the blithe spirit of the summer of 1989 better than any other

Martin Moscrop talks us through A Certain Ratio’s cover version of Banbarra’s 1975 funk barnstormer, ‘Shack Up’ 

Way Out West’s Jody Wisternoff and Nick Warren talk through the making of their 1996 attention-grabbing single, ‘The Gift’

With punk riding high, who knew a mix of Victorian sci-fi, disco and prog would have such an impact? Jeff Wayne on ‘The War Of The Worlds’ and the making of opening track ‘The Eve of the War’