KYLIE MINOGUE 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: Body Language remains one of Kylie Minogue's finest records, in particular finding some truly inspirational crossover between the Aussie pop queen's immaculate voice and a more sultry kind of club music. When an album opens up with a track as perfect as 'Slow', you know you're in for a treat. There are of course many different sides to the record, and there's space for different stylistic approaches besides the floor fillers, but it's the likes of 'I Feel For You' with its cut-up disco loops that give Minogue the backing she deserves to bring the club to life. This edition of the album comes pressed on blood red vinyl, all the better to set pulses racing.

Review: Kylie released Tension in September and shot straight to number one, reminding everyone who the reigning pop queen of all time really is. Capitalising on the snappy production that electrifies tracks like the breakout viral hit 'Padam Padam', this double-vinyl release provides extended versions of the album which lets the tracks ring out for the run time they truly deserve. It also means all 11 tracks are now in a form better suited to drawn-out blends, which will no doubt satisfy the DJs amongst Kylie's considerable fan base. '10 out of 10' indeed.

Review: There has been a strong run of reissues of Kylie Minogue's albums in recent times, and it's a handy way to reflect on just how many lives Australia's pop queen has lived throughout her career. Here though, we're going all the way back to the start and the sugary pop perfection of her late 80s debut. While we now know there's so much more to her than 'I Should Be So Lucky', it's also tonnes of fun revisiting these unabashed feel-good hits and dismissing any guilty pleasure syndrome - this is the year of Barbie, after all. In keeping with the times, this is a neon pink vinyl edition too.

Review: If there's anything that can make a Kylie album more appealing, it's a lovely bright orange vinyl pressing, which is what this is. Minogue, of course, is Australia's premier cultural export many decades into her career. Tension is her first decent-sized body of new work since the 2020 disco, dance and pop album Disco and is her 16th long player overall. This one has a hint of electro-pop to it but it's still rooted in glossy, accessible, happy dance sounds that will be popular at weddings for decades to come. Dutch DJ and producer Oliver Heldens has linked with Kylie for one of the better tunes, '10 Out of 10' and it's a vibrant mix of euro dane from across the ages.