Electronic Sound: Blitz Club Issue + ‘Blitz 80’ purple vinyl three-track seven-inch EP

Founded by Rusty Egan and Steve Strange in 1979, Blitz was key to the development of electronic music in the UK, acting as a catalyst for the new romantic movement along the way, and we've compiled a fascinating oral history of the legendary London club by talking to some of the key figures on the scene. As well as Rusty himself, we have contributions from Billy Currie, Robert Elms, Princess Julia, Mark Moore, Richard James Burgess, Caryn Franklin, Chris Sullivan, Philip Sallon and Steve Dagger. A gripping read from start to finish, packed with entertaining anecdotes and illustrated by lots of brilliant photos.

This month's bundle edition includes 'Blitz 80', a purple vinyl seven-inch EP featuring three of the biggest tracks Rusty Egan played at Blitz. It opens with John Foxx's 'Burning Car', the sinister and unsettling third solo single from the one-time Ultravox frontman. Next up is Vice Versa's 'New Girls / Neutrons', an irresistible electronic hustle by the Sheffield band that later morphed into ABC. And to close, we have Gina X Performance's 'No GDM', the spicy and slinky eurobeat classic from the German duo of Gina Kikoine and Zeus B Held. All three of these tracks are killers and together they add up to a terrific futurist frug