Nukleopatra - making a Dead Or Alive album with Barry Stone

In this final episode, Barry is joined by Peter Oxendale who co wrote 9 of the 12 songs that made up the Nukleopatra album. Peter explains how these songs came to be written as well as how his friendship with Pete & Steve led to him joining the band in the early nineties. Barry also takes us on a journey of creating a brand new song using a long forgotten vocal that he recorded Pete singing ov...

In part one of the season finale, Barry chats to Jeyjon about his baptism of fire joining Dead Or Alive onstage in Victoria Park for one of the first performances of the Nukleopatra era. Lynne Burns, Dean Bright and Jeyjon also reminisce about the adventures the band had when they took Nukleopatra on the road. Access bonus content by signing up over at https://www.barrystonemusic.co.uk You can dow...

In October 1995 the Dead Or Alive album 'Nukleopatra' was finally released in Japan. It would subsequently come out in many different territories around the world. Barry is joined by fellow podcast host Matthew Denby and Cleopatra record label boss Brian Perera to discuss two of those territories, Australia & America. Barry also tells the story of the final track recorded for the album ‘Sex Dr...

In this episode Barry and Lynne Burns remember the late, great Andie Airfix the graphic designer who worked with Dead Or Alive on not only the original art work for Nukleopatra but on so many record sleeves throughout the bands career. Les Sharma who mixed the album returns to discuss finishing the project. Pat Geary, super fan and close friend to Dead Or Alive throughout the Nukleopatra era share...

Di Vidos talks to Barry this episode about her fascinating journey with Dead Or Alive which began in 1984 when Di was part of the management team CMO. Di became a close friend to the band and played a huge part in their success - it was Di who suggested the band should go to Japan! Encouraged by photographer friends Mario Testino and Paul Cox it was during those early trips to Japan that Di first...

Barry chats with fashion and costume designer Dean Bright who has a fascinating history with the band that goes all the way back to 1984 when he made the now iconic purple dressing gown seen in the ‘You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)’ video. Dean not only went on to appear in the ‘Turn Around And Count To Ten’ video, but in the nineties he became part of the band joining Pete, Steve & Jeyjon to...

In this episode Barry is joined by legendary vocalist Tracy Ackerman who sang on not only the ‘Nukleopatra’ album but many Dead Or Alive albums. Tracy was a great friend to the band and shares her happy memories of being invited to tour Japan with the band and promoting the albums ‘Nude’ and ‘Fan The Flame (Part One)’. Barry also shares his memories of recording ‘Sleep With You’, ‘Spend The Night...

It’s March 1995 and the band have recorded the first 3 tracks which are now ready to be mixed. 'Rebel Rebel' is set to be a single but not before Pete Burns decides to change the name of the band to International Chrysis. Lynne Burns, Pete's former wife and creative collaborator and David Howells, managing director of PWL join Barry to discuss this. Lynne also shares her memories of shooting the '...

In the first episode Barry explains how he ended up working with Dead Or Alive and his teenage pop idol Pete Burns. He tells the story of how the band ended up back at PWL and chats with the labels managing director David Howells about the bands return to the studio. Barry is also joined by Lynne Burns, Pete’s former wife and creative collaborator who shares her memories of recording the album and...

Nukleopatra - making a Dead Or Alive album with Barry Stone is a podcast celebrating the bands sixth studio album. Barry Stone is a songwriter and producer who co produced the Nukleopatra album with Steve Coy at PWL Studios in 1994. Marking its 30th anniversary the podcast tells the story of how this album came about and how Barry got to work with his teenage pop idol Pete Burns. As well as sharin...