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Hosts Gavin Scott (from Chart Beats: A Journey Through Pop) and Matthew Denby work their way through all the singles produced by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman (SAW), starting in...
To celebrate five years of A Journey Through SAW , Gavin and Matt are back for a special episode. And so is Mike Stock , who joins us in an...
To mark reaching the end of the journey through every single produced by Mike Stock , Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman from 1984-1993, Gavin an...
Shortly after Mike Stock left PWL in 1993, he purchased a building to house a brand-new studio complex and record label, Love This, and reun...
Although both Matt Aitken and Mike Stock had left the building, PWL Records continued to release music — and in this epilogue episode, we lo...
Every journey has an ending, and in this episode, we reach the final three singles produced by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman in 1993 — and di...
The top 40 resurgence was over, with the next few Stock and Waterman singles released in 1993 struggling on the UK chart. But it wasn't...
The commercial resurgence at PWL continued in 1993, with all four of the singles covered in this episode becoming UK hits. Still on her hot...
Things were looking up at the Hit Factory in early 1993. Mike Stock and Pete Waterman found themselves in the UK top 5 with back-to-back sin...
Before we begin our journey through Mike Stock 's final year working with Pete Waterman at PWL, we have a preview of what's still...
To wrap up 1992, Stock and Waterman worked with two new artists and two returning favourites. In the case of Kylie Minogue , it was to be he...
Summer 1992 didn't yield much in the way of Stock and Waterman productions. But in August that year, there was a sudden rush of release...
In early 1992, Boy Krazy were still a year away from their belated massive success in the US with "That's What Love Can Do" and they fo...
Following their launch in 1991 with debut single "Get Ready For This", Eurodance duo 2 Unlimited enjoyed a string of more than a dozen hits...
There was no denying the popularity of rave and techno in the UK in 1991, and Stock and Waterman went all clubby as the year drew to a close...
Late in 1991, PWL was trying all sorts of things to get back in the charts on a regular basis, including working with '80s funk/soul ba...
They were the pop stars that changed everything for the Hit Factory — and in this episode we discuss pivotal singles for Jason Donovan and K...
To mark the third anniversary of A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman , former PWL remixer Tony King joins us to share his story of going...
The Boy Krazy story is one of the most interesting — and complicated! — in the SAW history. The American girl group was put together through...
It had to happen at some point. In May 1991, the Stock Aitken Waterman era ended when Matt Aitken walked away from his role as one third of...
The fourth in arguably the best singles run in pop music history was also a first for Stock Aitken Waterman , as external mix team DNA took...
She was our very first interviewee back in Episode 1 — and we finally reach the conclusion of Hazell Dean 's Stock Aitken Waterman jour...
While "What Do I Have To Do" by Kylie Minogue stands on its own two feet as a song, the impact of the single was increased greatly due to th...
In 1991, it was another bold step forward for Kylie Minogue , and in the decades since, "What Do I Have To Do" has cemented its place among...
You can have the best single in the world, but there's little chance of it being a hit if no one hears it. That's where pluggers c...
Check out previews of two of our most popular bonus track-by-track episodes. Gavin and Matt discuss Kylie , the debut album by Kylie Minogue...
What a tumultuous year 1990 had been for the Hit Factory — and the final four singles produced by Stock Aitken Waterman that year certainly...
After the big creative risk that was previous single and video "Better The Devil You Know", Kylie Minogue and Stock Aitken Waterman went for...
Although she had been signed to PWL in the UK for a while and scored a couple of hits with remakes of "Don't Make Me Over" and "Walk On...
Although they'd achieved some hits with ballads that they had produced, Stock Aitken Waterman were better known for their uptempo pop/d...
When they came to work with Stock Aitken Waterman , pop act Yell! had one top 10 hit under their belt already — a remake of Dan Hartman &apo...
They'd been on the verge of breaking through for a couple of years, and sisters Romi & Jazz had their hopes up when their record label...
As great a song as it is, "Better The Devil You Know" would not have been anywhere near as impactful as it was without its accompanying musi...
After two very successful albums at PWL, but little in the way of artistic control, Kylie Minogue was ready for a change. And in this first...
His journey with Stock Aitken Waterman was one of the most successful, with multiple UK number 1 hits and the highest-selling album in Brita...
Her time at PWL might not have yielded any hits, but the short-lived pop career of Japanese singer Kakko is the stuff of legend. We take a d...
New year. New artist. New hit. Stock Aitken Waterman 's hit streak continued in 1990 with the breakthrough single for American club art...
Any fears that the public had tired of Stock Aitken Waterman were dismissed as 1990 got underway and the latest single by Kylie Minogue beca...
The name Yoyo is well known to Stock Aitken Waterman fans, appearing on the back covers of dozens of hit singles and albums. The long-time P...
And so our journey reaches the end of the '80s and the conclusion of Stock Aitken Waterman 's most commercially successful year. T...
Kylie Minogue . Big Fun . Donna Summer . The last time we encountered these three artists, things were going swimmingly for each of them. In...
Teen heartthrobs past and then-present rubbed shoulders as Stock Aitken Waterman wrote and produced the latest hit for music industry vetera...
As we hit the second half of 1989, we take a look at the latest singles from Kylie Minogue and Donna Summer . On "Wouldn't Change A Thi...
The UK chart-toppers continued for Stock Aitken Waterman as another two singles reached the top spot in 1989. First, there was Jason Donovan...
In this special episode focusing on the PWL look, we hear from former PWL MD David Howells , who was responsible for the label's visual...
After blitzing the Australian and UK charts with her debut album, it was time for Kylie Minogue to move onto her follow-up, Enjoy Yourself ,...
By early 1989, Jason Donovan had a couple of hits under his belt, but his music career went into overdrive with the release of "Too Many Bro...
She was the queen of disco; they were an unstoppable pop music force. Together, Donna Summer and Stock Aitken Waterman made some of their be...
A protest song. A novelty record. A camp classic. The beginning of the end. "I'd Rather Jack" by The Reynolds Girls has been called a l...
Thanks to a little help from comedy trio Dawn French , Jennifer Saunders and Kathy Burke (aka Lananeeneenoonoo ), Bananarama 's hit str...
Samantha Fox joins us to kick off our look at the singles produced by Stock Aitken Waterman released in 1989, with her remake of "I Only Wan...