
Synthesizer Soul: Yazoo's Upstairs At Eric's 30 Years On
On the 30th anniversary of its release, Vince Clarke tells John Freeman how Yazoo’s groundbreaking debut album was all about "the singing and the tunes"

Only You - The Story & End Of Yazoo
In an extensive interview about the history of life before, during and after Yazoo, Alison Moyet explains why her forthcoming Roundhouse performance with Vince Clarke…

How We Met: Alison Moyet & Vince Clarke
'Suddenly we were in a really successful band but we hadn't even ever gone for a pint'

Head2head: Yazoo
Yazoo, the electro pioneers of 80s pop, re-unite after 25 years.

Yazoo: A duo to make the heart glow
Tom Horan sees the influential synth-pop act Yazoo reunited in Copenhagen.

Love Resurrection
Yazoo: A Quarter of a century later, Mrs Alf & Mr Clarke are back in the touring business.

What's it all about, Alf?
Alison Moyet has been part of the most successful group of the eighties in Yazoo, but it's made no difference whatsoever to her lifestyle. She still lives in her…

Both sides up!
Hear Yazoo at their best and their decision to part seems more puzzling and more regrettable than ever. Review of 'You And Me Both' from New Musical Express, July…

Diary of a Somebody
Vince Clarke speaks for the first time about his split with Alf, the last Yazoo album and his future as a record company mogul! Interview: Paul Colbert. Pictures:…

What's it all about, Alfie?
As Alison and Vince prepare to go their separate ways, Don Watson searches through the fact, fantasy and fiction of Yazoo with an exclusive Alf interview.

Yaz Split
Alf Moyet and Vince Clarke will in the future be working separately it was revealed this week. After 15 months together as Yazoo, the duo have decided to go their…

Yazoo (Kim magazine)
Interview with Vince and Alf of Yazoo from the English teenage magazine Kim, december 1982.

Yazoo: Worlds Apart
Alf and Vince probably "wouldn't be friends if we weren't working together". They often don't meet up 'til just before going on stage. Dave Rimmer finds out what…

Yazoo - The Synth Clowns
The new "dream couple" of rock reminiscent of Laurel and Hardy.

Live review - London Dominium
In an age of pop glamour, there is something endearingly eccentric and homely about Yazoo. Vince Clarke (formerly the synthesizer expert in Depeche Mode) looks like…

V.C's Electronic Waffle - Questions & answers
This article was originally sent out by Yazoo Information Service, printed on three A4 pages. It was probably produced around november 1982. Q. What was the…

Yazoo - Alf and Vince to you
Andy Hughes leaps into the dressing room to discover what makes the talented twosome of Alf and Vince known as Yazoo work so well - here are the details read on…

What's It All About Alfie?
Johnny Waller goes upstairs and downstairs with Yazoo.

From Synth to Soul
Mark Cooper finds the merger that is Yazoo a strangely odd mix.

A Perfect Marriage
Steely-eyed Paul Colbert negotiates the Sheffield Maze to come face-to-face with Yazoo. Pinhole camera: Master T. Sheehan.

A Life In The Day Of - Vince Clarke of Yazoo
Vince Clarke computer keyboardist of Yazoo gives Sunie his day's program. Pic by Andy Rosen
Can't take my eyes off Yazoo
Upstairs at Eric's review from the Sounds magazine, August 1982.

The Pied Pipers Of Basildon
Adrian Thrills meets a girl named Alf and a boy called Vince and asks how do you Yazoo? Photos Peter Anderson.

Only Yazoo
A computer-programmed synthesiser duo? With a blues singer who wants to perform like Kate Bush? “It’s all true,” says Neil Tennant.