Steps’ first three albums are finally coming to vinyl for the first time.
The group’s classic LPs – ‘Step One’ (1998), ‘Steptacular’ (1999) and ‘Buzz’ (2000) – will arrive on wax on February 23 with a variety of pressings.
Included is an Amazon exclusive StepSwirl™️ pressing, neon coloured vinyl and a zoetrope picture disc, bringing to life a video from each album.
“It’s nearly Christmas and do we EVER have a treat for you… our first three albums are going to be made available on vinyl for the very first time,” said the group.
“You’ve been asking for this for a long time and we hope you love them!”
Pre-order from the group’s official store here.
Speaking in an exclusive cover feature in the September 2022 issue of RETROPOP, the group looked back on their pop legacy and revealed the significance of their latest 25th anniversary milestone.
Ian ‘H’ Watkins said: “When we released our first single, everybody laughed at us. All of the cool cats laughed at us. The record company big-wigs wanted us to go away and then with every single they laughed louder, they laughed harder.
“And then 25 years later, none of those cool cats are around, all those music execs have probably been ditched, and we’re still here.”
And when it comes to the next chapter in Steps’ legacy, Claire Richards maintained the band is living in the moment with their ongoing summer tour – but insisted there’s more to come.
“I think we’ve come to realise since we got back together in 2011 that it is good for us to have little gaps here and there,” she says. “It also reminds people of the whole nostalgia of Steps as well, which is a massive part of what we are. So, we don’t want to keep ramming ourselves down people’s throats.
“Once we’re done with all the summer shows to end this little chapter, we’ll start thinking about the next one…”
