The special supplement will take a detailed, decade-by-decade look at the key developments and moments since Music Week predecessor Record Retailer launched in the summer of 1959.

There are also exclusive interviews and profiles of many of the industry's key figures and executives explaining landmark developments in the history of the modern industry.

Among the names featured are Cliff Richard, who with The Shadows was number one with Living Doll when the first issue of Record Retailer was published. Sir ...