Now: Yearbook `80-`84 The Final Chapter

NOW was recently proud to announce the ‘Yearbook’ for 1985, as we move forward to the second half of the 1980s, and we were delighted with the response to the 1979 edition back in September. However – we haven’t quite finished with those golden Pop years 1980 – 1984.

We proudly present ‘NOW - Yearbook 1980 - 1984: The Final Chapter’ – 43 tracks celebrating more Pop magic from an exceptional time in the UK charts, pressed on translucent golden vinyl.

A huge #1 from Wham!, with era-defining hits from Eurythmics, Kate Bush, Scritti Politti, Bronski Beat and the unique brilliance of ‘O Superman’ from Laurie Anderson feature on Side One, with The Smiths ‘What Difference Does It Make?’ leading Side Two that also includes The Police, U2, New Order, The Jam and ‘Nelson Mandela’ from The Specials.

Pure Pop brilliance from Bananarama, Kim Wilde and Toyah alongside dancefloor hits from Lionel Richie and Kool & The Gang lead the second LP, with a stellar run of Synth-Pop gems on the flip side – including from Ultravox, Gary Numan, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Blancmange and Howard Jones.

The final LP presents floor-filling gold from Donna Summer, Shalamar and Flash And The Pan along with sophisticated Pop from Roxy Music and Spandau Ballet – before a final side that opens with timeless Rock from Iron Maiden with ‘Run To The Hills’ and also includes legends Pretenders, Tina Turner, Billy Joel and Elton John before closing with classics, Neil Diamond’s ‘Love On The Rocks’ – and ‘We All Stand Together’ from Paul McCartney.

NOW - Yearbook 1980 - 1984: The Final Chapter. A celebration of the diversity and creative magic of the time in Pop.

A1 - Wham! -  Freedom (Remastered 2006)
A2 - Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart -  Love Is A Stranger (Remastered Version)
A3 - Laurie Anderson -  O Superman
A4 - Kate Bush -  Sat In Your Lap (2018 Remaster)
A5 - Scritti Politti -  Absolute
A6 - Bronski Beat -  Why?
B1 - The Smiths -  What Difference Does It Make?
B2 - The Jam -  Just Who Is The 5 O’Clock Hero?
B3 - The Police -  So Lonely (Single Version)
B4 - The Specials -  Nelson Mandela
B5 - U2 -  11 O’Clock Tick Tock (Remastered 2008)
B6 - New Order -  Everything’s Gone Green (7" Version / 2015 Remaster)
B7 - Simple Minds -  Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) (7" Promo Single Edit)
B8 - Japan -  Cantonese Boy (Remastered 2003)
C1 - Bananarama -  Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)
C2 - Kim Wilde -  Water On Glass
C3 - Toyah -  Thunder In The Mountains
C4 - The Creatures -  Miss The Girl
C5 - Adam Ant -  Desperate But Not Serious
C6 - Culture Club -  The Medal Song (Remastered 2003)
C7 - Kool & The Gang -  Fresh (Single Version)
C8 - Lionel Richie -  Running With The Night (Single Version)
D1 - Ultravox -  Hymn
D2 - Gary Numan -  We Are Glass
D3 - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark -  Tesla Girls (Remastered 2019)
D4 - Blancmange -  Living On The Ceiling
D5 - Thompson Twins -  Lay Your Hands On Me
D6 - Nik Kershaw -  Human Racing (Album Version)
D7 - Howard Jones -  Hide And Seek
E1 - Donna Summer -  Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) (7")
E2 - Shalamar -  Friends
E3 - Jeffrey Osborne -  Stay With Me Tonight
E4 - The Pointer Sisters -  I’m So Excited
E5 - Flash And The Pan -  Waiting For A Train
E6 - Roxy Music -  Take A Chance With Me (2012adde Remaster)
E7 - Spandau Ballet -  Round And Round
F1 - Iron Maiden -  Run To The Hills (2015 Remaster)
F2 - Pretenders -  Day After Day
F3 - Tina Turner -  Better Be Good To Me
F4 - Elton John -  Kiss The Bride
F5 - Billy Joel -  The Longest Time
F6 - Neil Diamond -  Love On The Rocks (From "The Jazz Singer" Soundtrack)
F7 - Paul McCartney -  We All Stand Together (Remastered 2016)