NOW - Yearbook 1980 - 1984: The Final Chapter on CD

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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. Compiling the ‘Yearbook’ series is a true labour of love, but given that between 1980 and 1984 there were more than 1500 new entries on the UK Top 40 – and on the ‘Yearbooks’ and their ‘Extras’ for the period we have presented 726 tracks – which means there are a number of brilliant songs that we didn’t get to feature… yet. We proudly present ‘NOW - Yearbook 1980 - 1984: The Final Chapter’ – 81 tracks celebrating more Pop magic from an exceptional time in the UK charts. A huge #1 from Wham!, with era-defining hits from Eurythmics, Kate Bush, The Smiths, Scritti Politti and the unique brilliance of ‘O Superman’ from Laurie Anderson open disc one – joined by the stunning ‘War Baby’ from Tom Robinson and ‘Shipbuilding’ from Robert Wyatt alongside Sade, Spandau Ballet, Roxy Music, The Police and ‘Nelson Mandela’ from The Specials, before closing with classics, Neil Diamond’s ‘Love On The Rocks’ – and ‘We All Stand Together’ from Paul McCartney. Pure-Pop brilliance from Bananarama kicks off Disc 2 and includes Kim Wilde, Toyah, and Culture Club along with Synth-Pop gems from Gary Numan, Ultravox, Blancmange, The Human League, Howard Jones, and Nik Kershaw. Iron Maiden’s massive rock smash ‘Run To The Hills’ opens the third disc, that also celebrates radio rock from Chicago, Tina Turner and Pretenders before a stellar run of New-Wave inspired hits including U2, New Order, The Jam, The Creatures and Hazel O’Connor. The final disc finds its feet with huge floor-fillers from Lionel Richie, Donna Summer, Flash & The Pan, Patrice Rushen, and Shalamar before club hits from Linx and Animal Nightlife and a closing selection of Pop gold including Stars On 45, F.R. David, Sheena Easton – and three from Kenny Rogers, Goombay Dance Band and the unforgettable 1982 year-end chart topper ‘Save Your Love’ from Renée & Renato. NOW - Yearbook 1980 - 1984: The Final Chapter. A celebration of the diversity and creative magic of the time in Pop. Standard CD Tracklist CD1 1. Wham! – Freedom 2. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Love Is A Stranger 3. Laurie Anderson – O Superman 4. Kate Bush – Sat In Your Lap 5. The Smiths – What Difference Does It Make? 6. Scritti Politti – Absolute 7. Bronski Beat – Why? 8. Sade – When Am I Going To Make A Living 9. Tom Robinson – War Baby 10. Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding 11. Spandau Ballet – Round And Round 12. Roxy Music – Take A Chance With Me 13. The Police – So Lonely 14. The Specials – Nelson Mandela 15. Fun Boy Three – Our Lips Are Sealed 16. Elton John – Kiss The Bride 17. Billy Joel – The Longest Time 18. Neil Diamond – Love On The Rocks (From "The Jazz Singer" Soundtrack) 19. Paul McCartney – We All Stand Together CD2 1. Bananarama – Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) 2. Adam Ant – Desperate But Not Serious 3. Kim Wilde – Water On Glass 4. Toyah – Thunder In The Mountains 5. Gary Numan – We Are Glass 6. Ultravox – Hymn 7. Blancmange – Living On The Ceiling 8. Talk Talk – Talk Talk 9. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Tesla Girls 10. Thomas Dolby – Hyperactive! 11. Heaven 17 – Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry 12. Simple Minds – Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) 13. Soft Cell – Where The Heart Is 14. The Human League - Louise 15. Howard Jones – Hide And Seek 16. Nik Kershaw - Human Racing 17. Thompson Twins – Lay Your Hands On Me 18. Kajagoogoo – Hang On Now 19. Culture Club – The Medal Song 20. Tracey Ullman – Move Over Darling CD3 1. Iron Maiden – Run To The Hills 2. Meat Loaf – Modern Girl 3. Pretenders – Day After Day 4. Rick Springfield – Human Touch 5. Laura Branigan – The Lucky One 6. Chicago – Hard Habit To Break 7. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Say It Isn’t So 8. Tina Turner – Better Be Good To Me 9. The Fixx – One Thing Leads To Another