Various Artists - NOW That's What I Call The 80s

Description:

It’s time to celebrate an amazing decade for pop music – as popular today as it was back then, featuring 45 unforgettable hits, including 27 #1s across 3-LPs, pressed in a red, a blue and a green vinyl. Time to immerse yourself in the decade that never stops. Legwarmers on – it’s: ‘NOW That’s What I Call The 80s’.

Opening with one of Queen’s signature anthems ‘I Want To Break Free’, and followed by the incredible ‘Every Breath You Take’ from The Police and Eurythmics with ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)’ you know from the start that this is a massive collection. A huge #1 for The Human League with ‘Don’t You Want Me’ is up next and the side finishes with three of the decades’ biggest bands, a-ha with ‘Take On Me’, Duran Duran with ‘Rio’ and Spandau Ballet with ‘Gold’. Flip the LP over for sing-along #1s from Culture Club with ‘Karma Chameleon’ and ‘Come On Eileen’ from Dexys Midnight Runners. Bananarama, Adam & The Ants and Nena all produced pop classics whilst Kim Wilde with ‘You Came’, and two mega-hits from the songwriting and production team of Stock, Aitken and Waterman – debut hits for Kylie Minogue and Rick Astley were chart smashes in the latter part of the decade and bring the first disc to a close.

LP2 features back-to-back legends including, on the first side, Bruce Springsteen, Cher, Bon Jovi and the #1 collaboration between Philip Bailey and Phil Collins, ‘Easy Lover’. Tears For Fears complete the side with their worldwide smash ‘Everybody Wants To Rule The World’. Over on the other side, the dancefloor beckons with #1s from Whitney Houston with ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody…’, ‘I Feel For You’ from Chaka Khan and The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris on their superb cover of ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way’. Some reggae influenced pop next from Blondie and UB40. Madness and The Jam enjoyed #1s with ‘House Of Fun’ and ‘Town Called Malice’, whilst closing the LP is the first new chart topper of the decade from the Pretenders with ‘Brass In Pocket’.

The third LP kicks off with signature songs from Elton John with ‘I’m Still Standing’ and Billy Joel’s ‘Uptown Girl’. 80s movie songs are up next with ‘Footloose’, ‘Take My Breath Away’ and ‘Ghostbusters’, ahead of the stunning ‘Back To Life’ from Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler. The side winds down with two of the decade’s biggest ballads ‘Ebony & Ivory’ from Paul McCartney and ‘Hello’, the first solo #1 for Lionel Richie. The final side presents a stellar line up of electronic pop, opening with the peerless ‘Blue Monday’ from New Order, and followed by #1s from Pet Shop Boys with ‘Heart’, and the massive ‘Relax’ from Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Dead Or Alive, Soft Cell and Heaven 17 all feature with true classics and the collection signs off with the iconic ‘Vienna’ from Ultravox.

45 Essential tracks for every vinyl collection – NOW That’s What I Call The 80s.

Tracklisting:

LP1 - SIDE A

1. Queen - I Want To Break Free  

2. The Police - Every Breath You Take  

3. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) 

4. The Human League - Don't You Want Me 
5. a-ha - Take On Me  
6. Duran Duran – Rio 
7. Spandau Ballet - Gold  

LP1 - SIDE B

 
1. Culture Club - Karma Chameleon 
2. Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen  
3. Bananarama – Cruel Summer  
4. Adam & The Ants - Stand And Deliver  
5. Nena - 99 Red Balloons  
6. Kim Wilde - You Came  
7. Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky  
8. Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up  

LP2 - SIDE A

1. John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over  
2. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark  
3. Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover  
4. Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer  
5. Tina Turner - The Best 
6. Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time  
7. Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World  

 
LP2 - SIDE B

1. Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) 
2. Chaka Khan - I Feel For You  
3. The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 
4. Blondie - The Tide Is High  
5. UB40 - Red Red Wine  
6. Madness - House Of Fun 

7. The Jam - Town Called Malice  

8. Pretenders - Brass In Pocket  

LP3 - SIDE A

1. Elton John - I'm Still Standing  

2. Billy Joel - Uptown Girl  

3. Kenny Loggins - Footloose (From "Footloose" Soundtrack)  

4. Berlin - Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun")  

5. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters  

6. Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler - Back To Life  

7. Paul McCartney - Ebony And Ivory  

8. Lionel Richie - Hello  

LP3 - SIDE B

1. New Order - Blue Monday  

2. Pet Shop Boys - Heart  
3. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax  

4. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)  
5. Soft Cell - Tainted Love  

6. Heaven 17 - Temptation  

7. Ultravox - Vienna  

5CD

Description:

It’s time to celebrate an amazing decade for pop music – as popular today as it was back then...and with so many fantastic hits to choose from we had to make this a 100 track selection across 5 CDS – including over 50 #1 singles… Time to immerse yourself in the decade that never stops… legwarmers on – it’s : ‘NOW That’s What I Call The 80s’ …

Opening with one of Queen’s signature anthems ‘I Want To Break Free’, and followed by the incredible ‘Every Breath You Take’ from The Police and Eurythmics with ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)’ you know from the start that this is a massive collection…

Berlin’s ‘Take My Breath Away’ leads into a run of synth-pop smashes from Ultravox with ‘Vienna’, A-ha and ‘Take On Me’, ‘Temptation’ from Heaven 17, and #1s from The Human League with ‘Don’t You Want Me’ and Soft Cell with ‘Tainted Love’… Huge new pop bands emerged in the early ‘80s including, and featured here, Culture Club, Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet… Next up a run of hits from the movies including ‘Fame’, ‘Ghostbusters’, ‘Never Ending Story’ and Billy Ocean’s ‘When The Going Get’s Tough…’ from the film ‘The Jewel Of The Nile’.

The first disc closes with more synth-driven pop from Nik Kershaw, Tears For Fears, and two #1’s – Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin’s take on ‘It’s My Party’ – and Nena with the global smash ’99 Red Balloons’.

Legends including Elton John, Billy Joel, and Paul Simon feature on Disc 2, alongside pop-party classics including ‘Footloose’ and ‘Come On Eileen’. Adam & The Ants, ABC, Bananarama and Haircut 100 had all scored their Top 5 debuts by 1982 –  and are joined by more artists making their chart debuts:- Matthew Wilder, Katrina & The Waves and King, plus original #1s from The Specials and Madness, #1 covers from Shakin’ Stevens and The Spinners – and a retro style chart topper from Sister Sledge.

CD3 is all about dance-floor gold… Kicking off with Irene Cara and ‘Flashdance…What A Feeling’ along with #1s from Whitney Houston and Chaka Khan, and one the most popular hip-hop tracks of all time ‘White Lines (Don’t Do It)’ from Grandmaster Flash & Grandmaster Melle-Mel. Donna Summer and Shalamar present disco – 80’s style, and from the end of the decade massive tracks from Yazz & The Plastic Population, and Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler which both scored #1s. The writing and production team of Stock, Aitken and Waterman are featured many times across this collection and on this disc with a pair of chart toppers for Jason Donovan and Sonia… Sinitta had a massive hit with ‘So Macho’, and all-time favourite artists Dolly Parton and Cliff Richard both produced classics in the ‘80s… with time left for pure pop from Kelly Marie and Bucks Fizz, and a re-release for Michael Jackson that went all the way to the top of the charts.

‘Blue Monday’ from New Order starts our fourth disc, and opens a run of iconic electronic hits, including #1s ‘Heart’ from Pet Shop Boys and ‘19’ from Paul Hardcastle, with hi-nrg floor-fillers from The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris and Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Dead Or Alive, and Hazell Dean. One of the decades most enduring new stars Kylie Minogue is up next with her debut  #1 ‘I Should Be So Lucky’ alongside fellow new chart star Rick Astley with his global smash debut ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’… At the start of the decade pop gems emerged from new-wave stars including here, Toyah and Altered Images, whilst established hitmakers enjoyed continued success including The Jam and The Clash and ‘Brass In Pocket’ became the first new #1 of the decade for the Pretenders. Simple Minds and Robert Palmer enjoyed world-wide hits and winding down to finish disc 4 are two of the decades’ most popular power ballads from Toto with ‘Africa’ and ‘I Want To Know What Love Is’ from Foreigner.

The final disc features a stellar run of timeless tracks from legendary artists: ‘Dancing In The Dark’ from Bruce Springsteen opens, ahead of Bon Jovi with ‘Livin’ On A Prayer’, Philip Bailey & Phil Collins’ collaboration on ‘Easy Lover’ and Cher with her defining ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’… Rock classics from Survivor and ZZ Top feature along with explosive ballads from Bonnie Tyler and T’Pau… Power pop from Belinda Carlisle, The Bangles and Men At Work lead into reggae flavoured #1s for Blondie, UB40 and Musical Youth. Some of the ‘80s most beautiful tracks take us to the end from Smokey Robinson, Lionel Richie and Paul McCartney… Paul Young enjoyed a massive song over the Christmas season in 1983 with his version of ‘Love Of The Common People’, but the last word is given to the biggest selling single of the 1980s and a truly inspirational Christmas classic; 1984’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ from Band Aid….

100 Essential ‘80s Classics – on one Essential album: NOW That’s What I Call The 80s.

Tracklisting:

CD1:

1. Queen - I Want To Break Free

2. The Police - Every Breath You Take 

3. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) 

4. Berlin - Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun") 

5. Ultravox - Vienna

6. a-ha - Take On Me 

7. The Human League - Don't You Want Me 

8. Soft Cell - Tainted Love 

9. Heaven 17 - Temptation

10. Culture Club - Karma Chameleon

11. Duran Duran - Rio

12. Spandau Ballet - Gold 

13. Irene Cara - Fame 

14. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters 

15. Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going 

16. Limahl - Never Ending Story

17. Nik Kershaw - The Riddle

18. Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World 

19. Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - It's My Party 

20. Nena - 99 Red Balloons

CD2:

1. John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over 

2. Elton John - I'm Still Standing 

3. Kenny Loggins - Footloose (From "Footloose" Soundtrack) 

4. Billy Joel - Uptown Girl 

5. Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al 

6. Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen 

7. The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) 

8. Adam & The Ants - Stand And Deliver 

9. ABC - The Look Of Love, Pt.1 

10. Bananarama – Cruel Summer

11. Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine 

12. Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride 

13. Haircut 100 - Fantastic Day 

14. Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now

15. King - Love & Pride 

16. The Specials - Too Much Too Young

17. Madness - House Of Fun

18. Shakin' Stevens - This Ole House 

19. The Spinners - Working My Way Back To You

20. Sister Sledge - Frankie

CD3:

1. Irene Cara - Flashdance…What A Feeling

2. Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

3. Chaka Khan - I Feel For You 

4. Grandmaster Flash & Grandmaster Melle-Mel - White Lines (Don’t Do It) 

5. Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money

6. Shalamar - A Night To Remember

7. Yazz & The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up 

8. Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler - Back To Life 

9. Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer

10. Kim Wilde - You Came                           

11. Jason Donovan - Too Many Broken Hearts 

12. Sonia - You’ll Never Stop Me Loving You

13. Sinitta - So Macho 

14. Laura Branigan - Gloria 

15. Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 

16. Cliff Richard – Wired For Sound

17. Kelly Marie - Feels Like I’m In Love

18. Tight Fit - Fantasy Island 

19. Bucks Fizz - The Land Of Make Believe 

20. Michael Jackson - One Day In Your Life 

CD4:

1. New Order - Blue Monday

2. Pet Shop Boys - Heart 

3. Paul Hardcastle - 19 

4. The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way

5. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax

6. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) 

7. Hazell Dean - Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go) 

8. Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky 

9. Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up 

10. Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - Together In Electric Dreams 

11. Toyah – Thunder In The Mountains

12. Altered Images - Happy Birthday 

13. The Jam - Town Called Malice 

14. Pretenders - Brass In Pocket 

15. The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go

16. Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love

17. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) 

18. John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) 

19. Toto - Africa

20. Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is 

CD5:

1. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark 

2. Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer

3. Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover

4. Tina Turner - The Best

5. Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time 

6. Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger 

7. ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin' 

8. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart 

9. T'Pau - China In Your Hand

10. Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth

11. The Bangles - Manic Monday 

12. Men At Work - Down Under 

13. Blondie - The Tide Is High

14. UB40 - Red Red Wine

15. Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie

16. Smokey Robinson - Being With You

17. Lionel Richie - Hello

18. Paul McCartney - Ebony And Ivory 

19. Paul Young - Love Of The Common People 

20. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas

5LP

Description:

It’s time to celebrate an amazing era for pop music – the next in our series of ‘NOW Presents’ 5-LP boxsets, featuring 78 huge hits, including 40 #1s, over 10 sides of vinyl, pressed in 5 different colours, one for each LP – red, yellow, pink, green and blue.

Time to immerse yourself in the decade that never stops: ‘NOW Presents…The 80s’.

Opening with one of Queen’s signature anthems ‘I Want To Break Free’, and followed by the incredible ‘Every Breath You Take’ from The Police and Eurythmics with ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)’, this massive collection continues with #1s from The Dead Or Alive, Human League, and Soft Cell, and huge hits from Heaven 17 and the side closer ‘Vienna’ from Ultravox… Over on the other side, the dancefloor beckons with #1s from Whitney Houston with ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody…’, ‘I Feel For You’ from Chaka Khan and the legendary hip-hop track ‘White Lines (Don’t Do It)’ from Grandmaster Melle Mel. The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris with their superb cover of ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way’ feature along with Donna Summer, Yazz & The Plastic Population and the movie theme monster hit ‘Ghostbusters’.

The first side of LP2 includes legends Billy Joel, Paul Simon and Dolly Parton, alongside reggae and ska influenced pop #1s from Blondie, UB40, The Specials and Madness with ‘House Of Fun’. More legendary performers on Side 2 including Cher with ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’, the collaboration between Philip Bailey & Phil Collins, ‘Easy Lover’ and huge rock hits from Survivor and ZZ Top, plus massive all-time airplay hits from Robert Palmer and Simple Minds.

LP3 Side A features a stunning line-up of bands that all found massive success in the ‘80s, including Duran Duran, Culture Club, Adam & The Ants, A-Ha and Spandau Ballet… whilst over on Side 2, electronic pop, opening with the peerless ‘Blue Monday’ from New Order, and followed by the #1 ‘Heart’ from Pet Shop Boys. Film theme hits ‘Together in Electric Dreams’ and ‘Never Ending Story’ follow before electro-pop gems from Kim Wilde, Nena, and ‘19’ from Paul Hardcastle closes the LP.

LP4 opens with timeless hits from Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Bonnie Tyler and T’Pau alongside ‘Africa’ from Toto, and new wave smashes from The Clash, The Jam and the decades’ first new #1 ‘Brass In Pocket’ from the Pretenders, while over on the reverse side beautiful ballads from Paul McCartney and Lionel Richie lead into the sublime ‘Back To Life’ from Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler ahead of floor-fillers from Shalamar, Irene Cara, and Sonia, before closing with pop classics from Billy Ocean and Cliff Richard with ‘Wired For Sound’.

The final LP in the set gets underway with the massive #1s ‘Take My Breath Away’ from Berlin and ‘Heaven Is A Place On Earth’ from Belinda Carlisle. Tears for Fears’ worldwide hit ‘Everybody Wants To Rule The World’ leads to the iconic ‘Relax’ from Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Sinitta’s up next, while the remainder of the side celebrates the writing and production team Stock, Aitken and Waterman with #1s from Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan and Rick Astley. The final side opens with one of Elton John’s signature songs ‘I’m Still Standing’. Party favourites ‘Footloose’, ‘Come On Eileen’ and ‘Break My Stride’ follow, and the collection moves to its conclusion with more pop gold from Nik Kershaw and Paul Young whilst the last word is given to the biggest selling single of the 1980s and a truly inspirational Christmas classic; 1984’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ from Band Aid.

For all vinyl collectors – 78 amazing pop moments showcasing the magic and diversity of the era for hit singles.

5-LP Boxset – Coloured Vinyl: NOW Presents … The 80s.

Tracklisting:

LP1 Side A:

1. Queen - I Want To Break Free 

2. The Police - Every Breath You Take 

3. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) 

4. Heaven 17 - Temptation 

5. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) 

6. The Human League - Don't You Want Me 

7. Soft Cell - Tainted Love 

8. Ultravox – Vienna 

LP1 Side B:

1. Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) 

2. Chaka Khan - I Feel For You 

3. Grandmaster Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Do It) 

4. Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money 

5. The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris - Don't Leave Me This Way 

6. Yazz & The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up 

7. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters 

LP2 Side A:

1. John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over 

2. Billy Joel - Uptown Girl 

3. Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al 

4. King - Love & Pride 

5. Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 

6. Blondie - The Tide Is High 

7. UB40 - Red Red Wine 

8. The Specials - Too Much Too Young 

9. Madness - House Of Fun 

LP2 Side B:

1. Tina Turner - The Best 

2. Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time 

3. Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover 

4. Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger 

5. ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin' 

6. Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love 

7. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) 

LP3 Side A:

1. Duran Duran - Rio 

2. Bananarama - Cruel Summer 

3. Culture Club - Karma Chameleon 

4. Adam & the Ants - Stand And Deliver 

5. Haircut 100 - Fantastic Day 

6. ABC - The Look Of Love 

7. A-ha - Take On Me 

8. Spandau Ballet - Gold 

LP3 Side B:

1. New Order - Blue Monday 

2. Pet Shop Boys - Heart 

3. Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams 

4. Limahl - Never Ending Story 

5. Kim Wilde - You Came 

6. Nena - 99 Red Balloons 

7. Paul Hardcastle - 19 

LP4 Side A:

1. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark 

2. Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer 

3. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart 

4. T'Pau - China In Your Hand 

5. Toto - Africa 

6. Pretenders - Brass In Pocket 

7. The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go 

8. The Jam - A Town Called Malice 

LP4 Side B:

1. Paul McCartney - Ebony & Ivory  

2. Lionel Richie - Hello 

3. Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler - Back To Life 

4. Shalamar - A Night To Remember 

5. Irene Cara - Fame 

6. Sonia - You'll Never Stop Me From Loving You 

7. Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going 

8. Cliff Richard - Wired For Sound 

LP5 Side A: 

1. Berlin - Take My Breath Away 

2. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth 

3. Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World 

4. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax 

5. Sinitta - So Macho 

6. Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky 

7. Jason Donovan - Too Many Broken Hearts 

8. Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up 

LP5 Side B:

1. Elton John - I'm Still Standing 

2. Kenny Loggins – Footloose 

3. Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen 

4. Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride 

5. Nik Kershaw - The Riddle 

6. Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now 

7. Paul Young - Love Of The Common People 

8. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?