Various Artists Now Yearbook 1985-1989 Extra (Green, Purple, Orange & Pink)
NOW are proud to present NOW - Yearbook 1985 - 1989: Vinyl Extra - a 5LP boxset featuring an album per year for the period 1985-1989, each featuring an incredible line-up of tracks taken from either the ‘Yearbook’ or ‘Extra’ that haven’t been included on a ‘Yearbook’ vinyl edition before.
72 moments of Pop magic in a numbered limited-edition boxset – with each vinyl pressed in the colour of the years’ original ‘Yearbook’.
1985: Opening with Wham!’s UK No.1 ‘I’m Your Man’, before a run of huge hits including from Go West, Dead Or Alive, Level 42 with ‘Something About You’, Tears For Fears’ ‘Head Over Heels’ and sophisticated pop from Bryan Ferry with ‘Don’t Stop The Dance’ and Dee C. Lee’s ‘See The Day’ …Flip the LP for Simple Minds’ anthemic ‘Alive And Kicking’, alongside The Dream Academy, Billy Idol and John Parr’s ‘St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)’ – and following Pat Benatar, Paul Young’s U.S. chart-topper ‘Every Time You Go Away’ and UK No.1 duet ‘I Know Him So Well’ from Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson.
1986: a-ha and UB40 open a stellar side that features Billy Ocean’s #1 ‘When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going’, the funk smash ‘Word Up!’ from Cameo and Whitney Houston’s ‘How Will I Know’, as well as superb vocals from. Gwen Guthrie and Anita Baker… Turn the record over for rock and pop smashes from Bon Jovi with ‘You Give Love A Bad Name’, Europe’s ‘The Final Countdown’ and The Bangles’ US chart topper ‘Walk Like An Egyptian’, ahead of pop-dance favourites from Bucks Fizz, Nu Shooz, Mel & Kim and Five Star.
1987: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love’ kicks off a side that includes essential tracks from Jan Hammer, Black, The Cure, Siouxsie And The Banshees, New Order and Duran Duran. On Side Two, pure-pop excellence from Bananarama, The Communards and Boogie Box High lead into the Oscar-winning ‘(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life’ from Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, before more huge tracks from Alison Moyet, Cliff Richard and T’Pau with the 5-week #1 smash ‘China In Your Hand’.
1988: Kim Wilde opens a side packed with energy including from Inner City with the huge dance anthem ‘Big Fun’ and Taylor Dayne’s ‘Tell It To My Heart’. Rick Astley’s US #1 ‘Together Forever’ and Wet Wet Wet’s UK #1 cover of ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’ are up next ahead of power-pop from Jane Wiedlin and summertime smashes from Belinda Carlisle and Chris Rea. Flip the record for Pet Shop Boys’ peerless ‘Domino Dancing’, and Tanita Tikaram and Julia Fordham with brilliant self-penned hits. Sananda Maitreya, Danny Wilson and Deacon Blue lead to the closer; the beautiful ‘Keeping the Dream Alive’ from Münchener Freiheit.
1989: A huge year closes the collection, beginning with Alice Cooper’s ‘Poison’ and featuring Roxette’s ‘The Look’, huge hits from Transvision Vamp and Debbie Gibson, plus a trio of Stock, Aitken and Waterman productions :- Donna Summer with ‘I Don’t Wanna Get Hurt’, Kylie Minogue with the #1 ‘Hand on Your Heart’, plus the massive end of year smash for Jason Donovan, ‘When You Come Back To Me’. The final side opens with Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler’s hugely influential ‘Keep On Movin’’, and second Top 5 hits for Neneh Cherry with ‘Manchild’, and Holly Johnson with ‘Americanos’. Legends Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello and Roy Orbison follow, ahead of closing tracks (with very similar titles); Tina Turner with ‘I Don’t Wanna Lose You’ and Gloria Estefan’s huge US #1 ballad ‘Don’t Wanna Lose You’.
For ‘Yearbook’ collectors and vinyl fans alike – NOW – Yearbook 1985–1989: Vinyl Extra - 72 amazing tracks celebrating the pop magic of the era.
LP1 Side A (1985)
Wham! - I'm Your Man
Go West – Don’t Look Down (The Sequel)
Dead Or Alive - My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me To The Doctor)
Level 42 - Something About You
Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels
Bryan Ferry - Don't Stop The Dance
Dee C. Lee - See the Day
LP1 Side B
Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking
The Dream Academy – Life in a Northern Town
Billy Idol - White Wedding (Pt. 1)
John Parr – St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)
Pat Benatar - We Belong
Paul Young - Every Time You Go Away
Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well
LP2 Side A (1986)
a-ha – I’ve Been Losing You
UB40 - Sing Our Own Song
Billy Ocean - When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
Cameo - Word Up!
Gwen Guthrie - Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
Anita Baker – Sweet Love
LP2 Side B
Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name
Europe - The Final Countdown
The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian
Bucks Fizz - New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)
Mel & Kim – Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)
Nu Shooz – I Can’t Wait
Five Star - Rain or Shine
LP3 Side A (1987)
Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme – (From "Miami Vice II" Soundtrack)
Black - Sweetest Smile
The Cure - Why Can't I Be You?
Siouxsie And The Banshees - This Wheel's On Fire
New Order – Touched by the Hand of God
Duran Duran – Meet El Presidente
LP3 Side B
Bananarama – I Heard a Rumour
The Communards – Never Can Say Goodbye
Boogie Box High – Jive Talkin’
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time of My Life (From "Dirty Dancing" Soundtrack)
Alison Moyet - Weak in the Presence of Beauty
Cliff Richard – Some People
T'Pau - China In Your Hand
LP4 Side A (1988)
Kim Wilde - Never Trust A Stranger
Inner City - Big Fun
Taylor Dayne - Tell It to My Heart
Rick Astley – Together Forever
Wet Wet Wet - With A Little Help From My Friends
Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour
Belinda Carlisle – Circle in the Sand
Chris Rea – On the Beach (Summer ‘88)
LP4 Side B
Pet Shop Boys – Domino Dancing
Tanita Tikaram – Twist in My Sobriety
Julia Fordham - Happy Ever After
Sananda Maitreya - Sign Your Name
Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer
Deacon Blue - Dignity
Münchener Freiheit - Keeping the Dream Alive
LP5 Side A (1989)
Alice Cooper - Poison
Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don't Care
Roxette – The Look
Debbie Gibson – Electric Youth
Donna Summer – I Don’t Wanna Get Hurt
Kylie Minogue – Hand on Your Heart
Jason Donovan – When You Come Back to Me
LP5 Side B
Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler - Keep On Movin'
Neneh Cherry - Manchild
Holly Johnson - Americanos
Paul McCartney - My Brave Face
Elvis Costello – Veronica
Roy Orbison - You Got It
Tina Turner – I Don’t Wanna Lose You
Gloria Estefan - Don't Wanna Lose You
