Various Artists Now Yearbook 1980-1984 Extra
LP box set featuring an album per year for the period 1980-1984, each including an incredible line-up of tracks taken from either the 'NOW Yearbook' or 'NOW Yearbook Extra', that haven't been included on a 'Yearbook' vinyl edition before; 75 moments of Pop magic in a numbered limited-edition box set, with each vinyl pressed in the colour of the years' original 'Yearbook'. 1980: The stellar track list kicks off with Blondie's No. 1 'Call Me', before a line-up including Madness, Kate Bush, Roxy Music, and Siouxsie and The Banshees. Classic Rock from Motorhead and Judas Priest, Soulful Disco from Diana Ross and Donna Summer, and a perennial Christmas favourite from Jona Lewie are all featured. 1981: Side A reflects the explosion of artists enjoying their huge early hits in this incredible year for Pop; Adam & The Ants, Toyah, Kim Wilde, The Human League, and Fun Boy Three are all included - and on the flip side, The Police open an equally dynamic listing featuring Pretenders, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Gary Numan, and closes with the Pop gem 'Wired For Sound' from Cliff Richard. 1982: Duran Duran, Haircut 100, Soft Cell, Japan, ABC, The Clash, and The Jam represent some of the greatest artists of all-time, as well as the era - plus pure Pop heaven from Bucks Fizz, Tight Fit and Dollar. 1983: Opening with Wham! And featuring a run of huge hits from '83's contemporary chart stars Spandau Ballet, Bananarama, Paul Young, Culture Club, The Cure and Tears for Fears - plus global smashes from long-established chart legends Elton John, Billy Joel, Robert Plant and 'Say Say Say', the collaboration between Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson. 1984: An amazing year for pop is reflected here with a line-up that kicks off with Queen's iconic 'Radio Ga Ga' and finishes with the biggest selling single of the decade, 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' from Band Aid. Between these are massive hits from Lionel Richie, Rufus and Chaka Khan, Tina Turner, Alison Moyet, Howard Jones and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
- 1. Blondie - Call Me
- 2. Madness - My Girl
- 3. Kate Bush - Army of Dreamers
- 4. Roxy Music - Oh Yeah!
- 5. Grace Jones - Private Life
- 6. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Christine
- 7. Judas Priest - Breaking the Law
- 8. Motorhead - Ace of Spades
- 9. Donna Summer - on the Radio
- 10. Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out
- 11. Change - Searching
- 12. Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before
- 13. Odyssey - If You're Lookin' for a Way Out
- 14. The Korgis - Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime
- 15. Andrew Lloyd Webber & Marti Webb - Take That Look Off Your Face
- 16. Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry
- 17. Adam and the Ants - Antmusic
- 18. Toyah - I Want to Be Free
- 19. Kim Wilde - Chequered Love
- 20. The Human League - Open Your Heart
- 21. Visage - Mind of a Toy
- 22. Altered Images - I Could Be Happy
- 23. Fun Boy Three - the Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)
- 24. Shakin' Stevens - Green Door
- 25. The Police - Invisible Sun
- 26. The Pretenders - Message of Love
- 27. The Teardrop Explodes - Reward
- 28. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Joan of Arc
- 29. Gary Numan - She's Got Claws
- 30. Freeez - Southern Freeez
- 31. Kiki Dee - Star
- 32. Cliff Richard - Wired for Sound
- 33. Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf
- 34. Haircut 100 - Fantastic Day
- 35. Adam Ant - Friend or Foe
- 36. Soft Cell - Torch
- 37. A Flock of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
- 38. Japan - Nightporter
- 39. ABC - All of My Heart
- 40. The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go
- 41. The Jam - Beat Surrender
- 42. Bucks Fizz - the Land of Make Believe
- 43. Tight Fit - Fantasy Island
- 44. Dollar - Videotheque
- 45. Imagination - Just An Illusion
- 46. Shalamar - There It Is
- 47. Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)
- 48. Wham! - Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)
- 49. Spandau Ballet - Gold
- 50. Bananarama - Cruel Summer
- 51. Billy Joel - Tell Her About It
- 52. Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)
- 53. Carmel - Bad Day
- 54. Culture Club - Victims
- 55. Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - Say Say Say
- 56. KC and the Sunshine Band - Give It Up
- 57. The Cure - the Walk
- 58. Tears for Fears - Change
- 59. Heaven 17 - Come Live with Me
- 60. Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
- 61. Robert Plant - Big Log
- 62. Queen - Radio Ga Ga
- 63. Thompson Twins - Doctor! Doctor!
- 64. Nik Kershaw - I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
- 65. John Konesky - Like to Get to Know You Well
- 66. Sandie Shaw - Hand in Glove
- 67. Alison Moyet - All Cried Out
- 68. Tina Turner - Private Dancer
- 69. Lionel Richie - Stuck on You
- 70. Rufus and Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
- 71. Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)
- 72. Hazell Dean - Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)
- 73. Shakatak - Down on the Street
- 74. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - the Power of Love
- 75. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?