Various Artists Now That's What I Call the 80s (Vinyl) 12" Album Coloured Vinyl

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Further Details Title: Now That's What I Call the 80s Condition: New Format: Vinyl Type: Album No Of Discs: 5 Release Date: 09/06/2024 Record Label: NOW EAN: 0198028079815 MPN: LPNBX8 Artist: Various Artists Edition: 12" Album Coloured Vinyl 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. Color: One red, one yellow, one pink, one green and one blue coloured vinyl Genre: Rock Style: Compilation Release Year: 2024 Tracks: Disc 1 1: I Want to Break Free - Queen 2: Every Breath You Take - The Police 3: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart 4: Temptation - Heaven 17 5: You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) - Dead Or Alive 6: Don't You Want Me - The Human League 7: Tainted Love - Soft Cell 8: Vienna - Ultravox 9: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston 10: I Feel for You - Chaka Khan 11: White Lines (Don't Do It) - Grandmaster Melle Mel 12: She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer 13: Don't Leave Me This Way - The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris 14: The Only Way Is Up - Yazz & The Plastic Population 15: Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr. Disc 2 1: (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon 2: Uptown Girl - Billy Joel 3: You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon 4: Love & Pride - King 5: 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton 6: The Tide Is High - Blondie 7: Red Red Wine - UB40 8: Too Much Too Young - The Specials 9: House of Fun - Madness 10: The Best - Tina Turner 11: If I Could Turn Back Time - Cher 12: Easy Lover - Philip Bailey & Phil Collins 13: Eye of the Tiger - Survivor 14: Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top 15: Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer 16: Don't You (Forget About Me ) - Simple Minds Disc 3 1: Rio - Duran Duran 2: Cruel Summer - Bananarama 3: Karma Chameleon - Culture Club 4: Stand and Deliver - Adam & The Ants 5: Fantastic Day - Haircut 100 6: The Look of Love - ABC 7: Take On Me - a-ha 8: Gold - Spandau Ballet 9: Blue Monday - New Order 10: Heart - Pet Shop Boys 11: Together in Electric Dreams - Giorgio Moroder & Phil Oakley 12: Never Ending Story - Limahl 13: You Came - Kim Wilde 14: 99 Red Balloons - Nena 15: 19 - Paul Hardcastle Disc 4 1: Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen 2: Livin' On a Prayer - Bon Jovi 3: Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler 4: China in Your Hand - T'Pau 5: Africa - Toto 6: Brass in Pocket - The Pretenders 7: Should I Stay Or Should I Go - The Clash 8: A Town Called Malice - The Jam 9: Ebony & Ivory - Paul McCartney 10: Hello - Lionel Richie 11: Back to Life - Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler 12: A Night to Remember - Shalamar 13: Fame - Irene Cara 14: You'll Never Stop Me from Loving You (Extended Version) - Sonia 15: When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going - Billy Ocean 16: Wired for Sound - Cliff Richard Disc 5 1: Take My Breath Away - Berlin 2: Heaven Is a Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle 3: Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears 4: Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood 5: So Macho - Sinitta 6: I Should Be So Lucky - Kylie Minogue 7: Too Many Broken Hearts - Jason Donovan 8: Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley 9: I'm Still Standing - Elton John 10: Footloose - Kenny Loggins 11: Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners 12: Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder 13: The Riddle - Nik Kershaw 14: Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins 15: Love of the Common People - Paul Young 16: Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid Missing Information? 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