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NOW Yearbook 1974 - Deluxe 4CD

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Released: 3rd May 2024. NOW is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing ‘Yearbook’ series – and take a trip back 50 years in Pop history – with 82 tracks on 4 CDs, to celebrate a stellar year of Pop singles… NOW – Yearbook 1974. This format is Special Edition 4CD set housed in ‘hard-back-book’ packaging, including a 28-page booklet featuring a summary of the year, a track-by-track guide, a quiz. Opening with ‘Killer Queen’ the first Top 5 single for Queen, and followed by the classic ‘Jet’ by Paul McCartney & Wings, and the still breathtakingly original, and hugely influential ‘This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us’ from Sparks - this epic beginning to the 1974 Yearbook continues with a run of ‘glamtastic’ Pop from Sweet and Slade, and including #1s from Suzi Quatro, Alvin Stardust and the years’ biggest seller ‘Tiger Feet’ from Mud. The #1’s keep coming with Pop gold from David Essex, The Rubettes and Paper Lace, plus a huge hit from Pilot and the first Top 3 singles for the Bay City Rollers with ‘Shang-A-Lang’, and Leo Sayer with ‘The Show Must Go On’. 1974’s biggest selling singles act was The Wombles, and their debut ‘The Wombling Song’ is up next along with the global smash ‘Kung Fu Fighting’ from Carl Douglas. The first disc closes with some of the years’ best Soul smashes from Barry White, Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye, The Stylistics and the #1s from The Three Degrees and Sweet Sensation. Disc two opens with Elton John with one of his signature tracks ‘Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me’, before some of ‘74’s biggest Rock hits, including ‘You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet’, ‘Radar Love’, ‘Dance With The Devil’ and Rod Stewart’s vocals on the Faces’ ‘Pool Hall Richard’. An eclectic run of Pop hits follow from Cher, The Arrows, Hello, 10cc and second appearances from Mud and Slade – plus hit covers from Lulu with ‘The Man Who Sold The World’, featuring it’s writer David Bowie on backing vocals and production, and Bryan Ferry with his version of ‘60s classic ‘The ‘In’ Crowd’. The second disc winds down with Soft Rock ballads from Andy Kim and Ace and finishes with the sublime ‘The Air That I Breathe’ from The Hollies. 1974 was a landmark year for soul music, and it included the first global ‘disco’ hits that remain iconic floor-fillers 50 years on, opening with Barry White’s #1 ‘You’re The First, The Last, My Everything’, before a run of hits from Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes, The Hues Corporation, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, and a further chart-topper ‘Rock Your Baby’ from George McCrae. Hot Chocolate, The Drifters, Johnny Bristol and Limmie & Family Cookin’ all enjoyed Soul-Pop crossover success, whilst Eddie Holman, The Isley Brothers and Aretha Franklin produced three of the greatest all-time Soul ballads. Ken Boothe enjoyed a #1 with Reggae smash ‘Everything I Own’, and the disc begins its closing run with hits influenced by the year’s Rock ‘n’ Roll and ‘60s revival crazes, including here from Showaddywaddy, The Rubettes, Wizzard, and First Class – with the final two tracks a hybrid of Glam and Retro from Alvin Stardust and T.Rex. The final disc is all about more massive Pop! – Opening with the title track from 1974’s biggest selling album, ‘Band On The Run’ from Paul McCartney & Wings – followed by the timeless ‘Candle In The Wind’ from Elton John and the beautiful ‘I Honestly Love You’ by Olivia Newton-John – her first US #1. Next up is a run of pure Pop heaven led by the #1 ‘Seasons In The Sun’ from Terry Jacks and including the Bay City Rollers, Stephanie De Sykes, Eurovision hit ‘I See A Star’ from Mouth & Macneal, Sweet Dreams’ cover of Abba’s ‘Honey Honey’ and another chart-topper from the New Seekers with ‘You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me’… Roxy Music’s ‘All I Want Is You’ and Cockney Rebel’s ‘Mr Soft’ join second Yearbook ’74 appearances from Sparks, Sweet, and Leo Sayer – and two Italian singers scoring big hits – Drupi and Gigliola Cinquetti. The final four songs on the collection include three more #1’s! Charlie Rich’s ‘The Most Beautiful Girl’ narrowly missed the top spot, but John Denver’s ‘Annie’s Song’ and ‘She’ from Charles Aznavour’ both topped the UK Charts, whilst the last word is given to Mud. As well as having 1974’s biggest seller with the aforementioned ‘Tiger Feet’, they also took the Christmas #1 spot with ‘Lonely This Christmas’. NOW – Yearbook 1974 – A celebration of the diversity and wonderful creativity of a truly magnificent year in Pop.

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  • Details

    Released:
    3rd May 2024
    Category:
    Rock & Pop
    Format:
    CD Album
    Barcode:
    196588423925
  • Description

    NOW is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing ‘Yearbook’ series – and take a trip back 50 years in Pop history – with 82 tracks on 4 CDs, to celebrate a stellar year of Pop singles… NOW – Yearbook 1974. This format is Special Edition 4CD set housed in ‘hard-back-book’ packaging, including a 28-page booklet featuring a summary of the year, a track-by-track guide, a quiz.

    Opening with ‘Killer Queen’ the first Top 5 single for Queen, and followed by the classic ‘Jet’ by Paul McCartney & Wings, and the still breathtakingly original, and hugely influential ‘This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us’ from Sparks - this epic beginning to the 1974 Yearbook continues with a run of ‘glamtastic’ Pop from Sweet and Slade, and including #1s from Suzi Quatro, Alvin Stardust and the years’ biggest seller ‘Tiger Feet’ from Mud. The #1’s keep coming with Pop gold from David Essex, The Rubettes and Paper Lace, plus a huge hit from Pilot and the first Top 3 singles for the Bay City Rollers with ‘Shang-A-Lang’, and Leo Sayer with ‘The Show Must Go On’. 1974’s biggest selling singles act was The Wombles, and their debut ‘The Wombling Song’ is up next along with the global smash ‘Kung Fu Fighting’ from Carl Douglas. The first disc closes with some of the years’ best Soul smashes from Barry White, Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye, The Stylistics and the #1s from The Three Degrees and Sweet Sensation.

    Disc two opens with Elton John with one of his signature tracks ‘Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me’, before some of ‘74’s biggest Rock hits, including ‘You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet’, ‘Radar Love’, ‘Dance With The Devil’ and Rod Stewart’s vocals on the Faces’ ‘Pool Hall Richard’. An eclectic run of Pop hits follow from Cher, The Arrows, Hello, 10cc and second appearances from Mud and Slade – plus hit covers from Lulu with ‘The Man Who Sold The World’, featuring it’s writer David Bowie on backing vocals and production, and Bryan Ferry with his version of ‘60s classic ‘The ‘In’ Crowd’. The second disc winds down with Soft Rock ballads from Andy Kim and Ace and finishes with the sublime ‘The Air That I Breathe’ from The Hollies.

    1974 was a landmark year for soul music, and it included the first global ‘disco’ hits that remain iconic floor-fillers 50 years on, opening with Barry White’s #1 ‘You’re The First, The Last, My Everything’, before a run of hits from Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes, The Hues Corporation, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, and a further chart-topper ‘Rock Your Baby’ from George McCrae. Hot Chocolate, The Drifters, Johnny Bristol and Limmie & Family Cookin’ all enjoyed Soul-Pop crossover success, whilst Eddie Holman, The Isley Brothers and Aretha Franklin produced three of the greatest all-time Soul ballads. Ken Boothe enjoyed a #1 with Reggae smash ‘Everything I Own’, and the disc begins its closing run with hits influenced by the year’s Rock ‘n’ Roll and ‘60s revival crazes, including here from Showaddywaddy, The Rubettes, Wizzard, and First Class – with the final two tracks a hybrid of Glam and Retro from Alvin Stardust and T.Rex.

    The final disc is all about more massive Pop! – Opening with the title track from 1974’s biggest selling album, ‘Band On The Run’ from Paul McCartney & Wings – followed by the timeless ‘Candle In The Wind’ from Elton John and the beautiful ‘I Honestly Love You’ by Olivia Newton-John – her first US #1. Next up is a run of pure Pop heaven led by the #1 ‘Seasons In The Sun’ from Terry Jacks and including the Bay City Rollers, Stephanie De Sykes, Eurovision hit ‘I See A Star’ from Mouth & Macneal, Sweet Dreams’ cover of Abba’s ‘Honey Honey’ and another chart-topper from the New Seekers with ‘You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me’… Roxy Music’s ‘All I Want Is You’ and Cockney Rebel’s ‘Mr Soft’ join second Yearbook ’74 appearances from Sparks, Sweet, and Leo Sayer – and two Italian singers scoring big hits – Drupi and Gigliola Cinquetti.

    The final four songs on the collection include three more #1’s! Charlie Rich’s ‘The Most Beautiful Girl’ narrowly missed the top spot, but John Denver’s ‘Annie’s Song’ and ‘She’ from Charles Aznavour’ both topped the UK Charts, whilst the last word is given to Mud. As well as having 1974’s biggest seller with the aforementioned ‘Tiger Feet’, they also took the Christmas #1 spot with ‘Lonely This Christmas’.

    NOW – Yearbook 1974 – A celebration of the diversity and wonderful creativity of a truly magnificent year in Pop.
    Extras:
    Bookletbr/ 28-page bookletbr/
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Killer Queen
    Queen
    2.Jet
    Paul McCartney & Wings
    3.This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
    Sparks
    4.Teenage Rampage
    Sweet
    5.Devil Gate Drive
    Suzi Quatro
    6.Tiger Feet
    Mud
    7.Far Far Away
    Slade
    8.Magic
    Pilot
    9.Gonna Make You a Star
    David Essex
    10.Jealous Mind
    Alvin Stardust
    11.Sugar Baby Love
    The Rubettes
    12.Shang-a-lang
    Bay City Rollers
    13.Billy, Don't Be a Hero
    Paper Lace
    14.The Show Must Go On
    Leo Sayer
    15.The Wombling Song
    The Wombles
    16.Kung Fu Fighting
    Carl Douglas
    17.Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe
    Barry White
    18.You Are Everything
    Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
    19.You Make Me Feel Brand New
    The Stylistics
    20.When Will I See You Again
    The Three Degrees
    21.Sad Sweet Dreamer
    Sweet Sensation

    Disc 2

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me
    Elton John
    2.Whatever Gets You Thru the Night
    John Lennon
    3.You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
    Bachman-Turner Overdrive
    4.Radar Love
    Golden Earring
    5.Dance With the Devil
    Cozy Powell
    6.Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
    Electric Light Orchestra
    7.Pool Hall Richard
    Faces
    8.Mike Oldfield's Single (Theme from Tubular Bells)
    Mike Oldfield
    9.Dark Lady
    Cher
    10.The Man Who Sold the World
    Lulu
    11.The 'In' Crowd
    Bryan Ferry
    12.Touch Too Much
    The Arrows
    13.Tell Him
    Hello
    14.The Cat Crept In
    Mud
    15.The Wall Street Shuffle
    10cc
    16.Farewell
    Rod Stewart
    17.Everyday
    Slade
    18.Rock Me Gently
    Andy Kim
    19.How Long
    Ace
    20.The Air That I Breathe
    The Hollies

    Disc 3

    Track name
    Artist
    1.You're the First, the Last, My Everything
    Barry White
    2.Get Dancin'
    Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes
    3.Rock Your Baby
    George McCrae
    4.Rock the Boat
    The Hues Corporation
    5.The Love I Lost (Feat. Teddy Pendergrass)
    Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
    6.Hang On in There Baby
    Johnny Bristol
    7.Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies
    The Drifters
    8.Love On a Mountain Top
    Robert Knight
    9.(Win, Place Or Show) She's a Winner
    The Intruders
    10.A Walkin' Miracle
    Limmie & The Family Cookin'
    11.Emma
    Hot Chocolate
    12.Hey There Lonely Girl
    Eddie Holman
    13.Summer Breeze, Pt. 1
    The Isley Brothers
    14.Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I Gonna Do)
    Aretha Franklin
    15.Everything I Own
    Ken Boothe
    16.Beach Baby
    The First Class
    17.Juke Box Jive
    The Rubettes
    18.Hey Rock 'N' Roll
    Showaddywaddy
    19.Rock 'N' Roll Winter (Loony's Tune)
    Wizzard
    20.You You You
    Alvin Stardust
    21.Teenage Dream
    T-Rex

    Disc 4

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Band On the Run
    Paul McCartney & Wings
    2.Candle in the Wind
    Elton John
    3.I Honestly Love You
    Olivia Newton-John
    4.Seasons in the Sun
    Terry Jacks
    5.Summerlove Sensation
    Bay City Rollers
    6.Honey Honey
    Sweet Dreams
    7.Born With a Smile On My Face
    Stephanie De Sykes
    8.You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
    The New Seekers
    9.I See a Star
    Mouth & MacNeal
    10.Long Tall Glasses
    Leo Sayer
    11.Amateur Hour
    Sparks
    12.Mr. Soft
    Cockney Rebel
    13.All I Want Is You
    Roxy Music
    14.The Six Teens
    Sweet
    15.Vado Via
    Drupi
    16.Go (Before You Break My Heart)
    Gigliola Cinguetti
    17.Annie's Song
    John Denver
    18.The Most Beautiful Girl
    Charlie Rich
    19.She (Tous Les Visages De L'amour)
    Charles Aznavour
    20.Lonely This Christmas
    Mud
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