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NOW Yearbook Extra 1981

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Released: 1st July 2022. Following the recent release of 'NOW Yearbook 1981', we continue to celebrate the remarkable year of pop that was 1981 with 'NOW - Yearbook Extra 1981'. Featuring 66 fabulous tracks that we couldn't fit on 'NOW - Yearbook 1981'. Disc 1 kicks off with some of the year's biggest stars including gems from John Lennon, U2 and The Pretenders. As a major force in '80s pop, synth-pop and new romantic tracks are featured from Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran, Soft Cell, Japan and Tom Tom Club. This disc also brings together soul smashes from Kool & The Gang, Shalamar, Randy Crawford and Grover Washington. 1981 was a year of revolution for pop and Disc 2 leads off with pure pop magic from Adam & The Ants, Toyah, Altered Images, plus Shakin' Stevens, Bucks Fizz and Madness. Electric Light Orchestra, REO Speedwagon, Rick Springfield, Graham Bonnet, and Daryl Hall & John Oates all feature representing rock and power ballads. This collection wouldn't be complete without some brilliant novelty pop - CD 2 concludes with 'Birdie Song' by The Tweets and 'Hooked On Classics' by Louis Clark Conducting The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Disc 3 opens with 'Sound Of The Crowd' - the commercial breakthrough from The Human League, and further celebrates synth-pop with Visage, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, and the debut single from Tears For Fears. The perfect addition to the 'Yearbook' family and an essential collection for all fans of '80s pop - enjoy this EXTRA helping with 'NOW - Yearbook Extra 1981'.

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  • Details

    Released:
    1st July 2022
    Category:
    Rock & Pop
    Format:
    CD Album
    Barcode:
    196587067120
  • Description

    Following the recent release of 'NOW Yearbook 1981', we continue to celebrate the remarkable year of pop that was 1981 with 'NOW - Yearbook Extra 1981'. Featuring 66 fabulous tracks that we couldn't fit on 'NOW - Yearbook 1981'. Disc 1 kicks off with some of the year's biggest stars including gems from John Lennon, U2 and The Pretenders. As a major force in '80s pop, synth-pop and new romantic tracks are featured from Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran, Soft Cell, Japan and Tom Tom Club. This disc also brings together soul smashes from Kool & The Gang, Shalamar, Randy Crawford and Grover Washington. 1981 was a year of revolution for pop and Disc 2 leads off with pure pop magic from Adam & The Ants, Toyah, Altered Images, plus Shakin' Stevens, Bucks Fizz and Madness. Electric Light Orchestra, REO Speedwagon, Rick Springfield, Graham Bonnet, and Daryl Hall & John Oates all feature representing rock and power ballads. This collection wouldn't be complete without some brilliant novelty pop - CD 2 concludes with 'Birdie Song' by The Tweets and 'Hooked On Classics' by Louis Clark Conducting The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Disc 3 opens with 'Sound Of The Crowd' - the commercial breakthrough from The Human League, and further celebrates synth-pop with Visage, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, and the debut single from Tears For Fears. The perfect addition to the 'Yearbook' family and an essential collection for all fans of '80s pop - enjoy this EXTRA helping with 'NOW - Yearbook Extra 1981'.
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Watching the Wheels
    John Lennon
    2.Invisible Sun
    The Police
    3.Gloria
    U2
    4.Absolute Beginners
    The Jam
    5.Message of Love
    The Pretenders
    6.Treason (It's Just a Story)
    The Teardrop Explodes
    7.Open Your Heart
    The Human League
    8.The Freeze
    Spandau Ballet
    9.Careless Memories
    Duran Duran
    10.Bedsitter
    Soft Cell
    11.Visions of China
    Japan
    12.Play to Win
    Heaven 17
    13.Visage
    Visage
    14.Genius of Love
    Tom Tom Club
    15.Me and Mr Sanchez
    Blue Rondo A La Turk
    16.Return of the Los Palmas 7
    Madness
    17.Steppin' Out
    Kool & the Gang
    18.Make That Move
    Shalamar
    19.Slow Hand
    The Pointer Sisters
    20.You Might Need Somebody
    Randy Crawford
    21.Just the Two of Us (Feat. Bill Withers)
    Grover Washington Jr.
    22.It's My Turn
    Diana Ross

    Disc 2

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Ant Rap
    Adam & The Ants
    2.I Want to Be Free
    Toyah
    3.Chequered Love
    Kim Wilde
    4.I Could Be Happy
    Altered Images
    5.Twilight Cafe
    Susan Fassbender
    6.Wedding Bells
    Godley and Creme
    7.Night Games
    Graham Bonnet
    8.Twilight
    Electric Light Orchestra
    9.You Make My Dreams (Come True)
    Daryl Hall & John Oates
    10.Jessie's Girl
    Rick Springfield
    11.Take It On the Run
    REO Speedwagon
    12.Angel of the Morning
    Juice Newton
    13.One of Those Nights
    Bucks Fizz
    14.Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey
    Modern Romance
    15.Shut Up
    Madness
    16.The Elephant's Graveyard
    The Boomtown Rats
    17.There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis
    Kirsty MacColl
    18.You Drive Me Crazy
    Shakin' Stevens
    19.Stray Cat Strut
    Stray Cats
    20.Only Crying
    Keith Marshall
    21.Bermuda Triangle
    Barry Manilow
    22.Birdie Song
    The Tweets
    23.Hooked On Classics
    Louis Clark and the Royal Philarmonic Orchestra

    Disc 3

    Track name
    Artist
    1.The Sound of the Crowd
    The Human League
    2.Mind of a Toy
    Visage
    3.Joan of Arc
    Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
    4.My Own Way
    Duran Duran
    5.The Art of Parties
    Japan
    6.Musclebound
    Spandau Ballet
    7.Suffer the Children
    Tears for Fears
    8.Lawnchairs
    Our Daughter's Wedding
    9.The American
    Simple Minds
    10.Ceremony
    New Order
    11.Pretty in Pink
    The Psychedelic Furs
    12.Kings of the Wild Frontier
    Adam & The Ants
    13.Chihuahua
    Bow Wow Wow
    14.Flowers of Romance
    Public Image Limited
    15.Arabian Nights
    Siouxsie and the Banshees
    16.Passionate Friend
    The Teardrop Explodes
    17.Funeral Pyre
    The Jam
    18.The Magnificent Seven
    The Clash
    19.Good Thing Going (We've Got a Good Thing Going)
    Sugar Minott
    20.Walking in the Sunshine
    Bad Manners
    21.Don't Slow Down
    UB40
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