Now - Yearbook 1985-1989: Vinyl Extra

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