NOW – Yearbook 1980 – 1984: Vinyl Extra Vol.2 (5LP)

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Each release in our Yearbook series includes a vinyl edition, featuring a selection of tracks taken from the full line-up found on the CD version. Inevitably, this has meant that a huge number of fabulous tracks have not been included on the LP versions plus we have also released an accompanying CD Extra for each of the years.

In late 2022 we released NOW – Yearbook 1980 – 1984: Vinyl Extra – a 5LP boxset featuring an album per year for the period 1980-1984, each including an incredible line-up of tracks taken from either the Yearbook or Extra that hadnt been included on a Yearbook vinyl edition before. Now for the vinyl collectors, we proudly present the second, and final volume NOW – Yearbook 1980 – 1984: Vinyl Extra: Vol.2, featuring 78 more moments of Pop magic in a numbered limited-edition boxset with each vinyl pressed in the colour of the years original Yearbook. As with the previous edition, none of the tracks appeared on a Yearbook vinyl edition before..

1980: Kicking off with Queens classic Flash, before a line-up including Paul McCartney with Waterfalls, The Clash with Bankrobber, The Cure, Grace Jones and Madness. Dancefloor hits from Diana Ross and The Gap Band, are joined by electronic pop from Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, John Foxx, and Devo.

1981: The Police lead a stellar collection that includes on Side One, The Jam, The Teardrop Explodes, Siouxsie and The Banshees and pure pop from Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin and Aneka with their #1s whilst side two celebrates the explosion of artists enjoying massive synth based hits in 1981, featuring The Human League, Soft Cell, Visage, Spandau Ballet and Heaven 17 with time for soul ballads from Randy Crawford and Grover Washington feat. Bill Withers.

1982: Roxy Music, ABC, Dollar, Haircut 100, Japan, The Associates, Toyah, and Gary Numan all presented shiny new pop hits in 1982, included here alongside huge soul-pop crossover hits from Shalamar, Dionne Warwick and Fat Larrys Band.

1983: Opening with Flashdance (What A Feeling) one of 83s biggest hits for Irene Cara, and featuring the best of the years contemporary chart stars including New Order, Altered Images, Echo And The Bunnymen and Aztec Camera plus pop smashes from Duran Duran, Adam Ant, and Nick Heyward before Marillions debut hit Garden Party, Tom Robinsons timeless War Baby and a perennial Christmas favourite, 2000 Miles from the Pretenders.

1984: An incredible year for pop is celebrated here with a run of hits from Eurythmics, Ultravox, Nik Kershaw, Culture Club, and Bananarama on the first side Flip the disc for Hi-NRG and Electro-dance classics from Bronski Beat, Dead Or Alive, Evelyn Thomas, Divine, Shannon and signing off with the enduring feel-good anthem Its Raining Men from The Weather Girls.

For Yearbook collectors and vinyl fans 78 amazing Pop memories showcasing the magic and diversity of the era.

5-LP – Numbered Limited-Edition Boxset Coloured Vinyl – NOW – Yearbook 1980 – 1984: Vinyl Extra Vol.2