NOW Presents… The 80s 5 x Coloured Vinyl Box Set

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	$		101

NOW Presents… The 80s 5 x Coloured Vinyl Box Set Release date 6th September 2024
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.
5-LP Boxset – Coloured Vinyl: NOW Presents … The 80s.
 
Tracklisting:
 
LP1 Side A:
Queen - I Want To Break Free  The Police - Every Breath You Take  Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)  Heaven 17 - Temptation  Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)  The Human League - Don't You Want Me  Soft Cell - Tainted Love  Ultravox – Vienna   
LP1 Side B:
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)  Chaka Khan - I Feel For You  Grandmaster Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Do It)  Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money  The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris - Don't Leave Me This Way  Yazz & The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up  Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters   
LP2 Side A:
John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over  Billy Joel - Uptown Girl  Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al  King - Love & Pride  Dolly Parton - 9 To 5  Blondie - The Tide Is High  UB40 - Red Red Wine  The Specials - Too Much Too Young  Madness - House Of Fun    LP2 Side B:
Tina Turner - The Best  Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time  Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover  Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger  ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin'  Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love  Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)    LP3 Side A:
Duran Duran - Rio  Bananarama - Cruel Summer  Culture Club - Karma Chameleon  Adam & the Ants - Stand And Deliver  Haircut 100 - Fantastic Day  ABC - The Look Of Love  A-ha - Take On Me  Spandau Ballet - Gold    LP3 Side B:

New Order - Blue Monday  Pet Shop Boys - Heart  Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams  Limahl - Never Ending Story  Kim Wilde - You Came  Nena - 99 Red Balloons  Paul Hardcastle - 19    LP4 Side A:
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark  Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer  Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart  T'Pau - China In Your Hand  Toto - Africa  Pretenders - Brass In Pocket  The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go  The Jam - A Town Called Malice    LP4 Side B:

Paul McCartney - Ebony & Ivory   Lionel Richie - Hello  Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler - Back To Life  Shalamar - A Night To Remember  Irene Cara - Fame  Sonia - You'll Never Stop Me From Loving You  Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going  Cliff Richard - Wired For Sound    LP5 Side A: 

Berlin - Take My Breath Away  Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth  Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World  Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax  Sinitta - So Macho  Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky  Jason Donovan - Too Many Broken Hearts  Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up    LP5 Side B:
Elton John - I'm Still Standing  Kenny Loggins – Footloose  Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen  Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride  Nik Kershaw - The Riddle  Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now  Paul Young - Love Of The Common People  Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?