Umc NOW - Yearbook 1985 Vinyl 3LP Set

Zavvi - The Home of Pop Culture Since June 2021 we have presented five editions of the NOW - Yearbook series that span the first half of the 1980s, and six including the Yearbook 1979 edition. NOW Music is proud to present the newest edition to our 'Yearbook' family: NOW - Yearbook 1985 - 44 tracks pressed on a translucent green vinyl. LP1 kicks off with Queen's anthemic 'One Vision' before featuring four of 1985's #1's: 'Easy Lover' from Philip Bailey & Phil Collins, Eurythmics' 'There Must Be An Angel' , Midge Ure's 'If I Was' and the collaboration between UB40 and Chrissie Hynde on 'I Got You Babe', plus Sting's first single from his solo album debut and the huge trans-Atlantic hit 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World' from Tears For Fears. 1985's singles chart included debuts from a-ha with 'Take On Me', Go West, Red Box, Stephen Duffy and King - all featured here on the second side. LP2 opens with the breath-taking 'Cloudbusting' from Kate Bush, and the Indie anthem 'How Soon Is Now?' from The Smiths and continues with 'alternative' Pop from The Cure, The Cult and the iconic 'Duel' from Propaganda alongside Scritti Politti and 'Election Day' from Duran Duran side project Arcadia. Flip the record over for a run of dance-floor fillers, including the Electro-Pop #1 from Paul Hardcastle '19' and HI-NRG classics from Dead Or Alive with the #1 'You Spin Me Round' and Bronski Beat with Marc Almond, as well as Soul-Dance crossover smashes from Princess, Ashford & Simpson and Loose Ends. The final LP gets underway in epic style with 'The Unforgettable Fire' from U2, and massive movie soundtrack singles from Simple Minds, Huey Lewis & The News, Tina Turner and Bonnie Tyler, along with U.S. radio Rock smashes from Pat Benatar and ZZ Top. The final side features a run of timeless and sophisticated ballads from Lionel Richie, Elton John, Bryan Ferry, and Marillion with 'Kayleigh' - plus three of 1985's biggest #1s - Foreigner with 'I Want To Know What Love Is', the peerless debut hit for Whitney Houston, 'Saving All My Love For You' - and closing with the year's biggest seller, 'The Power Of Love' from Jennifer Rush. NOW - Yearbook 1985 - A celebration of the diversity and creative magic of the year in Pop. Track Listing LP 1 Side A Queen - One Vision Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) UB40 & Chrissie Hynde - I Got You Babe Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free Midge Ure - If I Was Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World LP 1 Side B a-ha - Take On Me The Power Station - Some Like It Hot Go West - We Close Our Eyes Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better Red Box - Lean on Me (Ah-li-ayo) Stephen Duffy - Kiss Me King - Love & Pride Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome (Alternative To Reality) LP 2 Side A Kate Bush - Cloudbusting The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? The Cure - Close To Me The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary Scritti Politti - The Word Girl Propaganda - Duel Arcadia - Election Day LP 2 Side B Paul Hardcastle - 19 Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) Bronski Beat with Marc Almond - I Feel Love / Johnny Remember Me Sheila E - The Belle Of St. Mark Ashford & Simpson - Solid Princess - Say I'm Your Number One Loose Ends - Hangin' On A String (Contemplating) Alison Moyet - That Ole Devil Called Love LP 3 Side A U2 - The Unforgettable Fire Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love (From Back To The Future Soundtrack) Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield ZZ Top - Legs LP 3 Side B Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You Lionel Richie - Say You, Say Me Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is Marillion - Kayleigh Elton John - Nikita Bryan Ferry - Slave To Love Jennifer Rush - The Power Of Love