Classic American September.2016

Continuing on the hugely successful legacy that the 80 From range has bought, comes the newest release in the series - 80 From America! For the first time 80 From branches out to explore one of the most influential regions in the history of music, the United States Of America. 80 From America features 80 different tracks and artists that epitomize the American culture and have taken a piece of musical history with classic tracks from the likes of The Beach Boys, Lionel Richie, Dolly Parton, ZZ Top, Marvin Gaye, Willie Nelson, The Knack, Otis Redding, Jackson 5, Elvis Presley, Billy Joel, Aretha Franklin, Blondie, Dean Martin, Journey and so much more! 80 From America - nothing but classic American hits!

This instalment of the popular 'NOW 100 Hits' series comprises a number of guitar-filled anthems, ranging from Meat Loaf's 'Bat Out of Hell' and Rainbow's 'Since You Been Gone', to Rod Stewart's 'Maggie May' and The Clash's 'Should I Stay Or Should I Go'.

This 3 x CD collection features a number of live appearances made by Santana at various junctures across their lengthy career, all of which were the subject of FM radio broadcasts at the time of the shows in question, and which make plain what a timeless, artful and graceful group of master musicians this collective have always been.

100 Hits American Anthems recalls the best of the USA, including Rock, Pop and Country including: Cyndi Lauper/Paul Simon/Belinda Carlisle /The Bangles /Meat Loaf /Boston/Jeff Buckley /The Byrds/Dolly Parton /Johnny Cash/ Anistasia/John Mayer/ The Calling + many more…

Long-established as a hugely popular radio format, the Classic Rock sound was established – though not codified and canonised until some while later – in the Seventies, when numerous British bands from a pop or blues-based background pioneered a muscular, riff-based sound that dominated American FM airwaves and led the most successful practitioners to fame, fortune and all manner of related excess.