VA Now 12" 80s

NOW Music are excited to present the next in our latest series - ‘NOW 12” 80s’. This instalment – 1981 – is released on October 20th 2023.The 12” single was a dynamic and increasingly essential part of the release schedule as the decade progressed. Incorporating extended (sometimes full album) versions, remixes, and re-inventions – they not only gave the dancefloor a longer version, and the listener an alternative take, but also highlighted the artistry of the producer – bringing together all kinds of elements to create new soundscapes woven together with the original track, either vocal or instrumental, to present another reason to be excited on release date.

Now That’s What I Call Music continue that year-based CD collections of 1980s twelve-inch mixes with a new 4CD set: NOW 12″ 80s: Part One! 1984 was always going to be a great year for this series, even if we are by now very familiar with the songs of this spectacularly good 12-month period. Sony Music, Universal Music, Now Twic, EMI Records! The compilation starts with the hard-to-get-on-CD 12-inch version of Queen’s ‘I Want To Break Free’ before celebrating all that was great about 1984 with extended selections from Tina Turner (‘What’s Love Got To Do With It)’, Duran Duran (‘New Moon On Monday’), Alison Moyet (the Love Injected Mix of ‘Love Resurrection’, Ray Parker Jr. (have a guess?), Mathew Wilder (‘Break My Stride’), Thompson Twins (‘Doctor! Doctor!’), Howard Jones (‘What Is Love?’) and more.

NOW Music proudly presents NOW 12” 80s: 1984 – Part One, a 4CD set packed with 46 extended, full-length, and remixed versions from one of the greatest years ever in the singles charts. The collection showcases the diversity of the era, with genres including synth-pop, alt-pop, disco, hi-nrg, electro, and hip-hop, featuring the essential 12" mixes, that ruled the charts and the dance-floor.

NOW Music presents NOW 12” 80s: 1985 – Part One, 4CDs packed with 46 extended, full-length, and remixed 12” versions, capturing the sound of 1985’s dancefloors, airwaves, and pop culture moments. Take a dive into another of the most dynamic and diverse years of the decade.CD1 begins with Queen’s powerhouse ‘One Vision’ and rolls through huge tracks - ‘Easy Lover’ from Philip Bailey & Phil Collins, Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin’s empowering ‘Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves’, Simple Minds’ era-defining ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’, and The Power Station’s thundering ‘Some Like It Hot’. Rock/Pop crossover smashes come from Billy Idol, Pat Benatar, and ZZ Top, plus Laura Branigan, Tina Turner, and extended sophisticated pop from Bryan Ferry, before finishing with pop-reggae from Scritti Politti with ‘The Word Girl’.

Now That’s What I Call Music continue their CD collections of 1980s twelve-inch mixes with a new 4CD set: NOW 12″ 80s: 1984 Part Two. This set follows up Part One from January and what with this being 1984 and all, it’s rather predictably good – if familiar.

NOW Music presents NOW 12” 80s: 1985 – Part One, 4CDs packed with 46 extended, full-length, and remixed 12” versions, capturing the sound of 1985’s dancefloors, airwaves, and pop culture moments. Take a dive into another of the most dynamic and diverse years of the decade.CD1 begins with Queen’s powerhouse ‘One Vision’ and rolls through huge tracks - ‘Easy Lover’ from Philip Bailey & Phil Collins, Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin’s empowering ‘Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves’, Simple Minds’ era-defining ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’, and The Power Station’s thundering ‘Some Like It Hot’. Rock/Pop crossover smashes come from Billy Idol, Pat Benatar, and ZZ Top, plus Laura Branigan, Tina Turner, and extended sophisticated pop from Bryan Ferry, before finishing with pop-reggae from Scritti Politti with ‘The Word Girl’.

Now That’s What I Call Music continue their year-by-year examination of extended mixes from the 1980s with another 4CD set representing ‘Part 2’ of 1982. This package continues no fewer than 49 mixes of songs by some of the most innovative and famous artists of the decade, including Wham!, Duran Duran, Haircut 100, Talk Talk, Soft Cell, Japan, Simple Minds, Heaven 17, The Associates, Thomas Dolby, Visage, ABC, Blondie, China Crisis and many more.

NOW Music proudly presents the next chapter in the ‘NOW 12” 80s’ series – NOW 12” 80s: 1983 – Part Two - out 18th October 2024.
With 49 extended, full-length, or remixed versions, this collection spans the dynamic spectrum of the year, and is part of the vibrant journey through multiple genres of music the 12” single made during the 1980s, with this second instalment of 1983 featuring synth-pop and new-wave hits alongside the catchy grooves of pop-dance and disco. This essential compilation is perfect for both dancefloors and collectors.

In 1985, NOW Music released ‘NOW Dance: The 12” Mixes’, a 20-track compilation that included the extended or remix versions of some of the biggest recent hits and popular club tracks. This was followed a year later by a second 20-track volume, and in 1989, a third… NOW Music proudly present ‘NOW Dance – The 80s’; a selection of 48 tracks that appeared on those three original ‘NOW Dance’ albums - all in their 12”, extended or remixed versions.

In 1985, NOW Music released ‘NOW Dance: The 12” Mixes’, a 20-track compilation that included the extended or remix versions of some of the biggest recent hits and popular club tracks. This was followed a year later by a second 20-track volume, and in 1989, a third…