Blow Monkeys

Every episode of BBC Radio 2’s popular Sounds Of The 80s show takes listeners on a journey back to a well-loved decade with its distinctive musical landscape. Hosted by Gary Davies (and formerly Sara Cox) the show delves into the various genres that made the 80’s so musically diverse from classic and alternative pop to rock, dance and hip-hop. UMC and the BBC have teamed up to compile a set of official Sounds Of The 80s branded collections that will showcase the decade’s fabulous sounds in three bite-size chunks.

Ministry of Sound proudly presents Throwback Chillout, featuring 3CDs of blissful timeless beats that have served as staple selections in the hugely popular Chilled albums by Ministry of Sound. Cool and chilled-out classics carefully selected give the album a sublime and laid-back listening experience. The album includes iconic tracks from artists such as Groove Armada, Jamiroquai, Duke Dumont, Rui Da Silva, Jakatta, Chris Malinchak, Chicane, Röyksopp, and many, many more.

"DRIVEN BY THE 80s serves up 100 tracks of pure 80s pleasure. The 1980s were a golden decade for popular music. Delivering an eclectic mix of styles, that spawned everything from electro and new wave to punk and hip-hop, dance to alternative. Driven By The 80s includes big hitters across 5 CDs; Pop classics from the likes of Kylie Minogue, Kim Wilde, Culture Club, Salt-n-Pepa through to Synth-pop from Human League, Heaven 17 and Japan. Who doesn’t love the 80s? So dust off those wayfarer sunglasses, and lose yourself in the decade that was, this is a must have collection for all those Driven by The 80s."

"DRIVEN BY THE 80s serves up 100 tracks of pure 80s pleasure. The 1980s were a golden decade for popular music. Delivering an eclectic mix of styles, that spawned everything from electro and new wave to punk and hip-hop, dance to alternative. Driven By The 80s includes big hitters across 5 CDs; Pop classics from the likes of Kylie Minogue, Kim Wilde, Culture Club, Salt-n-Pepa through to Synth-pop from Human League, Heaven 17 and Japan. Who doesn’t love the 80s? So dust off those wayfarer sunglasses, and lose yourself in the decade that was, this is a must have collection for all those Driven by The 80s."

This massive, ten-disc, 200-track box set covers a lot of ground. From post-punk and new wave to heavy metal and the paisley underground, the '80s were anything but dull, and Pop Years: The 80s does a nice job of conjuring up images of those old K-Tel record commercials that used to come on between Dance Fever and Solid Gold.

NOW Music is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing ‘Yearbook’ series, NOW – Yearbook 1986; 80 tracks from a fantastic year in pop! This special edition CD is housed in ‘hard-back-book’ packaging, including a 28-page booklet featuring a summary of the year, a track-by-track guide, a quiz, and original singles artwork.
Opening with two stellar #1s, ‘A Different Corner’ from George Michael and ‘The Sun Always Shines On T.V.’ from a-ha, before leading into huge hits from Duran Duran (‘Notorious’), Kate Bush (‘Hounds Of Love’) and ‘Thorn In My Side’ from Eurythmics. A top year for pure Pop magic is showcased in the next run of hits, including the #1 from Falco, plus Level 42, Kim Wilde, Nick Kamen, Owen Paul, and The Bangles, before timeless radio friendly Pop from the Pretenders, and the lead single from one of the year’s biggest albums (‘Graceland’) from Paul Simon with ‘You Can Call Me Al’. Reggae-Pop from UB40 and another #1 from Boris Gardiner give way to two of the year’s most enduring ballads from Simply Red and Spandau Ballet.

This massive, ten-disc, 200-track box set covers a lot of ground. From post-punk and new wave to heavy metal and the paisley underground, the '80s were anything but dull, and Pop Years: The 80s does a nice job of conjuring up images of those old K-Tel record commercials that used to come on between Dance Fever and Solid Gold.

Ultimate Eighties – The Classics presents 100 of the best-loved songs of the decade that defined a generation and catapulted pop music into the stratosphere, with high-tech production methods and the rise of the music video. Revel in ‘80s classics from Duran Duran, Roxette, The B-52’s, Kylie Minogue, Sister Sledge, Thompson Twins and many more.