Various Artists - NOW: Yearbook 1980-1984: Vinyl Extra Vol.2 (5LP Coloured Vinyl)

Each release in our ‘Yearbook’ series includes a vinyl edition, featuring a selection of tracks taken from the full line-up found on the CD version.

Inevitably, this has meant that a huge number of fabulous tracks have not been included on the LP versions… plus we have also released an accompanying CD ‘Extra’ for each of the years. In late 2022 we released ‘NOW - Yearbook 1980 - 1984: Vinyl Extra’ - a 5LP boxset featuring an album per year for the period 1980-1984, each including an incredible line-up of tracks taken from either the ‘Yearbook’ or ‘Extra’ that hadn’t been included on a ‘Yearbook’ vinyl edition before. Now for the vinyl collectors, we proudly present the second, and final volume ‘NOW - Yearbook 1980 - 1984: Vinyl Extra: Vol.2’, featuring 78 more moments of Pop magic in a numbered limited-edition boxset – with each vinyl pressed in the colour of the years’ original ‘Yearbook’. As with the previous edition, none of the tracks appeared on a ’Yearbook’ vinyl edition before..

1980: Kicking off with Queen’s classic ‘Flash’, before a line-up including Paul McCartney with ‘Waterfalls’, The Clash with ‘Bankrobber’, The Cure, Grace Jones and Madness. Dancefloor hits from Diana Ross and The Gap Band, are joined by electronic pop from Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, John Foxx, and Devo.

1981: The Police lead a stellar collection that includes on Side One, The Jam, The Teardrop Explodes, Siouxsie and The Banshees and pure pop from Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin and Aneka with their #1s… whilst side two celebrates the explosion of artists enjoying massive synth based hits in 1981, featuring The Human League, Soft Cell, Visage, Spandau Ballet and Heaven 17 – with time for soul ballads from Randy Crawford and Grover Washington feat. Bill Withers.

1982: Roxy Music, ABC, Dollar, Haircut 100, Japan, The Associates, Toyah, and Gary Numan all presented shiny new pop hits in 1982, included here alongside huge soul-pop crossover hits from Shalamar, Dionne Warwick and Fat Larry’s Band.

1983: Opening with ‘Flashdance (What A Feeling)’ one of ‘83’s biggest hits for Irene Cara, and featuring the best of the year’s contemporary chart stars including New Order, Altered Images, Echo And The Bunnymen and Aztec Camera… plus pop smashes from Duran Duran, Adam Ant, and Nick Heyward – before Marillion’s debut hit ‘Garden Party’, Tom Robinson’s timeless ‘War Baby’ – and a perennial Christmas favourite, ‘2000 Miles’ from the Pretenders.

1984: An incredible year for pop is celebrated here with a run of hits from Eurythmics, Ultravox, Nik Kershaw, Culture Club, and Bananarama on the first side… Flip the disc for Hi-NRG and Electro-dance classics from Bronski Beat, Dead Or Alive, Evelyn Thomas, Divine, Shannon and signing off with the enduring feel-good anthem ‘It’s Raining Men’ from The Weather Girls’.

For ‘Yearbook’ collectors and vinyl fans – 78 amazing Pop memories showcasing the magic and diversity of the era. 5-LP - Numbered Limited-Edition Boxset – Coloured Vinyl - NOW - Yearbook 1980 - 1984: Vinyl Extra – Vol.2

1. Queen - Flash 
2. Diana Ross - My Old Piano  
3. The Gap Band - I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance (Oops, Up Side Your Head) 
4. Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It  
5. Robert Palmer - Johnny And Mary  
6. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Messages 
7. John Foxx - Underpass   8. New Musik - Living By Numbers
8. Paul McCartney – Waterfalls (DJ Edit) 
9. The Clash - Bankrobber 
10. Grace Jones - Private Life 
11. The Cure - A Forest 
12. Devo - Whip It  
13. Madness – Embarrassment 
14. The Regents - 7 Teen 
15. Bow Wow Wow - C30 C60 C90 Go  
16. The Police - Spirits In The Material World 
17. The Jam - Absolute Beginners  
18. The Teardrop Explodes - Treason (It's Just A Story)  
19. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Spellbound  
20. Godley & Creme - Under Your Thumb  
21. Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - It's My Party  
22. Aneka - Japanese Boy  
23. Stars On 45 – Stars On 45
24. The Human League - Love Action (I Believe In Love) 
25. Visage - Visage 
26. Soft Cell - Bedsitter 
27. Heaven 17 – Play To Win  
28. Spandau Ballet - The Freeze  
29. Randy Crawford - Rainy Night In Georgia 
30. Grover Washington, Jr. feat. Bill Withers - Just The Two Of Us 
31. John Lennon - Watching The Wheels (Ultimate Mix) 
32. Roxy Music - More Than This
33. ABC - Poison Arrow  
34. Dollar - Mirror Mirror
35. Haircut 100 - Nobody's Fool 
36. The Associates - Club Country 
37. Dexys Midnight Runners & Kevin Rowland - Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)  
38. Monsoon – Ever So Lonely 
39. Toyah – Brave New World  
40. Gary Numan - Music For Chameleons 
41. Trio - Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha 
42. Japan - I Second That Emotion  
43. The Maisonettes – Heartache Avenue  
44. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater  
45. Shalamar - I Can Make You Feel Good 
46. Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker  
47. Fat Larry’s Band - Zoom 
48. Irene Cara - Flashdance…What A Feeling 
49. New Order - Confusion 
50. Altered Images - Don't Talk To Me About Love  
51. Echo And The Bunnymen - The Cutter 
52. Aztec Camera - Oblivious  
53. The Lotus Eaters - The First Picture Of You 
54. The Belle Stars - Sign Of The Times  
55. Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know  
56. Duran Duran - Union Of The Snake 
57. Adam Ant - Puss 'n Boots
58. Nick Heyward - Blue Hat For A Blue Day 
59. Paul Young - Come Back And Stay 
60. Marillion - Garden Party 
61. Tom Robinson - War Baby    
62. Pretenders - 2000 Miles  
63. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)  
64. Ultravox – Dancing With Tears In My Eyes 
65. Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good  
66. Culture Club - The War Song 
67. Thompson Twins - You Take Me Up  
68. Bananarama - Robert De Niro's Waiting 
69. Alison Moyet - Invisible  
70. Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
71. Dead Or Alive - That's The Way (I Like It) 
72. Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me 
73. Shannon - Let The Music Play
74. Evelyn Thomas - High Energy  
75. Hazell Dean - Searchin' (I Gotta Find a Man)  
76. Divine - You Think You’re A Man 
77. The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men