NOW 100 HITS 80s No.1s

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The latter contains a new retro-70s Now logo design and artwork which complements its 80s sister Yearbook series. Most of the artists on this five CD compilation are still recording and a lot will still tour (when touring is allowed again). Since the release of Now 102 in Easter 2019, the corresponding Now album from 100 volumes ago has been re-compiled and re-issued on 2-CD sets on the same day.

The frequency in which they were released also varied from year to year; initially, and most frequently across the series, there would be one Now Dance volume per year, but in 1994 for example, there were four volumes released, and in 1996, there weren't any Now Dance compilations released.They are also notable as being the first time a Now series had released a compilation of hits from the years 1980 to 1982. They all vary from one to five disc compilations (occasionally six disc), starting in 1986 and continuing to the present day (Jan 2023). A standard 4-CD version is also issued in a gatefold "wallet" design, which retails cheaper than the mini-hardback books. A further release, The Final Chapter, a deluxe 4-CD and 3-LP set, was issued in December 2022, rounding off the Yearbook years 1980 to 1984. The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs.

These were all released on CD and magnetic cassette, but with the 1993 and 1994 volumes also being released on the vinyl format.THIS A GOOD COLLECTION OF SONGS FROM THE 1980's BUT THERE ARE A FEW SONGS MISSING THAT SHOULD BE ON THIS C. fm, compilation album tracks appear under the name of Various Artists erroneously because the individual artist is not listed in the album's ID3 information. For the 30th anniversary of Now in 2013 and the release of Now 100 in Summer 2018, the first Now album was re-compiled and re-issued. As Frankie Goes To Hollywood says here, 'Relax' - and this is the perfect album to get you through any lockdown and beyond. Deleting this artist may remove other artists and scrobbles from your library - please handle this with caution!

It was also a big decade for the one hit wonders such as Aneka with 'Japanese Boy', the trained opera singer put on a wig, released a novelty track and bagged herself a Number 1. Towards the end of the series, 3-CD digipak sets were issued, but in 2010, the long-running title was retired, and all subsequent dance-themed Now collections have been issued under the Special Editions series.

In February 2023, 12" mixes all taken from the first three Now Dance compilations, originally released in 1985, 1986 and 1989, were collected on a special 4CD and 3LP set, Now Dance: The 80s, with artwork inspired by the original Now Dance 86. The series is then moved forward again, with the release of Now Yearbook 1992 in July 2023 (an Extra followed in August). Track sound quality is generally good to excellent, (with the notable exception of Under Your Thumb by Godley And Creme which sounds muffled and noise-gated to hell) but volume level between one track and another is very inconsistent - and it's not just due to mastering either. Grandma might be forgetting birthdays, but she'll never forget 'I'll Tumble 4 Ya' which I don't think was a single in England. Initially, a special edition of a Now compilation was quite rare, and between 1994 and 2002, there weren't any released at all.

The compilation comes in a special edition box, and includes an 80s pop quiz booklet, making it the perfect gift for any pop fan! UK series, comprising: compact discs (CD), magnetic audio cassettes (AC), vinyl ( LP), VHS tape, DVD, and on other short-lived formats. Originally, the series captured extended 12" mixes of dance hits of the time, but from 1991 onwards, all Now Dance compilations featured 7" edits with only occasional extended versions or mixes included. I still think there's plenty more mileage in Now's Forgotten 80s series but it seems to have stalled after two releases. this arrived wrapped in celophane but once removed trying to open the five cd's was a joke, the whole thing was stuck together.

George Michael starts the journey off with 'Careless Whisper,' before Whitney Houston informs us that 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody,' which leads into 'Billie Jean' by Michael Jackson - all three artists are huge talents we lost far too soon. Some of them have unique track listings and are not related to similarly themed collections already issued on compact disc, however, more recent releases have been 'selections' taken from a larger CD collection (Rock, for example).