NOW Yearbook Extra 1979

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Life in Tokyo by Japan and Electricity from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark hint at the electronic wave that was starting to crash into the charts, heralding the eventual new romantic movement that followed over the next few years. Radio friendly rock-pop from Toto, Thin Lizzy and Status Quo lead into some of the years' quirkier hits from Driver 67, BA Robertson and Cats U. This track was co-written, produced and performed by Trevor Horn whose work would define the Pop landscape over the next few years – whilst the song would be the first to be played on MTV in the US when it launched in 1981. Likewise Roadrunner by Jonathan Richman uses the fast version not the slow one (much confusion caused by inconsistent naming of this track over the years!

Some great little gems on hear and loving listening to it, bring back some great memories from that time. One I particularly enjoyed on a TOTP 40th anniversary rewatch recently was Tantalise by Jimmy the Hoover. e. Madonna, Prince, David Bowie), the whole point is to gather up the tracks that Now cannot or will not licence. So yes – availability on Spotify is the primary criteria here and I have a strong preference for single mixes.

Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at our warehouse. the first of the aforementioned two chart-toppers for Gary Numan in 1979 – and closing with ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’ by The Buggles. By typing the compilation code (CDYBENOW86) on the net, you can find visuals of the upcoming compilation, with the list of titles of course. If somebody put together a Malcolm McLaren and associated / managed artists box set, then it would be an ideal song to feature.

not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)(in 1978, in 2001), Chrysalis Records ( Don’t use as an imprint. Since June 2021 we have presented five editions of the NOW – Yearbook series that span the first half of the 1980s. With a re-imagined look that reflects the era, 48 tracks over 3-LPs on bright orange vinyl, celebrating a truly spectacular year of chart magic.Since June 2021 we have presented five editions of the 'NOW - Yearbook' series that span the first half of the 1980s. engineer: Frank Kejmar ( engineer) producer: Barry White arranger: Gene Page and Barry White cover recording of: Just the Way You Are ( Billy Joel song) lyricist and composer: Billy Joel publisher: April Music Inc.

Irving Music ( BMI), Music Sales Corporation ( American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Noted for the Record, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. producer: Squeeze ( UK new wave band) and John Wood ( UK producer) music videos: Up the Junction by Squeeze ( UK new wave band) recording of: Up the Junction lyricist: Chris Difford composer: Glenn Tilbrook publisher: Copyright Control ( not for release label use!I would add “Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)” by Pink Floyd to the ’79 set since it was a UK Christmas No. NOW Music is thrilled to present more stellar tracks from the year with ‘NOW – Yearbook Extra 1979’. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. This triple-disc package features 67 hits from 1979 and includes a decent selection of big names and some less predictable offerings.