NOW Thats What I Call Music! 6

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Today’s computer generated trash is not in the same stratosphere as what the ‘Now’ team were creating 35 years ago. Your computer may be infected with malware or spyware that makes automated requests to our server and causes problems. The Special Editions series includes a wide range of Now anniversary collections, different music genres, eras, and decades, as well as commercial tie-ins with Smash Hits, Disney, Eurovision, HMV and the Official Chart Company. The first two volumes were not released on compact disc, and all subsequent releases were either single, double, or triple disc sets. The reverse of the sleeve has a bold statement “Feel the quality” and the paper inners contain cover art and tracklists for the previous releases in the series.

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. The 4-CD series follows the same general format of the original Special Editions series, with genre, era, and decade collections, but over four compact discs (there is also an abridged vinyl version of Punk and New Wave and Rock), meaning they contain more tracks than the original special editions, but fewer than the Now 100 Hits, which preceded this series. The album features three Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits: " Independent Women Part I", " It Wasn't Me", and " With Arms Wide Open".Eurythmics - There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart): Yet another 'heart' song; another great song from Annie and Dave, with harmonica from Stevie Wonder. 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. A standard 4-CD version is also issued in a gatefold "wallet" design, which retails cheaper than the mini-hardback books. Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking: Great song, will talk more about it later on as it reappears on another Now! The 1990s Yearbook series contains a new retro-90s logo design and artwork which also complements its sister decade series.

The inaugural album graced the United Kingdom's music scene in 1983, with the United States following suit in 1998. The Eurythmics single was magical the first time I heard it; wonderful vocals and great harmonica from Stevie Wonder.These compilations are very similar to the anniversary series, however, they contain a lower amount of tracks and retailed much cheaper than the former series. In November 2018, the Now team took over the " 100 Hits" brand from Demon Music Group, and in 2019 and 2020, the Special Editions series was effectively rested while 24 different Now 100 Hits compilations were issued in very quick succession, until the end of November 2020.

UB40 - Please Don't Break My Heart: Great song; I think it should have been put next to the other 'heart' songs.

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. The image is a leather jacket with a pen along with a list of just some of the artists with the standard “plus many more” tagline. The original Now Dance series began in 1985 and has been released in a variety of titles, formats, and release frequency. 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. My parents had (and still have) the Communards’ self-titled album on vinyl, so it’s one of those records I grew up with.

Also flying the flag for quality are Kate Bush with her stunning comeback single Running Up That Hill and Level 42’s continued move towards pop with Something About You. A song from a different world, where the Iron Curtain meant that English boys weren’t allowed to date Russian girls, or something. Bryan Adams and Tina Turner duet effectively on It’s Only Love while Gary Moore’s gloomy and introspective Empty Rooms fits in well beside Marillion’s dilly-dilly blues of Lavender. The nautical Dallas started that autumn and would continue every year at the same time [September – December] until 1990. The Yearbook series are 4-CD and 3-LP vinyl sets, each representing a year of music, which launched in June 2021.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Side note: Geth and I noticed when we were at the Sage Gateshead for the Kim Wilde gig last night that Level 42 will be playing there in October. Initially, a special edition of a Now compilation was quite rare, and between 1994 and 2002, there weren't any released at all.