Kick-era B-side/non-album track.
Now That's What I Call Music (Nostalgia)
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Kick-era B-side/non-album track.
Mvnl
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God this got me tempted to do dutch yearbooks!
Great job on the artwork btw, what did you use?
Shock.
Listen Like Thieves and Welcome to Wherever You Are, are the two peaks of the canon imho. X has only got two killer tracks for me in Hear That Sound and Disappear, rest are fine but nothing moves me the way say, Shine Like It Does or Same Direction does.
It's exactly what you'd expect - and I suppose that's the problem. It's all been compiled or featured elsewhere, but it's wall to wall (hooked on) classics, pretty much.
Thanks
I just the basic / plain Now The 80s USA image from their site (the one without artist names)
And went on to https://www9.lunapic.com/editor/?action=tint , uploaded the image and tinted the colour and added a caption to say "YEARBOOK 1983" etc
1986 B side of Aussie single?
It doesn't help that this tracklisting comes right after the Arthur Baker album announcement. These can fail in comparison.
The NOW team can't really win - if they don't fill these 12" volumes with all the classics, people will criticise it for not having something or other, and if they do put everything obvious on it, that feels a bit anti-climactic.
Just found it on Spotify. It's..well, it's a b side.
I think you're right, following a specialist release this week. The problem is Now have done all these tracks before. I knew someone who worked for AA Publishing and they made all their money from recycling content. Now, I guess are the same. But.... as there isn't a supermarket pick up market any more, they need to attract the niche market who want the Peruvian Dub Edit of everything, so I'm not sure who this is aimed at.
I'll pick up 82, 83 and 84 as they are my three years but the rest I doubt it.
I'll pick up 82, 83 and 84 as they are my three years but the rest I doubt it.
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I'd love NOW to go Niche, especially in the world of Pop! It'd be quite a unique selling point for them.
Let the budget compilations recycle, and let the NOW team go spelunking in the world of Pop for rarely licensed goodies & unique themed concepts.
The Yearbooks (and the Extras) have a nice little niche vibe for collectors and both versions include songs that you don't usually see - and time and effort is put in them. These "80s Dancefloor Pop 12" Remixes, and Power Ballads" compilations are so uninspired now, and I'm getting bored.
Let the budget compilations recycle, and let the NOW team go spelunking in the world of Pop for rarely licensed goodies & unique themed concepts.
The Yearbooks (and the Extras) have a nice little niche vibe for collectors and both versions include songs that you don't usually see - and time and effort is put in them. These "80s Dancefloor Pop 12" Remixes, and Power Ballads" compilations are so uninspired now, and I'm getting bored.
And get @nlgbbbblth on board!
Ab-so-bloody-lutely!
We should start a thread where we contribute to make the ultimate themed compilations and see if any label would back us!
