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NOW Music is proud to present the Newest edition to our ‘Yearbook’ familyNOW – Yearbook 1985, the 6thaddition to our Yearbook 80s series and 7thaddition including NOW – Yearbook 1979.1985 was a huge year for Queen, including a careerdefining performance at ‘Live Aid’ and Disc One opens with ‘One Vision’ – and is followed with three of the year’s 1s from Eurythmics with ‘There Must Be An Angel’ and two collaborations UB40 amp Chrissie Hynde on ‘I Got You Babe’, and Philip Bailey amp Phil Collins with ‘Easy Lover’. The first single from Sting’s debut solo album is included alongside massive transAtlantic hits from Tears For Fears, Simple Minds, The Power Station and Tina Turner – plus some of the decades’ most iconic hits including aha with ‘Take On Me’ and Dead Or Alive delivering the first 1 for producers Stock, Aitken and Waterman. Sophisticated Ballads from Bryan Ferry, Elton John, Paul Young and the 1 ‘Move Closer’ from Phyllis Nelson feature before the disc closes with the epic ‘The Unforgettable Fire’ from U2.Disc 2 begins with 1985’s Power Ballads and Soft Rock hits. Kicking off with the 1 from Foreigner ‘I Want To Know What Love Is’, and Marillion’s ‘Kayleigh’ before huge radio friendly RockPop from ZZ Top, Pat Benatar and Billy Idol and massive movietheme smashes from Huey Lewis amp The News, Bonnie Tyler, John Parr, Dan Hartman, Maria Vidal and DeBarge. The second half of the disc celebrates the year’s Soul driven lineup including Ashford amp Simpson with ‘Solid’, Princess with ‘Say I’m Your Number One’, ‘Hangin’ On A String’ from Loose Ends, along with classic slowdance Ballads from Kool amp The Gang, Lionel Richie and the debut 1 ‘Saving All My Love For You’ from Whitney Houston.The third disc opens with the breathtaking ‘Cloudbusting’ from Kate Bush, and Indie anthem ‘How Soon Is Now’ from The Smiths – setting the tone for a run of ‘Alternative’ hits including The Cure with ‘Close To Me’, ‘Duel’ from Propaganda, and ‘She Sells Sanctuary’ from The Cult. Mid1980s Synth and Pop from Howard Jones, Nik Kershaw, Red Box, Scritti Politti and Stephen Duffy follow – as does the debut ‘Election Day’ from Duran Duran side project Arcadia. More chart debuts from King, Simply Red, Fine Young Cannibals, and The Dream Academy lead toward the disc’s closing track from Strawberry Switchblade with the Pop classic ‘Since Yesterday’.The final disc gets underway with massive ElectroPop hits from Paul Hardcastle with 1 ’19’, Harold Faltermeyer with ‘Axel F’ and Colonel Abrams ‘Trapped’ before floorfilling HINRG from Bronski Beat with Marc Almond and Divine. A trio of beautiful tracks from Dee C Lee, Sade and Alison Moyet are featured leading into the 1 ‘A Good Heart’ from Feargal Sharkey before a run of upbeat Pop classics from Katrina amp The Waves, Sheila E, Level 42, Billy Ocean, Five Star, and the 1 ‘Frankie’ from Sister Sledge. Three 1s close out this Yearbook Elaine Paige amp Barbara Dickson’s ‘I Know Him So Well’, the year’s biggest selling single ‘The Power Of Love’ from Jennifer Rush, and 1985’s Christmas charttopper that has become an alltime seasonal favourite, ‘Merry Christmas Everyone’ from Shakin’ Stevens. Various Artists is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £14 +P&P