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NOW Music is proud to present the newest edition to our lsquoYearbookrsquo familynbspNOW ndash Yearbook 1985, the 6thnbspaddition to our Yearbook 80s series and 7thnbspaddition including NOW ndash Yearbook 1979.1985 was a huge year for Queen, including a careerdefining performance at lsquoLive Aidrsquo and Disc One opens with lsquoOne Visionrsquo ndash and is followed with three of the yearrsquos 1s from Eurythmics with lsquoThere Must Be An Angelrsquo and two collaborations UB40 amp Chrissie Hynde on lsquoI Got You Babersquo, and Philip Bailey amp Phil Collins with lsquoEasy Loverrsquo. The first single from Stingrsquos debut solo album is included alongside massive transAtlantic hits from Tears For Fears, Simple Minds, The Power Station and Tina Turner ndash plus some of the decadesrsquo most iconic hits including aha with lsquoTake On Mersquo 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 lsquoMove Closerrsquo from Phyllis Nelson feature before the disc closes with the epic lsquoThe Unforgettable Firersquo from U2.nbspDisc 2 begins with 1985rsquos Power Ballads and Soft Rock hits. Kicking off with the 1 from Foreigner lsquoI Want To Know What Love Isrsquo, and Marillionrsquos lsquoKayleighrsquo 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 yearrsquos Soul driven lineup including Ashford amp Simpson with lsquoSolidrsquo, Princess with lsquoSay Irsquom Your Number Onersquo, lsquoHanginrsquo On A Stringrsquo from Loose Ends, along with classic slowdance Ballads from Kool amp The Gang, Lionel Richie and the debut 1 lsquoSaving All My Love For Yoursquo from Whitney Houston.The third disc opens with the breathtaking lsquoCloudbustingrsquo from Kate Bush, and Indie anthem lsquoHow Soon Is Nowrsquo from The Smiths ndash setting the tone for a run of lsquoAlternativersquo hits including The Cure with lsquoClose To Mersquo, lsquoDuelrsquo from Propaganda, and lsquoShe Sells Sanctuaryrsquo from The Cult. Mid1980s Synth and Pop from Howard Jones, Nik Kershaw, Red Box, Scritti Politti and Stephen Duffy follow ndash as does the debut lsquoElection Dayrsquo from Duran Duran side project Arcadia. More chart debuts from King, Simply Red, Fine Young Cannibals, and The Dream Academy lead toward the discrsquos closing track from Strawberry Switchblade with the Pop classic lsquoSince Yesterdayrsquo.The final disc gets underway with massive ElectroPop hits from Paul Hardcastle with 1 lsquo19rsquo, Harold Faltermeyer with lsquoAxel Frsquo and Colonel Abrams lsquoTrappedrsquo 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 lsquoA Good Heartrsquo 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 lsquoFrankiersquo from Sister Sledge. Three 1s close out this Yearbook Elaine Paige amp Barbara Dicksonrsquos lsquoI Know Him So Wellrsquo, the yearrsquos biggest selling single lsquoThe Power Of Loversquo from Jennifer Rush, and 1985rsquos Christmas charttopper that has become an alltime seasonal favourite, lsquoMerry Christmas Everyonersquo from Shakinrsquo Stevens. Various Artists CD is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £14