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The year that NOWs story began, and where we started our Yearbook series back in 2021. An incredible year in Pop music, and a fabulous selection of the years hits have featured on that first Yearbook, and on the 8084 Final as part of our appreciation of 1983. Those tracks were generally the bigger hits of the year, with their Chart achievement a factor in their inclusion. However, thats not the whole story, and our celebration of 1983 wouldnt be complete without shining a light on some of the years singles that have been compiled much less frequently over the past 40 years.Welcome to the THE VAULT for 1983Some of the tracks were Top 40 hits, some missed the Chart completely, and some were huge in the U.S. and not in the U.K. but all are part of the wonderful Pop story of 1983. 45 tracks across 3LPs, pressed on stunning translucent red vinyl NOW Yearbook The Vault 1983LP1 includes Synth and Pop gems from established artists Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Blancmange, and Talk Talk, China Crisis, and Adam Ant, plus Electronic club tracks from Yello and Divine, with the first side closing with a live instrumental of Canton from Japan. Flip the LP over for Fun Boy Three, XTC, The Teardrop Explodes, The Stranglers, the RetroPop of Tracie and the return of The Kinks, and Mari Wilsons gorgeous cover of Cry Me A River closes the first LP.The second LP opens with a stunning trio of IndiePop singles from Bauhaus, Marc And The Mambas, and The Glove featuring members of both The Cure and Siouxsie And The Banshees. The debut from Freur gives way to US IndiePop from The B52s and Wall Of Voodoo, before a track from Joe Jacksons hit Night And Day album Breaking Us In Two finishes the side. Kicking off the other side of LP2 is Get Down Saturday Night from Oliver Cheatham, which would be sampled on the 2003 1 single Make Luv by Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham, and followed by ElectroDance floorfillers from Rockers Revenge and Freeez. Level 42 and The Belle Stars are joined by Culture Club with Ill Tumble 4 Ya a U.S. single that wasnt released in the UK, and the LP winds down with a classic and beautiful ballad from Daryl Hall amp John Oates.The final LP focuses on singles that found Chart success in the U.S, opening with the collaboration between Sparks and the GoGos Jane Wiedlin, and including The Romantics, The Fixx, The Motels, Modern English, Missing Persons and Naked Eyes, before closing with Tacos Synth cover of Puttin On The Ritz. Turning the LP over, the final side opens with Electric Light Orchestra and Men At Work, before Rock and FM radio hits from Pat Benatar, Styx, and Journey, and to close this amazing collection, singles taken from the soundtracks of two huge films Giorgio Moroder and Joe Esposito with Lady Lady from Flashdance and It Might Be You, the theme from Tootsie by Stephen Bishop. Various Artists Vinyl is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £25 +P&P