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NOW Music is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing Yearbook series ndash and our first to celebrate the 90s, NOW ndash Yearbook 1992 43 tracks from a brilliant year in Pop on a 3LP set pressed on green vinyl. George Michaels Dance classic Too Funky ndash from the Red Hot amp Dance project ndash opens the first side, followed by 1 Ebeneezer Goode from The Shamen and The Perfecto remix of U2s Even Better Than The Real Thing. Timeless tracks from Annie Lennox and Richard Marx follow with Bon Jovis Keep The Faith closing Side One. The KLFs final single America What Time Is Love opens Side Two, which includes The Cures Friday Im In Love, Electronics Disappointed, Marc Almond, Boy George ndash and the beautiful and sophisticated ballad The One, from Elton John. 1992 saw Bruce Springsteen release two new albums, Human Touch and Lucky Town on the same day, and the title track from the former kicks off LP2 ndash followed by playlist classics from Sophie B. Hawkins and the collaboration between Patty Smyth and Don Henley. Alternative Pop from Manic Street Preachers, Simple Minds, Paul Weller and Tears For Fears complete side one ndash whilst the flip side salutes the dancefloor DancePop filled the charts in 1992, and this side explodes into action with worldwide hits Rhythm Is A Dancer from SNAP, Its My Life from Dr. Alban and Charles amp Eddies 1 Would I Lie To You. Floorfillers from CeCe Peniston, Dina Carroll, Shanice and En Vogue follow, before My Destiny from Lionel Richie completes the disc. The longestrunning 1 of the year ndash with 8 weeks at the top Stay from Shakespears Sister, opens the final LP, before another 1 from Tasmin Archer ndash plus Crucify from Tori Amos, and Weather With You from Crowded House. The side is completed with stellar vocals from Simply Red and Lisa Stansfield, and the final side presents a fabulous run of Pop gems kicking off with Jimmy Nails 1 Aint No Doubt and including Take That, Kylie Minogue, Roxette and Go West ndash before closing with three of the years biggest ndash and timeless ndash ballads Wet Wet Wet enjoyed a 1 with Goodnight Girl, and Vanessa Williams had a huge global hit with Save The Best For Last. But the final track on this Yearbook is 1992s biggest seller in both the UK and the US I Will Always Love You from Whitney Houston. Yearbook 1992 ndash A celebration of the diversity and wonderful creativity of the year in Pop. Various Artists Vinyl is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £30 +P&P