A further release, The Final Chapter, a deluxe 4-CD and 3-LP set, was issued in December 2022, rounding off the Yearbook years 1980 to 1984. It also features enduring favourites from Sinead O'Connor, Billy Ocean and Billy Idol, and iconic pop classics from Vanessa Paradis, Bananarama, and a stunning performance of 'Candle In The Wind' from Elton John.

Nikki Tranter of PopMatters says, "Universal releasing no less than 11 editions indicates just how rapidly brand new hits become stale oldies. Another strand of the Now Yearbook series, in August 2022, is the somewhat experimental release of a limited edition, extended play, 7" vinyl single, containing 2 tracks each from the 1983 and 1984 Yearbooks. Two Men a Drum Machine and a Trumpet - I'm Tired of Getting Pushed Around: Great song from two of the Fine Young Cannibals. album, from June to August in 1993, a series of ten, 40-track yearly collections were released on CD and cassette (but not vinyl), covering the years 1983 to 1992. Each release is issued as a limited edition mini-hardback book, with the CDs in sleeves forming the pages of the ' yearbook' which contains an introductory overview of the year, original 7" single artwork, trivia, chart positions and a quiz.And then one day, when I did look back in an Um Bongo advert-inspired state of confusion, it was this album that started to make sense of everything that had happened between the past and the present. Due to the higher cost of pressing vinyl and the limited time they are available, they are at least three times more expensive than their compact disc counterparts. With omissions and the probable ‘wrong’ versions of songs, it does beg the question, what’s the point in carrying on with these? The original Now Dance series began in 1985 and has been released in a variety of titles, formats, and release frequency.

Initially, a special edition of a Now compilation was quite rare, and between 1994 and 2002, there weren't any released at all. These compilations are very similar to the anniversary series, however, they contain a lower amount of tracks and retailed much cheaper than the former series. When it came to listening to those two songs – both unavoidable top 10 hits at the time, but referenced so rarely now they might as well never have existed – I could taste the Um Bongo. The Now Yearbook series continues both forwards, with Now Yearbook 1985 issued in November 2022, and backwards, with the release of Now Yearbook 1979 in September 2022 (an Extra followed in October). first reissued 2009 for the 25th anniversary, then again 20 July 2018 to coincide with Now 100) re-issued on 2CD (gatefold in 2009, jewel case in 2018), audio cassette, and a 2LP vinyl release.It was only five years old but it might just as well have been five decades old – I knew the album, with the big "NOW" on its cover, was all about celebrating what had been current at some point in the past, but that was somebody else's "now". For me, the idea of it being in a constant state of now is part of its thrill, and my own now started with Now 11. The first sixteen volumes were all released on the same date, with the final four being issued four months later. Elisa Fiorillo), 5 - I Can't Help It, 6 - O L'amour, 7 - Joe Le Taxi, 8 - Stutter Rap (No Sleep Till Bedtime), 9 - Beat Dis, 10 - Doctorin' the House (Feat.

The point when you're absorbing music with little or no sense of self-awareness or context is a special time, but that blissful ignorance soon passes once you start to make sense of what's happening. An earlier compilation tie-in with Smash Hits from 1987 did, however, include tracks from those years. Whether you're looking for your favourite band's newest release, a compilation CD, or a classic album - you'll find what you need in our categories.It also features enduring favourites from Sinead O’Connor, Billy Ocean and Billy Idol, and iconic pop classics from Vanessa Paradis, Bananarama, and a stunning performance of ‘Candle In The Wind’ from Elton John. As you might expect by the time it got to the carefully calculated miseryfest of Johnny Hates Jazz's Turn Back the Clock, I burst into tears. November 2020) David Bowie, Patti Labelle and Michael McDonald, and the Real Roxanne are the tracks that are missing. The 1990s Yearbook series contains a new retro-90s logo design and artwork which also complements its sister decade series.