Seems a bit early to be starting this but being an historic edition of the series, the Now 80 cover has already been revealed;

 

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/1080/now80.jpg

 

I love it! Great party theme as opposed to generic usual dark wintery purples, blues and reds for the background.

I much preferred the days when they had proper colour schemes. For the past few years every cover has merged into one. This is no different.

 

Also the idea of a Now 80 makes me feel OH SO OLD.

Indeed, only a few years until 'NOW 102', which will really roll off the tongue in the TV advert.

The cover art nowadays is disgusting. They should try and get back to doing designs like this:

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d6/Now_33.jpg

 

Now! 33, That takes me back. :D

 

I agree with Jark. At one time each new Now! cover had its own style and identity whilst keeping true to the trademark Now! block font. However, for a while now the covers have just been a backdrop of various colours but no actual theme/identity.

South Africa's fairly recent Now 55 was one I'm surprised wasn't nicked for the UK series. Although it's not exactly related to any season;

 

http://www.huisgenoot.com/uploads/articles/now552.jpg

Out of interest, are Now! going to be doing anything special to celebrate their 80th compilation? Or are they going to wait until they get to Now! 100? :D

Out of interest, are Now! going to be doing anything special to celebrate their 80th compilation? Or are they going to wait until they get to Now! 100? :D

 

They'll probably wait, I remember they did quite a few celebrations for Now 50 in 2001, even paying extra for certain licences for one installment only to get the likes of 5ive, Westlife and J.Lo on there!

South Africa's fairly recent Now 55 was one I'm surprised wasn't nicked for the UK series. Although it's not exactly related to any season;

 

http://www.huisgenoot.com/uploads/articles/now552.jpg

 

Perhaps because that's an absolutely AWFUL cover. Harking back to the one Jark posted, if you look at the covers from Now 30 up to about Now 56, the cover art was for the most part sublime and carried identity. It's been shit ever since, just a mass of multi-coloured and juvenile regurgitation. If you went by the covers alone, you'd think you were buying a Pop Princess Party album.

Eh, it's alright. Like others have said, it's cover designs have definitely seen better days.

They'll probably wait, I remember they did quite a few celebrations for Now 50 in 2001, even paying extra for certain licences for one installment only to get the likes of 5ive, Westlife and J.Lo on there!

and Destiny's Child.

I think NOW 80 will probably be the strongest NOW this year, a good selection of chart hits will make it. Moves Like Jagger, Best Thing I Never Had, Promises, Jar of Hearts, Collide, All About Tonight, Jealousy, Down with Trumpets, Right There, I'm Into You, The Edge of Flory, Pumped Up Kids, Feels So Close.

 

All those would be amazing on the CD :wub:

The recent cover designs are reminiscent of the Pete Tong series but turned shit.

 

 

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/412JRP5D5CL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

 

http://www.technodisco.net/img/tracks/p/pete-tong/151621-pete-tong-essential-selection-spring-1999.jpg

 

I used to think these had amazing designs at the time. :D

The recent cover designs are reminiscent of the Pete Tong series but turned shit.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/412JRP5D5CL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

 

http://www.technodisco.net/img/tracks/p/pete-tong/151621-pete-tong-essential-selection-spring-1999.jpg

 

I used to think these had amazing designs at the time. :D

Wow, imaginative.

Now 41 and 35 are probably my favourite covers. I remember the advert for Now 35 and then my brother getting it on casette! Feeling fairly old now...

You think you're old? I got Now 23 new on cassette :lol:

You think you're old? I got Now 23 new on cassette :lol:

 

Oh that's nothing. I've got Now 17 on cassette. :D (my brother has Now! the first ever album on 12")

The first Now album I bought was the one that has Members Of Mayday - Sonic Empire.

 

Can't remember what number was though :nocheer:

Now 41 and 35 are probably my favourite covers. I remember the advert for Now 35 and then my brother getting it on casette! Feeling fairly old now...

 

I remember seeing that advert and I asked my mum for it for Christmas and she never got it me. I didn't get my first NOW until Volume 44. :wub:

Wow, imaginative.

That was kinda the point! Generic Summer/Spring things etc stuck behind the same label...

Here's my early tracklist Prediction - I know the real track listing will be far from it :lol:

 

DISC ONE

1. One Direction ‘What Makes You Beautiful’

2. Maroon 5 feat Christina Aguleria ‘Moves Like Jagger’

3. Olly Murs feat Rizzle Kicks ‘Heart Skips A Beat’

4. JLS feat Dev ‘She Makes Me Wanna’

5. Pixie Lott ‘All About Tonight’

6. The Saturdays ‘All Fired Up’

7. Christina Perri ‘Jar Of Hearts’

8. Matt Cardle ‘Run For Your Life’

9. Adele ‘Set Fire To The Rain’

10. Emeli Sande ‘Heaven’

11. Jessie J ‘Who’s Laughing Now’

12. Will Young ‘Jealousy’

13. Ed Sheeran ‘You Need Me, I Don’t Need You’

14. Bruno Mars ‘Marry You’

15. Jason Derulo ‘It Girl’

16. Chris Brown feat Justin Bieber ‘Next To You’

17. Foster The People ‘Pumped Up Kicks’

18. Marina + The Diamonds ‘Radioactive’

19. Rihanna ‘Cheers (Drink To That)’

 

DISC TWO

1. Beyonce ‘Best Thing I Never Had’

2. Dappy ‘No Regrets’

3. Leona Lewis / Avicii ‘Collide’

4. Nicole Scherzinger ‘Right There’

5. Calvin Harris ‘Feel So Close’

6. David Guetta feat Taio Cruz & Ludacris ‘Little Bad Girl’

7. Wretch 32 feat Josh Kumra ‘Don’t Go’

8. Nicki Minaj feat Rihanna ‘Fly’

9. Rizzle Kicks ‘Down With The Trumpets’

10. Tinie Tempah feat Wiz Khalifa ‘Till I’m Gone’

11. Sean Kingston ‘Party All Night (Sleep All Day)’

12. Cover Drive ‘Lick Ya Down’

13. Cher Lloyd ‘Swagger Jagger’

14. Sak Noel ‘Loca People’

15. Benny Benassi feat Gary Go ‘Cinema’

16. Example ‘Stay Awake’

17. Nero ‘Promises’

18. Modestep ‘Sunlight’