According to Record Collector magazine, 8 artists are yet to agree to appear on Now 9 and negotiatons could take months. More talks aren't expected now until June so a July release looks unlikely. Can't get the article to copy and paste or link to it.

Also they haven’t removed Cliff from any of the numbered rereleases like they did with Gary Glitter.

According to Record Collector magazine, 8 artists are yet to agree to appear on Now 9 and negotiatons could take months. More talks aren't expected now until June so a July release looks unlikely. Can't get the article to copy and paste or link to it.

I figured it was an April fools joke

I figured it was an April fools joke

 

 

OMG yes it could well be. 8 does sound like a lot. I bet I've been had!! :D :angry:

OMG yes it could well be. 8 does sound like a lot. I bet I've been had!! :D :angry:

I knew it. It’s a good job I checked when this was posted otherwise I’d have took it seriously

NOW Back Of The Net Footie due for release on 7th May

 

CD 1

 

1. Queen - We Are The Champions

2. Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds - Three Lions '98

3. England New Order - World In Motion

4. Fat Les - Vindaloo

5. Ant & Dec - We're On The Ball

6. 4-4-2 - Come On England

7. 1970 England World Cup Squad - Back Home

8. Manic Street Preachers - Together Stronger (C'mon Wales)

9. The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

10. The Scottish World Cup Squad - We Have A Dream

11. Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone

12. U2 - Beautiful Day

13. Fatboy Slim - Right Here Right Now

14. Collapsed Lung - Eat My Goal

15. Embrace - World At Your Feet

16. Simply Red - We're In This Together

17. Oasis - Stop Crying Your Heart Out

18. The Farm - All Together Now

19. Fat Les - Jerusalem

20. Luciano Pavarotti - Nessun Dorma

 

CD 2

 

1. Madness - One Step Beyond

2. The Piranhas - Tom Hark

3. The 5.6.7.8's - Woo Hoo

4. Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop

5. Sham 69 - If The Kids Are United

6. The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger

7. Chumbawamba - Tubthumping

8. Republica - Ready To Go

9. Robbie Williams - Let Me Enetrtain You

10. Elvis Presley vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation

11. DJ Otzi - Hey Baby!

12. Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie

13. Dario G - Carnaval De Paris

14. Ricky Martin - The Cup Of Life (La Copa De La Vida)

15. Bellini - Samba De Janeiro

16. Sergio Mendes - Mas Que Nada

17. Toploader - Dancing In The Moonlight

18. Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger

19. Europe - The Final Countdown

20. Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking

 

I've listed three songs which aren't included but they should've been included

 

Manchester United Football Club - Come On You Reds

Dizzee Rascal & James Corden - Shout For England

Infernal - From London To Berlin

If the Hits series and the two Out Now albums never came along and NOW had always released three albums a year since release, I reckon it would have looked something like this:

 

NOW 5 (Spring 1985)

 

CD 1

 

1. Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is

2. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)

3. King - Love & Pride

4. Ashford & Simpson - Solid

5. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome

6. Wham! - Everything She Wants

7. The Colourfield - Thinking Of You

8. The Commodores - Nightshift

9. Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover

10. Nik Kershaw - The Riddle

11. Go West - We Close Our Eyes

12. Alison Moyet - That Ole Devil Called Love

13. Loose Ends - Hangin' On A String

14. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark

15. Bryan Adams - Run To You

16. Phil Collins - Sussudio

 

CD 2

 

1. Jim Diamond - I Should Have Known Better

2. James Ingram & Michael McDonald - Yah Mo B There

3. Chicago - You're The Inspiration

4. David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group - This Is Not America

5. Kirsty MacColl - A New England

6. Stephen 'Tintin' Duffy - Kiss Me

7. Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On

8. Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer

9. Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well

10. Tears For Fears - Shout

11. Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit)

12. David Cassidy - The Last Kiss

13. The Power Station - Some Like It Hot

14. Sharpe & Numan - Change Your Mind

15. Jermaine Jackson - Do What You Do

16. Kool & The Gang - Fresh

 

NOW 8 (Spring 1986)

 

CD 1

 

1. A-Ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV

2. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls

3. Diana Ross - Chain Reaction

4. Dire Straits - Walk Of Life

5. The Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene

6. Jim Diamond - Hi Ho Silver

7. The Bangles - Manic Monday

8. David Bowie - Absolute Beginners

9. Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going

10. Wham! - I'm Your Man

11. Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat

12. Mr Mister - Broken Wings

13. Paul Hardcastle featuring Carol Kenyon - Don't Waste My Time

14. The Damned - Eloise

15. Belouis Some - Imagination

16. Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Want Your Body)

 

CD 2

 

1. Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You

2. Atlantic Starr - Secret Lovers

3. Feargal Sharkey - You Little Thief

4. Hipsway - The Honeythief

5. James Brown - Living In America

6. Survivor - Burning Heart

7. Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It

8. Double - The Captain Of Her Heart

9. Sophia George - Girlie Girlie

10. Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper

11. Alexander O'Neal - If You Were Here Tonight

12. Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11

13. Whistle - (Nothing Serious) Just Buggin'

14. Culture Club - Move Away

15. Public Image Limited - Rise

16. Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love

 

NOW 12 (Summer 1987)

 

CD 1

 

1. Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

2. Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

3. Bruce Willis - Under The Boardwalk

4. Erasure - Victim Of Love

5. Club Nouveau - Lean On Me

6. U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

7. George Michael - I Want Your Sex

8. Janet Jackson - Let's Wait A While

9. Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin

10. Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams

11. Living In A Box - Living In A Box

12. Wet Wet Wet - Wishing I Was Lucky

13. ABC - When Smokey Sings

14. A-Ha - The Living Daylights

15. Samantha Fox - Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now

16. John Farnham - You're The Voice

 

CD 2

 

1. Mel & Kim - Respectable

2. Terence Trent D'Arby - If You Let Me Stay

3. Alison Moyet - Weak In The Presence Of Beauty

4. Pepsi & Shirlie - Goodbye Stranger

5. Jody Watley - Looking For A New Love

6. Marillion - Incommunicado

7. Cliff Richard - My Pretty One

8. Labi Siffre - (Something Inside) So Strong

9. The Firm - Star Trekkin'

10. Beastie Boys - (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)

11. Judy Boucher - Can't Be With You Tonight

12. Heart - Alone

13. Whitesnake - Is This Love

14. Level 42 - To Be With You Again

15. Curiosity Killed The Cat - Ordinary Day

16. Johnny Logan - Hold Me Now

 

NOW 21 (Summer 1990)

 

CD 1

 

1. Elton John - Sacrifice

2. Roxette - It Must Have Been Love

3. Wilson Phillips - Hold On

4. David A Stewart featuring Candy Dulfer - Lily Was Here

5. Kylie Minogue - Better The Devil You Know

6. MC Tunes vs 808 State - The Only Rhyme That Bites

7. Family Stand - Ghetto Heaven

8. Adventures Of Stevie V - Dirty Cash (Money Talks)

9. Snap! - Oops Up

10. Alannah Myles - Black Velvet

11. MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This

12. Maxi Priest - Close To You

13. Mantronix featuring Wondress - Take Your Time

14. Phil Collins - Something Happened On The Way To Heaven

15. Talk Talk - It's My Life

16. Heart - All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You

 

CD 2

 

1. England New Order - World In Motion

2. Luciano Pavarotti - Nessun Dorma

3. Was (Not Was) - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

4. Betty Boo - Doin' The Do

5. Don Pablo's Animals - Venus

6. Soul II Soul - A Dream's Dream

7. En Vogue - Hold On

8. Erasure - Star

9. Partners In Kryme - Turtle Power

10. New Kids On The Block - Step By Step

11. Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 - Mona

12. The Chimes - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

13. Chad Jackson - Hear The Drummer (Get Wicked)

14. The B-52's - Roam

15. The Stone Roses - One Love

16. The Charlatans - The Only One I Know

 

NOW 24 (Summer 1991)

 

CD 1

 

1. Cher - The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)

2. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy

3. Chesney Hawkes - The One And Only

4. Extreme - More Than Words

5. James - Sit Down

6. Roxette - Joyride

7. Blur - There's No Other Way

8. The Wonder Stuff - The Size Of A Cow

9. Mike + The Mechanics - Word Of Mouth

10. Jason Donovan - Any Dream Will Do

11. Paula Abdul - Rush Rush

12. Amy Grant - Baby Baby

13. Kenny Thomas - Thinking About Your Love

14. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Sailing On The Seven Seas

15. Erasure - Chorus

16. Lenny Kravitz - It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over

17. Zucchero & Paul Young - Senza Una Donna (Without A Woman)

18. R.E.M - Shiny Happy People

19. Pet Shop Boys - Where The Streets Have No Name (Can't Take My Eyes Off You)

 

CD 2

 

1. Color Me Badd - I Wanna Sex You Up

2. Salt-N-Pepa - Do You Want Me

3. Kylie Minogue - Shocked

4. Dannii Minogue - Success

5. C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams - Things That Make You Go Hmmmm....

6. Cathy Dennis - Touch Me (All Night Long)

7. The Shamen - Move Any Mountain

8. Bizarre Inc - Playing With Knives

9. K-Klass - Rhythm Is A Mystery

10. Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)

11. Technotronic - Move That Body

12. N-Joi - Anthem

13. Quartz featuring Dina Carroll - It's Too Late

14. Beverley Craven - Promise Me

15. Omar - There's Nothing Like This

16. Living Colour - Love Rears Its Ugly Head

17. Divinyls - I Touch Myself

18. The Waterboys - The Whole Of The Moon

19. Bette Midler - From A Distance

Edited May 9, 20214 yr by Hadji

An interesting comment from the Super Deluxe Edition forum that essentially confirms what we already knew about Queen and compilations. This was in reference to the 12" 80s album:

 

Of course Queen’s “Radio Ga Ga” is track 1 on CD1! I’ve been clearing rights for EMI compilations some 20 years ago and this was always the rule – Queen will approve ANYTHING if only they are the first track on the compilation. Nothing has changed.

 

This must have been going back a long time, as they had some very dubious Disc 1, Track 1s on some of the mid-90s main series Now albums.

 

A lot of the time they'd have just cause to kick off a compilation anyway due to their legacy, but sometimes it does look a little odd.

Coming 28th May:- NOW Live Forever: The Anthems

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/NOW-Live-Forever-V...slYG2ALo8shhCq4

 

Featuring giants from the era when Indie Pop, Indie Dance and the newly christened Britpop became massive, including Oasis, Manic Street Preachers, Pulp, Radiohead and Suede, 'NOW Live Forever: The Anthems' is packed with 82 universally loved tracks ready for you to re-live! Perfect for Father's Day or to treat yourself to, this anthemic 4CD compilation also includes huge hits from across the pond such as, R.E.M.'s 'What's the Frequency, Kenneth?' and Iggy Pop's 'Lust For Life'. Timeless classics from legendary artists including The Clash, U2, The Cure, New Order and Paul Weller sit alongside club-inspired and early electronic dance hits from The Prodigy, Underworld, Saint Etienne, The Chemical Brothers, Faithless and Everything But The Girl. 'Now Live Forever: The Anthems' is an amazing collection from the time where music and culture collided. Enjoy singing along to every word.

They had the back cover of this on amazon but they've all of a sudden took it down

@1387718265036812289

It's not a bad selection. It reminds me of the early 30s NOWs which was thriving with Brit-Pop and Alternative hits.

 

Love that cover as well.

Forgotten 00s PLEASE.

Forgotten 00s PLEASE.

And Trance

BUMP.

 

Really enjoying Now 12" 80's. Great collection. The longest track, at over 14 min, is Yellow's The Race.

I've been enjoying NOW 108 a lot so far, and it's probably one of the most recent NOWs I like to replay quite a bit. It's just a nice mix of Fresh Hits and Established Artists!

Just wanted to make an early prediction for the next volume;

 

Now 109 Prediction

 

1. Lil Nas X – MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)

2. Tion Wayne & Russ Millions – Body

3. Coldplay – Higher Power

4. KSI feat. Yungblud & Polo G – Patience

5. Doja Cat & SZA – Kiss Me More

6. Little Mix feat. Saweetie – Confetti

7. Nathan Dawe feat. Anne-Marie & MoStack – Way Too Long

8. Joel Corry, RAYE & David Guetta – BED

9. Years & Years – Starstruck

10. Dua Lipa – Love Again

11. Tom Zanetti – Didn’t Know

12. Majestic & Boney M – Rasputin

13. Noizu – Summer 91 (Looking Back)

14. Fred again.. & The Blessed Madonna – Marea (We’ve Lost Dancing)

15. Regard x Troye Sivan & Tate McRae – You

16. Paul Woolford feat. Amber Mark – Heat

17. Becky Hill – Last Time

18. Bebe Rexha – Sacrifice

19. Rita Ora, David Guetta & Imanbek feat. Gunna – Big

20. Maroon 5 feat. Megan Thee Stallion – Beautiful Mistakes

21. AJ Tracey – Little More Love

22. Wes Nelson feat. Yxng Bane – Nice To Meet Ya

 

 

1. Ella Henderson & Tom Grennan – Let’s Go Home Together

2. Bruno Mars , Anderson .Pack & Silk Sonic – Leave The Door Open

3. Jorja Smith – Addicted

4. Griff – Black Hole

5. Olivia Rodrigo – deja vu

6. Billie Eilish – Your Power

7. Tom Grennan – Little Bit Of Love

8. James Arthur – Medicine

9. Rag’N’Bone Man – All You Ever Wanted

10. Royal Blood – Typhoons

11. Miley Cyrus – Angels Like You

12. P!nk – All I Know So Far

13. Dave – Titanium

14. Central Cee – Commitment Issues

15. A1 + J1 – Latest Trends

16. Masked Wolf – Astronaut In The Ocean

17. Will Young – Daniel

18. Texas – Mr Haze

19. Mimi Webb – Good Without

20. Rag’N’Bone Man & P!nk – Anywhere Away From Here

21. Arlo Parks – Hope

22. AURORA – Runaway

23. London Grammar – How Does It Feel

With Olivia, I reckon they might either include Deja Vu on NOW 109 and save Good 4 U for NOW 110 or skip Deja Vu and go straight to Good 4 U. And as for Rag'n'Bone Man, I think they’ll only include Anywhere Away From Here and miss out All You Ever Wanted

Edited May 15, 20214 yr by Hadji

Here's my NOW 109 prediction

 

CD 1

 

1. Lil Nas X – Montero (Call Me By Your Name) 2:17

2. Olivia Rodrigo – Good 4 U 2:58

3. Doja Cat featuring SZA – Kiss Me More 3:28

4. Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix – Heartbreak Anthem 3:03

5. Joel Corry, RAYE & David Guetta – Bed 2:58

6. Rag'n'Bone Man & P!nk featuring The Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir – Anywhere Away From Here 3:42

7. Little Mix featuring Saweetie – Confetti 3:05

8. Tom Grennan – Little Bit Of Love 3:46

9. Mimi Webb – Good Without 3:02

10. Billie Eilish – Your Power 4:05

11. Coldplay – Higher Power 3:31

12. Calvin Harris featuring Tom Grennan – By Your Side 3:09

13. Ella Henderson & Tom Grennan – Let's Go Home Together 3:28

14. Majestic & Boney M – Rasputin 3:06

15. Mabel – Let Them Know 2:28

16. AJ Tracey – Little More Love 2:40

17. Tate McRae & Khalid – Working 3:30

18. Griff – Black Hole 3:20

19. A1 & J1 – Latest Trends 2:38

20. Nathan Dawe, Anne-Marie & MoStack – Way Too Long 2:30

21. Dua Lipa – Love Again 4:18

22. Maroon 5 featuring Megan Thee Stallion – Beautiful Mistakes 3:47

23. P!nk – All I Know So Far 4:37

24. Ben Howard – Sorry Kid 4:08

 

Total running time: 79:34

 

CD 2

 

1. Russ Millions & Tion Wayne – Body 3:03

2. Olivia Rodrigo – Deja Vu 3:35

3. Polo G – Rapstar 2:45

4. KSI, YUNGBLUD & Polo G – Patience 3:01

5. Anne-Marie & Niall Horan – Our Song 2:43

6. Masked Wolf – Astronaut In The Ocean 2:12

7. Lorde – Solar Power 3:12

8. Sigrid – Mirror 2:36

9. Years & Years featuring Kylie Minogue – Starstruck 3:26

10. D-Block Europe & RAYE – Ferrari Horses 3:45

11. Tom Zanetti – Didn't Know 2:48

12. Sigala & Rita Ora – You For Me 2:55

13. Bad Boy Chiller Crew – Don't You Worry About Me 3:40

14. Bella Poarch – Build A Babe 2:02

15. Silk Sonic – Leave The Door Open 4:02

16. Becky Hill – Last Time 3:34

17. Noizu – Summer '91 (Looking Back) 3:00

18. ArrDee – Oliver Twist 2:54

19. Dave – Titanium 2:07

20. Wes Nelson featuring Yxng Bane – Nice To Meet Ya 3:01

21. Regard, Troye Sivan & Tate McRae – You 3:53

22. PS1 featuring Alex Hosking – Life Goes On 2:49

23. AURORA – Runaway 4:08

24. Paul Weller – Glad Times 4:03

25. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – We're On Our Way Now 4:08

 

Total running time: 79:22

Edited June 22, 20214 yr by Hadji

Now That’s What I Call Summer announced