February 4Feb 4 Albums to expect in March are Now Gold - The Ultimate Hits (14th March) and Now Yearbook Extra 1998 (most likely 28th March) and albums to expect in April are Now 12" 1984 Part 2 (most likely 18th April) and Now 120 (either 11th or 25th April), hopefully the former
February 4Feb 4 No now millennium I think they’ll be reduced to 1 or 2 a year if they’re gonna continue them into the 2010s
February 7Feb 7 Swords Of A Thousand Men seems to have been removed from the deluxe edition of Now Sound Of The Suburbs but saying that, it probably got removed because it was released in 1981 and it says 1977-1980 Edited February 7Feb 7 by Hadji
February 8Feb 8 Now Gold The Ultimate Hits due for release on 14th March. No tracklist yet and I reckon it will be similar to the 2021 version so it’ll be most likely one of their pointless spin-offs https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DVKX42D7 Tracklist now up Disc 1 1. Queen - A Kind Of Magic 2. Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover 3. The Police - Message In A Bottle 4. The Killers - Mr Brightside 5. Noah Kahan - Stick Season 6. Olivia Rodrigo - Driver's License 7. Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved 8. Coldplay - Yellow 9. Duran Duran - Ordinary World 10. Sade - Your Love Is King 11. Aretha Franklin - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman 12. The Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love 13. Jackson 5 - I Want You Back 14. Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright) 15. Daryl Hall & John Oates - You Make My Dreams (Come True) 16. Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You 17. Petula Clark - Downtown 18. Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe 19. The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations 20. Rod Stewart - Maggie May 21. Wings - With A Little Luck 22. Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind Disc 2 1. John Lennon - Imagine 2. Elton John - Tiny Dancer 3. Celine Dion - All By Myself 4. Harry Nilsson - Without You 5. Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are 6. Cliff Richard - Devil Woman 7. Bonnie Tyler - Lost In France 8. Electric Light Orchestra - Last Train To London 9. Donna Summer - MacArthur Park 10. Chic - Le Freak 11. Sister Sledge - Lost In Music 12. Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything 13. Bill Withers - Lovely Day 14. Lionel Richie - Stuck On You 15. All-4-One - I Swear 16. Rose Royce - Love Don't Live Here Anymore 17. Dionne Warwick - Walk On By 18. Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever 19. Lesley Gore - Misty 20. Marianne Faithfull - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan 21. Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U Disc 3 1. Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline 2. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor 3. Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen 4. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl 5. George Ezra - Green Green Grass 6. The Weeknd - Blinding Lights 7. Pharrell Williams - Happy 8. Ricky Martin - Livin' La Vida Loca 9. S Club - Don't Stop Movin' 10. Spice Girls - Wannabe 11. Girls Aloud - The Promise 12. Gloria Estefan, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me 13. Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart 14. John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads 15. Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman 16. Paul Simon - Graceland 17. Simply Red - Fairground 18. Culture Club - Karma Chameleon 19. Soft Cell - Tainted Love 20. Philip Oakley & Giorgio Moroder - Together In Electric Dreams 21. Ultravox - Vienna Disc 4 1. Spandau Ballet - Gold 2. Survuvor - Eye Of The Tiger 3. Tina Turner - The Best 4. Blondie - Heart Of Glass 5. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive 6. Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten 7. One Direction - You & I 8. Take That - Rule The World 9. Westlife - I Have A Dream 10. Whitney Houston - I Didn't Know My Own Strength 11. Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For? 12. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow 13. Lana Del Rey - Video Games 14. Tears For Fears feat. Oleta Adams - Woman In Chains 15. Sting - Fragile 16. Pretenders - I Go To Sleep 17. Madness - It Must Be Love 18. OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried 19. Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine 20. Ben E. King - Stand By Me 21. Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World Edited February 8Feb 8 by lewistgreen
February 8Feb 8 Also just bought the full set of Millennium CDs from Rarewaves for just over £25 thanks to their discounts. I was quite deflated in HMV last week seeing them as they only had 00-01 and 08-09 in a 2 for £16 deal so being able to nab all 5 for a bargain price has made me happy today.
February 8Feb 8 Ouch at some of the sequencing on that Gold album, it almost looks like it's ordered randomly in places. The Killers to Noah Kahan, Neil to Sophie to Dexys, Gloria to Natasha. It's a very uninspired release with nothing I don't own already so I'll pass. Edited February 8Feb 8 by gooddelta
February 8Feb 8 I did wince a little at Sophie being pinned between Sweet Caroline and Come On Eileen as I have major HATE for both of those tracks
February 10Feb 10 Now that Abracadabra has out peaked Disease, I wonder which of Gaga’s songs we will get on Now 120? I reckon they’ll either skip straight to Abracadabra or include Disease on Now 120 and save Abracadabra for Now 121
February 10Feb 10 Now that Abracadabra has out peaked Disease, I wonder which of Gaga’s songs we will get on Now 120? I reckon they’ll either skip straight to Abracadabra or include Disease on Now 120 and save Abracadabra for Now 121 I'd love if both appeared. The album comes out in JUST before what should NOW 120's release date, so the label might be fine with both singles making the album. The "Gold" series (including thinks like Timeless, and Legendary) are such a weird collection of tracks. I kind of understand the point of them, as back in the day we used to have that Capitol Legends series and stuff like that - but the concept is still so vague and random. I remember the first Gold album randomly has "Your Disco Needs You" by Kylie on it. A song that wasn't even released in the UK (although it should have been). I did love the Pop Gold album that came out a few years ago. I wouldn't mind a sequel to that! Edited February 10Feb 10 by Spiral
February 12Feb 12 Now 80s Dancefloor Floorfillers due for release on 28th March. Another vinyl only album and if they intend on announcing it tomorrow, they should release it on 21st March instead of 28th March so they can release extra 1998 on 28th March. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWDDPBRP Edited February 14Feb 14 by Hadji
February 14Feb 14 Kudos for Now getting the hit versions of Finally Found and To You I Belong on Yearbook '98, quite commonly you get the inferior album versions. It's been many years since I've seen the UK hit version of Big Big World however, and this is no different, using the album version. The mix that was a hit here brought in the percussion and strings a verse earlier than the album version does.
February 14Feb 14 Ooh now I'm excited to hear To You I Belong's single mix, I don't think I've ever owned something with it on. Hopefully heading out to get '98 tomorrow if Asda have it
February 14Feb 14 Ooh now I'm excited to hear To You I Belong's single mix, I don't think I've ever owned something with it on. Hopefully heading out to get '98 tomorrow if Asda have it It's quite a subtle mix, but just sprinkles a bit of single worthy magic stardust over the top; slightly beefier percussion, better vocal mixing, just generally a cleaner master. I always notice when one or the other version has been used.
February 14Feb 14 For anyone who doesn’t yet have this album, All Around The World is the full version
February 14Feb 14 I expected the radio edit but then that is very rare. It was on a Hits album back in '98 but isn't on Spotify.
February 14Feb 14 I’ve also noticed that the majority of songs on Now 80s Dancefloor Floorfillers are from 1989. I wonder if that’s their way of hinting that 1989 will be the next yearbook? I hope it is
February 15Feb 15 Had no idea there was a <4 minute version of Never Ever. Even Now 39 used the 5 min version which is the official single version.
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