19 minutes ago, Tylky said:

I know it’s a bit off-topic but have you heard of iBroadcast? You use their app to upload your MP3s and then you can stream them on the go on your phone.

Thanks for sharing, just looking into this as it would be good to have access to my music collection when at work (and not have to ferry my dying iPod around with me).

I'd be a little bit concerned though that if they ever go out of business you just lose everything uploaded there.

If they decide to include Oasis on Now 122, I hope it’s with either Acquiesce, Slide Away or Champagne Supernova

Yearbook Extra '97 was a slog in places. What a strange tracklist (I heavily praised Extra '98, absolutely loved the choices, sequencing and variety so definitely not being negative for the sake of it).

I just finished listening and it's like a who's who of forgotten (for good reason) pop, the dregs of the back end of Britpop and lots and lots of low charting filler.

The good:

Tomorrow Never Dies - such a soaring film song, forgot how much I like that

Closer Than Close - deserved a spot on the main album!

As Long As You Love Me - ditto, surprised Quit Playing Games got the nod ahead of this on the main album

Where's The Love - Hanson had several strong singles outside the obvious one

Everything I Wanted - love this Dannii era

Don't You Love Me - Eternal with their best era too, this was sublime

Karma Police - also seems weird to leave for the Extra

Second Nature / No Cheap Thrill - had never heard these two low top 40 hits but thoroughly enjoyed them, an unexpected disco feel to the former, the latter is a great singer-songwriter song

Sugar Coated Iceberg - great band

Drop Dead Gorgeous - wonderful track from another great band

Sunday Shining - such a talent and my favourite song by Finley

Reverence - not too familiar with this Faithless song but really liked it - is that Dido on the chorus or someone else?

Clementine - love this Mark Owen song, my favourite solo single from him along with Four Minute Warning

Who Do You Think You Are / Mama - always loved this double a-side

Don't Leave Me - again, not too familiar with BlackSTREET outside of a couple of tracks but this is really good R&B

Ti Amo - Gina G in her La Isla Bonita era

I'm A Man Not A Boy - good forgotten boyband single

Baby Can I Hold You - a lovely version of the song tbf

The bad:

Star People '97 - it's an ok song, but I really wish they'd stop opening with him, just leave it off sometimes. Outside did this sound way better the following year

Isn't It A Wonder - Boyzone's most limp single, it's barely there

I Can Make You Feel Good - I didn't need reminding of this cover

Night Nurse - it's ok I guess but reminds me of a medicine advert...memory unlocked, shouldn't Sly & Robbie be credited for this?

Most of the indie and Britpop on Disc 2 - yawn, filler 3rd and 4th album singles in a lot of places, the trio at the end I didn't enjoy

I Believe In You And Me - not sure this is a great disc starter from Whitney, not exactly a classic

I Don't Want To - a song written and produced by R Kelly, surprised it's even here

Midnight In Chelsea - not for me

Stranger Things - actually this is ok but it didn't even make close to the top 40?

Today's The Day - extremely naff, a one week low top 40 hit - surprised it made the cut

Please Don't Go - a much weaker copycat version of Where Do You Go

Let Me In - an Osmonds cover by an Irish boyband, sounds a familiar tale! Tbf it's fine but that's because the original is strong

Anywhere For You - one of the worst from Backstreet Boys, nondescript

Yesterday - a rather hollow cover of a classic

The lack of dance is weird - no Belissima, Something's Going On, Choose Life, Ecuador or Stay, Freed From Desire, Coco Jamboo, no Tubthumping, Scooby Snacks, Texas or Oasis (I know they struggle with Blur, Pulp and The Verve), no Kylie!! I feel like 1997 overall was really hampered by licensing with others like No Doubt, Daft Punk, U2, Depeche Mode etc also all absent.

Yeah the lack of some very good and significant dance tracks put me off buying this one

I’ve been getting through it in my car. I agree about the end of disc 2-quite dire! It boggles the minds some of the tracks that still didn’t appear on this Extra!

The 98 one was so much more superior. My two favourite 90s years and such different results!

42 minutes ago, T Boy said:

I’ve been getting through it in my car. I agree about the end of disc 2-quite dire! It boggles the minds some of the tracks that still didn’t appear on this Extra!

The 98 one was so much more superior. My two favourite 90s years and such different results!

Agreed, they did both the main and Extras of 98 so well, even the smaller hits chosen made so much more sense.

Some of that second disc of 97 Extra really could have been left off. I knew there was a reason I largely switched off from Britpop in 1997, some real autopilot stuff.

Considering they seem to be including ABC on the majority of their compilations, they ignored ABC completely from the 1985 yearbooks and they put ABC’s flop song on extra 1997. I hope they include Be Near Me on one of the 1985-1989 yearbooks and Vanity Kills on vault 1985

Edited 19 hours ago19 hr by Hadji

This unknown Now spin-off will be released on 26th September and judging by the formats and price, it will be either next eras or vault 1982 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FMHLS2QK