I’ve finally listened to NOW Yearbook: The Vault ‘86 and after an initial listen, I only have a Top 6. I’m hoping after repeated listens and exposure I’ll probably enjoy more tracks but for now here’s my Top 6:

1. Chris Rea - On The Beach

2. Billy Ocean - Love Zone

3. Daryl Hall - Dreamtime

4. Chaka Khan - Love Of A Lifetime

5. Lionel Richie - Love Will Conquer All

6. Loose Ends - Slow Down

I’m currently revisiting the 80s Yearbooks, and it’s given me a chance to enjoy these tracks I haven’t had the chance to enjoy before. Insofar, I’ve listened to NOW Yearbook ‘80 and Disc 1 of the Extra and I have to say, the sequencing is pretty great. Disc 3 of Yearbook ‘80 is particularly strong and probably a highlight for me.

I’m looking forward to Disc 2 of the Extra!

If Now are planning to release Now 125 on 20th November, then it goes to show that they’re more interested in getting Now Legends to the top of the compilation chart

Edited October 8Oct 8 by Hadji

A second early arrival for me! My first was VAULT '86.

8 minutes ago, Harrison FB said:

A second early arrival for me! My first was VAULT '86.

I’m in your boots. My copy of Yearbook Extra 1971 is coming a day early as well!

Edited October 8Oct 8 by geraintlewis268

33 minutes ago, Harrison FB said:

A second early arrival for me! My first was VAULT '86.

Where are you ordering from? I can’t wait to listen to this, I really enjoyed the main ‘71 so looking forward to getting my copy!

Supermarkets need to start stocking the extras again and the vaults too. Shame they don’t

40 minutes ago, Tylky said:

Where are you ordering from? I can’t wait to listen to this, I really enjoyed the main ‘71 so looking forward to getting my copy!

HMV

On Now Legends, I noticed that the Sparks song that’s on there wasn’t included on the 1994 yearbook. I’m surprised at that and I’ll be surprised if it doesn’t make extra 1994

My local ASDA has now stopped selling CD’s. I really wish supermarkets understood how much physical media is going to decline because of this, especially the numbered Now’s.

I know that HMV is still around, but a lot of people (including me) don’t live anywhere near one, and most people I know that go to HMV tend to go for their favourite artists albums, not compilations.

I imagine a good percentage of the casual buyers of numbered Now’s would only buy them because they happened to see them in their local ASDA or Tesco and bought it for their car. They don’t have that option anymore.

It’s such a shame.

On that note - is anyone here old enough to remember supermarkets starting to sell physical music?

2 hours ago, nowmusic1993 said:

My local ASDA has now stopped selling CD’s. I really wish supermarkets understood how much physical media is going to decline because of this, especially the numbered Now’s.

I know that HMV is still around, but a lot of people (including me) don’t live anywhere near one, and most people I know that go to HMV tend to go for their favourite artists albums, not compilations.

I imagine a good percentage of the casual buyers of numbered Now’s would only buy them because they happened to see them in their local ASDA or Tesco and bought it for their car. They don’t have that option anymore.

It’s such a shame.

My ASDA has stopped selling CD's and DVD's all together.

6 hours ago, nowmusic1993 said:

My local ASDA has now stopped selling CD’s. I really wish supermarkets understood how much physical media is going to decline because of this, especially the numbered Now’s.

I know that HMV is still around, but a lot of people (including me) don’t live anywhere near one, and most people I know that go to HMV tend to go for their favourite artists albums, not compilations.

I imagine a good percentage of the casual buyers of numbered Now’s would only buy them because they happened to see them in their local ASDA or Tesco and bought it for their car. They don’t have that option anymore.

It’s such a shame.

Same with Wrexham's ASDA as of late May 2026. I was absolutely gutted to find out about that.

I think it's all Asda's now, including any Asda Living's which have rebranded to George. Both where I am have stopped selling physical entertainment products which is an odd move considering the increased demand for stuff like this again. You could always reliably get a NOW release from them but now it's just Morrisons in the supermarket game for that.

2 hours ago, lewistgreen said:

I think it's all Asda's now, including any Asda Living's which have rebranded to George. Both where I am have stopped selling physical entertainment products which is an odd move considering the increased demand for stuff like this again. You could always reliably get a NOW release from them but now it's just Morrisons in the supermarket game for that.

I have 2 Asdas and an Asda living by mine and they all still sell CDs

My local stopped earlier this year but they were getting so crap anyway at putting them out that I stopped bothering going there to get them. Friday releases wouldn't go on the shelf until Monday earliest, even if you asked them they'd say the delivery "hadn't turned up yet".

In my previous retail management days I used to manage the Home & Leisure department (including the entertainment desk) at Asda in Brighton from 2008-2010, admittedly when the music section was a focal point of the store and not just one sad rack. The labels would send the CDs in up to a week in advance so staff can get them ready/put security tags on etc. Although I appreciate how short staffed they must be these days and it's no mean feat having to dig through boxes upon boxes of deliveries out the back to find something, so they probably just pretend it's not there sometimes.

On that note, I got Yearbook '71 Extra from Amazon today. Nice to see Nathan Jones on here by The Supremes and If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot is such a classic, unbelievable how low it peaked. Looking forward to listening through.

9 hours ago, IdentFan101 said:

My ASDA has stopped selling CD's and DVD's all together.

Same here and i think a lot of supermarkets have stopped selling them. I agree they were needed for the more casual buyers but i guess they weren't selling well i can understand

but it's still ashame.

16 hours ago, Hadji said:

I have 2 Asdas and an Asda living by mine and they all still sell CDs

Probably because you're single handedly keeping them afloat

1 hour ago, lewistgreen said:

Probably because you're single handedly keeping them afloat

So what if I am. I only buy the numbered albums and 12" 80s from Asda. I also buy a few artist albums from there and they should start selling extra and vaults. They used to sell the extras but they stopped. They give us albums we don’t want but they stop the albums we do want ie. reissues. I’d easily take a Now 19 reissue over Now Legends any day and Now 19 is worth more than Now Legends hence why you won’t find the former in charity shops but you’ll find the latter in charity shops by the end of the year

Edited Sunday at 14:293 days by Hadji

Alright, new Yearbook predictions for myself:

NOW Yearbook 1975 (February 2027)

NOW Yearbook 1990-1994: The Final Chapter (April or May 2027)

NOW Yearbook 1975-1979: The Final Chapter (June 2027)

NOW Yearbook 1996 (August 2027)

NOW Yearbook 1970 (October 2027)

NOW Yearbook 1995 (February 2028)

NOW Yearbook 1970-1974: The Final Chapter (April or May 2028)

NOW Yearbook 1995-1999: The Final Chapter (June 2028)

I reckon they should clear all individual yearbooks first and save the final chapters for last. Here’s my predictions

2027

Extra 1994 (8th January)

1975 (5th February)

Extra 1975 (19th March)

1996 (23rd April)

Extra 1996 (4th June)

1970 (25th June)

Extra 1970 (6th August)

1995 (27th August)

Extra 1995 (8th October)

1975-1979 (29th October)

2028

Extra 1975-1979 (7th January)

1990-1994 (11th February)

Extra 1990-1994 (24th March)

1970-1974 (28th April)

Extra 1970-1974 (9th June)

1995-1999 (30th June)

Extra 1995-1999 (11th August)

I’m hoping one these are complete that they start doing yearbooks for the 00s