28 minutes ago, Harrison FB said:

Posted by Graham North on Facebook today. Looks like the final three years of the 60s will have TWO parts!

Looks good. Do we have a tracklist?

I’m so happy they did this. 1967-1969 are seminal years and now the compilers at NOW Towers won’t struggle to put them all on there. Looking forward to the tracklist!

I just hope that they don’t include any of the 1969 songs that peaked in 1970. Save those for the 1970 yearbooks but the songs that peaked in 1969 but remained in the charts into 1970, I wonder where they’ll go? I’m hoping part 1 or 2 of yearbook 60s volume 4

Bravo The Hits 2026 tracklist is out:

CD out 13th November, vinyl with the same tracklist out 4th December.

If anything it just reminds me what a bland year for music this has been. It's full of old revivals, and no idea how Katy got track 1, the song didn't even reach the top 100 in Germany. So many filler flops for a year end album.

Don't get why 67-69 has two parts - can't they just split it up to three proper yearbooks 67, 68 and 69? However, happy that they do more than one release.

2 minutes ago, DaTilthulhu said:

Don't get why 67-69 has two parts - can't they just split it up to three proper yearbooks 67, 68 and 69? However, happy that they do more than one release.

I think because in 67, the charts grew bigger, compared to the earlier years.

The first volume was 1960-1962 covering three years

1 minute ago, awardineerie said:

The first volume was 1960-1962 covering three years

Yes, as there weren't that many songs in the charts back in those years, I guess.

14 minutes ago, geraintlewis268 said:

I think because in 67, the charts grew bigger, compared to the earlier years.

Yeah, I think because of this it would have been feasible to make 4-CD yearbooks for 67, 68, and 69 each.

1 hour ago, DaTilthulhu said:

Yeah, I think because of this it would have been feasible to make 4-CD yearbooks for 67, 68, and 69 each.

They only grew to a Top 50, so if they were presented as full Yearbooks and Extra, they might have struggled.

3 minutes ago, Tylky said:

They only grew to a Top 50, so if they were presented as full Yearbooks and Extra, they might have struggled.

Yeah, I agree with the Extra, but one full main yearbook filling 4 CD's should be possible.

They could’ve done the early 60s as yearbooks but without the extra. As for the 00s, that should’ve been done as individual yearbooks with extras and final chapters. You might need part 1 and 2 for yearbooks, extras and final chapters considering how fast the charts were in the 00s

2 hours ago, DaTilthulhu said:

Yeah, I agree with the Extra, but one full main yearbook filling 4 CD's should be possible.

Fair, but then that would bug me seeing the rest of the 60s as a Yearbook each, knowing that 1960-1966 had their volumes, but then suddenly 1967-1969 had their own volume each.

On top of that, without an Extra? It just wouldn’t look right on my shelf!

One question:

Once they've rounded off the 60s, do you think they'd do NOW Yearbook Presents - The 60s as a 5-LP collection?

My idea is:

LP1 (Side A, 1960 / Side B, 1961)

LP2 (Side A, 1962 / Side B, 1963)

LP3 (Side A, 1964 / Side B 1965)

LP4 (Side A, 1966 / Side B, 1967)

LP5 (Side A, 1968 / Side B, 1969)

Just received bad news from HMV that my preorder for Yearbook '94 hasn't been shipped. 😤

53 minutes ago, Harrison FB said:

Just received bad news from HMV that my preorder for Yearbook '94 hasn't been shipped. 😤

Oh dear...

As for me, I decided not to pre-order Yearbook 1994 from HMV, but I have pre-ordered it on the NOW website, because of the numbered print. I will, however pre-order Yearbook Extra 1994 from HMV, when it becomes available for pre-order.

4 minutes ago, geraintlewis268 said:

As for me, I decided not to pre-order Yearbook 1994 from HMV, but I have pre-ordered it on the NOW website, because of the numbered print. I will, however pre-order Yearbook Extra 1994 from HMV, when it becomes available for pre-order.

Didn't you get the delay letter?

3 minutes ago, Harrison FB said:

Didn't you get the delay letter?

Oh, no. I'll come back to that.

UPDATE: According to my pre-order from the NOW website, it's preparing for shipping.

Edited October 28Oct 28 by geraintlewis268

Like I said, I didn't pre-order my copy of NOW Yearbook 1994 from HMV.