Following the recent release of 'NOW Yearbook 1981', we continue to celebrate the remarkable year of pop that was 1981 with 'NOW – Yearbook Extra 1981' as a limited edition 3CD. Featuring 66 fabulous tracks that we couldn't fit on 'NOW – Yearbook 1981' – including massive hits and songs that debuted in 1981 and have become enduring favourites.

Disc 1 kicks off with some of the year's biggest stars including gems from John Lennon with 'Watching The Wheels', U2 with 'Gloria', 'Message Of Love' from The Pretenders, plus the first single released from Ghost in the Machine by The Police with 'Invisible Sun'. As a major force in 80s pop, synth-pop and new romantic tracks are featured from Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran, Soft Cell, Japan and Tom Tom Club. This disc also brings together soul smashes from Kool & The Gang, Shalamar, Randy Crawford, Grover Washington, Jr. feat. Bill Withers and Diana Ross.

1981 was a year of revolution for pop and Disc 2 leads off with pure pop magic from Adam & The Ants with 'Ant Rap', Toyah with 'I Want To Be Free', Altered Images with 'I Could Be Happy', and 'Chequered Love' from Kim Wilde – plus Shakin' Stevens, Bucks Fizz and Madness. Electric Light Orchestra, REO Speedwagon, Rick Springfield, Graham Bonnet, and Daryl Hall & John Oates all feature representing rock and power ballads. This collection wouldn't be complete without some brilliant novelty pop – CD 2 concludes with 'Birdie Song' by The Tweets and 'Hooked On Classics' by Louis Clark Conducting The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – with both reaching No.2 on the UK charts, and amongst the year's best sellers.

Disc 3 opens with 'Sound Of The Crowd' – the commercial breakthrough from The Human League, and further celebrates synth-pop with Visage, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, and the debut single from Tears For Fears. Simple Minds and New Order lead into superb new wave/pop crossover hits from Adam & The Ants, Bow Wow Wow and Public Image Limited, alongside less hits from The Jam and The Clash before closing with some reggae and ska influenced hits from Sugar Minott, Bad Manners and UB40.

The ideal addition to the 'Yearbook' family and an essential collection for all fans of 80s pop – enjoy this EXTRA helping with 'NOW – Yearbook Extra 1981'.

Tracklist
Disc: 1
1 Watching the Wheels - John Lennon
2 Invisible Sun - The Police
3 Gloria - U2
4 Absolute Bners - The Jam
5 Message of Love - The Pretenders
6 Treason (It's Just a Story) - The Teardrop Explodes
7 Open Your Heart - The Human League
8 The Freeze - Spandau Ballet
9 Careless Memories - Duran Duran
10 Bedsitter - Soft Cell
11 Visions of China - Japan
12 Play to Win - Heaven 17
13 Visage - Visage
14 Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club
15 Me and Mr Sanchez - Blue Rondo A La Turk
16 Return of the Los Palmas 7 - Madness
17 Steppin' Out - Kool & the Gang
18 Make That Move - Shalamar
19 Slow Hand - The Pointer Sisters
20 You Might Need Somebody - Randy Crawford
21 Just the Two of Us (Feat. Bill Withers) - Grover Washington Jr.
22 It's My Turn - Diana Ross

Disc: 2
1 Ant Rap - Adam & The Ants
2 I Want to Be Free - Toyah
3 Chequered Love - Kim Wilde
4 I Could Be Happy - Altered Images
5 Twilight Cafe - Susan Fassbender
6 Wedding Bells - Godley and Creme
7 Night Games - Graham Bonnet
8 Twilight - Electric Light Orchestra
9 You Make My Dreams (Come True) - Daryl Hall & John Oates
10 Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
11 Take It On the Run - REO Speedwagon
12 Angel of the Morning - Juice Newton
13 One of Those Nights - Bucks Fizz
14 Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey - Modern Romance
15 Shut Up - Madness
16 The Elephant's Graveyard - The Boomtown Rats
17 There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis - Kirsty MacColl
18 You Drive Me Crazy - Shakin' Stevens
19 Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
20 Only Crying - Keith Marshall
21 Bermuda Triangle - Barry Manilow
22 Birdie Song - The Tweets
23 Hooked On Classics - Louis Clark and the Royal Philarmonic Orchestra

Disc: 3
1 The Sound of the Crowd - The Human League
2 Mind of a Toy - Visage
3 Joan of Arc - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
4 My Own Way - Duran Duran
5 The Art of Parties - Japan
6 Musclebound - Spandau Ballet
7 Suffer the Children - Tears for Fears
8 Lawnchairs - Our Daughter's Wedding
9 The American - Simple Minds
10 Ceremony - New Order
11 Pretty in Pink - The Psychedelic Furs
12 Kings of the Wild Frontier - Adam & The Ants
13 Chihuahua - Bow Wow Wow
14 Flowers of Romance - Public Image Limited
15 Arabian Nights - Siouxsie & The Banshees
16 Passionate Friend - The Teardrop Explodes
17 Funeral Pyre - The Jam
18 The Magnificent Seven - The Clash
19 Good Thing Going (We've Got a Good Thing Going) - Sugar Minott
20 Walking in the Sunshine - Bad Manners
21 Don't Slow Down - UB40



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