NOW Dance – The 80s [3LP Red Vinyl]

Various Artists – NOW Dance – The 80s [3LP Red Vinyl]

Details

• Format: 3LP Red Vinyl, Compilation, Limited Edition
• Catalogue Number: LPNNNOW136
• Barcode: 196587749217
• Genre: Dance / Pop / Soul
• Label: NOW Music / Sony Music
• Released: 17th February 2023
• Pressing: Red Vinyl, Limited Edition
• Condition: New & Sealed

Description

NOW Dance – The 80s is a 26-track compilation drawing from the three original NOW Dance albums, presenting every track in its full 12-inch, extended, or remixed form across three LPs of red vinyl. From the electrifying synth-pop of the early 1980s through to the house and soul-inflected dance music that closed the decade, the collection captures one of the most fertile and diverse periods in dance music history — all in the formats that DJs and clubs originally broke them on.

The tracklist reads like a who’s who of 80s dancefloor royalty: Phil Collins & Philip Bailey, Eurythmics, Bobby Brown, Neneh Cherry, Soul II Soul, Grace Jones, and many more. These extended mixes — many of which have been out of print on vinyl for decades — restore the full-length versions that made these tracks legendary in clubs. An essential compilation for anyone with an affection for the golden era of 12-inch singles.

Tracklist

LP 1 – Side A

1. Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – Easy Lover (Extended Dance Remix)
2. The Power Station – Some Like It Hot (12” Mix)
3. Eurythmics – Would I Lie to You? (ET Mix)
4. Stephen Tin Tin Duffy – Kiss Me (Mixe Plural)
5. Belouis Some – Imagination (12” Version)

LP 1 – Side B

1. Ashford & Simpson – Solid (Special Club Mix)
2. Cool Notes – Spend The Night (Original 12” Mix)
3. Loose Ends – Hangin’ On A String (Extended Dance Mix)
4. Jermaine Stewart – We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off (Extended)
5. Jaki Graham – Breaking Away (Extended Version)

LP 2 – Side A

1. Gwen Guthrie – Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On But The Rent (Dance Mix)
2. Aretha Franklin – Who’s Zoomin’ Who? (Dance Mix)
3. Grace Jones – Pull Up To The Bumper (Remix)
4. Joyce Sims – (You Are My) All And All

LP 2 – Side B

1. The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way (12” Extended)
2. Bronski Beat – Hit That Perfect Beat (12” Version)
3. Five Star – Can’t Wait Another Minute (12” Version)
4. Maze & Frankie Beverly – Joy & Pain

LP 3 – Side A

1. Bobby Brown – My Prerogative (Extended Remix)
2. Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance (12” Mix)
3. The Beatmasters – Who’s In The House? (The Hip House Anthem)
4. Coldcut feat. Lisa Stansfield – People Hold On (Disco Mix)

LP 3 – Side B

1. Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy (David Z 12” Remix)
2. Paula Abdul – Straight Up (12” Remix)
3. Inner City – Ain’t Nobody Better (Groove Corporation Remix)
4. Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler – Keep On Movin’ (Club Mix)

Credits

• Various Artists
• Label – NOW Music / Sony Music