NOW That’s What I Call An Era: The Albums – 1980-1984

NOW Music will release the second of our ‘Now That’s What I Call An Era’ releases. ‘The Albums 1980 > 1984’ celebrates 72 iconic albums that were released between 1980 and 1984, featuring a magnificent track from each – and none of them UK hit singles! On
It features tracks of Japan and David Sylvian!

Most of the albums being highlighted produced huge hit singles that have become both synonymous with the decade and enduringly popular – but these albums are of such a high quality – forever part of the artist’s legacy – that other tracks could have equally become hits – and some have become as well-loved by fans as the singles, and have for many artists always been an established part of their live shows.

The deluxe 4CD includes a 28-page booklet with a track-by-track guide, just like the Yearbooks. A 40-track 3LP vinyl version features each LP pressed on blue, white and pink vinyl

Now That’s What I Call An Era: The Albums 1980 > 1984 will be released on 30 May 2025.

Tracklist 4CD:

• CD 1
  1. Wham! – A Ray Of Sunshine
  2. Haircut 100 – Lemon Firebrigade
  3. ABC – Show Me
  4. Culture Club – Black Money
  5. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart – This City Never Sleeps
  6. Alison Moyet – Where Hides Sleep
  7. Sade – Frankie’s First Affair
  8. Roxy Music – The Space Between
  9. Japan – Talking Drum
  10. Duran Duran – Anyone Out There
  11. The Human League – The Things That Dreams Are Made Of
  12. Spandau Ballet – Reformation
  13. Heaven 17 – We Live So Fast
  14. Ultravox – New Europeans
  15. Donna Summer – Protection
  16. Tina Turner – I Might Have Been Queen
  17. Bruce Springsteen – The Ties That Bind
  18. Pretenders – Mystery Achievement
• CD 2
  1. Wham! – Heartbeat
  2. Soft Cell – Secret Life
  3. Bananarama – Young At Heart
  4. Nik Kershaw – Bogart
  5. Thompson Twins – The Gap
  6. Howard Jones – Equality
  7. Bronski Beat – Junk
  8. Shalamar – Don’t Try To Change Me
  9. Imagination – All Night Loving
  10. Toyah – Jungles Of Jupiter
  11. Kim Wilde – Our Town
  12. Culture Club – Boy Boy (I’m The Boy)
  13. Mari Wilson – Are You There With Another Girl?
  14. Carmel – Tracks Of My Tears
  15. The Style Council & Tracey Thorn – The Paris Match
  16. Paul Simon – Hearts And Bones
  17. Joan Armatrading – Turn Out The Light
  18. Paul Young – No Parlez
• CD 3
  1. Duran Duran – The Chauffeur
  2. Japan – Taking Islands In Africa
  3. Tears For Fears – The Hurting
  4. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Black Night White Light
  5. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – She’s Leaving
  6. Laurie Anderson – From The Air
  7. The Cure – Play For Today
  8. Joy Division – Isolation
  9. R.E.M. – Harborcoat
  10. The Psychedelic Furs – President Gas
  11. Blancmange – Game Above My Head
  12. China Crisis – Red Sails
  13. The Associates – Gloomy Sunday
  14. Adam & The Ants – Ants Invasion
  15. The Teardrop Explodes – Second Head
  16. Echo And The Bunnymen – Crystal Days
  17. The Jam – Man In The Corner Shop
  18. Aztec Camera – We Could Send Letters
  19. Nick Heyward – The Day It Rained Forever
• CD 4
  1. New Order – Age Of Consent
  2. The League Unlimited Orchestra – Hard Times
  3. Visage – Anvil Night Club School
  4. Simple Minds – New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
  5. Talk Talk – The Party’s Over
  6. The Fixx – Reach The Beach
  7. David Sylvian – Nostalgia
  8. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Almost Blue
  9. The Cure – Shake Dog Shake
  10. Blondie – Angels On The Balcony
  11. Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Tell Me When My Light Turns Green
  12. The Clash – Overpowered By Funk
  13. The Police – When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What’s Still Around
  14. Grace Jones – Nightclubbing
  15. UB40 – Tyler
  16. The Selecter – Too Much Pressure
  17. The Specials – Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think)

Tracklist 3LP:

• LP 1 (Blue)Side A
  1. Wham! – A Ray Of Sunshine
  2. Haircut 100 – Lemon Firebrigade
  3. ABC – Show Me
  4. Culture Club – Black Money
  5. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart – This City Never Sleeps
  6. Alison Moyet – Where Hides Sleep
  Side B
  1. Wham! – Heartbeat
  2. Howard Jones – Equality
  3. Thompson Twins – The Gap
  4. Donna Summer – Protection
  5. Tina Turner – I Might Have Been Queen
  6. Bruce Springsteen – The Ties That Bind
  7. Blondie – Angels On The Balcony
     
• LP 2 (White)Side A
  1. Duran Duran – The Chauffeur
  2. Japan – Taking Islands In Africa
  3. Tears For Fears – The Hurting
  4. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Black Night White Light
  5. Adam & The Ants – Ants Invasion
  6. Nick Heyward – The Day It Rained Forever
  Side B
  1. The Cure – Play For Today
  2. Joy Division – Isolation
  3. UB40 – Tyler
  4. Grace Jones – Nightclubbing
  5. The Police – When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What’s Still Around
  6. The Selecter – Too Much Pressure
  7. The Specials – Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think)
     
• LP 3 (Pink)Side A
  1. Spandau Ballet – Reformation
  2. Ultravox – New Europeans
  3. The Human League – The Things That Dreams Are Made Of
  4. Soft Cell – Secret Life
  5. Heaven 17 – We Live So Fast
  6. Simple Minds – New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
  7. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – She’s Leaving
  Side B
  1. Pretenders – Mystery Achievement
  2. R.E.M. – Harborcoat
  3. New Order – Age of Consent
  4. Roxy Music – The Space Between
  5. David Sylvian – Nostalgia
  6. The Style Council & Tracey Thorn – The Paris Match