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2LP NOW Music proudly presents NOW – 80s Alternative: 30 tracks across 2 LPs, pressed on stunning pink vinyl - encapsulating the era and celebrating an incredibly diverse decade fo r ‘Alternative’ music. LP1’s first side showcases this diversity: Kicking off with Eurythmics stunning ‘Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)’, and Propaganda’s magnificent debut ‘Dr. Mabuse’, before The B-52’s bring U.S. New Wave with ‘Planet Claire’. Post-Punk Pop exploded on the charts of the early 80s, and The Associates and The Stranglers feature, as do The Adventures ‘Broken Land’ and Marc Almond’s ‘Stories Of Johnny’ – both amazing songs. That calibre of song writing is continued on the second side with Tom Robinson’s ‘Atmospherics…’ and the Elvis Costello co-write ‘Shipbuilding’, beautifully realised by Robert Wyatt. Next up is the understated classic ‘I’m In Love With A German Film Star’ from The Passions, leading into Synth-Pop from Yello, Midge Ure & Mick Karn, Japan and a brilliant single from Japanese band Sandii & The Sunsetz. LP1 fittingly closes with defining U.S. New Wave smash ‘Whip It’ from DEVO. The epic ‘This Corrosion’ from Sisters Of Mercy starts LP 2 in grandiose style, followed by atmospheric masterpieces from Siouxsie And The Banshees, Bauhaus and The Cure. The debut hit from Bjork’s band The Sugarcubes with ‘Birthday’ follows, before David Sylvian’s ‘Pop Song’, and ‘Flowers’ from Zaine Griff (featuring Kate Bush on backing vocals). The final side opens with the song that launched one of the defining bands of the era, The Smiths, with ‘Hand In Glove’. Timeless hits from Aztec Camera and the Pretenders lead to R.E.M., the Pixies and The Psychedelic Furs representing the U.S. Alt scene, and the collection draws to a close with The Cult’s ‘Edie (Ciao Baby)’, and The Clash’s commentary on the era ‘This Is England’. NOW – 80s Alternative – A celebration of a different view of the decade’s charts - the lesser-compiled 1980’s singles. 4CD NOW Music proudly presents NOW – 80s Alternative: 80 tracks across 4 CDs encapsulating the era and celebrating an incredibly diverse decade for ‘Alternative’ music. CD1 showcases genre-defining bands and kicks off with New Order’s sublime ‘Thieves Like Us’, Eurythmics stunning ‘Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)’ and Joy Division’s era defining ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’. Post-Punk New Wave exploded on to the charts, and The Associates, The Jam, Echo And The Bunnymen, Pretenders, and Siouxsie’s side project The Creatures are all included. The U.S. Alt scene provided R.E.M., Pixies, The Psychedelic Furs, and the David Bowie co-write ‘Shades’ from Iggy Pop. Plus, some of the best written Pop songs ever, represented here by David Sylvian, Marc Almond, Aztec Camera, Pete Wylie & The Mighty WAH!, The Adventures, Tom Robinson, and the Elvis Costello co-write ‘Shipbuilding’, beautifully realised by Robert Wyatt. The (still) incredible ‘O Superman’ from Laurie Anderson opens the second disc, along with other synth-based classics from Yello, Propaganda, Midge Ure & Mick Karn, Japan, Electronic and a brilliant single from Japanese band Sandii & The Sunsetz. DEVO produced the defining U.S. New Wave smash with ‘Whip It’, and fantastic unique hits from Scarlet Fantastic, Split Enz, Our Daughter’s Wedding, Anne Pigalle and ‘Flowers’ by Zaine Griff (featuring Kate Bush on backing vocals) are all included. The epic ‘This Corrosion’ from Sisters Of Mercy starts CD3 in grandiose style – and is followed with atmospheric masterpieces from Siouxsie And The Banshees, Bauhaus, The Cure and a second appearance from Joy Division – before some late-80s Alternative essentials, including Bjork’s band The Sugarcubes, Act, The Mission, All About Eve, The Cult’s ‘Edie (Ciao Baby)’, ‘This Is England’ from The Clash, and The Fall’s version of ‘There’s A Ghost In My House’, before closing with two more great examples of U.S. Alt Pop from The Go-Go’s, and The Waitresses. Opening with the song that launched one of the defining bands of the era, The Smiths, with ‘Hand In Glove’ the final CD features a stellar line up of 80s Alternative Chart hits – The Icicle Works, It’s Immaterial, B-Movie, Kissing The Pink and Gang Of Four are all featured with timeless singles… Altered Images, Toyah and Adam & The Ants would go on to find huge mainstream success in the early ‘80s – and we celebrate these artists with their earlier singles. Big Audio Dynamite, Julian Cope and XTC are also included before the collection draws to a close with Latin Quarter’s ‘Radio Africa’ – and Scritti Politti’s 1981 single ‘The “Sweetest Girl”’. Tracklist 2LP LP 1 Side A Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Beethoven (I Love To Listen To) Propaganda – Dr. Mabuse The B-52's - Planet Claire The Associates - Party Fears Two Marc Almond - Stories Of Johnny The Adventures - Broken Land The Stranglers - European Female LP 1 Side B Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding Tom Robinson - Atmospherics: Listen To The Radio The Passions - I'm In Love With A German Film Star Midge Ure & Mick Karn - After A Fashion Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids (Edit) Sandii & The Sunsetz - Dreams Of Immigrants Yello - Vicious Games DEVO - Whip It LP 2 Side A Sisters Of Mercy - This Corrosion Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek-A-Boo Bauhaus - Kick In The Eye The Cure - A Forest The Sugarcubes – Birthday David Sylvian - Pop Song Zaine Griff - Flowers LP 2 Side B The Smiths - Hand In Glove Aztec Camera – Oblivious Pretenders - Talk Of The Town R.E.M. - So. Central Rain Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven The Psychedelic Furs - President Gas The Cult - Edie (Ciao Baby) The Clash - This Is England 4CD CD 11. New Order - Thieves Like Us 2. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)3. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart 4. David Sylvian - Red Guitar 5. The Associates - Party Fears Two 6. Marc Almond - Stories Of Johnny7. Aztec Camera - Oblivious8. Pete Wylie & The Mighty WAH! - Come Back9. The Adventures - Broken Land 10. Iggy Pop - Shades11. Pretenders - Talk Of The Town 12. R.E.M. - So. Central Rain 13. Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven14. The Psychedelic Furs - President Gas15. The B-52's - Planet Claire16. The Creatures - Mad Eyed Screamer17. Echo And The Bunnymen - The Cutter 18. The Jam - That's Entertainment 19. Tom Robinson - Atmospherics: Listen To The Radio 20. Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding CD 21. Laurie Anderson - O Superman 2. The Passions - I'm In Love With A German Film Star3. The Stranglers - European Female4. Electronic - Getting Away With It 5. Propaganda – Dr. Mabuse6. Yello - Vicious Games7. Scarlet Fantastic - No Memory8. The Motels - Suddenly Last Summer 9. Naked Eyes - Always Something There to Remind Me10. Split Enz - I Got You 11. Our Daughter's Wedding - Lawnchairs12. DEVO - Whip It13. Midge Ure & Mick Karn - After A Fashion 14. Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids (Edit)15. Sandii & The Sunsetz - Dream Of Immigrants16. China Crisis - African And White17. The Lotus Eaters - The First Picture Of You18. Zaine Griff - Flowers19. Anne Pigalle - He! StrangerCD 31. Sisters Of Mercy - This Corrosion 2. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek-A-Boo3. Bauhaus - Kick In The Eye 4. The Cure - A Forest 5. Joy Division - Atmosphere 6. The Sugarcubes – Birthday 7. David Sylvian - Pop Song8. Act - Snobbery & Decay9. Simple Minds - The American 10. Soft Cell - Down In The Subway 11. The Fall - There's A Ghost In My House12. The Damned - Grimly Fiendish 13. Spear Of Destiny - Liberator14. Theatre Of Hate – Do You Believe In The Westworld? 15. The Clash - This Is England16. The Cult - Edie (Ciao Baby) 17. The Mission - Tower Of Strength 18. All About Eve - Martha's Harbour19. The Darling Buds - Hit The Ground20. The Go-Go's - Head Over Heels 21. The Waitresses - I Know What Boys LikeCD 41. The Smiths - Hand In Glove2. The Icicle Works - Love Is A Wonderful Colour3. It's Immaterial - Driving Away From Home (Jim's Tune) 4. Timbuk 3 - The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades5. Wall Of Voodoo - Mexican Radio6. XTC - Senses Working Overtime 7. B-Movie - Remembrance Day 8. Kissing The Pink - The Last Film 9. Gang Of Four - I Love A Man In A Uniform 10. After The Fire - Der Kommissar 11. Altered Images - Dead Pop Stars12. Toyah – Ieya 13. Adam & The Ants - Car Trouble14. Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth15. The Primitives - Crash16. Westworld - Sonic Boom Boy17. Pop Will Eat Itself - Def Con One18. Big Audio Dynamite - Medicine Show19. Latin Quarter - Radio Africa20. Scritti Politti - The "Sweetest Girl" Show more