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More Info NOW is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing ‘Yearbook’ series – and taking our longest trip back in Pop history so far – 50 Years – with 47 tracks on 3 LPs , pressed on Red Vinyl, to celebrate a landmark year of Pop singles… NOW – Yearbook 1973. Opening with the iconic ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ from Elton John and followed by Paul McCartney & Wings’ Bond theme ‘Live And Let Die’, this epic beginning to this journey back to 1973 continues with a run of massive Glam-Rock infused hits from T. Rex, Mud, and #1s from Wizzard, 10cc, ‘Cum On Feel The Noize’ from Slade and Sweet with ‘Blockbuster’. Flipping over to Side B, there’s an awe-inspiring run of legendary artists: John Lennon, Paul Simon and Elvis Presley, plus the debut single from Bruce Springsteen with ‘Blinded By The Light’ and timeless signature releases from Billy Joel with ‘Piano Man’ and ‘You’re So Vain’ from Carly Simon. LP2 starts in sophisticated style from Roberta Flack with the peerless ‘Killing Me Softly With His Song’, before Marvin Gaye ushers in an incredible line-up of Soul smashes including from Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes feat. Teddy Pendergrass, The Temptations, The O’Jays and Ike & Tina Turner… whilst on the reverse side, 1973’s biggest seller - Dawn feat. Tony Orlando’s ‘Tie A Yellow Ribbon...’ leads a fabulous Easy-Pop run including massive hits from Shirley Bassey, Olivia Newton-John, and #1s from Peters & Lee, Gilbert O’Sullivan and ‘Eye Level’ - the theme to one of the year’s most popular TV shows by the Simon Park Orchestra. The second LP closes with three of the year’s stellar Soul ballads from Diana Ross, Billy Paul and Gladys Knight & The Pips. Stunning ballads also kick off the third disc, from Paul McCartney & Wings with ‘My Love’, and ‘Amoureuse’ from Kiki Dee – before ‘Albatross’ from Fleetwood Mac – a #1 in 1969 and a #2 when re-released in 1973. Rock classics from Thin Lizzy, Free, Electric Light Orchestra, and Faces follow, with the side winding up with Bob Dylan’s ‘Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door’. Moving to the final side it’s all about more huge Pop smashes, opening with the era-defining ‘The Ballroom Blitz’ from Sweet, ‘Can The Can’ - the first #1 smash for Suzi Quatro and Alvin Stardust’s ‘My Coo Ca Choo’, plus Mott The Hoople, Roxy Music, and the debut hit from David Essex, ‘Rock On’. Yearbook 1973 closes in magnificent style with two of the biggest and most loved Christmas classics of all time – Wizzard with ‘I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday’ and ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’ from Slade. NOW – Yearbook 1973 – A celebration of the diversity and wonderful creativity of a truly stellar year in Pop. Tracklist 3LP - Side A1 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road2 Paul McCartney & Wings - Live And Let Die3 Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize4 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy5 Sweet - Blockbuster6 Mud - Dyna-Mite7 Wizzard - See My Baby Jive8 10cc – Rubber BulletsSide B1 John Lennon - Mind Games2 Bruce Springsteen - Blinded By The Light3 Billy Joel - Piano Man4 Carly Simon - You're So Vain5 Paul Simon - Take Me To The Mardi Gras6 Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You7 Elvis Presley - Always On My MindSide C1 Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song2 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On3 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes feat. Teddy Pendergrass - If You Don't Know Me By Now4 The Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love5 The O'Jays - Love Train6 The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone7 Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City LimitsSide D1 Dawn feat. Tony Orlando - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree2 Gilbert O’Sullivan - Get Down3 Olivia Newton-John - Take Me Home Country Roads4 Peters & Lee - Welcome Home5 Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level (Theme From The TV Series Van Der Valk)6 Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never7 Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning8 Billy Paul - Me and Mrs. Jones9 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Help Me Make It Through The NightSide E1 Paul McCartney & Wings - My Love2 Kiki Dee - Amoureuse3 Fleetwood Mac - Albatross4 Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven5 Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar6 Free - Wishing Well7 Faces - Cindy Incidentally8 Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's DoorSide F1 Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz2 Suzi Quatro – Can The Can3 Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo4 Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone5 Roxy Music - Street Life6 David Essex - Rock On7 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday8 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody 4CD - Disc: 11 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road2 Paul McCartney & Wings - Live And Let Die3 Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize4 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy5 Sweet - Blockbuster6 Mud - Dyna-Mite7 Suzi Quatro – Can The Can8 Wizzard - See My Baby Jive9 Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo10 10cc – Rubber Bullets11 Gilbert O’Sullivan - Get Down12 David Bowie - The Laughing Gnome13 Jackson 5 - Doctor My Eyes14 Limmie & Family Cookin' - You Can Do Magic15 The Osmonds - Let Me In16 The O'Jays - Love Train17 First Choice – Smarty Pants18 The Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love19 Rod Stewart - Oh! No Not My Baby20 Aretha Franklin - Angel21 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Help Me Make It Through The NightDisc: 21 John Lennon - Mind Games2 Bruce Springsteen - Blinded By The Light3 Billy Joel - Piano Man4 Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door5 Carly Simon - You're So Vain6 Paul Simon - Take Me To The Mardi Gras7 Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You8 Faces - Cindy Incidentally9 Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits10 Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way11 Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven12 Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar13 Free - Wishing Well14 Nazareth - This Flight Tonight15 Status Quo - Caroline16 Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy17 Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall18 Mungo Jerry - Alright, Alright, Alright19 Dave Edmunds - Born To Be With You20 Clifford T. Ward - Gaye21 Fleetwood Mac - AlbatrossDisc: 31 Paul McCartney & Wings - My Love2 Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song3 Kiki Dee - Amoureuse4 Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind5 Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning6 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes feat. Teddy Pendergrass - If You Don't Know Me By Now7 Billy Paul - Me and Mrs. Jones8 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On9 Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby10 Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me11 The Isley Brothers - That Lady, Pt. 112 The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone13 Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra14 Michael Jackson - Morning Glow15 Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer You Can’t Refuse16 The Drifters - Like Sister And Brother17 Junior Campbell - Sweet Illusion18 Medicine Head - One And One Is One19 The Hot Shots - Snoopy Versus The Red Baron20 Strawbs - Part Of The UnionDisc: 41 Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz2 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash3 Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone4 Roxy Music - Street Life5 David Essex - Rock On6 Mud - Crazy7 Barry Blue - Dancin’ (On A Saturday Night)8 Donny Osmond - Young Love9 Dawn feat. Tony Orlando - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree10 Olivia Newton-John - Take Me Home Country Roads11 Marie Osmond - Paper Roses12 Peters & Lee - Welcome Home13 Anne-Marie David - Wonderful Dream14 Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends15 Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never16 Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time)17 Perry Como - And I Love You So18 Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level (Theme From The TV Series Van Der Valk)19 Steeleye Span – Gaudete20 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday21 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody Show more