NOW That’s What I Call Music! 112

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In February 2023, 12" mixes all taken from the first three Now Dance compilations, originally released in 1985, 1986 and 1989, were collected on a special 4CD and 3LP set, Now Dance: The 80s, with artwork inspired by the original Now Dance 86.

Released in association with the Official Chart Company to "celebrate 70 years of the official UK singles chart". A triple-CD only release, Yearbook Extra: The Collectors Edition, is issued a few weeks later; these include lesser known tracks and more songs by big artists included on the main album and they are released only in standard gatefold wallet packaging. A standard 4-CD version is also issued in a gatefold "wallet" design, which retails cheaper than the mini-hardback books. UK rap hits from Bad Boy Chiller Crew and Tion Wayne x La Roux feature, alongside dance-pop from Ava Max and Steps… plus airplay hits from Paolo Nutini, Florence + The Machine and Miley Cyrus. Due to licensing issues, these re-compiled versions often use alternative mixes such as album versions.on 24 July 2015, the release dates in the UK and Ireland have been the same following the announcement of the Global Release Day campaign by IFPI, which became effective on 10 July 2015. A further release, The Final Chapter, a deluxe 4-CD and 3-LP set, was issued in December 2022, rounding off the Yearbook years 1980 to 1984. Since the release of Now 102 in Easter 2019, the corresponding Now album from 100 volumes ago has been re-compiled and re-issued on 2-CD sets on the same day. The year 1984 followed, but after this, the series rewound its year of focus, issuing collections that went from 1982 and backwards into the late 1970s. November 2023) 33 tracks with only Kate Bush and Lil Louis missing, although Lil Louis was just a bonus track on the original CD version and did not appear on the vinyl and magnetic cassette versions.

They are also notable as being the first time a Now series had released a compilation of hits from the years 1980 to 1982. An earlier compilation tie-in with Smash Hits from 1987 did, however, include tracks from those years. Each release is issued as a limited edition mini-hardback book, with the CDs in sleeves forming the pages of the ' yearbook' which contains an introductory overview of the year, original 7" single artwork, trivia, chart positions and a quiz.

We close NOW 115 in tribute to Tina Turner, the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” with one of her most beloved tracks - ‘The Best’.

The frequency in which they were released also varied from year to year; initially, and most frequently across the series, there would be one Now Dance volume per year, but in 1994 for example, there were four volumes released, and in 1996, there weren't any Now Dance compilations released. They all vary from one to five disc compilations (occasionally six disc), starting in 1986 and continuing to the present day (Jan 2023). The latter contains a new retro-70s Now logo design and artwork which complements its 80s sister Yearbook series.Recent hit-makers Lauren Spencer-Smith, Mimi Webb, and Dermot Kennedy all feature, alongside long-established chart legends Liam Gallagher, Mark Owen, and closing with the tribute ‘Gold Forever – For Tom’ from The Wanted. Originally, the series captured extended 12" mixes of dance hits of the time, but from 1991 onwards, all Now Dance compilations featured 7" edits with only occasional extended versions or mixes included.

For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered. first reissued 2009 for the 25th anniversary, then again 20 July 2018 to coincide with Now 100) re-issued on 2CD (gatefold in 2009, jewel case in 2018), audio cassette, and a 2LP vinyl release. These were all released on CD and magnetic cassette, but with the 1993 and 1994 volumes also being released on the vinyl format.These compilations are very similar to the anniversary series, however, they contain a lower amount of tracks and retailed much cheaper than the former series. Dance tracks from David Guetta, Anne Marie and Coi Leray and Leigh-Ann keep the party going, before the hit ‘Waffle House’ from the Jonas Brothers and OneRepublic’s airplay smash ‘RUNAWAY’ give way to Tom Grennan and Niall Horan. Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at our warehouse.