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NOW 80s Alternative, Vinyl / 12" Album Coloured Vinyl Vinyl

NOW 80s Alternative Vinyl / 12" Album Coloured Vinyl

by Various Artists

Vinyl / 12" Album Coloured Vinyl

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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 for '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.

Track Listing

Disc 1
  1. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)
  2. Propaganda - Dr. Mabuse
  3. The B-52's - Planet Claire
  4. The Associates - Party Fears Two (2016 Remaster/Single Edit)
  5. Marc Almond - Stories of Johnny
  6. The Adventures - Broken Land (7" Version)
  7. The Stranglers - European Female
  8. Sisters of Mercy - This Corrosion
  9. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peek-a-boo
  10. Bauhaus - Kick in the Eye (Remix Single Version)
  11. The Cure - A Forest (Shortened Edit)
  12. The Sugarcubes - Birthday
  13. David Sylvian - Pop Song
  14. Zaine Griff - Flowers
Disc 2
  1. Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding
  2. Tom Robinson - Atmospherics: Listen to the Radio
  3. The Passions - I'm in Love With a German Film Star
  4. Midge Ure & Mick Karn - After a Fashion (7" Version)
  5. Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids (Edit)
  6. Sandii & The Sunsetz - Dreams of Immigrants
  7. Yello - Vicious Games
  8. Devo - Whip It
  9. The Smiths - Hand in Glove (Single Version/2008 Remaster)
  10. Aztec Camera - Oblivious
  11. The Pretenders - Talk of the Town
  12. R.E.M. - So. Central Rain (Remastered 2006)
  13. Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven
  14. The Psychedelic Furs - President Gas
  15. The Cult - Edie (Ciao Baby) [edit]
  16. The Clash - This Is England

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  • Format:Vinyl / 12" Album Coloured Vinyl
  • Label:NOW
  • Genre:Rock/Pop
  • Release Date:
  • Number of Discs:2
  • EAN:0196588008818

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Track Listing

Disc 1
  1. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)
  2. Propaganda - Dr. Mabuse
  3. The B-52's - Planet Claire
  4. The Associates - Party Fears Two (2016 Remaster/Single Edit)
  5. Marc Almond - Stories of Johnny
  6. The Adventures - Broken Land (7" Version)
  7. The Stranglers - European Female
  8. Sisters of Mercy - This Corrosion
  9. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peek-a-boo
  10. Bauhaus - Kick in the Eye (Remix Single Version)
  11. The Cure - A Forest (Shortened Edit)
  12. The Sugarcubes - Birthday
  13. David Sylvian - Pop Song
  14. Zaine Griff - Flowers
Disc 2
  1. Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding
  2. Tom Robinson - Atmospherics: Listen to the Radio
  3. The Passions - I'm in Love With a German Film Star
  4. Midge Ure & Mick Karn - After a Fashion (7" Version)
  5. Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids (Edit)
  6. Sandii & The Sunsetz - Dreams of Immigrants
  7. Yello - Vicious Games
  8. Devo - Whip It
  9. The Smiths - Hand in Glove (Single Version/2008 Remaster)
  10. Aztec Camera - Oblivious
  11. The Pretenders - Talk of the Town
  12. R.E.M. - So. Central Rain (Remastered 2006)
  13. Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven
  14. The Psychedelic Furs - President Gas
  15. The Cult - Edie (Ciao Baby) [edit]
  16. The Clash - This Is England

Information

  • Out of stock

  • Format:Vinyl / 12" Album Coloured Vinyl
  • Label:NOW
  • Genre:Rock/Pop
  • Release Date:
  • Number of Discs:2
  • EAN:0196588008818

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