{"product_id":"now-thats-what-i-call-an-era-feels-like-heaven-1978-1985","title":"Now That's What I Call An Era - (Feels Like) Heaven : 1978-1985","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow Music proudly presents the continuation of the Era series with \u003cem\u003eNow That’s What I Call An Era: (Feels Like) Heaven 1978-1985\u003c\/em\u003e, a celebration of essential synth-pop. This collection brings together 80 tracks across 4CDs or 43 on vinyl highlighting some of the best from a transformative era in music.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCD1 opens with Queen’s epic 1984 anthem ‘Radio Ga Ga’, followed by a run of key iconic tracks including Eurythmics with ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)’, ‘Vienna’ from Ultravox, the New Romantic signature ‘Fade To Grey’ from Visage, and the 1979 #1 ‘Are Friends Electric?’ from Gary Numan and Tubeway Army. Next up, chart debuts from Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet along with era-defining hits from Japan, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark and the massive #1 ‘Tainted Love’ from Soft Cell. Pop smashes from Heaven 17, Howard Jones and Nik Kershaw lead to sophisticated synth-pop from Scritti Politti and Tears For Fears with ‘Mad World’ ahead of Philip Oakey \u0026amp; Giorgio Moroder’s timeless collaboration ‘Together In Electric Dreams’. This first CD closes with Fiction Factory’s No.6 UK hit ‘(Feels Like) Heaven’.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCD2 opens with Laurie Anderson’s still breathtaking UK No.2 ‘O Superman’, before The Human League’s debut single ‘Being Boiled’ from 1978 – and the hugely influential ‘Back To Nature’ from Fad Gadget. The Cure’s ‘Let’s Go To Bed’ and The Associates ‘Party Fears Two’ lead into a trio of German synth-pop gems from Propaganda, Peter Schilling and Alphaville. Early chart successes for Simple Minds and Talk Talk follow alongside New Wave crossovers from Devo and Our Daughter’s Wedding. More international classics follow from Men Without Hats with ‘The Safety Dance’, Yello with ‘Bostich’ and Telex with ‘Moskow Diskow’ – the opener from their 1979 album ‘Looking For St Tropez’. Disc Two closes with Phil Lynott’s instantly recognisable ‘Yellow Pearl’ which served as the theme tune to “Top of the Pops” in the early 80s.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCD3 explodes into life with New Order’s classic ‘Blue Monday’, before making way for Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s #1 smash ‘Relax’. More hi-energy synth-pop follows with Dead Or Alive’s ‘You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)’ and Bronski Beat’s anthemic ‘Smalltown Boy’. #1s from Nena and Paul Hardcastle come ahead of the massive electro-dance hit ‘IOU’ from Freeez, and Donna Summer with ‘Our Love’, an influential cut from her 1979 ‘Bad Girls’ album. More hits follow with Imagination’s ‘Body Talk’, M \u0026amp; Robin Scott with ‘Pop Muzik’ and Joe Jackson’s sublime ‘Steppin’ Out’. Early-80s electro-dance fusions from Tom Tom Club and Malcolm McLaren \u0026amp; The World’s Famous Supreme Team are next, whilst signing off this disc are two classic 80s theme tunes: Harold Faltermeyer’s ‘Axel F’ (from the ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ soundtrack), and Jan Hammer’s ‘Miami Vice Theme’\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Final Disc starts with one of the biggest hits of the era from The Human League with 1981 chart-topper ‘Don’t You Want Me’. Norwegian trio a-ha saw ‘Take On Me’ become one of the decades’ signature songs, whilst the 1979 #1 ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’ from The Buggles became the first video shown on MTV in the US (and the final video shown on MTV in the UK)…staying in 1979, Gary Numan hit #1 with the iconic ‘Cars’ and Sparks released their collaboration with producer Giorgio Moroder that included the Top 10 ‘Beat The Clock’. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark’s debut single ‘Electricity’ is up next along with second appearances from Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran and Tears For Fears. Kim Wilde debuted with the pure-pop gold of ‘Kids In America’, and leads to a stellar run of synth-pop to close the collection – from Altered Images, Visage, Soft Cell with ‘Torch’, The Cure with ‘The Walk’ – and finishing with the elegant and haunting ‘Ghosts’ from Japan.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNow That’s What I Call An Era: (Feels Like) Heaven 1978-1985 \u003c\/em\u003e– an unforgettable journey through some of the greatest tracks from the most influential artists - Celebrating one of the most groundbreaking and innovative era’s in pop music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCD1:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e1. Queen - Radio Ga Ga \u003cbr\u003e2. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) \u003cbr\u003e3. Ultravox – Vienna \u003cbr\u003e4. Visage - Fade To Grey \u003cbr\u003e5. Gary Numan, Tubeway Army - Are ‘Friends’ Electric?\u003cbr\u003e6. Japan - Quiet Life \u003cbr\u003e7. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay \u003cbr\u003e8. Soft Cell - Tainted Love \u003cbr\u003e9. Duran Duran - Planet Earth \u003cbr\u003e10. Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short \u003cbr\u003e11. Heaven 17 - Temptation \u003cbr\u003e12. China Crisis - Christian \u003cbr\u003e13. Howard Jones – New Song \u003cbr\u003e14. Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling \u003cbr\u003e15. Nik Kershaw - I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me \u003cbr\u003e16. Thompson Twins - Love On Your Side \u003cbr\u003e17. Scritti Politti - Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)\u003cbr\u003e18. Tears For Fears - Mad World \u003cbr\u003e19. Philip Oakey \u0026amp; Giorgio Moroder - Together In Electric Dreams \u003cbr\u003e20. Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCD2:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e1. Laurie Anderson - O Superman \u003cbr\u003e2. The Human League - Being Boiled \u003cbr\u003e3. Fad Gadget - Back To Nature\u003cbr\u003e4. The Cure - Let's Go To Bed \u003cbr\u003e5. The Associates - Party Fears Two  \u003cbr\u003e6. New Order - Thieves Like Us \u003cbr\u003e7. Propaganda - Duel \u003cbr\u003e8. Peter Schilling - Major Tom (Coming Home) \u003cbr\u003e9. Alphaville - Big In Japan \u003cbr\u003e10. Talk Talk - Today \u003cbr\u003e11. Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle \u003cbr\u003e12. Our Daughter's Wedding - Lawnchairs \u003cbr\u003e13. Devo - Whip It \u003cbr\u003e14. Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance \u003cbr\u003e15. The Flying Lizards - Money \u003cbr\u003e16. Trio - Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha \u003cbr\u003e17. Yello - Bostich \u003cbr\u003e18. Telex - Moskow Diskow \u003cbr\u003e19. Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive!\u003cbr\u003e20. Phil Lynott - Yellow Pearl  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCD3:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e1. New Order - Blue Monday \u003cbr\u003e2. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax \u003cbr\u003e3. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) \u003cbr\u003e4. Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy \u003cbr\u003e5. Nena - 99 Red Balloons\u003cbr\u003e6. Paul Hardcastle - 19\u003cbr\u003e7. Freeez - I.O.U. \u003cbr\u003e8. Donna Summer - Our Love \u003cbr\u003e9. Lipps Inc. - Funkytown \u003cbr\u003e10. Animotion - Obsession \u003cbr\u003e11. The Pointer Sisters - Automatic \u003cbr\u003e12. Imagination - Body Talk \u003cbr\u003e13. M \/ Robin Scott - Pop Muzik\u003cbr\u003e14. Flash And The Pan - Waiting For A Train\u003cbr\u003e15. Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out \u003cbr\u003e16. Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love \u003cbr\u003e17. Malcolm McLaren \u0026amp; The World's Famous Supreme Team - Buffalo Gals \u003cbr\u003e18. The Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit) \u003cbr\u003e19. Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F (From \"Beverly Hills Cop\" Soundtrack)\u003cbr\u003e20. 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