{"product_id":"now-12-80s-1986-part-one","title":"Now 12” 80s: 1986 – Part One","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNOW Music presents the next instalment in our ongoing series of 12” 80s releases: Now 12” 80s: 1986 – Part One, a 4CD collection packed with 46 extended, full-length, and remixed 12” versions, capturing the sound of 1986’s clubs, charts, and pop culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCD1 opens with the #1 single from George Michael, the timeless ballad ‘A Different Corner’. Next come the Pet Shop Boys with the 12” mix of ‘Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots Of Money)’, followed by a-ha’s chart-topping ‘The Sun Always Shines On T.V.’ – with the extended version helping to cement the band’s reputation for sophisticated synth-pop. Duran Duran’s sleek ‘Notorious’, produced by Nile Rodgers, reflects the band’s reinvention in the mid-80s, while Eurythmics’ shimmering ‘Thorn In My Side’ showcases Annie Lennox’s powerful vocal delivery. Culture Club, Falco, OMD, Simple Minds, and Talk Talk contribute essential 12\" cuts that underline the diversity of the year’s pop, while Bryan Ferry’s elegant ‘Is Your Love Strong Enough?’, and Spandau Ballet’s powerful ‘Through The Barricades’ round out a superb Disc 1.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCD2 kicks off with Bananarama’s iconic ‘Venus’, a Stock Aitken Waterman production that became one of the defining pop singles of the year on both sides of the Atlantic. A run of floor-filling club mixes of Hi-NRG pop smashes follows from Bucks Fizz, Sinitta, and Mel and Kim, and leads into chart favourites from Five Star and Jaki Graham. Gwen Guthrie hit with an all-time dance classic, Jellybean’s ‘Sidewalk Talk’ featured its writer Madonna on backing vocals and is followed by Miami Sound Machine’s Latin-pop smash ‘Bad Boy’. Jennifer Rush and Billy Ocean come ahead of The Real Thing’s Decade Remix of ‘You To Me Are Everything’, revitalising their 1976 classic ten years later for a new generation of club-goers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCD3 showcases more of ‘86’s greatest artists and remixes – Opening with the Pet Shop Boys’ epic ‘Suburbia (The Full Horror)’, ahead of New Order’s dancefloor favourite ‘Bizarre Love Triangle’ and The Cure - with the ‘New Voice Club Mix’ of their classic ‘Boys Don’t Cry’. Frankie Goes To Hollywood deliver the expansive brilliance of ‘Rage Hard (Broad)’, plus massive remixes feature from Dead Or Alive, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, and Red Box. a-ha make a second appearance with ‘I’ve Been Losing You’, before disc 3 closes with a trio of standouts from Debbie Harry, Go West, and The Police – the latter revisiting their earlier #1 as ‘Don’t Stand So Close To Me ’86 (Dance Mix)’, recorded to coincide with the band’s #1compilation ‘Every Breath You Take: The Singles’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe final disc opens with the year’s biggest selling single: The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris and ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way’, with the full-length version featuring here. Kim Wilde follows with ‘You Keep Me Hangin’ On (W.C.H. Mix)’, a reinvented Supremes classic which gave her a U.S. #1, and Jermaine Stewart’s extended mix of ‘We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off’ continues the momentum. Huge international hits are up next, with Whitney Houston’s ‘How Will I Know’, and Lionel Richie’s feel-good ‘Dancing On The Ceiling’, leading into a run of UK bands enjoying huge chart success, kicking off with Fine Young Cannibals, followed by Level 42 and Swing Out Sister. The extended remix of the ‘86 smash ‘Manic Monday’ by The Bangles leads to the collection’s finale – two songs introducing new albums - Tina Turner with ‘Typical Male’, the lead track from her ‘Break Every Rule’ album, and Elton John’s ‘Heartache All Over The World’, from his ‘Leather Jackets’ album – both featuring in their 12” versions and finishing part one of our celebration of 1986.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAn essential overview of the ‘extended’ year in pop – and coming soon, the second part – as our journey through the decades’ unforgettable 12” singles continues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCD1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e1. George Michael - A Different Corner \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e2. Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) (12\" Mix)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e3. a-ha - The Sun Always Shines On T.V. (Extended Version #1) (Extended Version)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e4. Duran Duran - Notorious (Extended Mix)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e5. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Thorn In My Side (Extended Version) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e6. Culture Club - Move Away (12'' Mix) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e7. Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (Extended Version) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e8. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - (Forever) Live And Die (Extended Mix) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e9. Simple Minds - All The Things She Said (Extended Version) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e10. Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It (Extended Mix)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e11. Bryan Ferry - Is Your Love Strong Enough? (Long Version) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e12. Spandau Ballet - Through The Barricades (Extended Version) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCD2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e1. Bananarama - Venus (Extended Version) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e2. Bucks Fizz - New Beginning (Mamba Seyra) (Ian Levine Club Mix) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e3. Sinitta - So Macho (Extended Club Mix) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e4. Mel \u0026amp; Kim – Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) (Extended Version) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e5. Five Star - System Addict (M\u0026amp;M Remix)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e6. Jaki Graham - Set Me Free (Extended Version)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e7. Gwen Guthrie - Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent (12\" Club Mix) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e8. Jellybean - Sidewalk Talk (Dance Mix) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e9. Miami Sound Machine - Bad Boy (Shep Pettibone Remix) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e10. Jennifer Rush - Ring Of Ice (Extended UK Remix) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e11. Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough (Extended Version) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e12. The Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything (The Decade Remix '76-'86) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCD3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e1. Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia (The Full Horror)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e2. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle (Extended Dance Mix)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e3. The Cure - Boys Don't Cry (New Voice Club Mix 1986) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e4. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Rage Hard (Broad) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e5. Dead Or Alive - Brand New Lover (The Dust Monkey's Love Bubble Club Mix) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e6. Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11 (Ultraviolence Mix) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e7. Red Box – For America (Bazooka Mix)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e8. a-ha - I've Been Losing You (Extended Version)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e9. Debbie Harry – French Kissin’ (In The USA) (Dance Mix)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e10. Go West - True Colours (The Snake Charmer Mix)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e11. The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me '86 (Dance Mix) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCD4\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e1. The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris - Don’t Leave Me This Way (12” Version) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e2. Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin' On (W.C.H. Mix) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e3. Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off (Extended) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e4. Whitney Houston - How Will I Know (Dance Remix) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e5. Lionel Richie - Dancing On The Ceiling (12\" Version) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e6. Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds (Suspicious Mix) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e7. Level 42 - Lessons In Love (Shep Pettibone Remix) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e8. Swing Out Sister - Breakout (N.A.D. Mix) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e9. The Bangles - Manic Monday (Extended Remix) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e10. Tina Turner - Typical Male (12” Dance Mix)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e11. 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