NOW – 80s Alternative PRE ORDER: 16\/06\/23 NOW Music proudly presents NOW \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 80s Alternative: 30 tracks across 2 LPs, pressed on stunning pink vinyl – encapsulating the era and celebrating an incredibly diverse decade for \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcAlternative\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 music. LP1\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first side showcases this diversity: Kicking off with Eurythmics stunning \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBeethoven (I Love To Listen To)\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, and Propaganda\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s magnificent debut \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcDr. Mabuse\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, before The B-52\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bring U.S. New Wave with \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcPlanet Claire\u00e2\u20ac\u2122. Post-Punk Pop exploded on the charts of the early 80s, and The Associates and The Stranglers feature, as do The Adventures \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBroken Land\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 and Marc Almond\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcStories Of Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c both amazing songs. That calibre of song writing is continued on the second side with Tom Robinson\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcAtmospherics\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 and the Elvis Costello co-write \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcShipbuilding\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, beautifully realised by Robert Wyatt. Next up is the understated classic \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m In Love With A German Film Star\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 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 \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcWhip It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 from DEVO. The epic \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcThis Corrosion\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 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\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s band The Sugarcubes with \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBirthday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 follows, before David Sylvian\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcPop Song\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, and \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcFlowers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 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 \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcHand In Glove\u00e2\u20ac\u2122. 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\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcEdie (Ciao Baby)\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, and The Clash\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s commentary on the era \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcThis Is England\u00e2\u20ac\u2122. NOW \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 80s Alternative \u00e2\u20ac\u201c A celebration of a different view of the decade\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s charts – the lesser-compiled 1980\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s singles. Tracklist LP 1 Side A 1. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart – Beethoven (I Love To Listen To) 2. Propaganda \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Dr. Mabuse 3. The B-52’s – Planet Claire 4. The Associates – Party Fears Two 5. Marc Almond – Stories Of Johnny 6. The Adventures – Broken Land 7. The Stranglers – European Female LP 1 Side B 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 5. Japan – Gentlemen Take Polaroids (Edit) 6. Sandii & The Sunsetz – Dreams Of Immigrants 7. Yello – Vicious Games 8. DEVO – Whip It LP 2 Side A 1. Sisters Of Mercy – This Corrosion 2. Siouxsie And The Banshees – Peek-A-Boo 3. Bauhaus – Kick In The Eye 4. The Cure – A Forest 5. The Sugarcubes \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Birthday 6. David Sylvian – Pop Song 7. Zaine Griff – Flowers LP 2 Side B 1. The Smiths – Hand In Glove 2. Aztec Camera \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Oblivious 3. Pretenders – Talk Of The Town 4. R.E.M. – So. Central Rain 5. Pixies – Monkey Gone To Heaven 6. The Psychedelic Furs – President Gas 7. The Cult – Edie (Ciao Baby) 8. The Clash – This Is England<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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