In 1985, NOW Music released \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcNOW Dance: The 12\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Mixes\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, a 20-track compilation that included the extended or remix versions of some of the biggest recent hits and popular club tracks. This was followed a year later by a second 20-track volume, and in 1989, a third\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 NOW Music proudly present \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcNOW Dance \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The 80s\u00e2\u20ac\u2122; a selection of 26 tracks that appeared on those three original \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcNOW Dance\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 albums – all in their 12\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, extended or remixed versions across a 3LP set, pressed on red vinyl. From the first (1985) \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcNOW Dance\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 release \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Philip Bailey & Phil Collins\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 #1 smash \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcEasy Lover\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 kicks off the album, with The Power Station, Eurythmics, Stephen Tin Tin Duffy, and Belouis Some following. Up next are huge chart & club hits from Loose Ends, Cool Notes, and the classic \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcSolid\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 from Ashford & Simpson, before making way for a stellar line-up from the next \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcNOW Dance\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 – from 1986. Massive club and Dance tracks that crossed over to become equally big chart hits from 1986 include \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcWe Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Have To Take Our Clothes Off\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 from Jermaine Stewart, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcAin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Nothin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Goin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 On But The Rent\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 from Gwen Guthrie, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dc(You Are My) All And All\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 from Joyce Sims, plus Aretha Franklin, Grace Jones, and Jaki Graham. LP2\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s second side continues the run of 1986 Dance gold opening with the year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s biggest hit, the #1 \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcDon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Leave Me This Way\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 from The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris, Pop-Dance hits from Bronski Beat and Five Star, before finishing with the first of the 1989 selections – the classic Soul of \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcJoy And Pain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 from Maze & Frankie Beverly. Which leaves 8 classic cuts of 1989 dancefloor magic for our final LP\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Bobby Brown\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcMy Prerogative\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 and \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBuffalo Stance\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 from Neneh Cherry start the run that features The Beatmasters, Coldcut feat. Lisa Stansfield, Inner City, Fine Young Cannibals, and Paula Abdul\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s trans-atlantic smash \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcStraight Up\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, before we close with the timeless \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcKeep On Movin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 from Soul II Soul featuring the sublime vocals of Caron Wheeler. Celebrating the 80s dance floor, and celebrating NOW\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s legacy – NOW Dance \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The 80s; 26 12\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and extended versions on 3-LP red vinyl. Vinyl Tracklist LP 1 Side A 1. Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – Easy Lover (Extended Dance Remix) 2. The Power Station – Some Like It Hot (Mix \/ 12) 3. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart – Would I Lie to You? (ET Mix) 4. Stephen Tin Tin Duffy – Kiss Me (Mixe Plural) 5. Belouis Some – Imagination (12» Version) LP 1 Side B 1. Ashford & Simpson – Solid (Special Club Mix) 2. Cool Notes – Spend The Night (Original 12\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Mix) 3. Loose Ends – Hangin» On A String (Extended Dance Mix) 4. Jermaine Stewart – We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off (Extended) 5. Jaki Graham – Breaking Away (Extended Version) LP2 Side A 1. Gwen Guthrie – Ain’t Nothin» Goin» On But The Rent (Club Mix) 2. Aretha Franklin – Who’s Zoomin» Who? (Dance Mix) 3. Grace Jones – Pull Up To The Bumper (Remix) 4. Joyce Sims – (You Are My) All And All LP2 Side B 1. The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris – Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Leave Me This Way (12\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Extended Version) 2. Bronski Beat – Hit That Perfect Beat (12\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Version) 3. Five Star – Can’t Wait Another Minute (12 Version) 4. Maze & Frankie Beverly – Joy & Pain LP3 Side A 1. Bobby Brown – My Prerogative (Extended Remix) 2. Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance (12» Mix) 3. The Beatmasters – Who’s In The House? (The Hip House Anthem) 4. Coldcut feat. Lisa Stansfield – People Hold On (Disco Mix) LP3 Side B 1. Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy (David Z 12\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Remix) 2. Paula Abdul – Straight Up (12 Remix) 3. Inner City – Ain’t Nobody Better (Groove Corporation Remix) 4. Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler – Keep On Movin» (Club Mix)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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