NOW 12” 80s: 1987 – Part One CD

NOW Music presents the next instalment in our ongoing series of 12 80s releases NOW 12 80s 1987 Part One. Across 4 CDs, discover 46 extended, remixed and fulllength 12 versions from one of the decades most memorable years. Featuring charttopping duets, dancefloor anthems, sophisticated pop, cuttingedge club classics and enduring genredefying favourites, this collection captures the sound of 1987 in all its diversity.CD1 opens with a huge international charttopper George Michael and Aretha Franklins 1 smash I Knew You Were Waiting For Me featured here in its Extended Remix, before another worldwide favourite, Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes I039ve Had The Time Of My Life 1234 Version, the unforgettable hit from Dirty Dancing. Stylish pop follows from ABCs When Smokey Sings The Miami Mix and Duran Durans Skin Trade Stretch Mix. Eurythmics bring the dazzling Beethoven I Love To Listen To in its Dance Mix, before ahas stunning Manhattan Skyline Extended Remix. Curiosity Killed The Cat enjoyed their Top 10 breakthrough with Down To Earth Extended Version, while Swing Out Sister feature with Surrender Stuff Gun Mix, another of the years defining pop hits. Bryan Ferry and Alison Moyet continue the run of elegant pop, with Is This Love reaching the UK Top 3, the L.A. Mix of which is featured here. Stings Well Be Together Extended Mix leads into the discclosing Once Upon A Long Ago Extended Version, the original mix of which gave Paul McCartney another Top 10 success.CD2 kicks off with one of 1987s biggest singles Pet Shop Boys landmark 1 Its A Sin, presented here in its epic Disco Mix. Dead Or Alive follow with the effectsladen drama of Something In My House Mortevicar Mix, before hinrg floorfiller Male Stripper 12 Inch Version from Man 2 Man. The Extended Mix of Respectable from Mel amp Kim leads a stellar run of Stock, Aitken amp Waterman productions featuring Sinittas Top 5 smash Toy Boy The Extended Bicep Mix, and the debut hit and 1987s biggest seller from Rick Astley with Never Gonna Give You Up, presented here in its 039Cake Mix039 ahead of Bananarama with the Miami Remix of their transAtlantic hit I Heard A Rumour, plus the 12 Vocal Mix of Laura Branigans superb Shattered Glass. The Communards feature with the uplifting 1987 12 Version of You Are My World, while New Orders enduring classic True Faith Remix, a UK Top 5 hit and one of the eras most celebrated releases follows. Yellos atmospheric The Rhythm Divine rounds off the second disc in its fulllength version.CD3 showcases the club sounds that dominated dancefloors during 1987, opening with MARRS and their 1 Pump Up The Volume UK 1234 Remix. Alexander ONeal follows with the defining remix of Criticize before dancefloor classics from Jody Watley with Looking For A New Love Extended Club Mix and Whitney Houstons So Emotional Extended Remix, taken from her blockbuster album Whitney. Jellybean and Elisa Fiorillo keep the energy high with Who Found Who Club Mix, ahead of freestyle favourites Company B and Expos. Pepsi amp Shirlies debut smash Heartache reached 2 in the UK and is featured in its Dot amp Daisy Club Remix, while Five Star feature with Stay Out Of My Life 1234 Version. Level 42 had a huge year in 1987 Running In The Family was a big hit and the title track from their multiplatinum album appearing here in its Extended Version leads into the discs closer the Long Version of The Blow Monkeys It Doesnt Have To Be This Way.CD4 opens with The Cures Why Cant I Be You Extended Mix 1987 before rock icon Iggy Pop features with Real Wild Child Wild One Extended Version. Billy Idol and Tina Turner are up next with extended dancefloor reworks of two of their biggest 1987 releases, before the Extended 12 version of Chris Reas Lets Dance and Waxs undeniable earworm Bridge To Your Heart The Unabridged Version. The Extended Remix of Karel Fialkas cult hit Hey Matthew comes before a run of some of the years biggest debut singles Johnny Hates Jazzs Top 5 smash Shattered Dreams 1234 Extended Mix, Wet Wet Wets Wishing I Was Lucky 1234 Version Sananda Maitreya making his breakthrough with the Top 10 If You Let Me Stay Extended Version, and Living In A Box with the Dance Mix of their eponymous smash Living In A Box. Its left to Was Not Was to close the collection with the infectious Walk The Dinosaur The New York Dangerous Mix, one of the eras most distinctive crossover dancepop hits.NOW 12 80s 1987 Part One celebrates a remarkable year for pop, dance and club culture, bringing together some of the years most memorable extended cuts, remixes and 12 versions with an equally impressive Part Two to follow soon