NOW 12” 80s: 1985 – Part Two 4CD Deluxe CD

NOW Music presents the next instalment in our ongoing series of 12 80s releases NOW 12 80s 1985 Part Two, 4CDs packed with 46 extended, fulllength, and remixed 12 versions, capturing the sound of 1985s dancefloors, airwaves, and pop culture moments. Another essential volume from one of the most dynamic and diverse years of the decade.CD1 opens with Whams exuberant 1Im Your Man Extended Stimulation, before Eurythmics with the dazzling There Must Be An Angel Playing With My Heart, another 1, featured in its Special Dance Mix. Timeless anthems continue with Tears For Fears Everybody Wants To Rule The World Urban Mix, Midge Ures solo classic If I Was Extended Mix, and Bryan Ferrys stylish Dont Stop The Dance Special 12 Remix. Go West and Nik Kershaw contribute essential extended pop, before Scritti Politti, Stephen Duffy, and Howard Jones keep the synthpop flowing, and Toyah rounds off Disc 1 with the extended mix of her 85 hit Dont Fall In Love I SaidCD2 kicks off with one of 1985s new hitmakers Fine Young Cannibals with the extended mix of Johnny Come Home, ahead of another chart debut Simply Red with Moneys Too Tight To Mention The Cutback Mix before Matt Biancos Yeh Yeh Dance Mix. Huge transatlantic Latinflavoured smashes follow from DeBarge with Rhythm Of The Night and Miami Sound Machines irresistible Conga Pablo Flores Dance Mix. Up next, a run of dancefloorfillers, kicking off with The Pointer Sisters Neutron Dance 12 Remix, and followed by Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, Five Star, and Jaki Graham, while the extended dance mix of Loose Ends chilled soul classic Hangin On A String leads into the CDs closer UB40s Dont Break My Heart Extended Version which gave the band a Top 3 smash, their third of the decade so farCD3 showcases some of the years most creative 12s with remixing to the fore Bronski Beat with Marc Almonds epic I Feel Love Johnny Remember Me 12 Version opens the CD before The Destruction Mix of Paul Hardcastles groundbreaking 119. Cuttingedge production continues with The Art Of Noises Close To The Edit, New Orders SubCulture, and Yellos electro gem Vicious Games all in their extended, remixed and club versions. Propaganda followed up Duel with the stunning pMachinery and the Polish version is featured ahead of Siouxsie And The Banshees and Billy Idol. U.S. hits from Rick Springfield, Pat Benatar and ZZ Top complete Disc 3 with a trio of 85s finest extended and remixed rockpop crossover cuts.CD4 opens with a diverse lineup representing different dance genres hiphop pioneers Grandmaster Flash amp The Furious Five with Step Off Extended Mix, Maria Vidal with electro club hit Body Rock Dance Mix, Sandras superb extended version of europop synth classic Maria Magdalena and Amii Stewarts Knock On Wood Ash 48 which was a smash again 6 years after its original chart run as its 1985 1234 Extended Mix . Dead Or Alive were having a huge year, and Lover Come Back To Me Extended Remix, was their third hit in 85. Up next Sheila Es A Love Bizarre Parts I and II, Ren amp Angela with the 12 Mix of Ill Be Good and Steve Arringtons euphoric Feel So Real here in its 12 Version are all dancefloor gold and Sister Sledge, who had enjoyed huge success at the end of the 70s returned and hit 1 with Frankie, featured in its Club Mix. Taking us to the end of this stellar collection another returning star from the late 70s disco era Dan Hartman who hit with I Can Dream About You, from the film Streets Of Fire here in its 12 Mix by John Jellybean Benitez, and Paul Young closes the set with the extended remix of his smash Every Time You Go Away which gave him his sixth consecutive Top 10 single in the UK and a US 1.NOW 12 80s 1985 Part Two an essential companion to Part One, celebrating more of the unforgettable extended mixes that defined a golden year for pop.