NOW That's What I Call An Era - (FEELS LIKE) HEAVEN : 1978-1985 Deluxe CD

NOW Music proudly presents the continuation of the Era series with NOW Thats What I Call An Era Feels Like Heaven 19781985, a celebration of essential synthpop. This collection brings together 80 tracks across 4CDs in hardbackbook packaging complete with a 28page booklet packed with notes on all the featured tracks highlighting some of the best from a transformative era in music.CD1 opens with Queens epic 1984 anthem Radio Ga Ga, followed by a run of key iconic tracks including Eurythmics with Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This, Vienna from Ultravox, the New Romantic signature Fade To Grey from Visage, and the 1979 1 Are Friends Electric from Gary Numan and Tubeway Army. Next up, chart debuts from Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet along with eradefining hits from Japan, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark and the massive 1 Tainted Love from Soft Cell. Pop smashes from Heaven 17, Howard Jones and Nik Kershaw lead to sophisticated synthpop from Scritti Politti and Tears For Fears with Mad World ahead of Philip Oakey amp Giorgio Moroders timeless collaboration Together In Electric Dreams. This first CD closes with Fiction Factorys No.6 UK hit Feels Like Heaven.CD2 opens with Laurie Andersons still breathtaking UK No.2 O Superman, before The Human Leagues debut single Being Boiled from 1978 and the hugely influential Back To Nature from Fad Gadget. The Cures Lets Go To Bed and The Associates Party Fears Two lead into a trio of German synthpop gems from Propaganda, Peter Schilling and Alphaville. Early chart successes for Simple Minds and Talk Talk follow alongside New Wave crossovers from Devo and Our Daughters Wedding. More international classics follow from Men Without Hats with The Safety Dance, Yello with Bostich and Telex with Moskow Diskow the opener from their 1979 album Looking For St Tropez. Disc Two closes with Phil Lynotts instantly recognisable Yellow Pearl which served as the theme tune to Top of the Pops in the early 80s.CD3 explodes into life with New Orders classic Blue Monday, before making way for Frankie Goes To Hollywoods 1 smash Relax. More hienergy synthpop follows with Dead Or Alives You Spin Me Round Like A Record and Bronski Beats anthemic Smalltown Boy. 1s from Nena and Paul Hardcastle come ahead of the massive electrodance hit IOU from Freeez, and Donna Summer with Our Love, an influential cut from her 1979 Bad Girls album. More hits follow with Imaginations Body Talk, M amp Robin Scott with Pop Muzik and Joe Jacksons sublime Steppin Out. Early80s electrodance fusions from Tom Tom Club and Malcolm McLaren amp The Worlds Famous Supreme Team are next, whilst signing off this disc are two classic 80s theme tunes Harold Faltermeyers Axel F from the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack, and Jan Hammers Miami Vice ThemeThe Final Disc starts with one of the biggest hits of the era from The Human League with 1981 charttopper Dont You Want Me. Norwegian trio aha saw Take On Me become one of the decades signature songs, whilst the 1979 1 Video Killed The Radio Star from The Buggles became the first video shown on MTV in the US and the final video shown on MTV in the UKstaying in 1979, Gary Numan hit 1 with the iconic Cars and Sparks released their collaboration with producer Giorgio Moroder that included the Top 10 Beat The Clock. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Darks debut single Electricity is up next along with second appearances from Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran and Tears For Fears. Kim Wilde debuted with the purepop gold of Kids In America, and leads to a stellar run of synthpop to close the collection from Altered Images, Visage, Soft Cell with Torch, The Cure with The Walk and finishing with the elegant and haunting Ghosts from Japan.NOW Thats What I Call An Era Feels Like Heaven 19781985 an unforgettable journey through some of the greatest tracks from the most influential artists Celebrating one of the most groundbreaking amp innovative eras in pop music.