NOW That's What I Call An Era - (FEELS LIKE) HEAVEN : 1978-1985 Red, Blue & Pink Triple Vinyl

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 highlighting some of the best from a transformative era in music. This collection brings together 43 tracks across 3LPs pressed on a different colour for each LP Red, Blue and Pink and housed in a trifold sleeve packed with notes on all the featured tracks.LP1 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, the 1979 1 Are Friends Electric from Gary Numan and Tubeway Army, and Japans Quiet Life which became their first Top 40 hit. Landmark chart debuts from Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet are up next with Temptation, a huge hit for Heaven 17 closing the side. Flip the LP over for an opening pair of tracks that defined the New Romantic movement Vienna from Ultravox, and Fade To Grey from Visage. Next up, Simple Minds smash Promised You A Miracle along with pop gold from Nik Kershaw and Kim Wilde, sophisticated synthpop from Scritti Politti, and the LP closes with Phil Lynotts instantly recognisable Yellow Pearl which served as the theme tune to Top of the Pops in the early 80s.LP2 starts with Laurie Andersons still breathtaking UK No.2 O Superman, before The Human Leagues debut single Being Boiled from 1978. The Walk from The Cure became a defining single of the era, and Telex with Moskow Diskow the opener from their 1979 album Looking For St Tropez, was a club favourite along with newwave crossover Lawnchairs from Our Daughters Wedding. A pair of synthpop essentials close the side from Trio, and Fiction Factorys No.6 UK hit Feels Like Heaven. Over on the other side, Norwegian trio aha saw Take On Me become one of the decades signature songs ahead of Philip Oakey amp Giorgio Moroders timeless collaboration Together In Electric Dreams. Brilliant pop from Blancmange and Joe Jackson lead to the LPs closing trio, finding Paul Hardcastles 1 19 between two ZTT productions The Art Of Noise with Close To The Edit, and the peerless Duel from Propaganda.LP3 explodes into life with New Orders classic Blue Monday, before making way for Bronski Beats anthemic Smalltown Boy, Frankie Goes To Hollywoods 1 smash Relax, and hienergy synth charttopper You Spin Me Round Like A Record from Dead Or Alive. The massive electrodance hit IOU from Freeez, and Donna Summer with Our Love an influential cut from her 1979 Bad Girls album wrap up Side One and over to the final side, which kicks off with two of the eras biggest hits from The Human League with 1981 charttopper Dont You Want Me, and from the same year Soft Cell with their 1 Tainted Love. Huge hits for Howard Jones and Tears For Fears come ahead of a second appearance from Japan with the elegant and haunting Ghosts and to close the collection a trio of stellar late70s singles Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Darks debut single Electricity followed by Sparks from 1979 with a track from their collaboration with producer Giorgio Moroder, the Top 10 Beat The Clock, and staying in 1979, Gary Numan hit 1 with the iconic Cars and signs off this stunning album.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.