NOW – Yearbook 1978

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Good track listings are good I wish that NOW put out there Vinyl in a box set to match the cd track listings. All the usual suspects are here - Abba, Blondie, Kate Bush, Hot Chocolate, Donna Summer, Chic, ELO, Boney M, Olivia Newton John, The Clash, Elton John and Boomtown Rats amongst many many more.Products labelled '*item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' will be supplied to you directly by Exertis via their approved couriers. If you were hoping for the single version of Kate Bush's 'Man with the Child in his Eyes' then you will be disappointed, it's the album version. If you're younger you can find out what was successful before your time and if you're older you can enjoy a nostalgic wander down musical memory lane. Reggae influenced Pop from 10cc follows, plus Justin Hayward’s ‘Forever Autumn’ from the massive ‘Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds’ album. and Patti Smith with songs from artists who emerged in the post-punk era, such as The Boomtown Rats, The Undertones, Buzzcocks, Blondie, The Clash, Elvis Costello and the Attractions and Ian Dury and the Blockheads.

European created Pop/Disco from Baccara, Sheila and B Devotion, The Three Degrees, Eruption, and Voyage are included before a group of floor-fillers paying tribute to the sci-fi craze of the time: ‘I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper’, ‘Galaxy Of Love’, and ‘Automatic Lover’. Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at our warehouse.The final disc is all about the Pop smashes of the year - opening with 'Denis' the chart breakthrough from Blondie, and two huge hits from the soundtrack to 'Grease' from Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta. NOW Music is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing 'Yearbook' series, NOW – Yearbook 1978; 46 tracks on a 3LP set pressed on translucent pink vinyl - from a magical year in Pop! The CD formats contain 85 tracks over the four discs and mix classics from the likes of ELO, Rod Stewart, Gerry Rafferty, ABBA, Wings, Kate Bush, Olivia Newton-John (and John Travolta!

The first side closes with sophisticated Pop from Wings, before the peerless ‘The Man With The Child In His Eyes’ from Kate Bush. Unique hits from Renaissance, Scott Fitzgerald and Yvonne Keeley, and Barry Manilow are followed by a run of Pop gems from Dollar, Andrew Gold, Boney M.

This 3CD companion set to the original Now Yearbook 78 features 66 tracks including the likes of Queen’s ‘Bicycle Race’ (CD 1, track one, naturally), Blondie’s Picture This, John Travolta’s ‘Greased Lightnin”, Boney M. Flipping over to Side Two, a stack of Pop classics from Bonnie Tyler, Clout and Suzi Quatro, before Rock-infused Pop from Billy Joel, Elton John, and the classic '(Don't Fear) The Reaper' from Blue Oyster Cult. For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered.