Various - NOW 12” 80s: 1985 – Part Two [CD]

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NOW Music presents the next instalment in our ongoing series of 12\u201d 80s releases: - NOW 12\u201d 80s: 1985 \u2013 Part Two, 4CDs packed with 46 extended, full-length, and remixed 12\u201d versions, capturing the sound of 1985\u2019s dancefloors, airwaves, and pop culture moments. Another essential volume from one of the most dynamic and diverse years of the decade.
CD1 opens with Wham!\u2019s exuberant #1\u2018I\u2019m Your Man (Extended Stimulation)\u2019, before Eurythmics with the dazzling \u2018There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart), another #1, featured in its \u2018Special Dance Mix\u2019. Timeless anthems continue with Tears For Fears\u2019 \u2018Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Urban Mix)\u2019, Midge Ure\u2019s solo classic \u2018If I Was (Extended Mix)\u2019, and Bryan Ferry\u2019s stylish \u2018Don\u2019t Stop The Dance (Special 12\u201d Remix)\u2019. Go West and Nik Kershaw contribute essential extended pop, before Scritti Politti, Stephen Duffy, and Howard Jones keep the synth-pop flowing, and Toyah rounds off Disc 1 with the extended mix of her \u201985 hit \u2018Don\u2019t Fall In Love (I Said)\u2019\u2026
CD2 kicks off with one of 1985\u2019s new hitmakers: Fine Young Cannibals with the extended mix of \u2018Johnny Come Home, ahead of another chart debut:- Simply Red with \u2018Money\u2019s Too Tight (To Mention) (The Cutback Mix)\u2019 before Matt Bianco\u2019s \u2018Yeh Yeh (Dance Mix)\u2019. Huge transatlantic Latin-flavoured smashes follow from DeBarge with \u2018Rhythm Of The Night\u2019 and Miami Sound Machine\u2019s irresistible \u2018Conga (Pablo Flores Dance Mix)\u2019. Up next, a run of dancefloor-fillers, kicking off with The Pointer Sisters\u2019 \u2018Neutron Dance (12\u201d Remix)\u2019, and followed by Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, Five Star, and Jaki Graham, while the extended dance mix of Loose Ends\u2019 chilled soul classic \u2018Hangin\u2019 On A String\u2019 leads into the CD\u2019s closer: UB40\u2019s \u2018Don\u2019t Break My Heart (Extended Version)\u2019 which gave the band a Top 3 smash, their third of the decade so far\u2026
CD3 showcases some of the year\u2019s most creative 12\u201d\u2019s with remixing to the fore: Bronski Beat with Marc Almond\u2019s epic \u2018I Feel Love / Johnny Remember Me\u2019 (12\u201d Version) opens the CD before \u2018The Destruction Mix\u2019 of Paul Hardcastle\u2019s groundbreaking #1\u201819\u2019. Cutting-edge production continues with The Art Of Noise\u2019s \u2018Close (To The Edit)\u2019, New Order\u2019s \u2018Sub-Culture\u2019, and Yello\u2019s electro gem \u2018Vicious Games\u2019 all in their extended, remixed and club versions. Propaganda followed up \u2018Duel\u2019 with the stunning \u2018p:Machinery\u2019 and the \u2018Polish\u2019 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 \u201885\u2019s finest extended and remixed rock-pop crossover cuts.
CD4 opens with a diverse line-up representing different dance genres:- hip-hop pioneers Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five with \u2018Step Off (Extended Mix)\u2019, Maria Vidal with electro club hit \u2018Body Rock (Dance Mix)\u2019, Sandra\u2019s superb extended version of euro-pop synth classic \u2018Maria Magdalena\u2019 and Amii Stewart\u2019s \u2018Knock On Wood / Ash 48\u2019 which was a smash again 6 years after its original chart run as its \u20181985 12' Extended Mix\u2019 . Dead Or Alive were having a huge year, and \u2018Lover Come Back (To Me) (Extended Remix)\u2019, was their third hit in \u201985. Up next - Sheila E\u2019s \u2018A Love Bizarre\u2019 (Parts I and II), Ren\xe9 & Angela with the 12\u201d Mix of \u2018I\u2019ll Be Good\u2019 and Steve Arrington\u2019s euphoric \u2018Feel So Real\u2019 \u2013 here in its 12\u201d Version are all dancefloor gold - and Sister Sledge, who had enjoyed huge success at the end of the \u201870s returned and hit #1 with \u2018Frankie\u2019, featured in its \u2018Club Mix\u2019. Taking us to the end of this stellar collection another returning star from the late 70s disco era; Dan Hartman who hit with \u2018I Can Dream About You\u2019, from the film \u2018Streets Of Fire\u2019 \u2013 here in its 12\u201d Mix by John \u201cJellybean\u201d Benitez, and Paul Young closes the set with the extended remix of his smash \u2018Every Time You Go Away\u2019 which gave him his sixth consecutive Top 10 single in the UK \u2013 and a US #1.
NOW 12\u201d 80s: 1985 \u2013 Part Two \u2013 an essential companion to Part One, celebrating more of the unforgettable extended mixes that defined a golden year for pop.

Wham! - I'm Your Man (Extended Stimulation)

Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) (Special Dance Mix)

Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Urban Mix)

Midge Ure \u2013 If I Was (Extended Mix)

Bryan Ferry - Don't Stop The Dance (Special 12' Remix)

Go West - We Close Our Eyes (The Total Overhang Mix)

Thompson Twins - Don't Mess With Doctor Dream (U4A + U3A Remix)

Nik Kershaw - Don Quixote (Extra Special Long Mix)

Scritti Politti - Perfect Way (Way Perfect Mix)

Stephen Duffy - Kiss Me (Mixe Plural)

Howard Jones \u2013 Look Mama (UK Extended Mix)

Toyah - Don't Fall in Love (I Said) (Extended Mix)

Fine Young Cannibals - Johnny Come Home (Extended Mix)

Simply Red \u2013 Money's Too Tight (To Mention) (The Cutback Mix)

Matt Bianco \u2013 Yeh Yeh (Dance Mix)

DeBarge - Rhythm Of The Night (Long Version)

Miami Sound Machine - Conga (Pablo Flores Dance Mix)

The Pointer Sisters - Neutron Dance (12' Remix)

Chaka Khan \u2013 Eye To Eye (Extended Mix)

Aretha Franklin - Who's Zoomin' Who? (Dance Mix)

Five Star - Let Me Be The One (Philadelphia Remix)

Jaki Graham \u2013 Round And Around (Extended Version)

Loose Ends - Hangin' On A String (Extended Dance Mix)

UB40 - Don't Break My Heart (Extended Version)

Bronski Beat with Marc Almond - I Feel Love / Johnny Remember Me (12\u201d Version)

Paul Hardcastle \u2013 19 (The Destruction Mix)

The Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit) (Extended Mix)

New Order \u2013 Sub-Culture (John Robie Remix)

Yello - Vicious Games (Vicious Vocal Club Mix)

Propaganda - p:Machinery (Polish)

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Cities In Dust (Extended Version)

Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (Extended Version)

Rick Springfield - Celebrate Youth (Dance Mix)

Pat Benatar - Invincible (Extended Version)

ZZ Top \u2013 Sleeping Bag (Extended Mix)

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - Step Off (Extended Mix)

Maria Vidal - Body Rock (Dance Mix)

Sandra - Maria Magdalena (Extended Version)

Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood / Ash 48 (1985 12' Extended Mix)

Dead Or Alive - Lover Come Back (To Me) (Extended Remix)

Sheila E \u2013 A Love Bizarre (Parts I and II)

Ren\xe9 & Angela - I'll Be Good (12' Mix)

Steve Arrington \u2013 Feel So Real (12\u201d Version)

Sister Sledge \u2013 Frankie (Club Mix)

Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You (12\u201d Mix)

Paul Young - Every Time You Go Away (Extended Remix Version)