NOW 12" 80s: 1980
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Release Date: 14/07/2023
NOW Music are excited to present a 'NOW 12-inch 80s: 1980'. The first instalment - 1980, released on July 14th 2023. The 12-inch single was a dynamic and increasingly essential part of the release schedule as the decade progressed. Incorporating extended (sometimes the full album) versions, remixes, and re-inventions - they not only gave the dance-floor a longer version, and the listener an alternative take, but also highlighted the artistry of the producer - bringing together all kinds of elements to create new soundscapes woven together with the original track, either vocal or instrumental. Across 4 CDs, 45 extended, full-length or remixed versions - 44 of which appeared on 12-inch singles, and 1 (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark) which although released on a 10-inch single, admirably fits the criteria.
Disc 1
1: Call Me (Theme from 'American Gigolo') [original 12" Version] - Blondie
2: Funkytown (12" Version) - Lipps, Inc
3: Spacer (Full Length Version) - Sheila & B. Devotion
4: I'm Coming Out (Full Length Version) - Diana Ross
5: Celebration (12" Edit) - Kool & the Gang
6: Oops Up Side Your Head (12" Single Version) - The Gap Band
7: Searching (12" Version) - Change
8: I Shoulda Loved YA (12" Version) - Narada Michael Walden
9: What a Fool Believes (12" Version) - Aretha Franklin
10: You Gave Me Love (12" Mix) - Crown Heights Affair
11: Walk Away (12" Version) - Donna Summer
Disc 2
1: To Cut a Long Story Short (12" Version) - Spandau Ballet
2: Messages (10" Single Version) - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
3: When I'm With You (Full Length Version) - Sparks
4: Ieya (Full Length Version) - Toyah
5: The Earth Dies Screaming (12" Version) - UB40
6: You're Lying (Long Version) - Linx
7: Funkin' for Jamaica (Remix) - Tom Browne
8: Let's Get Serious (12" Version) - Jermaine Jackson
9: Don't Push It Don't Force It (12" Version) - Leon Haywood
10: Check Out the Groove (Full Length Version) - Bobby Thurston
11: Behind the Groove (12" Version) - Teena Marie
12: Taste of Bitter Love (12" Version) - Gladys Knight & The Pips
Disc 3
1: D.I.S.C.O (12" English Version) - Ottawan
2: Use It Up and Wear It Out (12" Single Edit) - Odyssey
3: Dance Yourself Dizzy (12" Mix) - Liquid Gold
4: Feels Like I'm in Love (12" Version) - Kelly Marie
5: Can't Stop the Music (12" Version) - The Village People
6: Love Is the Drug (Long Version) - Grace Jones
7: The Letter (Long Version) - Amii Stewart
8: My Friend Jack (Long Version) - Boney M.
9: Jump to the Beat (12" Version) - Stacy Lattisaw
10: Love T.K.O. (Full Length Version) - Teddy Pendergrass
11: Dream a Lie (12" Version) - UB40
Disc 4
1: On the Radio (12" Version) - Donna Summer
2: Glow of Love (Long Version) - Change
3: Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me Girl (12" Version) - The Spinners
4: Cuba (12" Version) - Gibson Brothers
5: If You Could Read My Mind (Extended Version) - Viola Wills
6: Never Knew Love Like This Before (12" Mix) - Stephanie Mills
7: Love Sensation (A Tom Moulton Mix) - Loleatta Holloway
8: Take Your Time (Do It Right) [log Version] - The S.O.S. Band
9: I Owe You One (12" Version) - Shalamar
10: Got to Love Somebody (Extended Version) - Sister Sledge
11: And the Beat Goes On (Extended Version) - The Whispers