Various Artists - Now - 80s Alternative - Limited Edition Pink 2LP Vinyl

NOW Music proudly presents NOW – 80s Alternative: 30 tracks across 2 LPs, pressed on stunning pink vinyl - encapsulating the era and celebrating an incredibly diverse decade for ‘Alternative’ music.


LP1’s first side showcases this diversity: Kicking off with Eurythmics stunning ‘Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)’, and Propaganda’s magnificent debut ‘Dr. Mabuse’, before The B-52’s bring U.S. New Wave with ‘Planet Claire’. Post-Punk Pop exploded on the charts of the early 80s, and The Associates and The Stranglers feature, as do The Adventures ‘Broken Land’ and Marc Almond’s ‘Stories Of Johnny’ – both amazing songs. That calibre of song writing is continued on the second side with Tom Robinson’s ‘Atmospherics…’ and the Elvis Costello co-write ‘Shipbuilding’, beautifully realised by Robert Wyatt. Next up is the understated classic ‘I’m In Love With A German Film Star’ from The Passions, leading into Synth-Pop from Yello, Midge Ure & Mick Karn, Japan and a brilliant single from Japanese band Sandii & The Sunsetz. LP1 fittingly closes with defining U.S. New Wave smash ‘Whip It’ from DEVO.


The epic ‘This Corrosion’ from Sisters Of Mercy starts LP 2 in grandiose style, followed by atmospheric masterpieces from Siouxsie And The Banshees, Bauhaus and The Cure. The debut hit from Bjork’s band The Sugarcubes with ‘Birthday’ follows, before David Sylvian’s ‘Pop Song’, and ‘Flowers’ from Zaine Griff (featuring Kate Bush on backing vocals).


The final side opens with the song that launched one of the defining bands of the era, The Smiths, with ‘Hand In Glove’. Timeless hits from Aztec Camera and the Pretenders lead to R.E.M., the Pixies and The Psychedelic Furs representing the U.S. Alt scene, and the collection draws to a close with The Cult’s ‘Edie (Ciao Baby)’, and The Clash’s commentary on the era ‘This Is England’.


NOW – 80s Alternative – A celebration of a different view of the decade’s charts - the lesser-compiled 1980’s singles.

side: 1
1 Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Beethoven (I Love To Listen To) - Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart
2 Propaganda - Dr. Mabuse - Propaganda
3 The B-52's - Planet Claire - The B-52's
4 The Associates - Party Fears Two - The Associates
5 Marc Almond - Stories Of Johnny - Marc Almond
6 The Adventures - Broken Land - The Adventures
7 The Stranglers - European Female - The Stranglers
side: 2
1 The Smiths - Hand In Glove - The Smiths
2 Aztec Camera - Oblivious - Aztec Camera
3 Pretenders - Talk Of The Town - Pretenders
4 R.E.M. - So. Central Rain - R.E.M.
5 Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven - Pixies
6 The Psychedelic Furs - President Gas - The Psychedelic Furs
7 The Cult - Edie (Ciao Baby) - The Cult
8 The Clash - This Is England - The Clash
side: 3
1 Sisters Of Mercy - This Corrosion - The Sisters Of Mercy
2 Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek-A-Boo - Siouxsie And The Banshees
3 Bauhaus - Kick In The Eye - Bauhaus
4 The Cure - A Forest - The Cure
5 The Sugarcubes - Birthday - The Sugarcubes
6 David Sylvian - Pop Song - David Sylvian
7 Zaine Griff - Flowers - Zaine Griff
side: 4
1 Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding - Robert Wyatt
2 Tom Robinson - Atmospherics: Listen To The Radio - Tom Robinson
3 The Passions - I'm In Love With A German Film Star - The Passions
4 Midge Ure & Mick Karn - After A Fashion - Midge Ure, Mick Karn
5 Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids (Edit) - Japan
6 Sandii & The Sunsetz - Dreams Of Immigrants - Sandii & The Sunsetz
7 Yello - Vicious Games - Yello
8 DEVO - Whip It - Devo