VA - NOW 12" 80s: 1985 Part One (2025)

NOW Music presents NOW 12” 80s: 1985 – Part One, 4CDs packed with 46 extended, full-length, and remixed 12” versions, capturing the sound of 1985’s dancefloors, airwaves, and pop culture moments. Take a dive into another of the most dynamic and diverse years of the decade.CD1 begins with Queen’s powerhouse ‘One Vision’ and rolls through huge tracks - ‘Easy Lover’ from Philip Bailey & Phil Collins, Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin’s empowering ‘Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves’, Simple Minds’ era-defining ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’, and The Power Station’s thundering ‘Some Like It Hot’. Rock/Pop crossover smashes come from Billy Idol, Pat Benatar, and ZZ Top, plus Laura Branigan, Tina Turner, and extended sophisticated pop from Bryan Ferry, before finishing with pop-reggae from Scritti Politti with ‘The Word Girl’.

Track List:

CD1
01. Queen - One Vision (Extended Version) 6:32
02. Philip Bailey - Easy Lover (Extended Dance Remix) 6:22
03. Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin - Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves (Et Mix) 7:49
04. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) (12'' Version) 6:37
05. The Power Station - Some Like It Hot (Mix) (12'') 6:36
06. Billy Idol - White Wedding (Pts. 1 & 2) (Shotgun Mix) 8:26
07. Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield (Extended Version) 6:32
08. Zz Top - Legs (Dance Mix) 7:51
09. Laura Branigan - Spanish Eddie (New Extended Remix Version) 5:38
10. Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) (Extended Version) 6:10
11. Bryan Ferry - Slave To Love (12" Remix) 5:48
12. Scritti Politti - The Word Girl Flesh & Blood (Version) 5:07

CD2
13. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome (An Alternative To Reality) 8:43
14. A-Ha - Take On Me (Extended Mix) 4:53
15. Billy Ocean - Loverboy (Extended Mix) 8:09
16. Five Star - All Fall Down (M & M Remix) 8:19
17. Ashford & Simpson - Solid (Special Club Mix) 6:14
18. The Pointer Sisters - Dare Me (12'' Dance Mix) 6:17
19. Baltimora - Tarzan Boy (Summer Version) 6:48
20. Bananarama - Do Not Disturb (Extended Version) 6:14
21. Go West - Don't Look Down (Stratospheric Mix) 6:08
22. Abc - Vanity Kills (The Mendelsohn Mix) 6:12
23. Nik Kershaw - Wide Boy (Extended Mix) 5:11
24. King - Love & Pride (Body And Soul Mix) 5:30

CD3
25. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (Performance Mix) 7:27
26. Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat (12'' Version) 6:27
27. Sheryl Lee Ralph - In The Evening (Original Extended Mix) 6:17
28. Hazell Dean - They Say It's Gonna Rain (Indian Summer Mix) 6:20
29. Animotion - Obsession (Dance Mix) 5:58
30. Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero (Club Mix) 6:22
31. Jan Hammer - Miami Vice Theme (Extended Version) 6:54
32. Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F (Extended Version) 7:12
33. Colonel Abrams - Trapped (12'' Regisford Vocal Mix) 6:30
34. Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam And Full Force - I Wonder If I Take You Home (Extended Version) 7:28
35. Chaka Khan - This Is My Night (12'' Extended Version) 6:19
36. Princess - Say I'm Your No. 1 (Full Length Version ) 5:41

CD4
37. Tears For Fears - Shout (Uk Extended Version) 7:43
38. Arcadia - Election Day (Consensus Mix) 8:39
39. Propaganda - Duel (Bitter-Sweet) 7:38
40. New Order - The Perfect Kiss (12'' Version) 8:51
41. Sheila E - The Belle Of St. Mark (Dance Remix) 7:44
42. Level 42 - Something About You (Shep Pettibone Remix) 8:05
43. Sharpe & Numan - Change Your Mind (Extended Version) 8:34
44. Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better (Extended Mix) 7:28
45. Stephen Duffy - Icing On The Cake (Remix) 7:09
46. Red Box - Lean On Me (Ah-Li-Ayo) (Dogmatix) 6:40