NOW Yearbook: The Vault 1980

1980 was a huge year in pop music, and we have already included a fabulous selection of tracks on the vinyl versions of the 1980 Yearbook, the 80-84 Final Chapter, and the Vinyl Extra 5-LP box-set as part of our appreciation of the year. Those tracks were generally the bigger hits of the year, with their chart achievement a factor in their inclusion. However, that's not the whole singles story of the year, and our celebration of 1980 wouldn't be complete without shining a light on some of the years' singles that have been compiled much less frequently over the years. Welcome to THE VAULT for 1980. Some of the tracks included were Top 40 hits, some missed the chart completely. Some were representative of massive selling albums, and some were big hits in the U.S. and not in the U.K. but all are part of the wonderful pop story of 1980. 45 tracks across 3-LPs - 'NOW Yearbook - THE VAULT: 1980' - pressed in beautiful clear transparent vinyl. LP1 kicks off with established superstars with big U.S, hits: Bruce Springsteen (with 'Hungry Heart'), Billy Joel (with 'You May Be Right') and Blondie with 'The Hardest Part' - a single in the U.S. but not in the U.K. New-wave with a retro feel from The Ramones, The Revillos and The B-52's lead into singles before the hits came for Echo & The Bunnymen and The Teardrop Explodes. flip the LP over for disco-pop from Donna Summer with 'Sunset People' and Shalamar with 'Right In The Socket' ahead of the fusion of soul & jazz from The Manhattan Transfer, and the superb collaboration between Wilton Felder and Bobby Womack on 'Inherit The Wind'. Jazz influenced pop from Level 42 leads to chilled soul from Brenda Russell with her timeless track 'In The Thick Of It' and finishing with the unmistakable vocals of Joan Armatrading. Synth-driven pop would become the dominant genre in the charts over the next year, and LP2 celebrates some of the formative singles of the genre from Sparks and John Foxx alongside Ultravox, The Human League and Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark who would be among the most successful groups of the next five years. More synth-pop from The Buggles and New Musik follows whilst the disc draws to its close with The Tourists with 'Don't Say I Told You So'.The second side opens with 'Dance Stance' from Dexys Midnight Runners - the single that came a few months before 'Geno' took them to #1. Great guitar pop from Squeeze and XTC leads into The Clash, ahead of reggae and ska from Junior Murvin and The Bodysnatchers, and hugely influential early hip-hop from Kurtis Blow with 'The Breaks'. A vintage ballad 'Sartorial Eloquence' from Elton John beautifully begins the final LP followed by more huge musical icons; Paul Simon ('Late In The Evening'), Linda Ronstadt ('Hurt So Bad') and Carly Simon ('Jesse'). Robert Palmer, Bill Nelson and The Cars complete the side with new-wave classics - whilst over on the flip stellar vocals from Pat Benatar and Journey kick off an explosive line up of 1980's rock from Saxon, Girlschool, UFO and the debut single from Iron Maiden. Phil Lynott features with his first solo hit 'Dear Miss Lonely Hearts', whilst the final word is given to the legendary ZZ Top - they were 4 years away from a U.K. chart single, but 'Cheap Sunglasses' hit the U.S. chart in 1980.

Disc 1
1: Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
2: You May Be Right - Billy Joel
3: The Hardest Part (Remastered 2020) - Blondie
4: Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio? (2002 Remaster) - Ramones
5: Motorbike Beat - The Revillos
6: Give Me Back My Man - The B-52's
7: Rescue - Echo & the Bunnyman
8: When I Dream (Single Version) - The Teardrop Explode
9: Sunset People - Donna Summer
10: Right in the Socket (7" Version) - Shalamar
11: Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone - The Manhattan Transfer
12: Inherit the Wind (Edited Version) - Wilton Felder & Bobby Womack
13: Love Meeting Love (Album Mix Edit) - Level 42
14: In the Thick of It - Brenda Russell
15: Rosie - Joan Armatrading

Disc 2
1: When I'm With You - Sparks
2: Passing Strangers - Ultravox
3: Red Frame/White Light - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
4: Burning Car - John Foxx
5: Only After Dark (2003 Remaster) - The Human League
6: Clean, Clean (Edit) - The Buggles
7: This World of Water - New Musik
8: Don't Say I Told You So - The Tourists
9: Dance Stance - Dexys Midnight Runners
10: Pulling Mussels (From the Shell) - Squeeze
11: Generals and Majors (Edit) - XTC
12: The Call Up - The Clash
13: Police & Thieves (Single Version) - Junior Murvin
14: Let's Do Rocksteady - The Bodysnatchers
15: The Breaks - Kurtis Blow

Disc 3
1: Sartorial Eloquence - Elton John
2: Late in the Evening - Paul Simon
3: Hurt So Bad - Linda Ronstadt
4: Jesse - Carly Simon
5: Looking for Clues (Single Version Remix) - Robert Palmer
6: Do You Dream in Colour? - Bill Nelson
7: Touch and Go - The Cars
8: We Live for Love (Remastered 2005) - Pat Benatar
9: Any Way You Want It - Journey
10: Wheels of Steel (7" Version) [1997 Remaster] - Saxon
11: Race With the Devil - Girlschool
12: Running Free (2015 Remaster) - Iron Maiden
13: Dear Miss Lonely Hearts - Phil Lynott
14: Young Blood (Edit) - UFO
15: Cheap Sunglasses - ZZ Top

Number of Discs: 3

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