NOW 14 – On and off and on again
1989 was a year of major upheaval for NOW. They’d been turfed out of the official album charts into the compilation top 20, a chart no one ever saw, referenced or cared about. It looked…
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NOW 13 – Don’t worry, be crappy
Why, in the winter of 1988, it was decided to base a cover of NOW 13 around a charmingly retro spaceship design, I do not know. But it’s a fab design and, even better, features…
NOW 12 – the compilation they forgot to bomb, come, nuclear bombs
So what does summer sound like to you? Maybe it’s some Hi-NRG dance track imported from the med by swathes of hormonal twenty-somethings. Perhaps it’s some cool, magic-hour ballad sung as the sun sets on…
NOW 11 – I know you gonna dig this
Every decade has its game changing year, the year that rocks the music world, the year where, if you'll pardon the cliché, nothing will ever be the same again. It may be the birth of…
Now That’s What I Call Music 10 – Designed to satisfy your soul
Like your first kiss, the first time you got drunk, or the first 18-rated film you see (or X-rated if you're a tad older than me), your first NOW album is special, and never forgotten.…
Now That’s What I Call Music 9 – Taking your breath away
In 1987, for the first time since they had co-existed, NOW released its first compilation of the year in the Spring, leaving Hits 6 to take over for the summer, presumably because it gave NOW…
Now That’s What I Call Music 8 – Not perfect, but perfect for you
Welcome to the future! For Christmas 1986, NOW would deliver a lovely shiny package for its fans, because the future is always shiny, isn't it? NOW 8 is fit to burst with number ones, top…
Now That’s What I Call Music 7 – Let’s make lots of money
To talk about NOW 7, you have to have a copy to hand. And I don't mean a digital copy, or a playlist made from the track listing. You have to have an actual…
Now That’s What I Call Music 6 – Re-election day
Christmas 1985 would see NOW reclaim its crown, in some style. Not only did NOW 6 indicate a return to form, but they also had the trump card of the Now Christmas Album. I’ll discuss…
Now That’s What I Call Music 5 – Harold Faltermeyer is 5 foot 11 inches tall
After losing Christmas 1984 to The Hits Album, NOW! took a short sabbatical in the new year. Clearly they were no longer the only game in town and things were going to have to change.…