VA - Now 12” 80s: 1984 Part One (2024)

Now That’s What I Call Music continue that year-based CD collections of 1980s twelve-inch mixes with a new 4CD set: NOW 12″ 80s: Part One! 1984 was always going to be a great year for this series, even if we are by now very familiar with the songs of this spectacularly good 12-month period. Sony Music, Universal Music, Now Twic, EMI Records! The compilation starts with the hard-to-get-on-CD 12-inch version of Queen’s ‘I Want To Break Free’ before celebrating all that was great about 1984 with extended selections from Tina Turner (‘What’s Love Got To Do With It)’, Duran Duran (‘New Moon On Monday’), Alison Moyet (the Love Injected Mix of ‘Love Resurrection’, Ray Parker Jr. (have a guess?), Mathew Wilder (‘Break My Stride’), Thompson Twins (‘Doctor! Doctor!’), Howard Jones (‘What Is Love?’) and more.

Track List:

CD1
01. Queen - I Want To Break Free (Extended Mix) 7:06
02. Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It (Extended 12'' Remix) 5:45
03. Alison Moyet - Love Resurrection (Love Injected Mix) 8:54
04. Duran Duran - New Moon On Monday (Dance Mix) 6:04
05. Culture Club - It's A Miracle Miss Me Blind (Us 12'' Mix) 9:11
06. Bananarama - Robert De Niro's Waiting (Extended Version) 5:43
07. Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride (Remix) [Club Version] 5:09
08. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters (Extended Version) 6:04
09. Nik Kershaw - The Riddle (Extended Riddle) 5:11
10. Thompson Twins - Doctor! Doctor! (Extended Version) 7:53
11. Howard Jones - What Is Love (Extended Mix) 6:36
12. Ultravox - Love's Great Adventure (Extended Mix) 5:42

CD2
13. Freddie Mercury - Love Kills (Extended Version) 5:23
14. Shannon - Let The Music Play(Full Length Alvum Version) 5:47
15. Sister Sledge - Lost In Music (1984 Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers Remix) 6:38
16. The Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love) (12'' Long Version) 6:26
17. Bronski Beat - Why (12'' Version) 7:45
18. Dead Or Alive - That's The Way (I Like It) (Extended Version) 5:52
19. Divine - You Think You're A Man (12'' Mix) 7:52
20. Evelyn Thomas - High Energy (Extended Version) 7:52
21. Hazell Dean - Whatever I Do (1''2 Mix) 8:16
22. The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men (12'' Version) 5:29
23. Laura Branigan - Self Control (Extended Version) 5:18
24. Kim Wilde - The Touch (Extended Version) 6:36

CD3
25. Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (Remix) 5:01
26. Womack & Womack - Love Wars (Extended Vocal Mix) 8:12
27. Jocelyn Brown - Somebody Else's Guy (Origina Versionl) 6:27
28. The World's Famous Supreme Team - Hey D J (12'' Extended Mix) 6:13
29. Grandmaster Flash - White Lines (Don't Do It) (Long Version) 7:40
30. Nick Heyward - Warning Sign (12'' Version) 5:45
31. Tears For Fears - Mothers Talk (Long Version) 6:18
32. Scritti Politti - Wood Beez (Version) 5:56
33. Propaganda - Das Testament Des Dr Mabuse (12'' Edit For Germany) 9:56
34. Cocteau Twins - Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops (12'' Version) 5:14
35. Echo And The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon (All Night Version) 9:14

CD4
36. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes (Annihilation Mix) 9:10
37. Duran Duran - The Wild Boys (Wilder Than Wild Boys Extended Mix) 8:01
38. Spandau Ballet - Only When You Leave (12'' Version) 6:26
39. Paul Young - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (Extended Mix) 9:19
40. Adam Ant - Apollo 9 (Francois K Splashdown 12'' Mix) 6:48
41. Simple Minds - Up On The Catwalk (Extended Version) 7:39
42. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Tesla Girls (Extended Mix) 4:32
43. Blancmange - Don't Tell Me (Extended) 6:23
44. Alphaville - Big In Japan (Extended Remix) 7:26
45. Howard Jones - Like To Get To Know You Well (International Mix) 7:35
46. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas (12'' Version) 6:19