Released: 21/10/22
NOW – Yearbook Extra 1979 is a limited 3CD set featuring 67 additional hits from 1979. It opens with Queen’s “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” The Police’s “Message In A Bottle,” and Blondie’s “Union City Blue,” followed by new wave favorites from Pretenders, Roxy Music, and Ian Dury. Disco classics from Donna Summer, Chic, Sister Sledge, and Rose Royce feature, alongside unexpected hits like Fiddler’s Dram’s “Daytrip To Bangor.” Disc Two highlights punk and new wave staples from The Members, The Jam, The Clash, and Sex Pistols, plus early tracks from Japan and OMD, finishing with soul and dance hits from Shalamar, Diana Ross, and Cher. The final disc showcases pop and ballads from Blondie, Earth, Wind & Fire, Barry White, Billy Joel, Marianne Faithfull, and rock from Toto and Status Quo, closing with Lena Martell’s #1 “One Day At A Time” and Paul McCartney’s festive “Wonderful Christmastime.”