Released: 27/03/26
NOW – Yearbook 1985–1989: Vinyl Extra is a limited-edition 5LP box set featuring one album per year from 1985 to 1989, with 72 pop classics drawn from the Yearbook and Extra series that have not previously appeared on a Yearbook vinyl release. Each LP is pressed on coloured vinyl matching its original year.
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1985: Highlights include Wham! – “I'm Your Man”, Simple Minds – “Alive and Kicking”, Tears for Fears – “Head Over Heels”, Bryan Ferry – “Don't Stop the Dance”, and Paul Young – “Every Time You Go Away”.
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1986: Features major hits like Billy Ocean – “When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going”, Cameo – “Word Up!”, Whitney Houston – “How Will I Know”, Bon Jovi – “You Give Love a Bad Name”, and Europe – “The Final Countdown”.
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1987: Includes Bruce Springsteen – “Tunnel of Love”, plus key tracks from The Cure, New Order, Duran Duran, and the #1 China in Your Hand by T'Pau.
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1988: Standouts include Inner City – “Big Fun”, Rick Astley – “Together Forever”, Pet Shop Boys – “Domino Dancing”, and Belinda Carlisle – “Circle in the Sand”.
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1989: Closes the set with Alice Cooper – “Poison”, Roxette – “The Look”, Kylie Minogue – “Hand on Your Heart”, Soul II Soul – “Keep On Movin'”, and ballads from Tina Turner and Gloria Estefan.
The box set celebrates the pop sound of the late 1980s, offering collectors and vinyl fans a curated selection of iconic tracks from the era.