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|Album Main Cover=nowyearbook1981extra-front.jpg
|Album Original Release Date=2022-07-01
|Album Original Release Year=2022
|Album Title=Now Yearbook Extra 1981
|Country Of Release=UK
|Album Series=Now Yearbooks
|Album Main Color=ff0506
|Album Secondary Color=f2fff0
|Album Short Name=Now Yearbook Extra 1981
|Album Notes=Following the recent release of '[[Now Yearbook 1981 (UK 2022)|Now Yearbook 1981]]', we continue to celebrate the remarkable year of pop that was [[1981]] with 'Now – Yearbook Extra 1981' as a limited edition 3CD.

Featuring 66 fabulous tracks that we couldn't fit on 'Now – Yearbook 1981' – including massive hits and songs that debuted in 1981 and have become enduring favourites.

Disc 1 kicks off with some of the year's biggest stars including gems from [[John Lennon]] with '[[John Lennon - Watching The Wheels|Watching The Wheels]]', [[U2]] with '[[U2 - Gloria|Gloria]]', '[[Pretenders - Message Of Love|Message Of Love]]' from [[The Pretenders]], plus the first single released from Ghost in the Machine by [[The Police]] with '[[The Police - Invisible Sun|Invisible Sun]]'. As a major force in 80s pop, synth-pop and new romantic tracks are featured from [[Spandau Ballet]], [[Duran Duran]], [[Soft Cell]], [[Japan]] and [[Tom Tom Club]]. This disc also brings together soul smashes from [[Kool and the Gang|Kool & The Gang]], [[Shalamar]], [[Randy Crawford]], [[Grover Washington Jr|Grover Washington, Jr]]. feat. [[Bill Withers]] and [[Diana Ross]].

1981 was a year of revolution for pop and Disc 2 leads off with pure pop magic from [[Adam and the Ants|Adam & The Ants]] with '[[Adam and the Ants - Ant Rap|Ant Rap]]', [[Toyah]] with '[[Toyah - I Want To Be Free|I Want To Be Free]]', [[Altered Images]] with '[[Altered Images - I Could Be Happy|I Could Be Happy]]', and '[[Kim Wilde - Chequered Love|Chequered Love]]' from [[Kim Wilde]] – plus [[Shakin' Stevens]], [[Bucks Fizz]] and [[Madness]]. [[Electric Light Orchestra]], [[REO Speedwagon]], [[Rick Springfield]], [[Graham Bonnet]], and [[Hall and Oates|Daryl Hall & John Oates]] all feature representing [[Rock|rock]] and [[Power Ballad|power ballads]]. This collection wouldn't be complete without some brilliant [[Novelty|novelty]] pop – CD 2 concludes with '[[The Tweets - Birdie Song|Birdie Song]]' by [[The Tweets]] and '[[Louis Clark and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Hooked On Classics|Hooked On Classics]]' by [[Louis Clark]] conducting [[The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]] – with both reaching No.2 on the UK charts, and amongst the year's best sellers.

Disc 3 opens with '[[The Human League - The Sound Of The Crowd|Sound Of The Crowd]]' – the commercial breakthrough from [[The Human League]], and further celebrates synth-pop with [[Visage]], [[Duran Duran]], [[Spandau Ballet]], [[Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark]], and the debut single from [[Tears for Fears]]. [[Simple Minds]] and [[New Order]] lead into superb [[New Wave|new wave]]/pop crossover hits from [[Adam and the Ants|Adam & The Ants]], [[Bow Wow Wow]] and [[Public Image Ltd]], alongside timeless hits from [[The Jam]] and [[The Clash]] before closing with some [[Reggae|reggae]] and [[Ska|ska]] influenced hits from [[Sugar Minott]], [[Bad Manners]] and [[UB40]].

The ideal addition to the 'Yearbook' family and an essential collection for all fans of 80s pop – enjoy this extra helping with 'Now – Yearbook Extra 1981'.
|Amazon Link=https://amzn.to/3oQE7VN
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