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1985 was a remarkable year in pop music. Across the releases on Yearbook 1985 and its Extra weve already celebrated many of the years biggest hits the tracks that dominated the charts but as ever, thats only part of the years story
Welcome to THE VAULT for 1985. A collection that digs deeper into the years musical landscape uncovering singles that may not have always reached the highest chart positions but remain essential to the rich and diverse pop story of 1985. Some were overshadowed at the time, some were highlights from albums that had already sold huge amounts, some found greater success internationally but all deserve their place in this continued celebration of 80s pop.
45 tracks across 3-LPs pressed in gorgeous green vinyl NOW Yearbook The Vault: 1985.
LP1 opens with a trio of tracks from huge-selling albums:- Bruce Springsteens My Hometown, the sixth single in the UK from Born in the U.S.A one of the best-selling albums of the decade, followed by Bryan Ferry with the stunning Windswept from Boys And Girls and Stings Love Is The Seventh Wave, taken from his solo debut The Dream Of The Blue Turtles. Next up, Go West with a U.S single release Eye To Eye, Scritti Politti with Perfect Way their biggest hit in America, and ABC with Be Near Me. The first side closes with two established bands; Heaven 17 and Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Flip the LP over for Adam Ant with Vive Le Rock, Midge Ure, Blancmange and the second collaboration between Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder with Good-Bye Bad Times. The Style Councils Welcome To Milton Keynes leads to LP1s closers from Simply Red and Fine Young Cannibals who followed their debut Johnny Come Home with Blue.
LP2 opens with Cocteau Twins and the dream-pop atmospherics of Aikea-Guinea, ahead of The Jesus And Mary Chain with Just Like Honey, and The Dream Academy with The Love Parade.
Brilliant with their cover of James Browns Its A Mans Mans Mans World and jazz-influenced pop from Matt Bianco are up next ahead of the sublime Castles In The Air from The Colourfield and Elvis Costello & The Attractions, who released the 1979 track Green Shirt to promote their Best Of collection and the side closes with The Clashs This Is England which would become their last originally released hitwhilst on the other sidecelebrate the dancefloor, with a vibrant mix of Hi-NRG, soul, electro and club-influenced pop:- Opening with Sheryl Lee Ralphs In The Evening and Barbara Penningtons equally superb On A Crowded Street, the hi-energy continues with Miquel Brown and Hazell Dean ahead of a US hit from Laura Branigan (Spanish Eddie) and Divines cover of Twistin The Night Away. LP2 finishes with a massive U.S. dancefloor smash for Eddie Murphy with Party All The Time.
The final LP kicks off with a bunch of singles that achieved bigger hit status in the US than here and opens with Billy Joels Youre Only Human (Second Wind), a track written exclusively for his Greatest Hits Volume I & II compilation, ahead of pop-rock from John Mellencamp plus an anthemic smash from Bon Jovi. Pat Benatars Invincible features ahead of The Power Stations third US Top 40 hitwhilst back in the UK Chris Rea enjoyed his biggest chart hit to date with Stainsby Girls and the side is completed by Marillion with Heart Of Lothian the third hit from their huge Misplaced Childhood album Flip to the final side for the stellar vocals on Act Of War, the huge collaboration between Elton John & Millie Jackson ahead of dancefloor smash New Attitude from Patti Labelle and Show Some Respect a U.S. single from Tina Turner. Sophisticated pop-R&B from Michael McDonald and Daryl Hall & John Oates come ahead of the collections closers- and two outstanding vocal performances: Chaka Khans Through The Fire and the U.S. breakthrough hit from Whitney Houston with You Give Good Love signalling the arrival of one of the decades brightest new stars.
NOW Yearbook The Vault: 1985 A deeper dive into an unforgettable year in pop.
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