Release Date: 17 July 2026
Format: Box Set Vinyl
Label: NOW
£74.99
Various Artists NOW Presents… 12” 80s: Volume Three: 1985-1986 Limited Numbered Coloured Vinyl 5LP Set
Overview:
In 2023 we began our hugely successful 80s 12” series on CD – a year-by-year journey through the greatest 12” singles from the decade, and in 2024 we presented a selection of tracks from 1980-1982 as the first volume in our collectible vinyl boxset series, followed by Volume Two celebrating 1983-1984 in 2025.
This year, Now Music is proud to announce the third instalment in this essential collection, NOW Presents…12" 80s: Volume Three: 1985-1986, as a stunning 5-LP boxset. A limited edition and numbered set with each of the 5-LPs pressed on a different colour vinyl – red, yellow, blue, hot pink and lime green – to be released on July 17th, 2026, and for many of these tracks this marks the first time back on vinyl since their original 12” release!
Featured Tracks:
Disc: 1
1. Queen - One Vision (Extended Version) - Queen
2. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) (Special Dance Mix) - Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart
3. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (Performance Mix) - Dead Or Alive
4. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome (An Alternative To Reality) - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
5. Tears For Fears - Shout (UK Version / Extended Version) - Tears for Fears
6. Go West - We Close Our Eyes (The Total Overhang Mix) - Go West
7. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) (12" Version) - Simple Minds
8. Arcadia - Election Day (Consensus Mix) - Arcadia
Disc: 2
1. Paul Hardcastle - 19 (The Destruction Mix) - Paul Hardcastle
2. Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F (Extended Version) - Harold Faltermeyer
3. Jan Hammer - Miami Vice Theme (Extended Version) - Jan Hammer
4. Propaganda - Duel (Bitter-Sweet) - Propaganda
5. Mel & Kim - Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) (Extended Version) - Mel & Kim
6. Gwen Guthrie - Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent (12" Club Mix) - Gwen Guthrie
7. Aretha Franklin - Who's Zoomin' Who? (Dance Mix) - Aretha Franklin
8. Loose Ends - Hangin' On A String (Extended Dance Mix) - Loose Ends
Disc: 3
1. Philip Bailey And Phil Collins - Easy Lover (Extended Dance Remix) - Philip Bailey & Phil Collins
2. Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero (Club Mix) - Bonnie Tyler
3. Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield (Extended Version) - Pat Benatar
4. Stephen Duffy - Kiss Me (Mixe Plural) - Stephen Duffy
5. The Human League - Human (Extended Version) - The Human League
6. Duran Duran - Notorious (Extended Mix) - Duran Duran
7. Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way (Extended Version) - Sly Fox
8. Jellybean - Sidewalk Talk (Dance Mix) - Jellybean
9. Maria Vidal - Body Rock (Dance Mix) - Maria Vidal
10. Ashford & Simpson - Solid (Special Club Mix) - Ashford & Simpson
Disc: 4
1. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (Dance Mix) - Pet Shop Boys
2. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle (Extended Dance Mix) - New Order
3. Red Box - For America (Bazooka Mix) - Red Box
4. Nick Kamen - Each Time You Break My Heart (Extended Version) - Nick Kamen
5. The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris - Don't Leave Me This Way (12" Version) - The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris
6. Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat (12" Version) - Bronski Beat
7. Bananarama - Venus (Extended Version) - Bananarama
8. Five Star - Can't Wait Another Minute (M&M New York Remix) - Five Star
Disc: 5
1. Whitney Houston - How Will I Know (Dance Remix) - Whitney Houston
2. Steve Winwood - Higher Love (Remix) - Steve Winwood
3. Level 42 - Lessons In Love (Shep Pettibone Remix) - Level 42
4. Bryan Ferry - Slave To Love (12" Remix) - Bryan Ferry
5. Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2 (12 Inch Remix) - Big Audio Dynamite
6. Furniture - Brilliant Mind (12" Mix) - Furniture
7. Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It (Extended Mix) - Talk Talk
8. Spandau Ballet - Through The Barricades (Extended Version) - Spandau Ballet
Release Date: 07 August 2026
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Music On Vinyl
£29.99
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Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Music On Vinyl
£29.99
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Format: LP Vinyl
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£24.99
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Format: LP Double Vinyl
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£29.99
