Release Date: 13 June 2025
Format: LP Triple Vinyl
Label: NOW
£29.99
Various Artists NOW Yearbook THE VAULT: 1981 Limited Coloured Vinyl 3LP Set
Overview:
1981 was a seismic year in pop music, with a huge number of new artists making unforgettable chart debuts. We have included a fantastic selection of the year’s singles on the 1981 Yearbook and the 80-84 Final Chapter as part of our appreciation of the year.
Those tracks were generally the bigger hits of the year, with their chart achievement a factor in their inclusion – however – that’s not the whole singles story of the year, and our celebration of 1981 wouldn’t be complete without shining a light on some of the years’ singles that have been compiled much less frequently over the past 40 years.
Welcome to THE VAULT for 1981. Some of the tracks included were Top 40 hits, some missed the chart completely. Some were representative of massive selling albums, and some were big hits in the U.S. and not in the U.K but all are part of the wonderful pop story of 1981.
Featured Tracks:
Side: 1
1. Simple Minds - Sweat In Bullet - Simple Minds
2. Spandau Ballet - Paint Me Down - Spandau Ballet
3. Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang - Heaven 17
4. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Never Gonna Cry Again - Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart
5. John Foxx - Europe After The Rain - John Foxx
6. Gary Numan & Dramatis - Love Needs No Disguise - Gary Numan & Dramatis
7. Altered Images - Dead Pop Stars - Altered Images
8. Adam & The Ants - Young Parisians - Adam & The Ants
Side: 2
1. Rick James - Super Freak - Bruce Springsteen
2. Sister Sledge - All American Girls - John Mellencamp
3. Chaka Khan - What Cha' Gonna Do For Me - REO Speedwagon
4. Freeez - Flying High - Billy Joel
5. Shakatak - Living In The UK - Elton John
6. Level 42 - Love Games - Joan Armatrading
7. Sheila Hylton - The Bed's Too Big Without You - The Alan Parsons Project
Side: 3
1. Bruce Springsteen - The River - The Creatures
2. John Mellencamp - Ain't Even Done With The Night - The Cure
3. REO Speedwagon - In Your Letter - New Order
4. Billy Joel - Say Goodbye To Hollywood - Live - The Psychedelic Furs
5. Elton John - Nobody Wins - The Clash
6. Joan Armatrading - I'm Lucky - Scritti Politti
7. The Alan Parsons Project - Time - The Undertones
Side: 4
1. Pretenders - Louie Louie
2. Pat Benatar - Fire And Ice
3. Generation X - Dancing With Myself
4. Echo & The Bunnymen - A Promise
5. The Teardrop Explodes - Colours Fly Away
6. Dexys Midnight Runners & Kevin Rowland - Show Me
7. Joe Jackson - Jumpin' Jive
8. The Manhattan Transfer - Boy From New York City
Side: 5
1. The Creatures - Mad Eyed Screamer
2. The Cure - Primary
3. New Order - Procession
4. The Psychedelic Furs - Dumb Waiters
5. The Clash - This Is Radio Clash
6. Scritti Politti - The "Sweetest Girl"
7. The Undertones - It's Going To Happen!
8. Squeeze - Is That Love?
Side: 6
1. Debbie Harry - The Jam Was Moving
2. Donna Summer - Cold Love
3. Commodores - Lady (You Bring Me Up)
4. Steve Winwood - While You See A Chance
5. Journey - Who's Crying Now
6. Rush - Tom Sawyer
7. Meat Loaf - I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us
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