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NOW 12″ 80s: 1985 – Part Two

4CD 80s remix collection

By Paul Sinclair

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NOW Music remind us what a strong year 1985 was in pop, with a 4CD set that presents ‘Part Two’ of 12″80s:1985, as NOW continue to step through the 1980s, year-by-year, spotlighting extended mixes of hit songs.

The first disc includes Wham’s ‘I’m Your Man’ (in ‘Extended Stimulation’ guise), the ‘Special Dance Mix’ of Eurythmics’ ‘There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)’ (which wasn’t on the first 12-inch single), the ‘Urban Mix’ of Tears For Fears’ smash Everybody Wants To Rule The World, the 12-inch remix of Bryan Ferry’s ‘Don’t Stop The Dance’, a remix of Stephen Duffy’s ‘Kiss Me’ the ‘Mixe Plural’ version) and the ‘Extra Special Long Mix’ of Nik Kershaw’s excellent ‘Don Quixote’.

Because this is 1985, there’s many songs which feature on albums that are currently in a reissue cycle. Tears For Fears is mentioned above, but on CD 2 there’s also Fine Young Cannibals ‘Johnny Come Home’ (which features on the FYC40 deluxe set and is in Atmos, as a bonus track, on the recently announced The Raw & The Cooked SDE exclusive blu-ray). Disc two also includes the ‘Cutback Mix’ of Simply Red’s ‘Money’s Too Tight To Mention’, the 12-inch version of The Pointer Sisters’ Neutron Dance (which featured prominently in the soundtrack of Beverly Hills Cop) and the Extended Dance Mix of Loose Ends’ ‘Hangin’ On A String’ (which featured on 1985’s NOW Dance compilation, fact fans).

CD 3 has contributions from Paul Hardcastle, Art of Noise, Propaganda, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Yello, Billy Idol and ZZ Top while the final disc offers up extended versions of hits by Maria Vidal, Amii Stewart, Dead Or Alive, Sheila E, Steve Arrington and more. It ends with the once rare-on-CD extended version of Paul Young’s ‘Every Time You Go Away’.

If CDs aren’t your thing, NOW Music are also releasing a coloured vinyl box set of 12-inch mixes called NOW Presents…12” 80s: Volume Two: 1983-1984. This is a follow-up of the 1980-82 box that was issued last December and like the CD versions is stepping through the 80s, although this time it’s two or three years at a time. This features 44 tracks across the five coloured vinyl records (full tracklisting, below).

Both compilations are released on 17 October 2025.

Tracklisting

NOW 12″ 80s: 1985 – Part Two Various Artists /

    • CD 1
      1. Wham! – I’m Your Man (Extended Stimulation)
      2. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart – There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My
      3. Heart) (Special Dance Mix)
      4. Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Urban Mix)
      5. Midge Ure – If I Was (Extended Mix)
      6. Bryan Ferry – Don’t Stop The Dance (Special 12″ Remix)
      7. Go West – We Close Our Eyes (The Total Overhang Mix)
      8. Thompson Twins – Don’t Mess With Doctor Dream (U4A + U3A Remix)
      9. Nik Kershaw – Don Quixote (Extra Special Long Mix)
      10. Scritti Politti – Perfect Way (Way Perfect Mix)
      11. Stephen Duffy – Kiss Me (Mixe Plural)
      12. Howard Jones – Look Mama (UK Extended Mix)
      13. Toyah – Don’t Fall in Love (I Said) (Extended Mix)
    • CD 2
      1. Fine Young Cannibals – Johnny Come Home (Extended Mix)
      2. Simply Red – Money’s Too Tight (To Mention) (The Cutback Mix)
      3. Matt Bianco – Yeh Yeh (Dance Mix)
      4. DeBarge – Rhythm Of The Night (Long Version)
      5. Miami Sound Machine – Conga (Pablo Flores Dance Mix)
      6. The Pointer Sisters – Neutron Dance (12″ Remix)
      7. Chaka Khan – Eye To Eye (Extended Mix)
      8. Aretha Franklin – Who’s Zoomin’ Who? (Dance Mix)
      9. Five Star – Let Me Be The One (Philadelphia Remix)
      10. Jaki Graham – Round And Around (Extended Version)
      11. Loose Ends – Hangin’ On A String (Extended Dance Mix)
      12. UB40 – Don’t Break My Heart (Extended Version)
    • CD 3
      1. Bronski Beat with Marc Almond – I Feel Love / Johnny Remember Me (12” Version)
      2. Paul Hardcastle – 19 (The Destruction Mix)
      3. The Art Of Noise – Close (To The Edit) (Extended Mix)
      4. New Order – Sub-Culture (John Robie Remix)
      5. Yello – Vicious Games (Vicious Vocal Club Mix)
      6. Propaganda – p:Machinery (Polish)
      7. Siouxsie And The Banshees – Cities In Dust (Extended Version)
      8. Billy Idol – Rebel Yell (Extended Version)
      9. Rick Springfield – Celebrate Youth (Dance Mix)
      10. Pat Benatar – Invincible (Extended Version)
      11. ZZ Top – Sleeping Bag (Extended Mix)
    • CD 4
      1. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – Step Off (Extended Mix)
      2. Maria Vidal – Body Rock (Dance Mix)
      3. Sandra – Maria Magdalena (Extended Version)
      4. Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood / Ash 48 (1985 12″ Extended Mix)
      5. Dead Or Alive – Lover Come Back (To Me) (Extended Remix)
      6. Sheila E – A Love Bizarre (Parts I and II)
      7. René & Angela – I’ll Be Good (12″ Mix)
      8. Steve Arrington – Feel So Real (12” Version)
      9. Sister Sledge – Frankie (Club Mix)
      10. Dan Hartman – I Can Dream About You (12” Mix)
      11. Paul Young – Every Time You Go Away (Extended Remix Version)

Tracklisting

NOW 12″ 80s: Volume Two 1983-1984 Various Artists /

    • LP 1 – Blue vinyl
      Side A
      1. Wham! – Bad Boys (12″ Version)
      2. Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson – Say Say Say (12″ Version)
      3. Spandau Ballet – Gold (12” Mix)
      4. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart – Who’s That Girl? (Extended Mix)
      5. The Cure – The Lovecats (Extended Version 1983)
      Side B
      1. Tears For Fears – Change (Extended Version)
      2. Altered Images – Don’t Talk To Me About Love (Extended Version)
      3. Haysi Fantayzee – Shiny Shiny (Dance Mix)
      4. Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance (Extended Version)
      5. Marilyn – Calling Your Name (Extended Version)
    • LP 2 – Hot Pink vinyl
      Side A
      1. New Order – Blue Monday
      2. Freeez – I.O.U. (Megamix)
      3. Rock Steady Crew – (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew (Extended Version)
      4. Malcolm McLaren – Double Dutch (12″ Version)
      Side B
      1. Lionel Richie – All Night Long (All Night) (12″ Version)
      2. KC & The Sunshine Band – Give It Up (John Luongo Disco Mix)
      3. Donna Summer – She Works Hard For The Money (Club Mix)
      4. Laura Branigan – Gloria (12” Version)
      5. Matthew Wilder – Break My Stride (Remix) (Club Version)
    • LP 3 – Blue vinyl

      Side A

      1. Heaven 17 – Temptation (Extended Mix)
      2. The Human League – (Keep Feeling) Fascination (Extended Version)
      3. Thompson Twins – Love On Your Side (Rap Boy Rap)
      4. Bananarama - Robert De Niro’s Waiting (Extended Version)
      5. Adam Ant – Apollo 9 (Francois K Splashdown Mix)
      Side B
      1. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Relax (New York Mix)
      2. Evelyn Thomas – High Energy (Extended Version)
      3. Bronski Beat – Why? (12” Version)
      4. Dead Or Alive – That’s The Way (I Like It) (Extended Version)
    • LP 4 – Yellow vinyl
      Side A
      1. Culture Club – It’s A Miracle / Miss Me Blind (US 12’’ Mix)
      2. Tina Turner – What’s Love Got To Do With It (Extended 12” Remix)
      3. Chaka Khan – I Feel For You (Remix)
      4. Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel – White Lines (Don’t Do It) (Long Version)
      Side B
      1. Hazell Dean – Whatever I Do (12″ Mix)
      2. Divine – You Think You’re A Man (12” Mix)
      3. The Pointer Sisters – Jump (For My Love) (12″ Long Version)
      4. Miami Sound Machine – Dr. Beat (12” Long Version)
    • LP 5 – Green vinyl
      Side A
      1. Duran Duran – The Reflex (Dance Mix)
      2. Nik Kershaw – The Riddle (Extended Riddle)
      3. Howard Jones – What Is Love? (Extended Mix)
      4. Scritti Politti – Absolute (Version)
      5. Cocteau Twins – Pearly-Dewdrops’ Drops (12” Version)
      Side B
      1. Echo & The Bunnymen – The Killing Moon (Up All Night Version)
      2. Propaganda – Das Testament Des Dr Mabuse (12″ Edit For Germany)
      3. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Two Tribes (Annihilation)

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