NOW 12″ 80s: 1986 Part One

NOW Music continue their 12″ 80s series with a 4CD look at 1986.

This set (which is Part One) features 46 tracks in extended form from classic artists of the era, including George Michael, Pet Shop Boys, a-ha, Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Culture Club, OMD, Simple Minds, Frankie Goes To Hollywood and more.

Highlights include George Michael’s excellent standalone single ‘A Different Corner’ (albeit the 12-inch version is only different thanks to a 30 second string intro), the near nine-minute Julian Mendelsohn ‘Full Horror’ extended mix of Pet Shop Boys ‘Suburbia’, the ‘Broad’ mix of Frankie’s ‘Rage Hard’ and the 12-inch version of Culture Club’s underrated ‘Move Away’. a-ha are represented by two tracks: the extended version of their only UK No 1 ‘The Sun Always Shines On TV’ and the long version of ‘I’ve Been Losing You’ which was the first single from Scoundrel Days. As ever, full tracklistings are below.

NOW 12″ 80s: 1986 Part One will be released on 6 February 2026.

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Tracklisting

NOW 12″ 80s: 1986 vol one Various Artists /

• • CD 1
    1. George Michael – A Different Corner
    2. Pet Shop Boys – Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots Of Money) (12″ Mix)
    3. a-ha – The Sun Always Shines On T.V. (Extended Version #1) (Extended Version)
    4. Duran Duran – Notorious (Extended Mix)
    5. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart – Thorn In My Side (Extended Version)
    6. Culture Club – Move Away (12” Mix)
    7. Falco – Rock Me Amadeus (Extended Version)
    8. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – (Forever) Live And Die (Extended Mix)
    9. Simple Minds – All The Things She Said (Extended Version)
    10. Talk Talk – Life’s What You Make It (Extended Mix)
    11. Bryan Ferry – Is Your Love Strong Enough? (Long Version)
    12. Spandau Ballet – Through The Barricades (Extended Version)
  • CD 2
    1. Bananarama – Venus (Extended Version)
    2. Bucks Fizz – New Beginning (Mamba Seyra) (Ian Levine Club Mix)
    3. Sinitta – So Macho (Extended Club Mix)
    4. Mel & Kim – Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) (Extended Version)
    5. Five Star – System Addict (M&M Remix)
    6. Jaki Graham – Set Me Free (Extended Version)
    7. Gwen Guthrie – Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On But The Rent (12″ Club Mix)
    8. Jellybean – Sidewalk Talk (Dance Mix)
    9. Miami Sound Machine – Bad Boy (Shep Pettibone Remix)
    10. Jennifer Rush – Ring Of Ice (Extended UK Remix)
    11. Billy Ocean – When The Going Gets Tough (Extended Version)
    12. The Real Thing – You To Me Are Everything (The Decade Remix ’76-’86)
  • CD 3
    1. Pet Shop Boys – Suburbia (The Full Horror)
    2. New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle (Extended Dance Mix)
    3. The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry (New Voice Club Mix 1986)
    4. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Rage Hard (Broad)
    5. Dead Or Alive – Brand New Lover (The Dust Monkey’s Love Bubble Club Mix)
    6. Sigue Sigue Sputnik – Love Missile F1-11 (Ultraviolence Mix)
    7. Red Box – For America (Bazooka Mix)
    8. a-ha – I’ve Been Losing You (Extended Version)
    9. Debbie Harry – French Kissin’ (In The USA) (Dance Mix)
    10. Go West – True Colours (The Snake Charmer Mix)
    11. The Police – Don’t Stand So Close To Me ’86 (Dance Mix)
  • CD 4
    1. The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way (12” Version)
    2. Kim Wilde – You Keep Me Hangin’ On (W.C.H. Mix)
    3. Jermaine Stewart – We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off (Extended)
    4. Whitney Houston – How Will I Know (Dance Remix)
    5. Lionel Richie – Dancing On The Ceiling (12″ Version)
    6. Fine Young Cannibals – Suspicious Minds (Suspicious Mix)
    7. Level 42 – Lessons In Love (Shep Pettibone Remix)
    8. Swing Out Sister – Breakout (N.A.D. Mix)
    9. The Bangles – Manic Monday (Extended Remix)
    10. Tina Turner – Typical Male (12” Dance Mix)
    11. Elton John – Heartache All Over The World (12″ Mix)