Wednesday 23 November 2016

NOW That's What I Call Music 10 - Various Artists (Virgin / EMI / Polygram) (1987)

Good evening peeps, how we all doing?

Sat here this evening thinking what to do with myself, and then bam it hit me! Why not chuck a new post on and cheer you lovely lot up...

It's getting close to the silly season again and with it all comes a multitude of new releases all vying for your attention hoping to get that coveted Christmas number 1.

Rewind back to my giddy childhood days (1987 to be exact), when this little gem was released on November the 23rd. I was so excited I could have possibly had a little white wee wee in response to seeing the double paged add in my coveted Smash Hits magazine. The reason for this excitement you ask? Well, as the last NOW regular release was back in Spring I assumed (again wrongly) that the series was finished. (Not counting NOW, Smash Hits that was released prior to this). There were in fact, even rumours abound that after this particular volume they were not going to make anymore (sob!)... how wrong were we eh?!

This is my second favourite NOW of the main series. Not necessarily because of the tracklisting, although there are some classics in there and a few gems that are still blasted through my trusty Samsung S7 (Oooh, get her!), but because of the artwork. Neon lights and all things shimmery made my Christmas '87 all the more sparklier!!!!

The album includes number 1's by M/A/R/R/S "Pump Up The Volume", T'Pau "China In Your Hand" and Los Lobos' "La Bamba" but nothing can compete with the final track. It was an unusal way to finish the album off. Firstly because it was a Christmas track and secondly because it was released the same day as NOW 10 - the seminal "Fairytale Of New York" by The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl.

Enjoy peeps!!!!!



Download here :
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B83_lcjOnQkKTlB3RGtPYkVUSlk?usp=sharing

The full track listing can be found via the following link:

http://www.nowmusic.com/now/now-thats-what-i-call-music-10/