NOW – Yearbook 1977
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RELEASE DATE 1st NOVEMBER 2024
Blue 3LP – | Cat:LPYBNOW77 | Barcode:198028303613 |
Special Edition 4CD – | Cat:CDYBXNOW77 | Barcode:198028303521 |
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NOW is going back to the 1970s to proudly present the next instalment in our ongoing ‘Yearbook’ series – with 49 tracks across 3LPs pressed in beautiful blue vinyl, and 80 tracks across 4CDs, celebrating a magnificently diverse year of Pop singles… NOW – Yearbook 1977.
Kicking off with a timeless anthem from Queen with ‘We Are The Champions’ and followed by the huge instrumental rock of ‘Fanfare For The Common Man’ by Emerson, Lake and Palmer. The song that would open ‘Live Aid’ years later is next up from Status Quo with their signature ‘Rockin’ All Over The World’, and followed with classic pop-rock from 10CC with ‘Good Morning Judge’ and Yes with their huge hit ‘Wonderous Stories’. Hot Chocolate enjoyed their first #1 with ‘So You Win Again’, and Donna Summer and Boney M. both make the first of two appearances on this collection with Top 3 pop smashes ‘Love’s Unkind’ and ‘Ma Baker’….flip the LP over for a side celebrating easy-listening pop brilliance, and opening with a run of four #1s: Manhattan Transfer with ‘Chanson D’Amour’, David Soul with the UK and US #1 ‘Don’t Give Up On Us’, Leo Sayer with another trans-Atlantic chart topper ‘When I Need You’, and Deniece Williams with ‘Free’. Olivia Newton-John’s ‘Sam’ continues the run of pop gems that also includes #1 ‘Angelo’ from Brotherhood Of Man’, ‘You’re Moving Out Today’ from Carole Bayer Sager and Meri Wilson’s unforgettable ‘Telephone Man’. The superb vocals from Elkie Brooks on ‘Pearl’s A Singer’ closes the first LP in style.
LP2 opens with an amazing run of punk and new wave classics: The Stranglers with ‘No More Heroes’, The Clash with their debut ‘White Riot’, Ramones with ‘Sheena Is A Punk Rocker’, and The Jam with their first Top 20 hit ‘All Around The World’… Elvis Costello with the peerless ‘Watching The Detectives’ leads into defining tracks from Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, Boz Scaggs, and Ram Jam plus a hit from the tv soundtrack to ‘Rock Follies’…whilst over on the other side European disco leads the hits with Baccara’s chart-topping ‘Yes Sir, I Can Boogie’, alongside massive tracks from Belle Epoque and the debut ‘Daddy Cool’ for Boney M. ‘The Crunch’ from The Rah Band was an instrumental smash, as was disco-flavoured re-working of the ‘Star Wars’ theme which gave Meco a US chart topper. The side winds down with two of the years’ biggest soul ballads – the Floaters hit #1 in August with ‘Float On’, and the Commodores released an all-time classic, with ‘Easy’, featuring Lionel Richie on vocals.
The final LP opens with one of music’s defining moments: Donna Summer’s #1 ‘I Feel Love’ with its production showcasing the role of the synthesiser – the track not only signalled the future direction of pop music but has also filled dancefloors since its 1977 release. The Trammps ‘Disco Inferno’, Heatwave with ‘Boogie Nights’, The Emotions’ ‘Best Of My Love’, Rose Royce with ‘Car Wash’, chart newcomers Chic with ‘Dance, Dance, Dance’, ‘Nights On Broadway’ from Candi Staton and side-closer ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way’ from Thelma Houston all feature here in a stellar run to celebrate disco as one of the dominant genres in 1977. The final side opens with the sumptuous ‘Telephone Line’ from the Electric Light Orchestra, and ‘Silver Lady’, the second track and second #1 from David Soul on this collection.. Smokie had an enduring hit with ‘Living Next Door To Alice’, and 10cc hit big again with ‘The Things We Do For Love’. Liverpool Express and Alessi Brothers enjoyed hit ballads, whilst 1977’s singles chart saw ‘Way Down’ from Elvis Presley go to #1 in the wake of his death. The final track is 1977’s biggest seller – the first single to sell over two million copies! – and the years’ Christmas #1!! as ‘Mull Of Kintyre’ from Paul McCartney & Wings closes our journey!
NOW – Yearbook 1977 – a celebration of the diversity and wonderful creativity of a truly magnificent year in pop.
3LP
Side A
- Queen – We Are The Champions
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Fanfare For The Common Man
- Status Quo – Rockin’ All Over The World
- 10cc – Good Morning Judge
- Yes – Wonderous Stories
- Hot Chocolate – So You Win Again
- Donna Summer – Love’s Unkind
- Boney M. – Ma Baker
Side B
- The Manhattan Transfer – Chanson d’Amour
- David Soul – Don’t Give Up On Us
- Leo Sayer – When I Need You
- Deniece Williams – Free
- Olivia Newton-John – Sam
- Brotherhood Of Man – Angelo
- Carole Bayer Sager – You’re Moving Out Today
- Meri Wilson – Telephone Man
- Elkie Brooks – Pearl’s A Singer
Side C
- The Stranglers – No More Heroes
- The Clash – White Riot
- Ramones – Sheena Is a Punk Rocker
- The Jam – All Around The World
- Elvis Costello – Watching The Detectives
- Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers – Roadrunner (Once)
- Boz Scaggs – Lido Shuffle
- Rock Follies – OK?
- Ram Jam – Black Betty
Side D
- Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
- Belle Epoque – Black Is Black
- Boney M. – Daddy Cool
- The RAH Band – The Crunch
- Meco – Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band
- The Floaters – Float On
- Commodores – Easy
Side E
- Donna Summer – I Feel Love
- The Trammps – Disco Inferno
- Chic – Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)
- The Emotions – Best Of My Love
- Heatwave – Boogie Nights
- Rose Royce – Car Wash
- Candi Staton – Nights On Broadway
- Thelma Houston – Don’t Leave Me This Way
Side F
- Electric Light Orchestra – Telephone Line
- David Soul – Silver Lady
- Smokie – Living Next Door To Alice
- 10cc – The Things We Do For Love
- Liverpool Express – Every Man Must Have a Dream
- Alessi Brothers – Oh Lori
- Elvis Presley – Way Down
- Paul McCartney & Wings – Mull Of Kintyre
Special Edition/Standard 4CD
CD 1
- Queen – We Are The Champions
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Fanfare For The Common Man
- Status Quo – Rockin’ All Over The World
- Elvis Presley – Way Down
- 10cc – Good Morning Judge
- Electric Light Orchestra – Telephone Line
- Leo Sayer – When I Need You
- David Soul – Don’t Give Up On Us
- Hot Chocolate – So You Win Again
- Candi Staton – Nights On Broadway
- Patsy Gallant – From New York To LA
- Donna Summer – Love’s Unkind
- Boney M. – Ma Baker
- The RAH Band – The Crunch
- Suzi Quatro – Tear Me Apart
- Rock Follies – OK?
- Smokie – Living Next Door To Alice
- Elkie Brooks – Pearl’s A Singer
- Liverpool Express – Every Man Must Have a Dream
- Julie Covington, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice – Don’t Cry For Me Argentina
CD 2
- The Stranglers – No More Heroes
- Ramones – Sheena Is a Punk Rocker
- The Clash – White Riot
- The Jam – All Around The World
- The Boomtown Rats – Lookin’ After No. 1
- Eddie & The Hot Rods – Do Anything You Wanna Do
- Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers – Roadrunner (Once)
- Mink DeVille – Spanish Stroll
- Elvis Costello – Watching The Detectives
- The Stranglers – Peaches
- Tom Robinson Band – 2-4-6-8 Motorway
- Ram Jam – Black Betty
- Boston – More Than A Feeling
- Boz Scaggs – Lido Shuffle
- Santana – She’s Not There
- Bryan Ferry – This Is Tomorrow
- Paul Simon – Slip Slidin’ Away
- Thin Lizzy – Dancing In The Moonlight (It’s Caught Me In It’s Spotlight)
- Racing Cars – They Shoot Horses Don’t They?
- Yes – Wonderous Stories
CD 3
- Donna Summer – I Feel Love
- Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
- Belle Epoque – Black Is Black
- Boney M. – Daddy Cool
- Meco – Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band
- The Trammps – Disco Inferno
- Chic – Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)
- Heatwave – Boogie Nights
- Rose Royce – Car Wash
- The Emotions – Best Of My Love
- Thelma Houston – Don’t Leave Me This Way
- Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony – The Shuffle
- Marvin Gaye – Got To Give It Up – Pt. 1
- Gladys Knight & The Pips – Baby, Don’t Change Your Mind
- Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. – You Don’t Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)
- The Drifters – You’re More Than A Number In My Little Red Book
- The Moments – Jack In The Box
- Deniece Williams – Free
- Commodores – Easy
- The Floaters – Float On
CD 4
- Paul McCartney & Wings – Mull Of Kintyre
- The Manhattan Transfer – Chanson d’Amour
- David Soul – Silver Lady
- Olivia Newton-John – Sam
- Brotherhood Of Man – Angelo
- Carole Bayer Sager – You’re Moving Out Today
- Meri Wilson – Telephone Man
- Alessi Brothers – Oh Lori
- 10cc – The Things We Do For Love
- Rita Coolidge – We’re All Alone
- Kenny Rogers – Lucille
- Neil Diamond – Desirée
- The Dooleys – Think I’m Gonna Fall In Love With You
- Billy Ocean – Red Light Spells Danger
- Andrew Gold – Lonely Boy
- Dead End Kids – Have I The Right
- Showaddywaddy – Dancin’ Party
- Darts – Daddy Cool / The Girl Can’t Help It
- Mike Oldfield – Portsmouth
- The Brighouse And Rastrick Brass Band – The Floral Dance