Now that’s what I call a blast from the past
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THE first ever Now That’s What I Call Music album is set to be re-released today.
And it is packed full of the nation’s favourite 80s chart-toppers.
Some of the well-known hits include tunes from Tina Turner, and Culture Club.
And one Aberdeen music shop boss today said the classic crooners are still as popular today as ever.
Co-owner of One Up Music on Belmont Street, Fred Craig, said: “They are the classic songs of the era and there is an element of nostalgia for people.
“Albums like the Jackie collection that came out recently proved really popular.
“People are looking for something familiar, that they have grown up with.”
The Now compilation albums first graced our record store shelves in 1983, bringing together some of the most popular hits of the year, with the first boasting.
It boasted 11 number one hits.
In 2008 the series celebrated its 25th anniversary and brought out a triple-disc pack of gems from through the decades.
Since the series began it has amassed more than 75 million album sales worldwide.
The concept of a compilation of hit singles was not new, but by spreading tracks across two discs for the first time, the Now series was able to achieve better sound quality.
And the collaboration between major record labels was also a first, allowing more hits on one double album.
The series also encouraged collectors to snap up discs.
Mr Craig said: “They are very collectable. We have a second hand section in the shop and have people coming in, looking to fill gaps in their collection.”
Songs on the album include You Can’t Hurry Love by Phil Collins and Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse Of The Heart.
Stories grabbing the headlines when Now That’s What I Call Music was first released in December 1983 include the death of 90 people when two Spanish passenger planes collided on the foggy runway at a Madrid airport, democracy being restored in Argentina and the debut of Michael Jackson’s video for Thriller.
TO celebrate the re-release of iconic compilation album Now That's What I Call Music, we're putting your 80s music knowledge to the test.
It's 25 years since the first Now double album was released, but can you remember some of the songs that made it such a hit with music fans?
Take our music quiz now and prove that you can still tell your Limahl from your Kajagoogoo.
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