NOW Yearbook THE VAULT 1985 Vinyl LP Green Colour 2026

NOW Yearbook THE VAULT 1985

Green Colour

Tracklist:

1. Bruce Springsteen - My Hometown
2. Bryan Ferry - Windswept
3. Sting - Love Is The Seventh Wave
4. Go West – Eye To Eye
5. Scritti Politti - Perfect Way
6. ABC - Be Near Me
7. Heaven 17 - …(And That’s No Lie)
8. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - La Femme Accident
9. Adam Ant - Vive Le Rock
10. Thompson Twins - Revolution
11. Midge Ure - That Certain Smile
12. Blancmange - What’s Your Problem
13. Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - Good-Bye Bad Times
14. The Style Council - Come To Milton Keynes
15. Simply Red - Come To My Aid
16. Fine Young Cannibals - Blue
17. Cocteau Twins - Aikea-Guinea
18. The Jesus And Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
19. The Dream Academy - The Love Parade
20. Brilliant - It's A Man's Man's Man's World
21. Matt Bianco - More Than I Can Bear
22. The Colourfield - Castles In The Air
23. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Green Shirt
24. The Clash - This Is England
25. Sheryl Lee Ralph - In The Evening
26. Barbara Pennington - On A Crowded Street
27. Miquel Brown - Close To Perfection
28. Hazell Dean - They Say It's Gonna Rain
29. Laura Branigan - Spanish Eddie
30. Divine - Twistin’ The Night Away
31. Eddie Murphy - Party All The Time
32. Billy Joel - You're Only Human (Second Wind)
33. John Mellencamp - Small Town
34. Bon Jovi - In And Out Of Love
35. Pat Benatar - Invincible
36. The Power Station - Communication
37. Chris Rea - Stainsby Girls
38. Marillion - Heart Of Lothian
39. Elton John & Millie Jackson - Act Of War (Part 1)
40. Patti LaBelle - New Attitude
41. Tina Turner – Show Some Respect
42. Michael McDonald - No Lookin' Back
43. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Method Of Modern Love
44. Chaka Khan - Through The Fire
45. Whitney Houston - You Give Good Love

1985 was a remarkable year in pop music. Across the releases on Yearbook 1985 and its’ ‘Extra’ we’ve already celebrated many of the year’s biggest hits – the tracks that dominated the charts … but as ever, that’s only part of the year’s story…

Welcome to THE VAULT for 1985. A collection that digs deeper into the year’s musical landscape – uncovering singles that may not have always reached the highest chart positions but remain essential to the rich and diverse pop story of 1985. Some were overshadowed at the time, some were highlights from albums that had already sold huge amounts, some found greater success internationally – but all deserve their place in this continued celebration of 80s pop.

45 tracks across 3-LPs – pressed in gorgeous green vinyl – NOW Yearbook – The Vault: 1985.

LP1 opens with a trio of tracks from huge-selling albums:- Bruce Springsteen’s ‘My Hometown’, the sixth single in the UK from ‘Born in the U.S.A’ - one of the best-selling albums of the decade, followed by Bryan Ferry with the stunning ‘Windswept’ from ‘Boys And Girls’ and Sting’s ‘Love Is The Seventh Wave’, taken from his solo debut ‘The Dream Of The Blue Turtles’. Next up, Go West with a U.S single release ‘Eye To Eye’, Scritti Politti with ‘Perfect Way’ – their biggest hit in America, and ABC with ‘Be Near Me’. The first side closes with two established bands; Heaven 17 and Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark… Flip the LP over for Adam Ant with ‘Vive Le Rock’, Midge Ure, Blancmange and the second collaboration between Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder with ‘Good-Bye Bad Times’. The Style Council’s ‘Welcome To Milton Keynes’ leads to LP1’s closer’s from Simply Red and Fine Young Cannibals who followed their debut ‘Johnny Come Home’ with ‘Blue’.

LP2 opens with Cocteau Twins and the dream-pop atmospherics of ‘Aikea-Guinea’, ahead of The Jesus And Mary Chain with ‘Just Like Honey’, and The Dream Academy with ‘The Love Parade’.
Brilliant with their cover of James Brown’s ‘It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World’ and jazz-influenced pop from Matt Bianco are up next ahead of the sublime ‘Castles In The Air’ from The Colourfield and Elvis Costello & The Attractions, who released the 1979 track ‘Green Shirt’ to promote their ‘Best Of’ collection … and the side closes with The Clash’s ‘This Is England’ which would become their last originally released hit…whilst on the other side…celebrate the dancefloor, with a vibrant mix of Hi-NRG, soul, electro and club-influenced pop:- Opening with Sheryl Lee Ralph’s ‘In The Evening’ and Barbara Pennington’s equally superb ‘On A Crowded Street’, the hi-energy continues with Miquel Brown and Hazell Dean ahead of a US hit from Laura Branigan (‘Spanish Eddie’) and Divine’s cover of ‘Twistin’ The Night Away’. LP2 finishes with a massive U.S. dancefloor smash for Eddie Murphy with ‘Party All The Time’.

The final LP kicks off with a bunch of singles that achieved bigger hit status in the US than here and opens with Billy Joel’s ‘You’re Only Human (Second Wind)’, a track written exclusively for his ‘Greatest Hits – Volume I & II’ compilation, ahead of pop-rock from John Mellencamp plus an anthemic smash from Bon Jovi. Pat Benatar’s ‘Invincible’ features ahead of The Power Station’s third US Top 40 hit…whilst back in the UK Chris Rea enjoyed his biggest chart hit to date with ‘Stainsby Girls’ and the side is completed by Marillion with ‘Heart Of Lothian’ the third hit from their huge ‘Misplaced Childhood’ album… Flip to the final side for the stellar vocals on ‘Act Of War’, the huge collaboration between Elton John & Millie Jackson ahead of dancefloor smash ‘New Attitude’ from Patti Labelle and ‘Show Some Respect’ a U.S. single from Tina Turner. Sophisticated pop-R&B from Michael McDonald and Daryl Hall & John Oates come ahead of the collection’s closers- and two outstanding vocal performances: Chaka Khan’s ‘Through The Fire’ and the U.S. breakthrough hit from Whitney Houston with ‘You Give Good Love’ – signalling the arrival of one of the decade’s brightest new stars.

NOW Yearbook – The Vault: 1985 – A deeper dive into an unforgettable year in pop.