NOW Yearbook The Vault: 1981 - 4CD

NOW Yearbook The Vault: 1981 explores the year's less frequently compiled singles and album highlights, opening with Simple Minds and Spandau Ballet before ranging through pop, rock, soul and new wave.

Across four CDs and 82 tracks, the set preserves a broad snapshot of 1981 beyond the decade's most familiar staples.

DISC ONE
1. Simple Minds - Sweat In Bullet
2. Spandau Ballet - Paint Me Down
3. Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
4. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Never Gonna Cry Again
5. Debbie Harry - The Jam Was Moving
6. Donna Summer - Cold Love
7. Gary Numan & Dramatis - Love Needs No Disguise
8. John Foxx - Europe After The Rain
9. Classix Nouveaux - Guilty
10. Generation X - Dancing With Myself
11. Hazel O'Connor - (Cover Plus) We're All Grown Up
12. Bow Wow Wow - Prince Of Darkness
13. Honey Bane - Turn Me On Turn Me Off
14. Altered Images - Dead Pop Stars
15. Adam & The Ants - Young Parisians
16. Squeeze - Is That Love?
17. Split Enz - History Never Repeats
18. The Boomtown Rats - Never In A Million Years
19. Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet - Everlasting Love
20. Hot Chocolate - You'll Never Be So Wrong
21. Boney M - We Kill The World (Don't Kill The World)

DISC TWO
1. Bruce Springsteen - The River
2. John Mellencamp - Ain't Even Done With The Night
3. Steve Winwood - While You See A Chance
4. Elton John - Nobody Wins
5. Joan Armatrading - I'm Lucky
6. Rush - Tom Sawyer
7. Rainbow - Can't Happen Here
8. Girlschool - Hit & Run
9. Thin Lizzy - Trouble Boys
10. Gillan - Mutually Assured Destruction
11. Foreigner - Urgent
12. Meat Loaf - I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us
13. Commodores - Lady (You Bring Me Up)
14. Rick James - Super Freak
15. Chaka Khan - What Cha' Gonna Do For Me
16. Evelyn "Champagne" King - I'm In Love
17. Sister Sledge - All American Girls
18. Sharon Redd - Can You Handle It?
19. Voggue - Dancin' The Night Away
20. Odyssey - Hang Together

DISC THREE
1. The Creatures - Mad Eyed Screamer
2. The Cure - Primary
3. New Order - Procession
4. The Psychedelic Furs - Dumb Waiters
5. Echo & The Bunnymen - A Promise
6. The Teardrop Explodes - Colours Fly Away
7. The Undertones - It's Going To Happen!
8. The Stranglers - Thrown Away
9. Dexys Midnight Runners & Kevin Rowland - Show Me
10. The Clash - This Is Radio Clash
11. The Beat - Drowning
12. Scritti Politti - The "Sweetest Girl"
13. Sheila Hylton - The Bed's Too Big Without You
14. Randy Crawford - Secret Combination
15. Central Line - Walking Into Sunshine
16. Kleeer - Get Tough
17. Freeez - Flying High
18. Shakatak - Living In The UK
19. Level 42 - Love Games
20. The Manhattan Transfer - Boy From New York City
21. Joe Jackson - Jumpin' Jive

DISC FOUR
1. Pretenders - Louie Louie
2. Pat Benatar - Fire & Ice
3. Billy Joel - Say Goodbye To Hollywood (live)
4. Gary US Bonds - This Little Girl
5. REO Speedwagon - In Your Letter
6. Rick Springfield - I've Done Everything For You
7. Jim Steinman - Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through
8. Journey - Who's Crying Now
9. The Tubes - Don't Want To Wait Anymore
10. The Alan Parsons Project - Time
11. Kim Carnes - Draw Of The Cards
12. The Motels - Days Are OK (But The Nights Were Made For Love)
13. Juice Newton - Queen Of Hearts
14. Eddie Rabbitt - I Love A Rainy Night
15. Dolly Parton - But You Know I Love You
16. A Taste Of Honey - Sukiyaki
17. Aretha Franklin & George Benson - Love All The Hurt Away
18. Diana Ross - One More Chance
19. Christopher Cross - Sailing
20. Neil Diamond - Hello Again