NEW VINYL LP ON NOW 2026

3 X 180 GRAM LIMITED EDITION RED, BLUE AND PINK VINYL LP

NOW Music proudly presents the continuation of the Era series with NOW Thats What I Call An Era: (Feels Like) Heaven 1978-1985, a celebration of essential synth-pop – highlighting some of the best from a transformative era in music. This collection brings together 43 tracks across 3LPs pressed on a different colour for each LP: Red, Blue and Pink and housed in a tri-fold sleeve packed with notes on all the featured tracks.

LP1 opens with Queens epic 1984 anthem Radio Ga Ga, followed by a run of key iconic tracks including Eurythmics with Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This), the 1979 #1 Are Friends Electric? from Gary Numan and Tubeway Army, and Japans Quiet Life which became their first Top 40 hit. Landmark chart debuts from Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet are up next with Temptation, a huge hit for Heaven 17 closing the side. Flip the LP over for an opening pair of tracks that defined the New Romantic movement: Vienna from Ultravox, and Fade To Grey from Visage. Next up, Simple Minds smash Promised You A Miracle along with pop gold from Nik Kershaw and Kim Wilde, sophisticated synth-pop from Scritti Politti, and the LP closes with Phil Lynotts instantly recognisable Yellow Pearl which served as the theme tune to Top of the Pops in the early 80s.

LP2 starts with Laurie Andersons still breath-taking UK No.2 O Superman, before The Human Leagues debut single Being Boiled from 1978. The Walk from The Cure became a defining single of the era, and Telex with Moskow Diskow the opener from their 1979 album Looking For St Tropez, was a club favourite along with new-wave crossover Lawnchairs from Our Daughters Wedding. A pair of synth-pop essentials close the side from Trio, and Fiction Factorys No.6 UK hit (Feels Like) Heaven. Over on the other side, Norwegian trio a-ha saw Take On Me become one of the decades signature songs ahead of Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroders timeless collaboration Together In Electric Dreams. Brilliant pop from Blancmange and Joe Jackson lead to the LPs closing trio, finding Paul Hardcastles #1 19 between two ZTT productions: The Art Of Noise with Close (To The Edit), and the peerless Duel from Propaganda.

LP3 explodes into life with New Orders classic Blue Monday, before making way for Bronski Beats anthemic Smalltown Boy, Frankie Goes To Hollywoods #1 smash Relax, and hi-energy synth chart-topper You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) from Dead Or Alive. The massive electro-dance hit IOU from Freeez, and Donna Summer with Our Love an influential cut from her 1979 Bad Girls album wrap up Side One and over to the final side, which kicks off with two of the eras biggest hits from The Human League with 1981 chart-topper Dont You Want Me, and from the same year Soft Cell with their #1 Tainted Love. Huge hits for Howard Jones and Tears For Fears come ahead of a second appearance from Japan with the elegant and haunting Ghosts – and to close the collection a trio of stellar late-70s singles: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Darks debut single Electricity followed by Sparks from 1979 with a track from their collaboration with producer Giorgio Moroder, the Top 10 Beat The Clock, and staying in 1979, Gary Numan hit #1 with the iconic Cars and signs off this stunning album.

NOW Thats What I Call An Era: (Feels Like) Heaven 1978-1985 an unforgettable journey through some of the greatest tracks from the most influential artists – celebrating one of the most groundbreaking & innovative eras in pop music.

Tracklist

LP 1:
Side A:
1. Queen – Radio Ga Ga
2. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
3. Gary Numan,TubewayArmy – Are Friends Electric?
4. Japan – Quiet Life
5. Duran Duran- Planet Earth
6. Spandau Ballet- To Cut A Long Story Short
7. Heaven 17 – Temptation
Side B:
1. Ultravox Vienna
2. Visage – Fade To Grey
3. Simple Minds – Promised You A Miracle
4. Thompson Twins – Love On Your Side
5. Nik Kershaw – I Won’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
6. Kim Wilde Kids In America
7. Scritti Politti – Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)
8. Phil Lynott – Yellow Pearl

LP 2:
Side C:
1. Laurie Anderson- O Superman
2. The Human League – Being Boiled
3. The Cure – The Walk
4. Telex- Moskow Diskow
5. Our Daughter’s Wedding – Lawnchairs
6. Trio – Da Da Da I Don’t Love You You Don’t Love Me Aha Aha Aha
7. Fiction Factory – (Feels Like) Heaven
Side D:
1. a-ha- Take On Me
2. Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder – Together In Electric Dreams
3. Blancmange- Living On The Ceiling
4. Joe Jackson – Steppin’ Out
5. The Art Of Noise – Close (To The Edit)
6. Paul Hardcastle – 19
7. Propaganda – Duel

LP 3:
Side E:
1. New Order- Blue Monday
2. Bronski Beat- Smalltown Boy
3. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Relax
4. Dead Or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
5. Freeez – I.O.U.
6. Donna Summer – Our Love
Side F:
1. The Human League Dont You Want Me
2. Soft Cell – Tainted Love
3. Howard Jones New Song
4. Tears For Fears – Mad World
5. Japan – Ghosts
6. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Electricity
7. Sparks Beat The Clock
8. Gary Numan – Cars