Intense Records

NOW - Yearbook 1997(Green vinyl)

NOW
LPYBNOW97
Pop, Rock
3x12"

£28.49 (£34.19 incl. VAT)

Step back into one of the most exciting years in pop history a time when boundary-pushing alternative anthems, flawless dancefloor fillers, global megastars and fresh faces all collided on the charts. NOW - Yearbook 1997 celebrates an unforgettable year of hits with 43 massive tracks across a 3-LP set pressed on gorgeous green vinyl.LP1 kicks off in style, with the stunning jazz-drenched ballad from legend George Michael, Older, before Natalie Imbruglia's huge debut single Torn. The Cardigans had a #2 smash with Lovefool and Hanson hit the US & UK #1 with MMMBop. Barbie Girl from Aqua and the Spice Girls anthemic Spice Up Your Life were both #1s, and Boyzones Picture Of You was a huge hit and featured in the film Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie. Eurovision glory happened for the UK in 1997, and winners Katrina And The Waves with Love Shine A Light close the first sidewhile over on the other, a second George Michael classic from his Older album, the beautiful You Have Been Loved, opens ahead of another contemporary masterpiece Secret Garden from Bruce Springsteen. Texas scored a UK top 5 with Say What You Want, and Sheryl Crow had a top 10 hit with A Change Would Do You Good. Paul McCartneys Young Boy is next before Ready To Go which gave Republica a Top 20 chart debut, and closing the first LP, Robbie Williams Old Before I Die, which became his second smash as a solo artist.LP2 kicks off with Radioheads defining Paranoid Android, ahead of Kula Shakers hit cover of Hush, and alt-pop from Embrace (All You Good Good People), The Charlatans (North Country Boy) and The Seahorses (Love Is The Law) before the side closes with Oasiss huge #1 DYou Know What I Mean? the lead single from their third album Be Here Now Flip the LP over and discover some of 1997s dancefloor gold opening with the club juggernaut and #1 Professional Widow from Tori Amos, remixed for single release by Armand Van Helden, along with Olives UK #1 Youre Not Alone and the huge 97 Now Voyager remix of You Got The Love from The Source feat. Candi Staton. En Vogues powerful Dont Let Go (Love) is up next, ahead of I Wanna Be The Only One, a #1 for Eternal feat. Bebe Winans. LP2 finishes with pure pop gems from 911 with Bodyshakin, Backstreet Boys with Everybody (Backstreets Back) and Steps with their debut hit 5, 6, 7, 8.The final LP opens with Pet Shop Boys and their brilliant version of the musical classic Somewhere, ahead of the genre-blending #1 Your Woman from White Town, and the atmospheric Out Of My Mind from Duran Duran. Suedes plaintive Saturday Night leads into three of the years electronic dance music highlights: Orbital provided the theme to the remake of The Saint, Moby with his re-imagining of the classic film-series theme: James Bond Theme (Mobys Re-Version) and The Chemical Brothers with the massive Block Rockin Beats completing the sideTurn the LP over for the final side featuring the debut from All Saints with I Know Where Its At, and fabulous dance-pop from Whitney Houston with Step By Step, and both Ultra Nat and Dannii Minogue enjoyed euphoric hits with Free and All I Wanna Do. Pan-European smash Encore Une Fois from Sash! is followed by Ricky Martins global success Mara but the final word on the collection goes to Elton John. His superb Something About The Way You Look Tonight was one half of the biggest selling single of not only 1997 but of all time and ends the collection on a perfect pop high.NOW Yearbook 1997: A celebration of the diversity and creativity in the charts of a truly magical year in pop.