Barry White – You’re The First, The Last, My Everything.

Sparks – This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us.

Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells (Opening Theme / From “The Exorcist” / 1973).

Paul McCartney, Wings – Band On The Run.

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – If You Don’t Know Me By Now.

Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song.

Stevie Wonder – Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours).

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Tears Of A Clown.

Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water.

NOW presents the 1970s Various Artists / 5LP vinyl box NOW presents the 1970s will be released on 10 December 2021. The records are housed in a sturdy rigid board outer slipcase. The five black vinyl records all come in poly-lined sleeves. Boxes are numbered 1 to 1000Įach record has a sleeve with a front cover featuring different a kitsch design element of the era and has annotated track listings on the rear with bullet-pointed facts/info about each song.

These include Free (‘All Right Now’), Elton John (‘Your Song’), Rod Stewart (‘Maggie May’), Marvin Gaye (‘What’s Going On’), Don McLean (‘American Pie’), Roxy Music (‘Virginia Plain’), Roberta Flack (‘Killing Me Softly With His Song’), Bob Dylan (‘Knocking On Heaven’s Door’), Queen (‘Killer Queen’), Paul McCartney & Wings (‘Band on the Run’), John Lennon (‘Imagine’), 10cc (‘I’m Not In Love’), ABBA (‘Dancing Queen’), ELO (‘Livin’ Thing’), Thin Lizzy (‘The Boys Are Back in Town’), Fleetwood Mac (‘Don’t Stop’), Commodores (‘Easy’), Kate Bush (‘Wuthering Heights’), The Jam (‘Down in the Tube Station at Midnight’), The Clash (‘London Calling’), The Police (‘Message in a Bottle’) and Blondie (‘Heart of Glass’). In between, this NOW presents the 70s box set unashamedly opts for the biggest acts and the biggest hits although there’s a few omissions, the most notable being the hard-to-license David Bowie). NOW presents the 1970s is limited to 1000 units Five records later, The Buggles‘ ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’ has a similar role, anticipating the 1980s. Starting with 1970, each side of vinyl represents one year of the 1970s with Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ kicking things off perfectly as it draws a close on the optimism of the 1960s and ushers in the new decade. The Now That’s What I Call Music team step back into the 1970s for a hit-packed 5LP vinyl box set which is limited to just 1000 units (each box is numbered).

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