Various Artists – NOW Yearbook 1973
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NOW is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing ‘Yearbook’ series, with 47 tracks on 3 LPs to celebrate a landmark year of Pop singles from 1973. Opening with the iconic ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ from Elton John and followed by Paul McCartney & Wings’ Bond theme ‘Live And Let Die’, this epic beginning to this journey back to 1973 continues with a run of massive Glam-Rock infused hits from T. Rex, Mud, and #1s from Wizzard, 10cc, ‘Cum On Feel The Noize’ from Slade and Sweet with ‘Blockbuster’. Flipping over to Side B, there’s an awe-inspiring run of legendary artists: John Lennon, Paul Simon and Elvis Presley, plus the debut single from Bruce Springsteen with ‘Blinded By The Light’ and timeless signature releases from Billy Joel with ‘Piano Man’ and ‘You’re So Vain’ from Carly Simon. LP2 starts in sophisticated style from Roberta Flack with the peerless ‘Killing Me Softly With His Song’, before Marvin Gaye ushers in an incredible line-up of Soul smashes including from Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes feat. Teddy Pendergrass, The Temptations, The O’Jays and Ike & Tina Turner.On the reverse side, 1973’s biggest seller – Dawn feat. Tony Orlando’s ‘Tie A Yellow Ribbon…’ leads a fabulous Easy-Pop run, including massive hits from Shirley Bassey, Olivia Newton-John, and #1s from Peters & Lee, Gilbert O’Sullivan and ‘Eye Level’ – the theme to one of the year’s most popular TV shows by the Simon Park Orchestra. The second LP closes with three of the year’s stellar Soul ballads from Diana Ross, Billy Paul and Gladys Knight & The Pips. Stunning ballads also kick off the third disc, from Paul McCartney & Wings with ‘My Love’, and ‘Amoureuse’ from Kiki Dee – before ‘Albatross’ from Fleetwood Mac – a #1 in 1969 and a #2 when re-released in 1973. Rock classics from Thin Lizzy, Free, Electric Light Orchestra, and Faces follow, with the side winding up with Bob Dylan’s ‘Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door’. Moving to the final side it’s all about more huge Pop smashes, opening with the era-defining ‘The Ballroom Blitz’ from Sweet, ‘Can The Can’ – the first #1 smash for Suzi Quatro and Alvin Stardust’s ‘My Coo Ca Choo’, plus Mott The Hoople, Roxy Music, and the debut hit from David Essex, ‘Rock On’. Yearbook 1973 closes in magnificent style with two of the biggest and most loved Christmas classics of all time – Wizzard with ‘I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday’ and ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’ from Slade.
1. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Remastered 2014) – Elton John
2. Live and Let Die (2018 Remaster) – Paul McCartney & Wings
3. Cum On Feel the Noize – Slade
4. 20th Century Boy – T.Rex
5. Blockbuster – Sweet
6. Dyna-mite – Mud
7. See My Baby Jive – Wizzard
8. Rubber Bullets – 10cc
9. Mind Games (Remastered 2010) – John Lennon
10. Blinded By the Light – Bruce Springsteen
11. Piano Man (Radio Edit) – Billy Joel
12. You’re So Vain – Carly Simon
13. Take Me to the Mardi Gras – Paul Simon
14. Stuck in the Middle With You – Stealers Wheel
15. Always On My Mind (Remastered) – Elvis Presley
Disc 2
1. Killing Me Softly With His Song – Roberta Flack
2. Let’s Get It On (Single Version) – Marvin Gaye
3. If You Don’t Know Me By Now (Feat. Teddy Pendergrass) – Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
4. Could It Be I’m Falling in Love – The Spinners
5. Love Train – The O’Jays
6. Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (Single Version) – Roberta Flack
7. Nutbush City Limits – Ike & Tina Turner
8. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree (Feat. Tony Orlando) – Dawn
9. Get Down – Gilbert O’Sullivan
10. Take Me Home Country Roads (Remastered 2022) – Olivia Newton-John
11. Welcome Home – Peters & Lee
12. Eye Level (From ‘Van De Valk’) – The Simon Park Orchestra
13. Never Never Never (2000 Remaster) – Shirley Bassey
14. Touch Me in the Morning (Single Version) – Roberta Flack
15. Me and Mrs. Jones (Single Version) – Billy Paul
16. Help Me Make It Through the Night – Gladys Knight & The Pips
Disc 3
1. My Love (2018 Remaster) – Paul McCartney & Wings
2. Amoureuse – Kiki Dee
3. Albatross – Fleetwood Mac
4. Roll Over Beethoven (Single Version) – Electric Light Orchestra
5. Whiskey in the Jar (7″ Edit) – Thin Lizzy
6. Wishing Well – Free
7. Cindy Incidentally – Faces
8. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door – Bob Dylan
9. The Ballroom Blitz – Sweet
10. Can the Can – Suzi Quatro
11. My Coo Ca Choo – Alvin Stardust
12. Roll Away the Stone – Mott the Hoople
13. Street Life (2012 Remaster) – Roxy Music
14. Rock On – David Essex
15. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day – Wizzard
16. Merry Christmas Everybody – Slade
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Format | Vinyl / 12" Album Coloured Vinyl Box Set |
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Artist Name | Various Artists |
Release Date | 08/09/2023 |
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