The very first Now That’s What I Call Music compilation, issued in the UK in November 1983, has been reissued a number of times but the second volume, which followed four months after the first in March 84, is to be released on 2CD and 2LP for the first time in April. Now That’s What I Call Music 2 has long considered to be one of the best ‘NOWs’ (it was issued in early ’84, the best year in pop) and it effortlessly combines some contributions from relative veterans (Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Slade, Queen) with brilliant ‘new’ pop from the likes of Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Eurythmics, Nik Kershaw, Thompson Twins, Nena and Cyndi Lauper.Track Listings: Disc: 1 1. Queen - Radio Ga Ga 2. Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Goo 3. The Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now 4. Matt Bianco - Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed 5. Carmel - More, More, More 6. Madness - Michael Caine 7. The Flying Pickets - Only You 8. Nena - 99 Red Balloons 9. Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun 10. Tracey Ullman - My Guy 11. Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride 12. Julia & Company - Breakin' Down (Sugar Samba) 13. Joe Fagin - That's Livin' Alright 14. Hot Chocolate - I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I) 15. Snowy White - Bird Of ParadiseDisc: 2 1. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax 2. Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again 3. Howard Jones - What Is Love? 4. The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make 5. Fiction Factory - Feels Like Heaven 6. Re Flex - The Politics Of Dancing 7. Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive! 8. China Crisis - Wishful Thinking 9. David Bowie - Modern Love 10. Culture Club - It's A Miracle 11. The Rolling Stones - Undercover (Of The Night) 12. Big Country - Wonderland 13. Slade - Run Runaway 14. Duran Duran - New Moon On Monday 15. Paul McCartney - Pipes Of Peace
