Queen's 12" Extended Version of 'A Kind Of Magic' is to appear on the new NOW compilation 'NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL 12” 80s: EXTENDED' which is released on August 27th. The 12” of 'A Kind Of Magic' has only ever been on CD on 'Box Of Tricks' TV mail-order release from 1992.

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Press Release

THE GREATEST 12” SINGLES OF THE 80s

FEATURING RARE TRACKS BY QUEEN, EURYTHMICS, PAUL McCARTNEY & MICHAEL JACKSON

ALSO FEATURES HUGE HITS FROM DURAN DURAN, SPANDAU BALLET, a-ha, TEARS FOR FEARS, BLONDIE, NEW ORDER, FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD AND MANY MORE

NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL 12” 80s: EXTENDED is the new 45-track 4CD compilation from NOW That’s What I Call Music!

Following on from the success of NOW That’s What I Call 12” 80s, NOW Music proudly presents NOW That’s What I Call 12” 80s: Extended. NOW Music have dived even further into the musical treasure trove of the 80s to bring you 45 stunning extended tracks in a 4CD compilation.

The album features extended versions of iconic tracks rarely seen on CD, including Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson’s ‘Say Say Say’, Queen’s ‘A Kind Of Magic’, Red Box’s ‘For America’, Malcolm McLaren’s ‘Double Dutch’, Strawberry Switchblade’s ‘Since Yesterday’ and ‘Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)’ by Eurythmics. Other rare finds include the Francois K Splashdown Mix of Adam Ant’s ‘Apollo 9’ and extended versions of Man 2 Man’s ‘Male Stripper’, Donna Summer’s ‘She Works Hard For The Money’, Whitney Houston’s ‘How Will I Know’ and ‘Fascinated’ by Company B. 

NOW That’s What I Call 12” 80s: Extended is the ultimate collector’s item and the perfect compilation for 80s music lovers.

NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL MUSIC!
NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL 12” 80s: EXTENDED
45 TRACK 4CD COMPILATION RELEASED 27th AUGUST 2021

CD1
1.        Queen - A Kind Of Magic (12" Extended Version)
2.        Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four) (Extended Mix)
3.        Duran Duran - The Wild Boys (Wilder Than Wild Boys Extended Mix)
4.        Spandau Ballet - Gold (12" Mix)           
5.        a-ha - Take On Me (Extended Mix)     
6.        Soft Cell - Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go (Extended Version)
7.        The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination (Extended Version)
8.        Visage - The Damned Don't Cry (Dance Mix)
9.        Thompson Twins - In The Name Of Love (12" Dance Extension)
10.     Adam Ant - Apollo 9 (Francois K Splashdown Mix)
11.     Red Box - For America (Bazooka Mix)           
12.     Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Extended Version)

CD2
1.        Whitney Houston - How Will I Know (Dance Remix)
2.        Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money  (12" Single Remix)
3.     The Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love) (12" Long Version)
4.        Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (Remix)                 
5.        Freeez - I.O.U. (12" Version)
6.        Company B - Fascinated (Club Mix)     
7.        Malcolm McLaren - Double Dutch (12" Version)
8.        Rock Steady Crew - (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew (Extended Version)
9.        Break Machine – Street Dance
10.     Rockers Revenge feat. Donnie Calvin - Walking On Sunshine (12" Version)      
11.     Womack & Womack - Teardrops (Extended Remix) 

CD3
1.        Evelyn Thomas - High Energy (Extended Version)
2.        Man 2 Man - Male Stripper (12 Inch Version)
3.        Divine - You Think You’re A Man (12” Mix)
4.        Hazell Dean - Whatever I Do (12" Mix)     
5.        Bronski Beat with Marc Almond - I Feel Love (Medley)  
6.        Dead Or Alive - My Heart Goes Bang (American 'Wipe Out' Mix)
7.        Imagination - Body Talk (Extended)
8.        Laura Branigan - Self Control (12" Maxi)           
9.        Eighth Wonder - I'm Not Scared (Disco Mix)
10.      Liza Minnelli - Losing My Mind (Extended Remix)

CD4
1.        Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - Say Say Say (12" Version)
2.        Lionel Richie - Dancing On The Ceiling (12" Version)
3.     Blondie - Rapture – (Special Disco Mix)
4.        Kim Wilde - Never Trust A Stranger (Extended Version)
5.        New Order - True Faith (Shep Pettibone Remix)     
6.        Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Rage Hard (Freddie Bastone Remix)
7.        Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart (12" Remix)     
8.        Alison Moyet - Love Resurrection (Long Version)
9.        Haircut 100 - Love Plus One (12" Version)
10.      Bananarama - Cruel Summer (Extended Version)

11.     Strawberry Switchblade – Since Yesterday (Extended Mix)