NOW! How many compilations have the boys appeared on?

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NOW! How many compilations have the boys appeared on?

#1 Post by daveid »

Just as an antidote to all this Elysium and Winner news, does anyone know how many of these albums the boys appeared on, and which tracks? I think even Love etc. managed to get onto NOW! 71...am I right?


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#3 Post by Fugitive1979 »

Se A Vida E appeared on Now 35.
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#4 Post by Radiophonic »

Opportunities seems to be the first Pet Shop Boys appearence on NOW 7 in November 1986.

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#5 Post by TheGardner »

Thanks guys, but already included:

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  [Opportunities]
    [on Various: Now That's What I Call Music 7]
        LP: 1986 UK (EMI; NOW 7)
        CS: 1986 UK (EMI; TC NOW 7)
          3:19  Opportunities (matrix remix)

  [Se A Vida E]
    [on Various: Now That's What I Call Music 35]
        CD: 1996 PL (Pomaton EMI/Polygram Polska; 7243 855014-2 5)
    [on Various: Monthly Power Picks 1996.9-10]
        CD: 1996 JP (Toshiba-EMI; PCD-0776) [promo; booklet w/psb page]
          4:02  Se A Vida E (album version)

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#6 Post by Fugitive1979 »

Heart appeared on NOW 1988.

Nothing Has Been Proved appeared on NOW 1989.

It's Alright also appeared on NOW 1989.
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#7 Post by Undertaker »

West End Girls - NOW 1985

It's A Sin - NOW 1987

Rent and Always on my mind were on 10 and 11 i think.

Go West NOW 26.

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I think Absolutely Fabulous was on NOW 28.
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West end Girls was on Now Smash Hits. 32 swingorilliant hits of the 80s...
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West End Girls appeared on Hits 4

Its currently on Now Thats What I Call A Number One.
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tottenhammattspurs wrote:West end Girls was on Now Smash Hits. 32 swingorilliant hits of the 80s...
"Swingorilliant" is such a Smash Hits word. :)
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Ziggy Shadow-Dust wrote:I think Absolutely Fabulous was on NOW 28.
Correct. Disc 2 - Track 20.
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#13 Post by Undertaker »

West End Girls was also on a compilation called Millenium (i think)

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Undertaker wrote:West End Girls was also on a compilation called Millenium (i think)
It was also on some Number Ones of the 80s EMI collection with a red sleeve, cant remember what its called!
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#15 Post by Undertaker »

One of the crowd wrote:
Undertaker wrote:West End Girls was also on a compilation called Millenium (i think)
It was also on some Number Ones of the 80s EMI collection with a red sleeve, cant remember what its called!
And a double LP with 80's on it. It's really winding me up as to what it was because it's the first compilation i bought and it was shit hot.

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