NOW Yearbook 1974
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RELEASE DATE 3rd MAY 2024
| Green 3LP – | Cat:LPYBNOW74 | Barcode:196588424014 |
| Deluxe 4CD – | Cat:CDYBXNOW74 | Barcode:196588423925 |
| Standard 4CD – | Cat:CDYBNOW74 | Barcode:196588423826 |
NOW is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing ‘Yearbook’ series – and take a trip back 50 Years in Pop history – with 48 tracks on 3 LPs, pressed on Green Vinyl, a Special Edition 4CD housed in ‘hard-back-book’ packaging, including a 28-page booklet featuring a summary of the year, a track-by-track guide, a quiz, and original singles artwork, and as a standard 4CD package, to celebrate a stellar year of Pop singles. NOW – Yearbook 1974.
Opening with ‘Killer Queen’ the first Top 5 single for Queen, and followed by the classic ‘Jet’ by Paul McCartney & Wings, and the still breathtakingly original, and hugely influential ‘This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us’ from Sparks. This epic beginning to the 1974 Yearbook continues with a run of ‘glamtastic’ pop from Sweet and Roxy Music, and including #1s from Suzi Quatro, and the years’ biggest seller ‘Tiger Feet’ from Mud, before closing with Slade’s ‘Far Far Away’. Flip the LP over for Elton John with one of his signature tracks ‘Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me’, before some of ‘74’s biggest Rock hits, including ‘You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet’, ‘Radar Love’, ‘Dance With The Devil’ and Rod Stewart’s vocals on the Faces’ ‘Pool Hall Richard’. This LP signs off with ‘Mike Oldfield’s Single’ – the ‘theme’ from his era defining album ‘Tubular Bells’.
LP2s first side is packed with huge hits including 6 #1’s – with chart-toppers from David Essex, The Rubettes, Alvin Stardust and Paper Lace, plus a huge hit from Pilot and the first Top 3 single for the Bay City Rollers with ‘Shang-A-Lang’. 1974’s biggest selling singles act was The Wombles, and their debut ‘The Wombling Song’ is up next along with the #1 global smash ‘Kung Fu Fighting’ from Carl Douglas, before closing with the Reggae-Pop #1 ‘Everything I Own’ from Ken Boothe. 1974 was a landmark year for Soul music, and it included the first global ‘Disco’ smashes. The next side opens with Barry White’s #1 ‘You’re The First, The Last, My Everything’ before a run of iconic floor-fillers from The Hues Corporation, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, and a further #1 ‘Rock Your Baby’ from George McCrae. The remainder of the side features four of the greatest Soul ballads of all-time from The Isley Brothers, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye and ‘You Make Me Feel Brand New’ from The Stylistics.
The final LP kicks off with the title track from the year’s biggest selling album, ‘Band On The Run’ from Paul McCartney & Wings – followed by the timeless ‘Candle In The Wind’ from Elton John, the beautiful ‘I Honestly Love You’ by Olivia Newton-John – her first US #1, and the sublime ‘The Air That I Breathe’ from The Hollies, before a run of four songs: John Denver’s ‘Annie’s Song’, ‘She’ from Charles Aznavour’, ‘The Three Degrees with ‘When Will I See You Again’ and ‘Sad Sweet Dreamer’ from Sweet Sensation – all of which hit #1 in 1974. The last side is an eclectic line-up of pure Pop heaven led by the #1s ‘Seasons In The Sun’ from Terry Jacks and ‘You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me’ from The New Seekers, and including Stephanie De Sykes, 10cc, and Lulu with ‘The Man Who Sold The World’, featuring it’s writer David Bowie on backing vocals and production, before a second appearance from Sparks with ‘Amateur Hour’, plus Cockney Rebel’s ‘Mr Soft’, and Leo Sayer closing the collection with his debut hit ‘The Show Must Go On’.
NOW – Yearbook 1974 – A celebration of the diversity and wonderful creativity of a truly magnificent year in Pop.
3LP
Side A
- Queen – Killer Queen
- Paul McCartney & Wings – Jet
- Sparks – This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us
- Sweet – Teenage Rampage
- Suzi Quatro – Devil Gate Drive
- Mud – Tiger Feet
- Roxy Music – All I Want Is You
- Slade – Far Far Away
Side B
- Elton John – Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
- John Lennon – Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
- Bachman-Turner Overdrive – You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
- Golden Earring – Radar Love
- Cozy Powell – Dance With The Devil
- Faces – Pool Hall Richard
- Mike Oldfield – Mike Oldfield’s Single (Theme From Tubular Bells)
Side C
- David Essex – Gonna Make You A Star
- Pilot – Magic
- Bay City Rollers – Shang-A-Lang
- The Rubettes – Sugar Baby Love
- Alvin Stardust – Jealous Mind
- Paper Lace – Billy, Don’t Be A Hero
- The Wombles – The Wombling Song
- Carl Douglas – Kung Fu Fighting
- Ken Boothe – Everything I Own
Side D
- Barry White – You’re The First, The Last, My Everything
- George McCrae – Rock Your Baby
- The Hues Corporation – Rock The Boat
- Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes feat. Teddy Pendergrass – The Love I Lost
- The Isley Brothers – Summer Breeze, Pt. 1
- Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – You Are Everything
- Aretha Franklin – Until You Come Back To Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)
- The Stylistics – You Make Me Feel Brand New
Side E
- Paul McCartney & Wings – Band On The Run
- Elton John – Candle In The Wind
- Olivia Newton-John – I Honestly Love You
- The Hollies – The Air That I Breathe
- John Denver – Annie’s Song
- Charles Aznavour – She (Tous Les Visages De L’amour)
- The Three Degrees – When Will I See You Again
- Sweet Sensation – Sad Sweet Dreamer
Side F
- Terry Jacks – Seasons In The Sun
- The New Seekers - You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me
- Stephanie De Sykes – Born With A Smile On My Face
- Lulu – Man Who Sold The World
- 10cc – Wall Street Shuffle
- Sparks – Amateur Hour
- Cockney Rebel – Mr. Soft
- Leo Sayer – The Show Must Go On
4CD
CD1:
- Queen – Killer Queen
- Paul McCartney & Wings – Jet
- Sparks – This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us
- Sweet – Teenage Rampage
- Suzi Quatro – Devil Gate Drive
- Mud – Tiger Feet
- Slade – Far Far Away
- Pilot – Magic
- David Essex – Gonna Make You A Star
- Alvin Stardust – Jealous Mind
- The Rubettes – Sugar Baby Love
- Bay City Rollers – Shang-A-Lang
- Paper Lace – Billy, Don’t Be A Hero
- Leo Sayer – The Show Must Go On
- The Wombles – The Wombling Song
- Carl Douglas – Kung Fu Fighting
- Barry White – Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe
- Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – You Are Everything
- The Stylistics – You Make Me Feel Brand New
- The Three Degrees – When Will I See You Again
- Sweet Sensation – Sad Sweet Dreamer
CD2
- Elton John – Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
- John Lennon – Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
- Bachman-Turner Overdrive – You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
- Golden Earring – Radar Love
- Cozy Powell – Dance With The Devil
- Electric Light Orchestra – Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
- Faces – Pool Hall Richard
- Mike Oldfield – Mike Oldfield’s Single (Theme From Tubular Bells)
- Cher – Dark Lady
- Lulu – The Man Who Sold The World
- Bryan Ferry – The ‘In’ Crowd
- The Arrows – Touch Too Much
- Hello – Tell Him
- Mud – The Cat Crept In
- 10cc – The Wall Street Shuffle
- Rod Stewart – Farewell
- Slade – Everyday
- Andy Kim – Rock Me Gently
- Ace – How Long
- The Hollies – The Air That I Breathe
CD3
- Barry White – You’re The First, The Last, My Everything
- Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes – Get Dancin’
- George McCrae – Rock Your Baby
- The Hues Corporation – Rock The Boat
- Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes feat. Teddy Pendergrass – The Love I Lost
- Johnny Bristol – Hang On In There Baby
- The Drifters – Kissin’ In The Back Row Of The Movies
- Robert Knight – Love On A Mountain Top
- The Intruders – (Win, Place Or Show) She’s A Winner
- Limmie & Family Cookin’ – A Walkin’ Miracle
- Hot Chocolate – Emma
- Eddie Holman – Hey There Lonely Girl
- The Isley Brothers – Summer Breeze, Pt. 1
- Aretha Franklin – Until You Come Back To Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)
- Ken Boothe – Everything I Own
- First Class – Beach Baby
- The Rubettes – Juke Box Jive
- Showaddywaddy – Hey Rock ‘n’ Roll
- Wizzard – Rock ‘n’ Roll Winter (Loony’s Tune)
- Alvin Stardust – You You You
- T-Rex – Teenage Dream
CD4
- Paul McCartney & Wings – Band On The Run
- Elton John – Candle In The Wind
- Olivia Newton-John – I Honestly Love You
- Terry Jacks – Seasons In The Sun
- Bay City Rollers – Summerlove Sensation
- Sweet Dreams – Honey Honey
- Stephanie De Sykes – Born With A Smile On My Face
- The New Seekers - You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me
- Mouth & MacNeal – I See A Star
- Leo Sayer – Long Tall Glasses
- Sparks – Amateur Hour
- Cockney Rebel – Mr. Soft
- Roxy Music – All I Want Is You
- Sweet – The Six Teens
- Drupi – Vado Via
- Gigliola Cinquetti - Go (Before You Break My Heart)
- John Denver – Annie’s Song
- Charlie Rich – The Most Beautiful Girl
- Charles Aznavour – She (Tous Les Visages De L’amour)
- Mud – Lonely This Christmas
