{"product_id":"now-yearbook-1973-various-spec-uk-cd","title":"Now Yearbook 1973 \/ Various (Spec) (Uk) [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpecial Edition CD 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. NOW is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing 'Yearbook' series - and taking our longest trip back in pop history so far - 50 Years - with 83 tracks on 4 CDs, to celebrate a landmark year of Pop singles... NOW - Yearbook 1973. Opening with the iconic 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' from Elton John and followed by Paul McCartney \u0026amp; 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 Alvin Stardust, and #1s from Suzi Quatro, Wizzard, 10cc, 'Cum On Feel The Noize' from Slade and Sweet with 'Blockbuster'. Pop classics from Gilbert O'Sullivan with the #1 'Get Down', and from Jackson 5, The Osmonds and the re-issued 'The Laughing Gnome' from David Bowie lead into some soulful vocalists including Aretha Franklin, Rod Stewart and Gladys Knight \u0026amp; The Pips to complete this first disc. Disc Two opens with an awe-inspiring run of legendary artists: John Lennon, Bob Dylan, and Paul Simon, 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. Defining tracks from Ike \u0026amp; Tina Turner, Thin Lizzy and Stealers Wheel lead into Rock classics from Faces, Free, Electric Light Orchestra, Status Quo, Joe Walsh, Alice Cooper and Nazareth... and the disc closes with 'Albatross' from Fleetwood Mac - a #1 in 1969 and a #2 when re-released in 1973. A run of stunning ballads kicks off the third disc; Paul McCartney \u0026amp; Wings with 'My Love', Roberta Flack with the peerless 'Killing Me Softly With His Song', and 'Always On My Mind' from Elvis Presley before Diana Ross ushers in an incredible line-up of Soul smashes including from, Harold Melvin \u0026amp; The Blue Notes feat. Teddy Pendergrass, Billy Paul, Barry White, The Temptations, Michael Jackson and 'Let's Get It On' from Marvin Gaye. The final disc is all about more huge Pop smashes, opening with the era-defining 'The Ballroom Blitz' from Sweet, second inclusions for Suzi Quatro and Mud, plus Mott The Hoople, Roxy Music, Barry Blue and the debut hit from David Essex, 'Rock On'. Donny Osmond's #1 'Young Love' and 1973's biggest seller - Dawn feat. Tony Orlando's 'Tie A Yellow Ribbon...' lead an Easy-Pop run including massive hits from Shirley Bassey, Perry Como, Olivia Newton-John, Eurovision singles; winner Anne-Marie David, Cliff Richard's second contest entry, and #1s from Peters \u0026amp; Lee, plus 'Eye Level' - the theme to one of the year's most popular TV shows by the Simon Park Orchestra. 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. 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Rex - 20th Century Boy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet - Blockbuster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMud - Dyna-Mite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuzi Quatro - Can the Can\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWizzard - See My Baby Jive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10CC - Rubber Bullets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Bowie - the Laughing Gnome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJackson 5 - Doctor My Eyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimmie ; Family Cookin' - You Can Do Magic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Osmonds - Let Me in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe O'Jays - Love Train\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst Choice - Smarty Pants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling in Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRod Stewart - Oh! No Not My Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAretha Franklin - Angel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGladys Knight ; the Pips - Help Me Make It Through the Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Lennon - Mind Games\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBruce Springsteen - Blinded By the Light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBilly Joel - Piano Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBob Dylan - Knockin' on Heaven's Door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarly Simon - You're So Vain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaul Simon - Take Me to the Mardi Gras\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStealers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle with You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFaces - Cindy Incidentally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIke ; Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThin Lizzy - Whiskey in the Jar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree - Wishing Well\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNazareth - This Flight Tonight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStatus Quo - Caroline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBryan Ferry - a Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMungo Jerry - Alright, Alright, Alright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDave Edmunds - Born to Be with You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClifford T. Ward - Gaye\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFleetwood Mac - Albatross\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaul McCartney ; Wings - My Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoberta Flack - Killing Me Softly with His Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKiki Dee - Amoureuse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElvis Presley - Always on My Mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiana Ross - Touch Me in the Morning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarold Melvin ; the Blue Notes Feat. Teddy Pendergrass - If You Don't Know Me By Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBilly Paul - Me and Mrs. Jones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarvin Gaye - Let's Get It on\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetroit Emeralds - Feel the Need in Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Isley Brothers - That Lady, Pt. 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin' Stone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMichael Jackson - Morning Glow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Drifters - Like Sister and Brother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJunior Campbell - Sweet Illusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedicine Head - One and One Is One\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Hot Shots - Snoopy Versus the Red Baron\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrawbs - Part of the Union\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet - the Ballroom Blitz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuzi Quatro - 48 Crash\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMott the Hoople - Roll Away the Stone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoxy Music - Street Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Essex - Rock on\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMud - Crazy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarry Blue - Dancin' (On a Saturday Night)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDonny Osmond - Young Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDawn Feat. 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