Never appeared on any of the numbered NOW albums but did appear on Now 1983 in the 10th Anniversary Series. [1] [4] Released: 24th November 2023. NOW That’s What I Call Music! is excited to celebrate our 40th anniversary, and we are proud to present four very special collector’s editions that together present 175 essential hits from the past 40 years on vinyl. The song that started it all, “Love Me Do” was The Beatles’ first UK single in 1962. For the first time, the iconic song has been de-mixed using machine aided learning and remixed in true stereo.“Love Me Do” launched The Beatles’ journey to unparalleled worldwide success and acclaim that continues to this day.

The original 1983 Now That’s What I Call Musiccompilation – forever after referred to as ‘NOW 1’ – is being reissued on double vinyl and double CD in July.Now That's What I Call Music (also simply titled Now or Now 1) is the first album from the popular Now! series that was released in the United Kingdom on 28 November 1983. [1] Initial pressings were released on vinyl and audio cassette. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the album and series, the album was re-released on CD for the first time in 2009. Alternative longer mixes of "Only for Love", "Double Dutch" and "Candy Girl" were included in place of the original shorter single mixes from 1983. [1] A double vinyl re-release followed for Record Store Day on 18 April 2015. [1] In July 2018, the album was newly remastered and re-released on CD, vinyl and cassette to commemorate the release of the 100th volume of the series. [2] NOW That’s What I Call Music! is excited to celebrate our 40th anniversary, and we are proud to present four very special collector’s editions that together present 175 essential hits from the past 40 years on vinyl. The Beatles’ double-A-side single for “Now And Then” and “Love Me Do” pairs the last Beatles song with the band’s first UK single. Powerful musical bookends to The Beatles’ recorded canon, both songs are also featured in the expanded Anniversary Editions for1962-1966 (‘The Red Album’) and 1967-1970 (‘The Blue Album’). Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. The sought-after album includes a string of hits from the eighties including The Reflex by Duran Duran and Style Council’s Shout To The Top.

The NOW That's What I Call Music! albums have earned a cult status among those who coveted the pop compilations as kids.