Now that's what I call obsolete #103

V F · 20 Jul 2019 at 04:47

Funny looking back at the Now albums.

My first I think was 22, on cassette.

Then 23 on CD.

Lopéz · 20 Jul 2019 at 04:59

Before (I think?) the Now series were "The Hits Album" series of compilations - I still have the Hits Album 10 which I bought on vinyl in 1989.
It has a little scratch on the penultimate track on one side (Beatmasters featuring Merlin - "Who's In The House?") - instead of the last line saying "Get on the floor and look real....sexy" it just loops "Get on the floor and look real... get on the floor and look real... "

Edit: Not before, they ran at the same sort of times

SexyGreyFox · 20 Jul 2019 at 14:12

FoxEye said:
Frankly it's just a bunch of people trying desperately to feel happier about themselves by putting others down.

Well you started this by putting down people for their music preferences and how they buy their music.

Robzere31 · 20 Jul 2019 at 14:17

Last Now album I bought was Now 3

pastymuncher · 21 Jul 2019 at 14:23

Lopéz said:
Before (I think?) the Now series were "The Hits Album" series of compilations - I still have the Hits Album 10 which I bought on vinyl in 1989.
It has a little scratch on the penultimate track on one side (Beatmasters featuring Merlin - "Who's In The House?") - instead of the last line saying "Get on the floor and look real....sexy" it just loops "Get on the floor and look real... get on the floor and look real... "

Edit: Not before, they ran at the same sort of times

I have Now 1-15 and Hits 1 + 2 and Now 1 was released in 1983 with Hits 1 following in 1984. I started losing interest in pop music when house and rap came around and by the start of the 90's had lost interest altogether in pop music and switched over to almost nothing but rock music. For me the last half of the 70's and first half of the 80's were the best pop music years. There is too much garbage churned out these days.

ubersonic · 21 Jul 2019 at 14:42

FoxEye said:
Given that the music isn't going to appeal to anyone over 12, and youngsters and oldies alike ditched CDs years ago...

How are they still in business selling crap music on an obsolete format?

Because the majority of their sales are and have always been to parents and grandparents looking for something a primary schooler would like.

d_brennen said:
Sorry, it's not us, it's you

It's really not.

And it's quite sad the way this forum has gone

Em3bbs · 21 Jul 2019 at 14:46

ubersonic said:
Because the majority of their sales are and have always been to parents and grandparents looking for something a primary schooler would like.

"Always been'? Really? The albums were the go too choice of the Walkman generation, not their parents or grandparents.

ubersonic · 21 Jul 2019 at 14:48

Em3bbs said:
"Always been'? Really? The albums were the to go to choice of the Walkman generation, not their parents or grandparents.

And who bought those albums for them (hint: the answer is in the post you quoted).

Em3bbs · 21 Jul 2019 at 14:51

ubersonic said:
And who bought those albums for them (hint: the answer is in the post you quoted).

Me with my paper round money? Which I'd then listen to the albums while doing my paper round.

Maybe your parents and grandparents bought you everything, but that's not the case for a lot of people.

Deleted member 77746 · 21 Jul 2019 at 14:55

I used to tape them off the radio - they actually started on vinyl and casette not CD.

Here is an image of "Now that's what I call Music 8" - on Vinyl..

https://i.imgur.com/QJHgdrx.jpg - Cover Vinyl
https://i.imgur.com/qQKPjyp.jpg - Back Cover Vinyl

ubersonic · 21 Jul 2019 at 15:16

Em3bbs said:
Me with my paper round money?

It was more of a rhetorical question, but for reference the vast majority of Now albums were always bought as gifts (Christmas/Birthday/etc) for children, hence them using a bi-annual release format specifically to take advantage of this.

V F · 21 Jul 2019 at 15:19

ubersonic said:
It's really not.

And it's quite sad the way this forum has gone

Place any logo on the top left and you've nearly described just about every forum out there. Same topics, same discussions, same squabbling, same arguments. Forums are no longer forums anymore but a disguise of the hostility and rants/whinging and bitching of the social media sites.

Em3bbs said:
Me with my paper round money? Which I'd then listen to the albums while doing my paper round.

Maybe your parents and grandparents bought you everything, but that's not the case for a lot of people.

Yeah, I also bought them with my own money. Walkman days though.

Rare it was but sometimes I did get a new Now CD for Christmas from parents.

Funny, I just found this CD in my old stash.

Em3bbs · 21 Jul 2019 at 17:51

ubersonic said:
It was more of a rhetorical question, but for reference the vast majority of Now albums were always bought as gifts (Christmas/Birthday/etc) for children, hence them using a bi-annual release format specifically to take advantage of this.

"For reference"? I assume you have some numbers to back up such a statement. Did only kids born in the summer get certain Now albums?

Deleted member 77746 · 21 Jul 2019 at 18:03

Em3bbs said:
"For reference"? I assume you have some numbers to back up such a statement. Did only kids born in the summer get certain Now albums?

Don't be a dick! Everyone knows albums like this where mainly Christmas presents. Every person I knew got one! Infact it was in my christmas sock evry year!

SexyGreyFox · 21 Jul 2019 at 18:11

They were the dogs balls when I did the odd Disco now and then and still would be now for weddings & parties.

glenimp617 · 21 Jul 2019 at 18:24

Nowt wrong with now albums, although the last one I bought was now 25

They have officially put them on Spotify now so I assume some streaming revenue is going there way

Em3bbs · 21 Jul 2019 at 18:38

mrbell1984 said:
Don't be a dick! Everyone knows albums like this where mainly Christmas presents. Every person I knew got one! Infact it was in my christmas sock evry year!

Maybe later on, but judging by your username you weren't even born when the first ones came out!

Deleted member 77746 · 21 Jul 2019 at 18:50

Em3bbs said:
Maybe later on, but judging by your username you weren't even born when the first ones came out!

What does that matter? Has nothing to do with presents and what people got at Christmas. Juding by that, judging by this.

Em3bbs · 21 Jul 2019 at 19:35

mrbell1984 said:
What does that matter? Has nothing to do with presents and what people got at Christmas. Juding by that, judging by this.

I was literally talking about buying these albums myself with money I earnt from a paper round, and you were like "lol nobody did that u dik". You weren't even born let alone of working age in the heyday of the Now albums so no wonder mummy and daddy bought them for you.

Deleted member 77746 · 21 Jul 2019 at 19:50

Em3bbs said:
I was literally talking about buying these albums myself with money I earnt from a paper round, and you were like "lol nobody did that u dik". You weren't even born let alone of working age in the heyday of the Now albums so no wonder mummy and daddy bought them for you.

I would never buy them! That's cool if you purchased them from you paper round. Awesome.