NOW 12″ 80s: 1981 е компилация, издадена през 2023 г. от издателство EMI на четири CD. Фокусира се върху разширените „12-инчови“ версии на парчета, излезли през 1981 г., и представя разнообразна гама от жанрове — от електроника, диско, Europop, инди поп до джаз-фънк и дъб.
Сетът предлага общо 46 ремастерирани песни в издания, които при първоначалното си издаване доминираха по дансингите — например Planet Earth (Night version), The Sound of the Crowd, Ghost Town (extended version), Physical (long version) и Rapture (special disco mix). Музиката е представена в 8-панелен дигифайл, някои песни са ремастерирани през 2003, 2010, 2012 и 2021 г. Компилацията улавя характерната звукова атмосфера на ранните осемдесети години чрез удължени миксове, които първоначално са били създавани за винил.
Композиции
CD1
1. Duran Duran - Planet Earth (Night Version)
2. The Human League - the Sound of the Crowd (12'' Version)
3. Japan - Quiet Life (Extended Version)
4. Visage - Visage (12" Dance Mix)
5. Ultravox - All Stood Still (12" Version)
6. Spandau Ballet - Glow (12" Version)
7. Freeez - Southern Freeez (12" Version)
8. Haircut 100 - Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) (12" Version
9. Abc - Tears Are Not Enough (12" Remix)
10. Heaven 17 - Play To Win (12" Version)
11. Soft Cell - Bedsitter (Extended Version)
12. Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark - Extended Souvenir
CD2
1. Blondie - Rapture (Special Disco Mix)
2. Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood (Extended Version)
3. Ub40 - Don't Slow Down (Extended Version)
4. The Specials - Ghost Town (Extended Version)
5. Bananarama - Aie a Mwana (Us Extended Version)
6. Altered Images - Happy Birthday (Dance Mix)
7. Bow Wow Wow - Chihuahua (12" Version)
8. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Spellbound (12" Mix)
9. Simple Minds - the American (Extended Remix)
10. Japan - the Art of Parties (12" Version)
11. Visage - Mind of a Toy (Dance Mix)
CD3
1. Olivia Newton-John - Physical (Long Version)
2. Sharon Redd - Can You Handle It? (Full Length Version)
3. Hi-Gloss - You'll Never Know (Full Length Version)
4. Grace Jones - Pull Up To the Bumper (Party Version)
5. Debbie Harry - Backfired (Extended Version)
6. Yarbrough & Peoples - Don't Stop the Music (Long Version)
7. Earth, Wind & Fire - Let's Groove (Holiday Version Remix)
8. Odyssey - Going Back To My Roots (12" Version)
9. Shalamar - Make That Move (12" Version)
10. The Whispers - It's a Love Thing (12" Version)
11. The Jones Girls - Nights Over Egypt (12")
12. Champaign - How 'Bout Us (12" Version)
CD4
1. Visage - Fade To Grey (12" Version)
2. Soft Cell - Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go (Extended Version)
3. The Human League - Don't You Want Me (Extended Dance Mix)
4. Duran Duran - Girls On Film (Night Version)
5. Spandau Ballet - the Freeze (Special Mix)
6. Altered Images - I Could Be Happy (12" Mix)
7. Dollar - Hand Held In Black and White (Extended Version)
8. Modern Romance - Everybody Salsa / Salsa Rappsody (Disco Mix)
9. Ottawan - Hands Up (12" Version)
10. Stars On 45 - Stars On 45 Volume 2 / More Stars (12" Version)
11. Louis Clark Conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Hoooked On Classics (Long Version)
