Do you remember your first Now?

The Backwards Man

In celebration of Now 100 being released in less than an hour, can you remember your first one?

Mine was Now 8, I was nine I think, it had some great tracks and quite a few horrid ones on it, probably still in the attic somewhere, don't think I have a tape player to play it on now though.

When was your first?

colm_mcm

Now 1993, one of the first albums I bought. I always know 1993 music when I hear it!

Baron Kurtz

Are you 101?

verycool

They're still going!?!

Wouldn't remember the first one if it bit me on the ar*e, but would remember the LP cover.

Did I mention I'm old?

Kevin Finnerty

The sister had Now 88, Santa brought It. It got the pencil treatment pretty quickly though cos the Amstrad "Music System" just loved chewing tapes.

padd b1975

One of the very first ones, I think it had a pig on the cover.

lukesmom

Whatever one had starship we built this city on it.

Now 1994. It was the first CD I ever owned. Also the last Now album I ever owned.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Remember the first one - my sister had it - Karma Chameleon was on it.

umop episdn

Now that's what I call music 4..."can you pig-it"!

mzungu

Probably Now 11.

dumb_parade

Now 16 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_That%27s_What_I_Call_Music_16_(UK_series)

A2LUE42

Now that's what I call music. The first one. On Vinyl, Double LP. Still have it.

TheQuietFella

NOW 1 on vinyl! I wonder if it's worth anything?

Cee-Jay-Cee

Bought the very first one ‘Now that’s what I call
Music’ It was a gate fold album, I still have it. Don’t think I bought another one after that.

Chaos Tourist

A pirated copy of Now 45 if that counts. A chap would bring in a case load of CDs into the canteen of a certain health care center and someone told me about it one day. It was a bit bold but I was only a young lad at the time.

flazio

Just been on their website to check, it was Now 40.

ceadaoin.

The first one I remember getting was one with boom shake the room by dj jazzy Jeff and the fresh prince on it. Just checked there and it was 26. Also has what is love and Mr vain on there. Classics!

pleas advice

Now Phats What I Small Music

blanch152

It is hard for people of today to understand but before Now, we had Top of the Pops

http://topofthepopslps.weebly.com/about-the-albums.html

These were horrendous covers of the originals put into compilations. So what NOW did was to create compilations that included the original singers.

umop episdn

pleas advice wrote: »

Now Phats What I Small Music

Hey! What's wrong with you?

ceadaoin.

blanch152 wrote: »

It is hard for people of today to understand but before Now, we had Top of the Pops

http://topofthepopslps.weebly.com/about-the-albums.html

These were horrendous covers of the originals put into compilations. So what NOW did was to create compilations that included the original singers.

Sounds like the music they play in super valu and the like. Weird cover versions of recent songs

ceadaoin.

ceadaoin. wrote: »

Sounds like the music they play in super valu and the like. Weird cover versions of recent songs

Where the hell does that music come from? I have long joked that they record it in karaoke bars but no one has ever yet been able to tell me who makes that sh*te.

The day I hear a Manics cover in the supermarket will be my saddest day.

beertons

Now 10. Real music, both tapes.

Autosport

Now 25 was the first one I bought on cassette

OU812

They should have released a 100 track album & picked the biggest hit from each predecessor & one new one.

Pinch Flat

Ah jaysus remember no. 1

http://www.nowmusic.com/album/now-thats-what-i-call-music/

Born in 1971. So an old fart.

Edgarfrndly

Now 24. I remember having it on tape.

Star Bingo

My first was 4. It was my last.

I’ve just seen the advert for this momentous release. Happy 100, a real milestone congratulations

Didnt mean for that emoticon in the header can I not edit that out? Or is it just a fitting coincidence

Outlaw Pete

Now 6.

Still think Body Rock was the best song on it, don't care what anyone says!

Try_harder

My sister had Now 4

I bought a few but now 42 sticks in my mind for some reason

r93kaey5p2izun

Now 29 from 1994 on tape. I still have it here. It's a great mix of sh1te like Pato Banton and classics like New Order. Bit of Blur, bit of Oasis, some REM. I still love it.

Irish Guitarist

I never bought any of the originals. There wasn't that many chart songs I liked in the eighties so I would rather save up and buy a tape by someone I really liked.

For the tenth anniversary (I think) they released a load of albums named after years. I bought either Now 1983 or Now 1984. For the Millennium they released similar albums (I think they may have had different tracks) and I bought Now 1987. These are the only Now albums I ever bought.

smilerf

Now 10.

Irish Guitarist

Some of the early Now albums are worth a lot of money. This was apparently the first one on CD and not many were produced.



https://www.ebay.ie/itm/NOW-4-THATS-WHAT-I-CALL-MUSIC-CD-PATENT-PENDING-CASE-EX-SUPER-RARE/163138845186

god's toy

blanch152 wrote: »

It is hard for people of today to understand but before Now, we had Top of the Pops

http://topofthepopslps.weebly.com/about-the-albums.html

These were horrendous covers of the originals put into compilations. So what NOW did was to create compilations that included the original singers.

Still goes on today. Some of the covers or 'versions' (even by the same artist) you find on google/itunes/spotify are near perfect 'reproductions' of the radio edit released to get around copyrights restrictions of the artist or album may have.





Bugs me no end...

hairyslug

I think it was 1987 which was released in 93, I know it started with "I wanna dance with somebody" but I was sure the last song was Startrekkin but google is saying otherwise.

cbyrd

Mine was now 8, I was 12. I also got the cassette player and headphones, I used to play it all the time specially when I was vacuuming. My first santy gift that I knew my parents bought. Loved it.

god's toy

Should be called: 'Now! That's what I call 4 chords' ...

_Brian

Now that’s what I call music of the 80’s

I think it was a really early one, perhaps before the numbered volumes.

TerrorFirmer

Can't remember the number, but it was a double tape with Simply Red 'Fairground' on it. Think it was probably the first music I bought with my own money as well so I listened to it endlessly.

Just looked it up, it was Now 32.

E30i

I won the first 6 on LP on a Radio 2 show called Hotline. Prob around mid eighties. I'd say I still have them somewhere if I looked hard enough, despite many house moves in the last 30 odd years.

greenttc

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Can't remember the number, but it was a double tape with Simply Red 'Fairground' on it. Think it was probably the first music I bought with my own money as well so I listened to it endlessly.

Just looked it up, it was Now 32.

That's the first one I bought too, also had roll with it and country house on it, nice bit of blur oasis rivalry!

WildWater

I remember when Now 1 came out. Didn't own it though because stuff like that was expensive in the 80's. Oh the joy, a year later, when MT-USA came along (if you could get to watch the telly). Poop old Mick - RIP.

Kids today don't know how good they have.

Cleopatra_

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Can't remember the number, but it was a double tape with Simply Red 'Fairground' on it. Think it was probably the first music I bought with my own money as well so I listened to it endlessly.

Just looked it up, it was Now 32.

This was my first tape! It also had Shaggy's Boombastic on it.

valoren

smilerf wrote: »

Now 10.

Wasn't there a special edition of that version with tracks specially selected by Jimmy Saville?

Now 10, Now 10.

smilerf

valoren wrote: »

Wasn't there a special edition of that version with tracks specially selected by Jimmy Saville?

Now 10, Now 10.

hehe

sunbeam

Now 1 was also my first proper tape that I hadn't recorded off the radio. Anyone remember the ads: 'home taping is killing music-and it's illegal!'? -D

I asked for it as a Christmas present and wrote the name down for the mammy to give to the staff in the shop so she would be sure to get the right one.

The Hits albums came out the next year and I always thought they had a better selection than the Now series.

Actually, come to think of it, my first proper tape was a recording of the Pope's visit in 79, but I don't think that really counts...

Conall Cernach

padd b1975 wrote: »

One of the very first ones, I think it had a pig on the cover.

That's NOW4 "the Pig One". I have it too. Some great stuff on it.

BobMc

Have No.1 on Vinyl its over in my parents, have a bunch of them on vinyl, might go visit over the weekend and see If I can find them, not that I've anyway to play em

Rubberlegs

sunbeam wrote: »

Now 1 was also my first proper tape that I hadn't recorded off the radio. Anyone remember the ads: 'home taping is killing music-and it's illegal!'? -D

I asked for it as a Christmas present and wrote the name down for the mammy to give to the staff in the shop so she would be sure to get the right one.

The Hits albums came out the next year and I always thought they had a better selection than the Now series.

Actually, come to think of it, my first proper tape was a recording of the Pope's visit in 79, but I don't think that really counts...

I was never really into the Now albums, but still have the very first double Hits album from 1984, age 11 at the time:). Great tunes, ZZ Top, and Meatlof amongst them. I also remember having Hits 6 on cassette, remember Whitney Houston's I Wanna Dance with Somebody being on it.