Various Artists - NOW Yearbook - THE VAULT: 1986 [3LP Purple]

Format: 3 x LP
Catalogue No.: LPYBVNOW86
Barcode: 0199584436715
Release Date: 18 Sep 2026
Genre: Pop

1986 was another fantastic year in pop music. Across the releases on Yearbook 1986 and its’ ‘Extra’ we’ve already celebrated many of the year’s biggest hits – the tracks that dominated the charts … but as ever, that’s only part of the year’s story…

Welcome to THE VAULT for 1986. A collection that digs deeper into the year’s musical landscape – uncovering singles that may not have always reached the highest chart positions but remain essential to the rich and diverse pop story of 1986. Some were overshadowed at the time, some were highlights from albums that had already sold huge amounts, some found greater success internationally – but all deserve their place in this continued celebration of 80s pop.

44 tracks across 3-LPs – pressed in gorgeous purple vinyl – NOW Yearbook – The Vault: 1986.

LP1 opens with ‘Only Love Remains’ a classic ballad from Paul McCartney, a Top 40 hit and the third U.K. single from his ‘Press To Play’ album, and is followed by another beautiful song, ‘The Miracle Of Love’ from Eurythmics, from their ‘Revenge’ album…Billy Idol continued his run of hits with ‘To Be A Lover’ and in the U.S. Tears For Fears enjoyed a hit in ’86 with a re-recorded version of their 1984 U.K. hit ‘Mothers Talk’ whilst Wang Chung hit the Top 3 with ‘Everybody Have Fun Tonight’… Bronski Beat had their final Top 20 hit with ‘C’Mon C’Mon’ and to finish the first side their former singer Jimmy Somerville features with his new band The Communards and their second single ‘Disenchanted’… flip the LP over and 1986 saw David Sylvian release his second solo album ‘Gone To Earth’ and from it the first single ‘Taking The Veil’. Talk Talk follow with ‘Living In Another World’ whilst members of Duran Duran feature in the next two tracks: Arcadia with ‘The Flame’, the last single taken from their album ‘So Red The Rose’, and John Taylor with his first solo single ‘I Do What I Do’, taken from the soundtrack for the film ‘9½ weeks’. Grace Jones features with ‘I’m Not Perfect (But I’m Perfect For You)’ ahead of Swiss duo Yello with ‘Goldrush’ from their acclaimed ‘One Second’ album, and closing LP1, Big Audio Dynamite with ‘C’Mon Every Beatbox’.

Kicking off LP2 in superb style is Bruce Springsteen with his defining live cover of ‘War’, a Top 20 hit in both the U.S. and the U.K. followed by power-pop from Mike + The Mechanics, The Bangles and Chris Rea with the single version of the title track from his 1986 album – that would become a bigger hit two years later in a remixed version. Sting is up next with the final single – ‘Moon Over Bourbon Street’ – from his debut ‘The Dream Of The Blue Turtles’ ahead of jazz influenced tracks from Carmel and Matt Bianco – and the side closes with The Housemartins and ‘Sheep’ … whilst over on the other side… a stellar opening of alt-pop featuring Cocteau Twins, Siouxsie And The Banshees and The Stranglers. Pop icon Sandie Shaw released the fantastic ‘Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken? And Everything But The Girl’s ‘Come On Home’, the first single from their third album ‘Baby, The Stars Shine Bright’ is featured ahead of the closing trio of sophisticated pop from Fine Young Cannibals, ABC and Nick Heyward with ‘Goodbye Yesterday’.

LP3 opens with a run of synth-pop tracks from Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Howard Jones, Ultravox and Nik Kershaw plus Paul Young, Dee C. Lee and the side’s closing track, a stunning song from Elton John, ‘Cry To Heaven’…and over on the final side Billy Joel enjoyed his 27th U.S. Top 40 single with ‘A Matter Of Trust’, ahead of huge U.S. hits for Daryl Hall, Belinda Carlisle, Heart and Pat Benatar, and to finish, two legendary vocalists: Aretha Franklin with ‘Another Night’ and Lionel Richie with ‘Love Will Conquer All’ which gave him his twelfth consecutive solo Top 10 hit in the U.S.

LP 1 Side A
Paul McCartney – Only Love Remains
Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - The Miracle Of Love
Billy Idol - To Be A Lover
Tears For Fears - Mothers Talk (U.S. Remix)
Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight
Bronski Beat – C’mon! C’mon!
The Communards – Disenchanted

LP 1 Side B
David Sylvian - Taking The Veil
Talk Talk – Living In Another World
Arcadia – The Flame
John Taylor – I Do What I Do (Theme for 9 1/2 Weeks)
Grace Jones - I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)
Yello - Goldrush
Big Audio Dynamite - C'Mon Every Beatbox

LP 2 Side A
Bruce Springsteen - War (Live at LA Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA - September 1985)
Mike + The Mechanics – All I Need Is A Miracle
The Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants
Chris Rea – On The Beach
Sting - Moon Over Bourbon Street
Carmel – Sally
Matt Bianco – Dancing In The Street
The Housemartins - Sheep

LP 2 Side B
Cocteau Twins – Love’s Easy Tears
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Candyman
The Stranglers - Always The Sun
Sandie Shaw - Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken?
Everything But The Girl – Come On Home
Fine Young Cannibals – Funny How Love Is
ABC - Ocean Blue
Nick Heyward - Goodbye Yesterday

LP 3 Side A
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - We Love You
Howard Jones – All I Want
Ultravox – Same Old Story
Nik Kershaw - Nobody Knows
Paul Young - Some People
Dee C. Lee - Come Hell Or Waters High
Elton John - Cry To Heaven

LP 3 Side B
Billy Joel - A Matter Of Trust
Daryl Hall - Dreamtime
Belinda Carlisle - Mad About You
Heart - Nothin' At All
Pat Benatar - Le Bel Age
Aretha Franklin - Another Night
Lionel Richie - Love Will Conquer All