Now 4 CD round-up

One final piece of business to wrap up Now 4 is the CD release which carries over the numbering of the LP it coincided with, even though it's not the fourth CD and there's so little in common with the other formats that they'd struggle to be classed as the same album in the charts; the artwork is different of course, because two of the four acts who stare out at you from the cover of the vinyl and tape aren't even on the CD. Still, despite the tenous connection between the two records, I thought I should record the content, or at least paste it off the internet...

1. Duran Duran 'The Reflex' (video) ^{Originally included on Now 3}
   
2. Ray Parker Jr. 'Ghostbusters (Searchin for the Spirit)'
3. Culture Club 'The War Song'
4. John Waite 'Missing You'
5. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 'Locomotion' (video) ^{Originally included on Now 3}
6. UB40 'If It Happens Again'
7. Tina Turner 'What's Love Got to Do with It' (video) ^{Originally included on Now 3}
8. Bronski Beat 'Why?'
9. The Style Council 'Shout to the Top!'
10. Phil Collins 'Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)' (video) ^{Originally included on Now 3}
11. Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey 'Together In Electric Dreams'
12. Julian Lennon 'Too Late for Goodbyes'
13. Status Quo 'The Wanderer'
14. Thompson Twins 'Doctor! Doctor!'
15. Queen 'Radio Ga Ga' ^{Originally included on Now 2}

By sneaking in selections from early in 1984, this seems to equate to a more consistent collection than the standard version, and Queen certainly offer a more satisfying finale than Eugene Wilde. That said, my favourite track from the entire album is absent and it's sort of a pity in retrospect that 'Listen To Your Father' didn't get a CD release. Either way not many people jumped at the chance to pay more for a shorter album and this has now become such a rarity that it's reputed to change hands for over £200 on the rare occasions one comes up for sale, presumably to collectors only.

By the way, I think all this makes 'The Reflex' the only track to have opened two Now albums, albeit only on a technicality.