Chart Busters (Here & Now) (1986 - 1987)
Ten years after Pye ceased issuing the “Chart Busters” albums, a new series appeared on the market with the same name, although they were most likely unreleated to the earlier albums. This series was issued on the Here & Now Productions label, about whom not much is known. They appear to be an independent north-London based label, whose activities may have gone no further than these five albums.
This new series began in 1986, at a time when the only other albums left in production were on the cassette format, but didn't catch on, grinding to a halt after just three issues. It was re-launched the following spring with more tracks per LP and more conventional covers featuring female models. However it quickly petered out again. (All of the albums were also released on cassette.)
Technically, these LPs are not anonymous; they are all credited to the Here & Now Band. However as Here & Now is also the label, they are effectively being billed under a corporate identity and so they qualify as successors to the LPs of old. (The Here & Now Band of course has no links with the 1970s act of that name, which featured former members of the group Gong.)
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Tape editions CLICK THE ICON |
Volume 1 - (HERE 1) Jan 1986
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Saving All My Love For You / Broken Wings / Leaving Me Now / Girlie Girlie / Ring Of Ice / The Sun Always Shines On TV / Saturday Love / Wrap Her Up / Don't You Just Know It / West End Girls Comments: Also released on cassette (HEREC 1) |
Volume 2 - (HERE 2) Mar 1986
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Kyrie / Love Comes Quickly / No-one Is To Blame / Digging Your Scene / Come Hell or Waters High / Manic Monday / If You Were Here Tonight / (Nothing Serious) Just Bugging / Move Away / Absolute Beginners Comments: Also released on cassette (HEREC 2) |
Volume 3 - (HERE 3) Jun 1986
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Why Can't This Be Love / Spirit In The Sky / Addicted To Love / Rock Lobster / There'll Be Sad Songs / Rollin' Home / Over The Weekend / Sledgehammer / On My Own / The Chicken Song Comments: Also released on cassette (HEREC 3) |
Volume 4 - (HERE 4) Mar 1987
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Everything I Own / I Get The Sweetest Feeling / The Great Pretender / 'Moonlighting' Theme / Weak In The Presence Of Beauty / It Doesn't Have To Be / Sign 'O' The Times / Tonight Tonight Tonight / Respect Yourself / Respectable / Stand By Me / Down To Earth / Stay Out Of My Life / You Sexy Thing Comments: Cover model: Maria Whittaker. Also released on cassette (HEREC 4) |
Volume 5 - (HERE 5) Jun 1987
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I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) / Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now / Shattered Dreams / (Something Inside) So Strong / I Want Your Sex / I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Victim Of Love / Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now / You're The Voice / Under The Boardwalk / Looking For A New Love / Misfit Comments: Cover model: Linda Lussardi. Also released on cassette (HEREC 5). This album terminates the budget covers format. |