NOW is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing Yearbook series and taking our longest trip back in pop history so far 50 Years with 83 tracks on 4 CDs, to celebrate a landmark year of Pop singles NOW Yearbook 1973.

Opening with the iconic Goodbye Yellow Brick Road from Elton John and followed by Paul McCartney & Wings Bond theme Live And Let Die, this epic beginning to this journey back to 1973 continues with a run of massive Glam-Rock infused hits from T. Rex, Mud and Alvin Stardust, and #1s from Suzi Quatro, Wizzard, 10cc, Cum On Feel The Noize from Slade and Sweet with Blockbuster. Pop classics from Gilbert OSullivan with the #1 Get Down, and from Jackson 5, The Osmonds and the re-issued The Laughing Gnome from David Bowie lead into some soulful vocalists including Aretha Franklin, Rod Stewart and Gladys Knight & The Pips to complete this first disc.

Disc Two opens with an awe-inspiring run of legendary artists: John Lennon, Bob Dylan, and Paul Simon, plus the debut single from Bruce Springsteen with Blinded By The Light and timeless signature releases from Billy Joel with Piano Man and Youre So Vain from Carly Simon. Defining tracks from Ike & Tina Turner, Thin Lizzy and Stealers Wheel lead into Rock classics from Faces, Free, Electric Light Orchestra, Status Quo, Joe Walsh, Alice Cooper and Nazareth and the disc closes with Albatross from Fleetwood Mac a #1 in 1969 and a #2 when re-released in 1973.

A run of stunning ballads kicks off the third disc; Paul McCartney & Wings with My Love, Roberta Flack with the peerless Killing Me Softly With His Song, and Always On My Mind from Elvis Presley before Diana Ross ushers in an incredible line-up of Soul smashes including from, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes feat. Teddy Pendergrass, Billy Paul, Barry White, The Temptations, Michael Jackson and Lets Get It On from Marvin Gaye.

The final disc is all about more huge Pop smashes, opening with the era-defining The Ballroom Blitz from Sweet, second inclusions for Suzi Quatro and Mud, plus Mott The Hoople, Roxy Music, Barry Blue and the debut hit from David Essex, Rock On. Donny Osmonds #1 Young Love and 1973s biggest seller – Dawn feat. Tony Orlandos Tie A Yellow Ribbon… lead an Easy-Pop run including massive hits from Shirley Bassey, Perry Como, Olivia Newton-John, Eurovision singles; winner Anne-Marie David, Cliff Richards second contest entry, and #1s from Peters & Lee, plus Eye Level – the theme to one of the years most popular TV shows by the Simon Park Orchestra. Yearbook 1973 closes in magnificent style with two of the biggest and most loved Christmas classics of all time Wizzard with I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday and Merry Xmas Everybody from Slade.

NOW Yearbook 1973 A celebration of the diversity and wonderful creativity of a truly stellar year in Pop.