Now Yearbook Extra 1973 / Various Now Yearbook Extra 1973 / Various CD

NOW Music is proud to present 60 more essential gems from the stellar Pop year of 1973 - NOW - Yearbook Extra 1973. CD1 kicks off with two of the year's massive #1s - Slade with 'Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me', and 'Angel Fingers' from Wizzard leading a run of unforgettable Glam Pop & Rock from T. Rex, Sweet, Suzi Quatro, Mud, Mott The Hoople and Roxy Music. David Essex scored his second Top 10 hit, and 10cc their third - both feature - plus ballads from Gilbert O'Sullivan, and 'The Twelfth Of Never' from Donny Osmond which was another of 1973's #1s. Disc 1 closes with Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Stylistics, Jackson 5, The Spinners and Timmy Thomas with some of the year's Soul classics. Paul McCartney & Wings open CD2 with 'Hi, Hi, Hi', before Electric Light Orchestra's 'Showdown', and 'Joybringer' from Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Next up is a superb run of Rock classics from Nazareth, Geordie, Status Quo, The Edgar Winter Group, Alice Cooper, and Argent ahead of some softer Pop-Rock from Albert Hammond, The Allman Brothers Band and Hudson-Ford. Singles from Paul Simon and Dave Edmunds lead into more of '73's Soul hits with tracks included from Eddie Kendricks, and Jr. Walker & The All Stars, before closing the disc with ballads from Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye, Sylvia and Dobie Gray. The final disc begins with an enduring classic, 'Daniel' from Elton John, and singer-songwriters Carly Simon and Jim Croce with his U. S. #1 'Time In A Bottle'. Timeless tracks that were similarly big U. S. hits from Helen Reddy, John Denver, and the theme from the film Deliverance, 'Dueling Banjos' follow. CD3 also features more Glam-tinged memories from Slade, T. Rex, Wizzard and Mott The Hoople before some pure Pop nuggets including hits from Blue Mink, White Plains, Dawn feat. Tony Orlando, Tony Christie, and The New Seekers' take on 'Pinball Wizard' coupled with 'See Me Feel Me'. Ballads from Elvis Presley and Charles Aznavour are among the last run of tracks and are joined by big hits enjoying a re-release in 1973 from Guy Darrell, Al Martino, and signing-off with the timeless Halloween favourite 'Monster Mash' from Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers. NOW - Yearbook Extra 1973 - a further celebration of the diversity and magic of the year in Pop.

1. Slade - Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me 2. Wizzard - Angel Fingers 3. T.Rex - Solid Gold Easy Action 4. Sweet - Hell Raiser 5. Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon 6. Mud - Hypnosis 7. Barry Blue - Do You Wanna Dance? 8. Mott The Hoople - All The Way From Memphis 9. Roxy Music - Pyjamarama 10. David Essex - Lamplight 11. 10cc - The Dean and I 12. Gilbert OÆSullivan - Why Oh Why Oh Why 13. Donny Osmond - The Twelfth Of Never 14. Jermaine Jackson - Daddy's Home 15. Gladys Knight ; The Pips - The Look Of Love 16. The Stylistics - Break Up To Make Up 17. Jackson 5 - Skywriter 18. New York City - IÆm DoinÆ Fine Now 19. The Spinners - Ghetto Child 20. Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together 21. Paul McCartney ; Wings - Hi, Hi, Hi 22. Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown 23. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer 24. Nazareth - Broken Down Angel 25. Geordie û All Because Of You 26. Status Quo - Paper Plane 27. The Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein 28. Alice Cooper - Hello Hooray 29. Argent - God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You 30. Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band 31. The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man 32. Hudson-Ford - Pick Up The Pieces 33. Paul Simon - Loves Me Like A Rock 34. Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You 35. Jackson 5 - Hallelujah Day 36. Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin' 37. Jr. Walker ; The All Stars - Take Me Girl, I'm Ready 38. Diana Ross ; Marvin Gaye - You're A Special Part Of Me 39. Sylvia - Pillow Talk 40. Dobie Gray - Drift Away 41. Elton John - Daniel 42. Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do 43. Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle 44. Helen Reddy - Delta Dawn 45. John Denver - Rocky Mountain High 46. Eric Weissberg ; Steve Mandell - Dueling Banjos 47. Slade - My Friend Stan 48. T.Rex - The Groover 49. Wizzard - Ball Park Incident 50. Mott The Hoople - Honaloochie Boogie 51. Blue Mink - Randy 52. White Plains - Step Into A Dream 53. Dawn feat. Tony Orlando - Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose 54. The New Seekers - Pinball Wizard / See Me Feel Me 55. Tony Christie - Avenues And Alleyways 56. Guy Darrell - I've Been Hurt 57. Al Martino - Spanish Eyes 58. Elvis Presley - Fool 59. Charles Aznavour - The Old Fashioned Way (Les Plaisirs D?mod?s) 60. Bobby "Boris" Pickett ; The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash