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In 2023 we began our hugely successful 80s 12 series on cd a year-by-year journey through the greatest 12 singles from the decade, and last year we presented a selection of the tracks from 1980-1982 as our first round-up on vinyl.Now Music is proud to announce the second of this vinyl series, NOW Presents12" 80s: Volume Two: 1983-1984, as a stunning 5-LP boxset. A limited edition and numbered set with each of the 5-LPs pressed in a different colour vinyl blue, hot pink, orange, yellow and green, to be released on October 17th, 2025, and for many tracks this marks the first time back on vinyl since their original 12 release!Kicking off in 1983 with Wham and the 12 version of their #2 smash Bad Boys ahead of the massive collaboration between Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson on Say Say Say in its extended version. Spandau Ballet, Eurythmics and The Cure with the extended version of The Lovecats complete the first side, and Tears For Fears open the flip side with Change ahead of some of the best extended pop from 83, including from Altered Images, Haysi Fantayzee, Men Without Hats, and finishing with the extended version of the debut hit for Marilyn Calling Your Name. LP2s first side is a celebration of 1983s fusion of synth-pop, electronic beats and hip-hop influence and vocals. First up, the most successful 12 single of the decade; Blue Monday from New Order, alongside the massive I.O.U (Megamix) from Freeez, Rock Steady Crews extended version of (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew and the genre-melding Double Dutch from Malcolm McLaren while over on Side B, huge floor-fillers from Lionel Richie with the 12 Version of All Night Long (All Night), KC & The Sunshine Band with the #1 Give It Up, here in its John Luongo Disco Mix, plus Donna Summer, Laura Branigan and Matthew Wilders enduringly popular Break My Stride.LP3 contains a mixture of essential 12s from both 83 and 84, with a trio of iconic tracks opening; extended mixes of Heaven 17s Temptation and The Human Leagues (Keep Feeling) Fascination. More peerless pop from Bananarama and Adam Ant finish side A whilst side B celebrates Hi-Energy gold from Frankie Goes To Hollywood with the New York Mix of Relax, Evelyn Thomas and the extended anthemic High Energy alongside Bronski Beat with Why and Dead Or Alives breakthrough chart hit Thats The Way (I Like It) in its extended version. LP4 opens with a side of massive chart hits from Culture Club with their mash-up US 12 mix of Its A Miracle and Miss Me Blind and Tina Turner with her signature Whats Love Got To Do With It (Extended 12 Remix), I Feel For You hit the top spot for Chaka Khan, and Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel had a massive hit with White Lines (Dont Do It) the 12 Long Version is included here. Flip the LP over for more essential h-energy from Hazell Dean and Divine, plus 80s disco favourites from The Pointer Sisters and Miami Sound Machine.The final LP kicks off with the Dance Mix of Duran Durans huge #1 The Reflex ahead of extended versions of 1984s sophisticated synth pop from Nik Kershaw and Howard Jones, plus Scritti Politti with their sublime Absolute (Version), before the side closes with the 12 Version of Pearly Dewdrops Drops a timeless gem from the Cocteau Twins and over on the last side three incredible 12s: The Killing Moon gave Echo & The Bunnymen their second Top 10 single and has become a contemporary classic featured here as the 12 Up All Night Version Propaganda made their debut with Dr Mabuse and Das Testament Des Dr Mabuse (12 Edit for Germany) still sounds as breathtaking 40 years on and to close this amazing collection, a second appearance from Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Two Tribes, was not only their second single in the decade end Top 5, but also spent longer 9 weeks at #1 than any other song and the legendary Annihilation mix is the perfect way to sign off on this stunning collection, bringing 44 essential 12 versions together on one vinyl set.