If you used to buy the Now albums what number was your first one?

[AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta]

33 for me, brought on double cassette from good old Woolies.

I know they are viewed by many as being deeply uncool but individual albums were way too expensive for me as a pre-teen. I think they featured on all my teen Xmas lists too and I remember the adverts with Mark Goodier doing the voice over.

I still have a very soft spot for them, even though when I occasionally pick one up for a nosy at I have no idea who 99% of the tracklists are, but I don't think I'm their target audience anymore anyway!

Same, we’re the same age!

@BaldingClare 😂 Exactly!

I think I had the first one. It was a vinyl record and was called Now Music I think.

Now 23. My first album on cassette I got for Christmas as it had Charles and Eddie would I lie to you. They played on totp on Christmas Day as well that year. Good times!

Now 1992 was brilliant too

Now 37, Now 40 and 44. Ah nostalgia...

Number 3. I think it had the pig on it. Christmas time I think

Now 56.

Is anyone else old enough to remember Top of the Pops albums? Brought out a Xmas and all the songs were cover versions.

@BaldingClare love it!

@Gertrudetheadelie 37 is also a cracker, mmmbop is track 1. I brought it on the first day of the long six week holidays so that might be why I loved it so.

29 for me!

Thanks for the Spotify tip, gonna have to take a trip down memory lane

@thenightsky I had a couple of these but they might not be what you mean.

Now 38 was the first one I had. It was on tape and the cover was blue and pink.

My first CD one was now 42.

Now 37 from 1997. I was 13. Listened to it so much! I got Now 38 as well, but didn't think it was as good.

I got the first one on cassette and the snobby girl next to me said that pop music was for plebs and none of them could beat Beethoven. Obviously she was wrong because 1983-4 was the start of the best musical period of all time. Practically the whole Top 40 beginning then are now classics.

I heard recently that as long as the first 12-15 tracks and the last 3 were great, the albums would sell.

The first one, on vinyl. It was just called “Now that’s what I call music” - I assume because they didn’t realised it would still be on the go over 40 years later!
If I remember properly, it was a dark green double album cover with a cartoon pig wearing sunglasses on it. I got it for Christmas, and I was so chuffed!

You are absolutely correct. 37 is superior.

@thenightsky Brought out a Xmas and all the songs were cover versions.

Sorry missed that bit, not the same thing at all. Ignore me!

The first one! On vinyl, 1983 I think.

I got the first one on cassette and the snobby girl next to me said that pop music was for plebs.

🙄 They sound delightful and I bet they listened to it in secret!

Now 30 on cassette, would have been 1995. Masive Attack and Portishead were both on the end of side 1. Some absolute bangers.

I've since acquired a few of the early ones on vinyl, including the Christmas one.

The first one! That and the Smash Hits year book made my ideal Christmas day for years.

I feel old I have the first one on vinyl 🙈