Looney Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Just seen an advert for the Now 71 album How did that happen? I remember the first NOW albums..... aaarrrggghh I feel old! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 I actually found the 1st one the other day when I was clearing some stuff out.! I didnt know it had reached 71 either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 AAAAARGGGHHHH I'M OLD! I'm sure I have the original somewhere...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 I found my original Now album (cassette) as well the other day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Oh I loved cassettes! Nothing better than a double tape deck ghetto blaster for taping off your friend's cassettes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonix Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Oh I loved cassettes! Nothing better than a double tape deck ghetto blaster for taping off your friend's cassettes haha I remember having one of those and it being my prized possession!!! When i was about 8 lol Taping the chart every week and dancing round the room listening to it a million times after lol xXx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Oh I loved cassettes! Nothing better than a double tape deck ghetto blaster for taping off your friend's cassettes haha I remember having one of those and it being my prized possession!!! When i was about 8 lol Taping the chart every week and dancing round the room listening to it a million times after lol xXx lol and trying to remember the pause button so you could cut out the DJ and make it sound sooo professional! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonix Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Oh I loved cassettes! Nothing better than a double tape deck ghetto blaster for taping off your friend's cassettes haha I remember having one of those and it being my prized possession!!! When i was about 8 lol Taping the chart every week and dancing round the room listening to it a million times after lol xXx lol and trying to remember the pause button so you could cut out the DJ and make it sound sooo professional! yes and getting really annoyed when they carried on talking over the start of the song ro started talking before it finished so you couldn't cut them off without cutting off part of the song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 and being quiet as some tape recorders picked up your voice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonix Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 and being quiet as some tape recorders picked up your voice! yes lol that was always hard for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted November 16, 2008 Author Share Posted November 16, 2008 aaah happy memories!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 I still have the first one 'Now thats what I call music' And I must agree that the music was better back then too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 and making your own taped radio programs ( roller radio ours was called). All the artists were me & my sis singing to chart songs & we did our own adverts. Anyone remember Bejams? It was the name of iceland when it first opened. We had great ads & one for Wilma windows! We also sang coca cola adverts - the first time, first love song. (like the very first time) Our poor parents! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Anyone remember Bejams? It was the name of iceland when it first opened. Yes I do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 My sis used to sing as she was recording, "Save your love" was bad enough on it's own without her warbling over the top !!! Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 I can remember buying Now 14 years ago. I used to tape The Charts programme on a Sunday evening...can't remember what it was called now...with Alan Freeman. Irritating man used to talk over the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygal Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 DH and I are always commenting on Now albums increasing in numbers. Didn't they used to have a pig advertising them with glasses on? Or am I completely barking mad with a defective memory??!! As for recording the top 40- my parents used to call it "pick of the pops" . I still have cassettes with bad recordings of the "hit parades" of the 80s with Bruno Brookes ruining most of the songs by talking over them!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Pick of the Pops....that was it....and we were all Pop Pickers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 We've got the original Now on vinyl, i'm hoping it will be worth something one day. I think they bring out more albums per year than they used to, hence why we are up to 71. My first cassette of my very own was Now 16 which i got for Christmas with my first cassette player. Oh and Rick Astley's album I never asked for it, i wonder what possessed my brother when he thought that was a good choice of present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutrix Farmers Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 When I saw the advert the other day I wondered how many people have all of them? Can't believe they're on number 71 though, they must release 3 or more per year to have reached that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little chickadee Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I saw an advert for this the other day and it made me feel really old. I think a lot of things make me feel old now that I'm an age which I remember my parents being and I remember thinking how old they were! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistachio Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 yeah - I remember No.1 and now my son has asked for the latest one - even he has lost count - that makes me feel old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
