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Track List
01) (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
02) Penthouse and Pavement
03) Play to Win
04) Soul Warfare
05) Geisha Boys and Temple Girls
06) Let's All Make a Bomb
07) The Height of the Fighting
08) Song With No Name
09) We're Going to Live for a Very Long Time
10) I'm Your Money (12" version)
11) Are Everything (12" version)
12) Decline of the West
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01) Penthouse and Pavement (original demo)
02) (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (origina
03) Play to Win (original demo instrumental)
04) Soul Warfare (original demo)
05) Are Everything (original demo)
06) BEF Ident (alternate version)
07) Decline of the West (alternate version)
08) Rise of the East (alternate version)
09) Music to Kill Your Parents By (alternate version)
10) Uptown Apocalypse (alternate version)
11) A Baby Called Billy (Allternate version)
12) Rhythmic Experiment 1
13) Rhythmic Experiment 2
14) Boys of Buddha Experiment
15) At the Height of the Fighting (original Rhythm Tra
16) Rhythmic Loop Experiment
17) Funky Experiment
18) Song Experiment
19) Heavy Drum Experiment
20) Play to Win (original demo with Vocals)
01) (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
02) Penthouse and Pavement
03) Play to Win
04) Soul Warfare
05) Geisha Boys and Temple Girls
06) Let's All Make a Bomb
07) The Height of the Fighting
08) Song With No Name
09) We're Going to Live for a Very Long Time
10) I'm Your Money (12" version)
11) Are Everything (12" version)
12) Decline of the West
Cd 2
01) Penthouse and Pavement (original demo)
02) (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (origina
03) Play to Win (original demo instrumental)
04) Soul Warfare (original demo)
05) Are Everything (original demo)
06) BEF Ident (alternate version)
07) Decline of the West (alternate version)
08) Rise of the East (alternate version)
09) Music to Kill Your Parents By (alternate version)
10) Uptown Apocalypse (alternate version)
11) A Baby Called Billy (Allternate version)
12) Rhythmic Experiment 1
13) Rhythmic Experiment 2
14) Boys of Buddha Experiment
15) At the Height of the Fighting (original Rhythm Tra
16) Rhythmic Loop Experiment
17) Funky Experiment
18) Song Experiment
19) Heavy Drum Experiment
20) Play to Win (original demo with Vocals)
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First Released
1981
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When synthesists Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware left the Human League in 1980, the decision seemed iffy; after all, the League appeared on the way up and would achieve global fame the very next year with Dare!. The first album from Heaven 17, Marsh and Ware's new trio with singer Glenn Gregory, wasn't greeted with quite the same commercial kudos when released in 1981, but it turned out to be an important outing nevertheless. Picking up where Kraftwerk had left off with The Man Machine, the group created glistening electro-pop that didn't skimp on danceable grooves or memorable melodies. What set Heaven 17 apart was the well-deep vocals of Gregory, who managed the difficult trick of sounding dramatic without seeming pretentious, and an overtly left-wing political outlook best expressed on the debut single "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang." Other standout combinations of witty lyrics and whiplash electro-grooves include "The Height of the Fighting" and "Play to Win," while the funky title track draws on American R&B for its popping bassline. Despite the catchy material, chart success proved somewhat elusive; the group didn't score a major hit until their next album, 1983's The Luxury Gap. Nevertheless, Penthouse and Pavement stands as one of the most accomplished debuts of the '80s.
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When synthesists Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware left the Human League in 1980, the decision seemed iffy; after all, the League appeared on the way up and would achieve global fame the very next year with Dare!. The first album from Heaven 17, Marsh and Ware's new trio with singer Glenn Gregory, wasn't greeted with quite the same commercial kudos when released in 1981, but it turned out to be an important outing nevertheless. Picking up where Kraftwerk had left off with The Man Machine, the group created glistening electro-pop that didn't skimp on danceable grooves or memorable melodies. What set Heaven 17 apart was the well-deep vocals of Gregory, who managed the difficult trick of sounding dramatic without seeming pretentious, and an overtly left-wing political outlook best expressed on the debut single "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang." Other standout combinations of witty lyrics and whiplash electro-grooves include "The Height of the Fighting" and "Play to Win," while the funky title track draws on American R&B for its popping bassline. Despite the catchy material, chart success proved somewhat elusive; the group didn't score a major hit until their next album, 1983's The Luxury Gap. Nevertheless, Penthouse and Pavement stands as one of the most accomplished debuts of the '80s.
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