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Heaven 17 - Penthouse and Pavement (1981)

vom: 22.10.2018

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Heaven 17 are an English new wave and synth-pop band that formed in Sheffield in 1980. The band were a trio for most of their career, composed of Martyn Ware (keyboards), Ian Craig Marsh (keyboards) (both previously of the Human League) and Glenn Gregory (vocals). Although most of the band's music was recorded in the 1980s, they have occasionally reformed to record and perform, playing their first ever live concerts in 1997. Marsh left the band in 2007 and Ware and Gregory continued to perform as Heaven 17.

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.

Extended 2012:

Pavement
[color=#FF0000]1	-Heaven 17	(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang	4:21
2	-Heaven 17	Penthouse And Pavement Vocals - Josie James 6:23
3	-Heaven 17	Play To Win	3:37
4	-Heaven 17	Soul Warfare 5:04[/color]
Penthouse
[color=#FF0000]5	-Heaven 17	Geisha Boys And Temple Girls	4:33
6	-Heaven 17	Let's All Make A Bomb	4:07
7	-Heaven 17	The Height Of The Fighting	3:01
8	-Heaven 17	Song With No Name	3:36
9	-Heaven 17	We're Going To Live For A Very Long Time	3:28[/color]

Bonus Tracks
[color=#FF0000]10	-B.E.F. 	Groove Thang	4:07
11	-Heaven 17	Are Everything (12" Version) 4:28
12	-Heaven 17	I'm Your Money (12" Version)	5:11
13	-B.E.F. 	Decline Of The West	7:17
14	-B.E.F. 	Honeymoon In New York	2:52[/color]