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Heaven 17
Sheffield, UK “new romantic” band
Formed in 1980
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Heaven 17 are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1980. The band were originally a trio of vocalist Glenn Gregory and Human League co-founders Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh, both on synthesizers.
The band achieved their biggest critical and commercial successes with their first three albums, Penthouse and Pavement (1981), The Luxury Gap (1983), and How Men Are (1984). Originally a studio-only group, they did not play their first live concerts until 1997. Marsh left the band in 2006, since which time Gregory and Ware have continued as a duo.
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Heaven 17 est un groupe de synthpop britannique originaire de Sheffield, en Angleterre. Il est formé en octobre 1980 par Glenn Gregory, Martyn Ware et Ian Craig Marsh. Toujours en activité, mais sans Ian, Heaven 17 connait un succès important dans la première moitié des années 1980.
Le nom de « Heaven 17 » provient du roman Orange mécanique. Le nom est aperçu dans le film du même nom, sorti en 1971, lorsque le héros entre dans une boutique de disques : un groupe du nom de « Heaven 17 » est classé à la 4e place des meilleures ventes. Ce sera la meilleure place qu'atteindra le véritable « Heaven 17 » dans les classements albums douze ans plus tard.
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Past shows
- Sheffield · Sheffield Octagon
Discography
Albums
- 1981 Penthouse and Pavement
- 1983 The Luxury Gap
- 1984 How Men Are
- 1986 Pleasure One
- 1988 Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho
- 1996 Bigger Than America
- 2005 Before After
- 2008 Naked as Advertised: Versions ’08
- 2017 Not for Public Broadcast
EPs
Singles
- 1981 (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
- 1981 I’m Your Money
- 1981 Play to Win
- 1981 Penthouse and Pavement
- 1982 Height of the Fighting (He-La-Hu)
- 1982 Let Me Go!
- 1982 Let Me Go!
- 1983 Crushed by the Wheels of Industry
- 1983 Temptation
- 1983 Come Live With Me
- 1984 Sunset Now
- 1986 Contenders