Heaven 17 - Play To Win: The Virgin Years (2019) [Box Set, 10CD]

Original members of Sheffield’s Human League, Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh left after the first two albums and formed Heaven 17 in 1980. Named after a fictional band in Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange, they recruited Glenn Gregory on vocals (who had been the original choice for lead singer of the Human League). Signed to Virgin Records, debut single “(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang” attracted a lot of attention in March 1981, and a BBC Radio 1 ban. Debut album Penthouse And Pavement was released in September 1981 and was certified Gold the following year. Many more chart singles followed, including Top 5 hits “Temptation” and “Come Live With Me”, taken from a further four albums – The Luxury Gap (1983), How Men Are (1984), Pleasure One (1986), and Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho (1988). This set includes the five original albums that the band recorded for Virgin Records, along with over a hundred bonus tracks: non-album A- and B-sides, 7″ edits, US edits, instrumentals, 1980 demos, and four CDs of 12″ remixes (many of which only saw very limited release). Housed in a 12″ x 12″ album-style book, the set will also include a 36 page 12″ x 12″ booklet with the lyrics, credits, photos, and ephemera from the band’s collection, and brand-new annotation, based on new interviews with the band.

Penthouse And Pavement (1981)
Pavement Side
01. (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang – 04:18
02. Penthouse And Pavement – 06:22
03. Play To Win – 03:36
04. Soul Warfare – 05:01
Penthouse Side
05. Geisha Boys And Temple Girls – 04:33
06. Let’s All Make A Bomb – 04:07
07. The Height Of The Fighting – 03:00
08. Song With No Name – 03:35
09. We’re Going To Live For A Very Long Time – 03:21
Bonus Tracks – A-Sides
10. (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang ( 7″ Version) – 04:09
11. I’m Your Money – 03:32
12. Play To Win ( 7″ Version) – 03:24
13. Penthouse And Pavement ( 7″ Version) – 04:04
14. The Height Of The Fighting (He-La-Hu) – 03:05
Bonus Tracks – B-Sides
15. The Decline Of The West – 07:17
16. B.E.F. Ident – 00:35
17. Are Everything – 04:27
18. Play – 03:35
19. Honeymoon In New York – 02:14
20. He-La-Hu – 02:59

The Luxury Gap (1983)
01. Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry – 05:53
02. Who’ll Stop The Rain – 03:04
03. Let Me Go – 04:22
04. Key To The World – 03:41
05. Temptation – 03:33
06. Come Live With Me – 04:03
07. Lady Ice And Mr Hex – 03:45
08. We Live So Fast – 03:46
09. The Best Kept Secret – 05:11
Bonus Tracks – A-Sides
10. Let Me Go ( US 7″ Version) – 04:17
11. Temptation ( 7″ Version) – 03:01
12. Come Live With Me ( 7″ Version) – 03:37
13. Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry – Part I – 03:43
Bonus Tracks – B-Sides
14. Let Me Go (Instrumental) – 04:53
15. Let’s All Make A Bomb (New Version) – 05:07
16. Song With No Name (New Version) – 04:13
17. Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry – Part II – 03:16

How Men Are (1984)
01. Five Minutes To Midnight – 03:48
02. Sunset Now – 03:36
03. This Is Mine – 03:50
04. The Fuse – 03:04
05. Shame Is On The Rocks – 04:05
06. The Skin I’m In – 03:36
07. Flamedown – 02:59
08. Reputation – 03:09
09. And That’s No Lie – 10:08
Bonus Tracks – A-Sides
10. This Is Mine ( 7″ Version) – 03:24
11. …(And That’s No Lie) ( Edit) – 03:26
Bonus Tracks – B-Sides
12. Counterforce – 03:00
13. Counterforce II – 03:04
14. Skin – 03:42
15. Mine (Instrumental) – 05:05
16. The Heaven 17 Megamix – 08:25

Pleasure One (1986)
01. Contenders – 05:19
02. Trouble – 04:17
03. Somebody – 04:30
04. If I Were You – 03:35
05. Low Society – 03:43
06. Red – 04:00
07. Look At Me – 05:14
08. Move Out – 03:20
09. Free – 06:30
Bonus Tracks – A-Sides
10. The Foolish Thing To Do ( Version 1) – 03:39
11. Contenders ( 7″ Version) – 04:28
12. Contenders ( Edited Version) – 03:03
13. Trouble ( 7″ Version) – 04:02
Bonus Tracks – B-Sides
14. My Sensitivity (Gets In The Way) – 03:32
15. The Foolish Thing To Do (Version 2) – 03:38
16. The Foolish Thing To Do (Instrumental / Jimmy Ruffin Version) – 03:37
17. Excerpts From ‘Diary Of A Contender’ – 05:24

Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho (1988)
01. Big Square People – 04:29
02. Don’t Stop For No One – 03:49
03. Snake And Two People – 03:50
04. Can You Hear Me? – 03:35
05. Hot Blood – 04:25
06. The Ballad Of Go Go Brown – 03:43
07. Dangerous – 03:59
08. I Set You Free – 05:08
09. Train Of Love In Motion – 04:46
10. Responsibility – 04:45
11. The Last Seven Days – 04:08
12. The Foolish Thing To Do – 03:37
Bonus Tracks – A-Sides
13. The Ballad Of Go Go Brown (7″ Version) – 04:29
14. Train Of Love In Motion (7″ Version) – 03:28
Bonus Tracks – B-Sides
15. Slow All Over – 06:39
16. Work – 03:37
17. Giving Up – 03:01

Demonstration Disc: The Lost Demos 1980 (2019)
01. Penthouse And Pavement (Original Demo) – 05:31
02. (We Don’t Need This) Facist Groove Thang (Original Demo) – 04:37
03. Play To Win (Original Demo Instrumental) – 03:27
04. Soul Warfare (Original Demo) – 03:56
05. Are Everything (Original Demo) – 03:07
06. BEF Ident (Alternate Version) – 00:29
07. Decline Of The West (Alternate Version) – 07:19
08. Rise Of The East (Alternate Version) – 05:01
09. Music To Kill Your Parents By (Alternate Version) – 01:21
10. Uptown Apocalypse (Alternate Version) – 03:02
11. A Baby Called Billy (Alternate Version) – 02:49
12. Rhythmic Experiment 1 – 01:59
13. Rhythmic Experiment 2 – 00:52
14. Boys Of Buddah Experiment – 00:24
15. At The Height Of The Fighting (Original Rhythm Track) – 00:44
16. Rhythmic Loop Experiment – 03:48
17. Funky Experiment – 00:45
18. Song Experiment – 03:00
19. Heavy Drum Experiment – 00:28
20. Play To Win (Original Demo With Vocals) – 03:30
Bonus Tracks
21. Groove Thang – 04:07
22. Temptation (Original Demo) – 04:02

Special Fortified Dance Mixes To Enhance Danceability #1 (2019)
01. (We Don’t Need This) Facist Groove Thang (12″ Version) – 04:53
02. I’m Your Money (12″ Version) – 05:07
03. Play To Win (12″ Version) – 07:24
04. Penthouse And Pavement (12″ Version) – 06:49
05. Let Me Go (12″ Version) – 06:47
06. Temptation (12″ Version) – 04:39
07. Who’ll Stop The Rain (12″ Version) – 06:07
08. Come Live With Me (12″ Version) – 04:33
09. Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry (Parts I & II / Uninterrupted Single Version) – 06:57
10. Sunset Now (Extended Version) – 05:17
11. This Is Mine (Extended Version) – 05:40
12. …(And That’s No Lie) (Remix To Enhance Its Danceability) – 06:11

Special Fortified Dance Mixes To Enhance Danceability #2 (2019)
01. Penthouse And Pavement (Remix) – 06:23
02. Let Me Go (Endless Version) – 06:47
03. Play To Win (Endless Version) – 05:02
04. Contenders (Dance Version) – 06:24
05. Contenders (Go Go Version) – 06:37
06. (Big) Trouble – 05:49
07. The Ballad Of Go Go Brown (Extended Version) – 04:37
08. Train Of Love In Motion (The Mainline Mix) – 05:54
09. Temptation (Brothers In Rhythm Remix) – 06:54
10. (We Don’t Need This) Facist Groove Thang (Rapino Club Mix) – 05:55
11. Penthouse And Pavement (Tommy D’s Master Remix) – 07:04
12. Let Me GoLet Me Go (‘Hon, Its Flawless’ Mix) – 06:32

Special Fortified Dance Mixes To Enhance Danceability #3 (2019)
01. Play (12′ Version) – 08:28
02. Penthouse And Pavement (Instrumental 7″ Version) – 04:37
03. Penthouse And Pavement (Instrumental 12″ Version) – 07:01
04. Who’ll Stop The Rain (US Dub Version) – 06:52
05. We Live So Fast (12″ Version) – 06:09
06. Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry (US Dub Version) – 06:19
07. This Is Mine (Filmix) – 07:15
08. This Is Mine (Cinemix) – 08:44
09. Contenders (US Club Mix) – 07:46
10. Trouble (US Club Mix) – 06:43

Special Fortified Dance Mixes To Enhance Danceability #4 (2019)
01. Temptation (Brothers In Rhythm Remix Edit) – 03:58
02. (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (Rapino Edit) – 04:11
03. Penthouse And Pavement (Tommy D’s Master Edit) – 03:56
04. (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (Democratic Edit) – 04:32
05. Let Me Go (I Trance Alone Mix) – 06:33
06. Temptation (Brothers In Rhythm Instrumental) – 04:00
07. (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (Democratic Rapino) – 06:04
08. Penthouse And Pavement (Mr Big Buckles And His Amazing Ride) – 06:18
09. Temptation (7″ Backing Track) – 03:59
10. (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thing (Democratic Instrumental) – 05:56
11. Penthouse And Pavement (Original Vibe Mix) – 05:33
12. Let Me Go (Let Me House You) – 06:33
13. Penthouse And Pavement (D’s Super Disco Dub Mix) – 05:34
14. Temptation (Orchestral Theme From Temptation) – 03:56

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