Description: Tracks:Being Boiled (Fast Version)The Dignity of Labour (Part 3)Empire State HumanOnly After DarkNightclubbingBoys and GirlsThe Sound of the Crowd (Instrumental)Hard TimesLove Action (I Believe in Love)Open Your HeartDon't You Want MeMirror ManYou Remind Me of Gold(Keep Feeling) Fascination [extended Version]The Lebanon (7'' Version)Louise (DJ Edit) Performer Notes: Even in its standard two-disc/30-track edition, A Very British Synthesizer Group is the Human League compilation with the widest scope. It starts with the group's earliest, late-'70s output as the boundary-pushing trio of Philip Oakey, Martyn Ware, and Ian Craig Marsh -- the latter two of whom bailed in 1980 to start B.E.F. and Heaven 17 -- and chronologically summarizes the longer-lasting Oakey/Joanne Catherall/Susan Sulley version through the early 2010s. The selection favors the singles, such as the post-punk classic "Being Boiled," the global hits "Don't You Want Me" and "Human," and later works from the group's occasionally fine '90s and 2000s releases. The anthology isn't truly straightforward. It bounces from extended mixes to edits, while "The Sound of the Crowd" is present in instrumental form, and the William Orbit remix of "Heart Like a Wheel" appears instead of the original version. That said, it is a representative introduction to the work of a top-tier synth-pop group. ~ Andy Kellman Professional Reviews: Uncut (magazine) - "[T]he early electronic material holds the most interest, unadorned analogue sketches that often have more warmth and texture than their official versions." Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo Country: United Kingdom Release Date: 18 November, 2016 Label: CD Dimensions: 13.1 x 1.7 x 22.6 centimeters (0.08 kg)
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Language: Eng
Track #1: Being Boiled (Fast Version)
Track #2: The Dignity of Labour (Part 3)
Track #3: Empire State Human
Track #4: Only After Dark
Track #5: Nightclubbing
Track #6: Boys and Girls
Track #7: The Sound of the Crowd (Instrumental)
Track #8: Hard Times
Track #9: Love Action (I Believe in Love)
Track #10: Open Your Heart
Track #11: Don't You Want Me
Track #12: Mirror Man
Track #13: You Remind Me of Gold
Track #14: (Keep Feeling) Fascination [extended Version]
Track #15: The Lebanon (7'' Version)
Track #16: Louise (DJ Edit)
Era: 2000s, 1990s, 1980s
Run Time: 7043 Sec
Release Year: 2016
Format: CD
Features: Compilation
Genre: Pop, Rock, Contemporary Christian
Type: Album
Style: New Wave, Punk
Record Label: Virgin Emi
Artist: The Human League
Release Title: Very British Synthesizer Group: the Anthology