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Sheffield, United Kingdom (1980 – present)
Heaven 17 is a British synthpop band originating in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom formed in 1980.
Taking their name from a fictional pop group mentioned in Anthony Burgess’s novel A Clockwork Orange (where ‘The Heaven Seventeen’ are at number 4 in the charts with ‘Inside’ [1]), Heaven 17 formed when Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware split from their earlier group The Human League and formed production company British Electric Foundation (BEF). Shortly after, they recruited their good friend and photographer Glenn Gregory on vocals to complete their lineup for Heaven 17. Contrary to popular belief, they were not New Romantics and shared few visual characteristics with groups such as Spandau Ballet and Culture Club.
Like The Human League, Heaven 17 heavily used synthesizers and drum machines. They had a few minor hits including the early ‘Play To Win’ which featured on the album Penthouse and Pavement. Their debut single ‘(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang’ from the same album attracted some attention, became a left-wing anthem for a while, and was banned by the BBC because of its overtly political lyrics, but it still reached number 45 in the U.K. singles chart.
Major chart success eluded them until the single ‘Temptation’ (in which they were augmented by the vocalist Carol Kenyon) reached number 2 in the U.K. charts in summer 1983. Other songs from the same album, The Luxury Gap, also charted though not as high - ‘Come Live With Me’ reached number 5 in the U.K., ‘Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry’ reached number 17, and ‘Let Me Go’, reaching 41 in November 1982. The album itself charted at their best ever position, number four.
Taking their name from a fictional pop group mentioned in Anthony Burgess’s novel A Clockwork Orange (where ‘The Heaven Seventeen’ are at number 4 in the charts with ‘Inside’ [1]), Heaven 17 formed when Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware split from their earlier group The Human League and formed production company British Electric Foundation (BEF). Shortly after, they recruited their good friend and photographer Glenn Gregory on vocals to complete their lineup for Heaven 17. Contrary to popular belief, they were not New Romantics and shared few visual characteristics with groups such as Spandau Ballet and Culture Club.
Like The Human League, Heaven 17 heavily used synthesizers and drum machines. They had a few minor hits including the early ‘Play To Win’ which featured on the album Penthouse and Pavement. Their debut single ‘(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang’ from the same album attracted some attention, became a left-wing anthem for a while, and was banned by the BBC because of its overtly political lyrics, but it still reached number 45 in the U.K. singles chart.
Major chart success eluded them until the single ‘Temptation’ (in which they were augmented by the vocalist Carol Kenyon) reached number 2 in the U.K. charts in summer 1983. Other songs from the same album, The Luxury Gap, also charted though not as high - ‘Come Live With Me’ reached number 5 in the U.K., ‘Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry’ reached number 17, and ‘Let Me Go’, reaching 41 in November 1982. The album itself charted at their best ever position, number four.
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The Luxury Gap
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Endless
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Penthouse And Pavement
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How Men Are
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Top Tracks
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Temptation
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Let Me Go
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Come Live With Me
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(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
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Play To Win
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Sunset Now
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This Is Mine
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Trouble
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Shoutbox
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beaugazer wrote:
wow.
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chinneths wrote:
we def. dont need the gop's fucking fascist groove thing!!!!!!!!!!!
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NewYorkTaxi1983 wrote:
one of my fav bands. the only song i can't seem to get into is 'let me go' but all there other tracks are amazing =]
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concretecookie wrote:
i think im a sucker for music from yorkshire :)
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bob_gordon wrote:
aight nigga
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CompSimpCarl wrote:
i got the feeling they took their name from clockwork...interesting
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ejival wrote:
BEF Forever!!!
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moculta wrote:
80`s Great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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MrsDotCotton wrote:
i agree with the person below me :)
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Sabotteur wrote:
I must admit that Temptation is ridiculously awesome.
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Rainha_Lupa wrote:
come live with me
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al_iena wrote:
Yay! I will buy this album today.
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YussufBerlin wrote:
geisha boys!
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cultorcure wrote:
The Heaven 17 cover of 'Party Fears Two' is ace, check it out!
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PussycatLiLi wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/I%27m+From+Yorkshire
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Pellkoppf wrote:
:)
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amueller1988 wrote:
Eher für Jungen, weniger für Mädchen.
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maniusiek2 wrote:
Play To Win!
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FalcoNoMore wrote:
God dammit, I've listened to Temptation like 30 times in the last....ehm, GOD DAMMIT.
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MemberD wrote:
Let me go!
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Night Of The Proms
Festhalle, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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5
Night Of The Proms
Festhalle, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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Dec
16
Night of the Proms
TUI Arena, Hannover, Germany
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| 5 attendees
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Recent Activity
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alanb95 and toyzealot added Heaven 17 to their libraries. 5 hours ago
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