Penthouse And Pavement is a Electronic album by Heaven 17, originally released in 1981. On Gatefold: 68 pressings tracked, owned by 7 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Synth-Pop / New Wave
- synthetic
- detached
- urban
About
"Penthouse and Pavement" is the debut album by the English synthpop group "Heaven 17", released in 1981. "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" was released as a single, but did not achieve chart success, partly due to a ban by the BBC. The album sold reasonably well, but was not a commercial success on release. It has since been regarded as "an important outing", is included in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die", and was re-released in 2010 in a 3-disc special edition. Whilst the singles charted poorly, the album charted at No. 14 and .
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Tracklist
- Pavement Side
- Penthouse Side
Side A
- A1(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang4:17
- A2Penthouse And Pavement6:20
- A3Play To Win3:30
- A4Soul Warfare4:57
Side B
- B1Geisha Boys And Temple Girls4:30
- B2Let's All Make A Bomb4:02
- B3The Height Of The Fighting3:00
- B4Song With No Name3:33
- B5We're Going To Live For A Very Long Time
Credits
Performers
- John WilsonBASS GUITAR GUITAR SYNTHESIZER
- The Boys Of BuddhaHORNS SYNTHESIZER HORN
- Steve TravellPIANO
- Martyn WareSYNTHESIZER PIANO PERCUSSION
- Ian Craig MarshSYNTHESIZER SAXOPHONE PERCUSSION
- Glenn GregoryVOCALS
- Josie JamesVOCALS
7 collectors on Gatefold own this · 68 pressings tracked on Gatefold