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Penthouse And Pavement

Heaven 17

1981 · Electronic, Pop

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Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

Penthouse And Pavement is an Electronic album by Heaven 17, originally released in 1981. On Gatefold: 17 pressings tracked.

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 remained in the Top 100 for 77 weeks. It was certified gold (100,000 copies sold) by the BPI in October 1982. Dan LeRoy in a retrospective review for AllMusic felt that the album combined electropop with good melodies, and that Glenn Gregory was able to handle the "overtly left-wing political" lyrics without sounding "pretentious".

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Tracklist

  1. 1(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang4:21
  2. 2Penthouse and Pavement6:23
  3. 3Play to Win3:37
  4. 4Soul Warfare5:04
  5. 5Geisha Boys and Temple Girls4:33
  6. 6Let's All Make a Bomb4:07
  7. 7The Height of the Fighting (He-La-Hu)3:01
  8. 8Song With No Name3:36
  9. 9We're Going to Live for a Very Long Time3:28
  10. 10Groove Thang4:07
  11. 11Are Everything (12'' Version)4:28
  12. 12I'm Your Money (12'' Extended Version)5:11
  13. 13Decline of the West7:54
  14. 14Honeymoon In New York2:15
  15. 15Are Everything (7'' Version)3:04
  16. 16I'm Your Money (7" Version)3:32
  17. 17(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang4:19
  18. 18Let's All Make a Bomb (12" Version)5:09
  19. 19Song With No Name (12" Version)4:14

Sound DNA

  • Electronic
  • Synth-Pop / New Wave
  • synthetic
  • detached
  • urban

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Glenn GregoryBAND , VOCALS VOCALS
  • Ian Craig MarshBAND , SYNTHESIZER SYNTHESIZER
  • John WilsonBASS GUITAR, GUITAR SYNTHESIZER BASS GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER GUEST , BASS GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER
  • Josie JamesGUEST , VOCALS GUEST, VOCALS VOCALS
  • Martyn WareBAND , SYNTHESIZER , PIANO SYNTHESIZER, PIANO

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