Album
Penthouse And Pavement
1981 · Electronic, Funk / Soul
10 collectors on Gatefold own this
Penthouse And Pavement is an Electronic album by Heaven 17, originally released in 1981. On Gatefold: 68 pressings tracked, owned by 10 collectors.
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 succe, 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 week. 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 melodie, and that Glenn Gregory was able to handle the "overtly left-wing political" lyrics without sounding "pretentious". .
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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
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Synth-Pop / New Wave
- synthetic
- detached
- urban
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Glenn GregoryPERFORMER , VOCALS VOCALS
- Ian Craig MarshPERCUSSION PERFORMER , SYNTHESIZER , SAXOPHONE, PERCUSSION SAXOPHONE
- John WilsonBASS GUITAR BASS, GUITAR, GUITAR
- Martyn WareBACKING VOCALS PERFORMER , SYNTHESIZER , PIANO, PERCUSSION, BACKING VOCALS PIANO
- The Boys Of BuddhaHORN HORNS PERFORMER , HORNS
- Josie JamesPERFORMER , VOCALS VOCALS
- Steve TravellPIANO PERFORMER , PIANO
10 collectors on Gatefold own this · 68 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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