Album
Play To Win (The • Virgin • Years)
2019 · Electronic, Pop
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Play To Win (The • Virgin • Years) is an Electronic album by Heaven 17, originally released in 2019. On Gatefold: 4 pressings tracked.
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Tracklist
- 1-1(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
- 1-2Penthouse And Pavement
- 1-3Play To Win
- 1-4Soul Warfare
- 1-5Geisha Boys And Temple Girls
- 1-6Let’s All Make A Bomb
- 1-7The Height Of The Fighting
- 1-8Song With No Name
- 1-9We’re Going To Live For A Very Long Time
- 1-10(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (7" Version)
- 1-11I’m Your Money
- 1-12Play To Win (7" Version)
- 1-13Penthouse And Pavement (7" Version)
- 1-14The Height Of The Fighting (He-La-Hu)
- 1-15The Decline Of The West
- 1-16B.E.F. Ident
- 1-17Are Everything
- 1-18Play
- 1-19Honeymoon In New York
- 1-20He-La-Hu
- 2-1Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry
- 2-2Who’ll Stop The Rain
- 2-3Let Me Go
- 2-4Key To The World
- 2-5Temptation
- 2-6Come Live With Me
- 2-7Lady Ice And Mr Hex
- 2-8We Live So Fast
- 2-9The Best Kept Secret
- 2-10Let Me Go (US 7" Version)
- 2-11Temptation (7" Version)
- 2-12Come Live With Me (7" Version)
- 2-13Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry (Part 1)
- 2-14Let Me Go (Instrumental)
- 2-15Let’s All Make A Bomb (New Version)
- 2-16Song With No Name (New Version)
- 2-17Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry (Part 2)
- 3-1Five Minutes To Midnight
- 3-2Sunset Now
- 3-3This Is Mine
- 3-4The Fuse
- 3-5Shame Is On The Rocks
- 3-6The Skin I'm In
- 3-7Flamedown
- 3-8Reputation
- 3-9And That’s No Lie
- 3-10This Is Mine (7" Version)
- 3-11…(And That’s No Lie) (7" Version)
- 3-12Counterforce
- 3-13Counterforce
- 3-14Skin
- 3-15Mine (Instrumental)
- 3-16The Heaven 17 Megamix
- 4-1Contenders
- 4-2Trouble
- 4-3Somebody
- 4-4If I Were You
- 4-5Low Society
- 4-6Red
- 4-7Look At Me
- 4-8Move Out
- 4-9Free
- 4-10The Foolish Thing To Do (Version 1)
- 4-11Contenders (7"Version)
- 4-12Counterforce
- 4-13Trouble (7" Version)
- 4-14My Sensitivity (Gets In The Way)
- 4-15The Foolish Thing To Do (Version 2)
- 4-16The Foolish Thing To Do (Jimmy Ruffin Version) (Instrumental)
- 4-17Excerpts From ‘Diary Of A Contender’
- 5-1Big Square People
- 5-2Don’t Stop For No One
- 5-3Snake And Two People
- 5-4Can You Hear Me?
- 5-5Hot Blood
- 5-6The Ballad Of Go Go Brown
- 5-7Dangerous
- 5-8I Set You Free
- 5-9Train Of Love In Motion
- 5-10Responsibility
- 5-11The Last Seven Days
- 5-12The Foolish Thing To Do
- 5-13The Ballad Of Go Go Brown (Version)
- 5-14Train Of Love In Motion (7" Version)
- 5-15Slow All Over
- 5-16Work
- 5-17Giving Up
- 6-1Penthouse And Pavement (Original Demo)
- 6-2(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (Original Demo)
- 6-3Play To Win (Original Demo Instrumental)
- 6-4Soul Warfare (Original Demo)
- 6-5Are Everything (Original Demo)
- 6-6BEF Ident (Alternate Version)
- 6-7Decline Of The West (Alternate Version)
- 6-8Rise Of The East (Alternate Version)
- 6-9Music To Kill Your Parents By (Alternate Version)
- 6-10Uptown Apocalypse (Alternate Version)
- 6-11A Baby Called Billy (Alternate Version)
- 6-12Rhythmic Experiment 1
- 6-13Rhythmic Experiment 2
- 6-14Boys Of Buddha (Experiment)
- 6-15At The Height Of The Fighting (Original Rhythm Track)
- 6-16Rhythmic Loop Experiment
- 6-17Funky Experiment
- 6-18Song Experiment
- 6-19Heavy Drum Experiment
- 6-20Play To Win (Original Demo With Vocals)
- 6-21Groove Thang
- 6-22Temptation (Original Demo)
- 7-1(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (12" Version)
- 7-2I'm Your Money (12” Version)
- 7-3Play To Win (12" Version)
- 7-4Penthouse And Pavement (12" Version)
- 7-5Let Me Go (Endless Version)
- 7-6Temptation (12" Version)
- 7-7Who'll Stop The Rain (12" Version)
- 7-8Come Live With Me (12" Version)
- 7-9Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry (Parts I & II – Uninterrupted Single Version)
- 7-10Sunset Now (Extended Version)
- 7-11This Is Mine (Extended Version)
- 7-12…(And That's No Lie) (Remixed To Enhance Its Danceability)
- 8-1Penthouse And Pavement
- 8-2Let Me Go (Endless Version)
- 8-3Play To Win (Endless Version)
- 8-4Contenders (Dance Version)
- 8-5Contenders (Go Go Version)
- 8-6(Big) Trouble
- 8-7The Ballad Of Go-Go Brown (Extended Version)
- 8-8Train Of Love In Motion (The Mainline Mix)
- 8-9Temptation (Brothers In Rhythm Remix)
- 8-10(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (Rapino Club Mix)
- 8-11Penthouse And Pavement (Tommy D’s Master Remix)
- 8-12Let Me Go ("Hon, Its Flawless" Mix)
- 9-1Play (12" Version)
- 9-2Penthouse And Pavement (Instrumental 7" Version)
- 9-3Penthouse And Pavement (Instrumental 12" Version)
- 9-4Who’ll Stop The Rain (US Dub Version)
- 9-5We Live So Fast
- 9-6Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry (Dub Version Aka Extended Dance Version)
- 9-7This Is Mine (Filmix)
- 9-8This Is Mine (Cinemix)
- 9-9Contenders (US Club Mix)
- 9-10Trouble (US Club Mix)
- 10-1Temptation (Brothers In Rhythm Remix Edit)
- 10-2(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (Rapino Edit)
- 10-3Penthouse And Pavement (Tommy D’s Master Edit)
- 10-4(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (Democratic Edit)
- 10-5Let Me Go (I Trance Alone Mix)
- 10-6Temptation (Brothers In Rhythm Instrumental)
- 10-7(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (Democratic Rapino)
- 10-8Penthouse And Pavement (Mr Big Buckles And His Amazing Ride)
- 10-9Temptation (7" Backing Track)
- 10-10(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (Democratic Instrumental)
- 10-11Penthouse And Pavement (Original Vibe Mix)
- 10-12Let Me Go (Let Me House You)
- 10-13Penthouse And Pavement (D’s Super Disco Dub Mix)
- 10-14Temptation (Orchestral Theme From Temptation)
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Synth-Pop / New Wave
- synthetic
- driving
- urban
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
12"x12" digibook.
Amazon exclusive version, including a A4 sized print signed by Martyn Ware and Glenn Gregory, originally tucked inside the sealed set between the last page and the back panel.
Some incorrect tracks appear on the release:
3-13: "Counterforce" instead of "Counterforce II" as listed. ("Counterforce II" appears on the "Sunset Now" 12" singles and 2006 reissues of the “How Men Are” album).
4-12: "Counterforce" instead of "Contenders (US 7" Edit)".
7-5: “Endless” version of "Let Me Go" instead of '12" Version'". (“Endless” version includes extra acapella vocals at the beginning. "12" version" appears on the "Let Me Go!" 12" singles and on the 2006 and later reissues of the “The Luxury Gap” album).
8-1: album version of "Penthouse And Pavement" instead of 'Remix by John ‘Tokes’ Potoker'. (The Remix can be found on “Endless” but is segued with other tracks).
9-5: “Endless” version of "We Live So Fast" instead of 'Extended Version'. (“Endless” version begins with a drum beat from the preceding "Heaven 17 Megamix" (on "Endless"), gradually speeding up to the speed of the main track. The original 'Extended version' starts at the correct speed."
On April 2, 2019 Demon Music Group posted the following message on their website:
"We have been made aware of errors on the Heaven 17 ‘Play To Win’ CD box set. These errors affect discs 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9 where mixes supplied have been incorrectly labelled. Apologies for the errors, but we will be replacing these 5 discs.
Please contact info@demonmusicgroup.co.uk with your proof of purchase, and delivery address and we will replace these 5 discs. The time frame for replacing the discs will be around 4-6 weeks. You will be notified via email once the replacement discs have been sent."
Demon Music shipped the promised sets of replacement discs (opens in a new tab) end of May 2019.
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 4 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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