Name: How Live Is
Brand: Heaven 17

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

DEMREC833

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Colour

Clear

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

140 Gram Vinyl.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-11-13

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Demon

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5014797904477

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / clear

Artist

Heaven 17

Genre GB

New Wave / Post Punk

Label GB

Demon is a UK 80s New Wave label that was founded by Elvis Costello, Andrew Lauder, and the company behind the label in 1980. In 1998, the label was acquired by Music Collection International and merged with its Westside Records operation. Today, Demon forms part of the Demon Music Group Ltd.

Heaven 17 was formed in 1980 as a side project of the British Electric Foundation (B.E.F.), a production company created by Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware after their departure from The Human League. With hit singles like "Temptation" and "Let Me Go," Heaven 17 quickly made a name for themselves in the music industry.
The band's name, Heaven 17, was inspired by Stanley Kubrick's movie "A Clockwork Orange," where it is mentioned as one of the hip bands in a record store scene. Their unique sound and catchy tunes have garnered them a dedicated fan base over the years.
Similar artists to Heaven 17 include Blancmange, ABC, Kajagoogoo, China Crisis, Thomas Dolby, Yazoo, Propaganda, Howard Jones, Thompson Twins, Visage, Ultravox, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Altered Images, Japan Midge Ure Bronski Beat New Musik Soft Cell B.E.F.

In 1988, after their fifth album for the Virgin label, Martyn Ware, Ian Craig Marsh and Glenn Gregory decided to rest Heaven 17. In 1996, after various British Electric Foundation and individual projects, the ensemble re-grouped to record Bigger Than America.

In 1998, Heaven 17 decided to play live for the first time, and a concert was recorded and released in 1999 as How Live Is. Aside from a blistering version of Temptation, the album also features H17 faves (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang, Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry and Human League’s Being Boiled.

How Live Is

Music GB