If you had heard The Human League’s 1978 session for John Peel would finally be (legally) released in full on the Record Store Day 12” reissue of Being Boiled… sadly, that’s not happening. 🫤
You’ll see it mentioned in RSD blurbs, but it’s not true. Maybe one day!

A handwritten set list from a 1978 Human League show at Sheffield University.
H/T Clive Porter via Jon Downing
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Down the pub in Sheffield yesterday.
(Fagan’s, to be precise.)
A new documentary is apparently on the way.
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Heaven 17 Plans New Version of ‘Fascist Groove Thang’ Calling Out Trump Instead of Reagan: ‘It’s Not Going to Get Any Less Relevant, Is It?’ Heaven 17's new wave classic '(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang' has become a danceable protest song, with new lyrics calling out Trump.

The song LCD Soundsystem recently covered with Pulp at the Hollywood Bowl will be getting an update by its original creators, Heaven 17. 👍
variety.com/2025/music/n...

Happy 70th birthday to this young man.

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Co-founder of The Human League’s predecessor The Future, Adi Newton, is touring the US in his band Clock DVA, as guests of Front Line Assembly.
Dates here:
www.bandsintown.com/a/57557-cloc...

Travelogue celebrates its 45th birthday this month. Fortunately, the sleeve of this white label version wasn’t the final artwork. 😊
But what was the best song on the original LP?
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On this day in 1980, the perfect cousin of a certain Undertone got The Human League in to advise him.

It may well have been
@mickeyundertone.bsky.social …

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Unreleased and rare Human League/Future tracks 1977-1980 (excludes any tracks available on Spotify)

I once tried to document all the known early #HumanLeague & Future recordings that aren't officially available digitally, aside from audience recordings of concerts.
I haven't touched it for years, so it may not be 100% accurate anymore. But I thought I'd share it... docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

The Human League, Path of least resistance (live at TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, 23 November 2024 YouTube video by Leeuwerikoranje

Philip and band performed The Path Of Least Resistance (link below) and Empire State Human from the pre-Dare era last night.
youtu.be/OQQ8ePfS8Bw
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(5/5) Credit where it's due. #HumanLeague #TheHumanLeague

(4/5) Planning that photo of the band for the Reproduction album sleeve. #HumanLeague #TheHumanLeague

(3/5) They're only making plans for Reproduction.
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(2/5) More Reproduction planning. Which sounds a lot like family planning. #TheHumanLeague #HumanLeague

(1/5) In case you haven't seen them before, here are The Human League's plans for their 1979 debut album, Reproduction. I'll post each image separately in a thread.
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Let’s see what happens if I do this.
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