The Human League – The Dignity Of Labour Pts.1-4
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Fast Product – VF. I. |
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Electronic |
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Ambient |
Tracklist
| The Dignity Of Labour | |||
| A1 | Part 1 | 4:21 | |
| A2 | Part 2 | 2:46 | |
| B1 | Part 3 | 3:49 | |
| B2 | Part 4 | 3:49 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
- Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
- Lacquer Cut At – The Town House
Notes
℗ 1979 Virgin Records Ltd.
© 1979 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd
First catalog number on labels, second one on back cover.
© 1979 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd
First catalog number on labels, second one on back cover.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A): VF 1-A
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B): VF 1-B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): VF-1-A3 TOWN HOUSE 2 4
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): VF-1-B3 TOWN HOUSE 2 4
Other Versions (5)
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The Dignity Of Labour Pts.1-4 (12", 45 RPM, Utopia, Flexi-disc, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Limited Edition) | Fast Product | VF.1. | UK | 1979 | ||
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The Dignity Of Labour Pts.1-4 (12", 45 RPM, Utopia) | Fast Product | VF.1. | UK | 1979 | ||
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The Dignity Of Labour Pts.1-4 (12", 45 RPM, Town House, Green Labels, Broad Elevated Ring) | Fast Product | Fast 10, VF. I. | UK | 1979 | ||
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The Dignity Of Labour Pts. 1 - 4 (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue) | Virgin | VS 10012 | Australia | Unknown | ||
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The Dignity Of Labour Pts. 1 - 4 (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Reissue) | Virgin | VS 10012 | Australia | Unknown |
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Reviews
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I really love this 12”. Probably my favorite thing they put out. All instrumental Human League in their purest and rawest form. Experimental but still has loose structure, not completely abstract. You can also play it on 33 rpm if you want to stretch out the listening time/experience which I’ve done before. -
I had a copy of this for sale but because it didn't come with the Flexi it infringed Discogs policies. It would have been great if the individual had actually inboxed me to tell me this instead of going in through the back door. No gripe but it would have been more courteous in my opinion. Peace ;) -
Being born when this 12" was released, I discovered about The Human League in the 1990's, while reading a book about "Horror Rock", and finding their name listed among the first wave of UK industrial bands, alongside Throbbing Gristle and Cabaret Voltaire! Only later I came across "Dare" and their synthpop chart hits.
Even if The Human League never was an industrial band, "The Dignity Of Labour" is definitely the closest Philip Oakey and co. came to such sound. Side A, especially "Part 2", is extremely cold, mechanical and dissonant, reminding a lot of what fellow Sheffield experimentalists Cabaret Voltaire were doing in their early years. Side B shows a different side of the band's instrumental electronics, heavily influenced by the German cosmic school of Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze.
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