Heaven 17: Heaven 17 (Arista)
j. poet, Creem, May 1983
BACK IN 1980, after producing two terminally grim LPs that delighted morbid brooders worldwide, Human League split up trumpeting the usual clichés, vis-a-vis artistic differences and the need to explore exciting new directions in music.
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