Top Of The (Human) League!

April 4, 2025

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Top Of The (Human) League!

The Human League need no introduction: the Sheffield based synth-pop band achieved wide-spread commercial success across the 1980s and have influenced countless artists. Cherry Red represent rights to their debut single ‘Being Boiled’. Originally released on the Fast Product label in 1978, the Phil Oakey/Martyn Ware/Ian Craig Marsh-penned song was a groundbreaking moment in the evolution of electronica. It inspired the likes of Gary Numan, Andy McCluskey (OMD) and Vince Clarke (Depeche Mode) and was even declared “the future of music” by David Bowie. Cherry Red also control other tracks on Fast Product/Pop Aural by Gang Of Four, Fire Engines and others.

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FOXY FRIENDS

Noosha Fox and friends injected some sophisticated glamour into the UK charts of the mid-1970s. Fox‘s ‘Only You Can’ peaked at No. 3 while ‘S-S-S Single Bed‘ peaked one place lower. ‘If I Point At The Moon’, taken from their 1975 self-titled album, is a lilting, sublime pop ditty that sounds remarkably timeless. The song is featured in the US drama mini-series A Friend Of The Family, which aired recently on the Peacock network.