Penthouse and Pavement
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2010 3-disc Special Edition

Disc 1:
  1. "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang"
  2. "Penthouse And Pavement"
  3. "Play To Win"
  4. "Soul Warfare"
  5. "Geisha Boys And Temple Girls"
  6. "Let's All Make A Bomb"
  7. "The Height Of The Fighting"
  8. "Song With No Name"
  9. "We're Going To Live For A Very Long Time"
  10. "I'm Your Money" (12" Version)
  11. "Are Everything" (12" Version)
  12. "Decline Of The West"


Disc 2:
  1. "Penthouse And Pavement" (Original Demo)
  2. "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" (Original Demo)
  3. "Play To Win" (Original Demo Instrumental)
  4. "Soul Warfare" (Original Demo)
  5. "Are Everything" (Original Demo)
  6. "BEF Ident" (Alternate Version)
  7. "Decline Of The West" (Alternate Version)
  8. "Rise Of The East" (Alternate Version)
  9. "Music To Kill Your Parents By" (Alternate Version)
  10. "Uptown Apocalypse" (Alternate Version)
  11. "A Baby Called Billy" (Alternate Version)
  12. "Rhythmic Experiment 1"
  13. "Rhythmic Experiment 2"
  14. "Boys Of Buddha Experiment"
  15. "At The Height Of The Fighting" (Original Rhythm Track)
  16. "Rhythmic Loop Experiment"
  17. "Funky Experiment"
  18. "Song Experiment"
  19. "Heavy Drum Experiment"
  20. "Play To Win" (Original Demo With Vocals)


Disc 3 (DVD):
  1. The Story Of Penthouse And Pavement (2010 Documentary)

Personnel

Heaven 17:
  • Glenn Gregory
    Glenn Gregory
    Glenn Gregory is an English musician. A founding member of Heaven 17, he was partly responsible for hit records such as "Temptation"....

     - Vocals
  • Ian Craig Marsh
    Ian Craig Marsh
    Ian Craig Marsh is a former English musician. He was a founding member of the electronic band The Human League, writing and playing on their first two albums and several singles, until leaving in 1980 to form B.E.F...

     - Synthesisers, Saxophone
    Saxophone
    The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...

    , Percussion
    Percussion instrument
    A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...

  • Martyn Ware
    Martyn Ware
    Martyn "Teddy Bear" Ware is a British musician and music producer. He is the chairman of a local football team: PPA. As a founder member of both The Human League and Heaven 17, he was partly responsible for hit records such as "Being Boiled" and "Temptation"...

     - Synthesisers, Piano
    Piano
    The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

    , Percussion and Backing Vocals

with:
  • Malcolm Veale - Synthesisers, Saxophone
    Saxophone
    The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...

  • Josie James - Vocals on Penthouse and Pavement
  • Steve Travell - Piano on Soul Warfare
  • The Boys of Buddha - Synthetic Horns
    Horn section
    In music, a horn section can refer to several groups of musicians. It can refer to the musicians in a symphony orchestra who play the horn . In a British-style brass band it refers to the tenor horn players. In popular music, it can also refer to a small group of wind instrumentalists who augment a...

  • John Wilson - Bass guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

    , Guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

     and Guitar Synthesisers on Pavement side
  • Ray Smith - Cover painting
    Painting
    Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...


Production

  • Engineer and Assistant to the Producers: Peter Walsh
    Peter Walsh
    Peter Walsh , Irish politician and controversialist, was born at Mooretown, County Kildare, and studied at Leuven, where he joined the Franciscans and acquired Jansenist sympathies....

  • Engineer: Steve Rance
  • Executive Manipulator: Bob Last

Chart performance

Album
Chart (1981) Peak
position
Certification
New Zealand Albums Chart 45
Swedish Albums Chart 24
UK Albums Chart 14 Gold


Singles
Date Single Chart Position
March 1981 "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" UK 45
May 1981 "I'm Your Money" UK -
August 1981 "Play to Win" UK 46
November 1981 "Penthouse and Pavement" UK 57
February 1982 "The Height of the Fighting (He-La-Hu)"† UK -


† Released as a 12" single only.
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