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This
is simply the original title of the track which later became
The Word Before Last .
A demo version of the song was recorded while it still had this
title and featured slightly different lyrics. The music itself
did not differ greatly from the final version released on the
League's debut album. |
| According
to the 'Taverner tape', this composition is "a study into
the solely subjective existence of time". Obviously. |
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| Demo
version released on the 'Human
League cassette' and In
Darkness (unofficially) |
| Also included
on the 'Taverner tape' |
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| This
song began life as an instrumental track recorded by The Future.
Although the basic synthesizer melody was already evident on
this version, the rhythm track was quite rudimentary and there
was little more to the arrangement than various strange incidental
sounds flying in and out of the mix. |
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Philip joined Martyn and Ian, lyrics were added and the song
was re-recorded as the opening track of the Human League's debut
album. This version was driven by a much more powerful rhythm
and certain additional melodies had a stronger 'medieval' flavour,
in keeping with the song's title, though the lyrics are mostly
obscure, with only vague references to stagecoaches and a return
to "the age of men" (!). The lyrics were inspired
by Philip K Dick's novel, Counter-Clock World, in which
time goes backwards. |
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song would usually begin differently when performed live; the
opening keyboard sequence used on the album version would be
replaced by a short series of drum beats before the group launched
into the first verse. |
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Future's version unreleased |
| The Human
League's version released on Reproduction |
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song was originally an instrumental piece, written and recorded
by Ian and Martyn shortly after Adi Newton left The Future.
This version was almost issued on Virgin's The
Future Tapes before the album's release was cancelled. |
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track was re-recorded with lyrics for the League's debut album,
forming a medley
with Girl One.
It had previously had three other titles - Treatment
, Depression Is A Fashion
and The Martyr. |
| Instrumental
version released as Treatment on Dance
Like A Star |
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| Austerity
/ Girl One (medley) |
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medley of two songs, both of which had previously been recorded
as separate tracks. |
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The League's medley is something of an epic (at six minutes
and 38 seconds, it's one of the League's longest recordings)
and the musical tone alternates between the bright, optimistic
sounds of Girl One
and the less certain moods of Austerity.
Both songs reflect upon one of Philip's favourite early lyrical
themes - the relationship between a father and a daughter. |
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on Reproduction |
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