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In Leagues Of Their Own
Before Dare, the Human League sounded radically different. Discover how a little-known 1979 single foreshadowed both Heaven 17's soulful sophistication and Human League Mark II's synthpop breakthrough in the 80s.

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More Human League

Don't You Want Me - in In Leagues Of Their Own
The Black Hit of Space - in Deep Cuts ('79 to '81)
Fascination - in Synthpop - How It's Different From New Wave
I Am The Law - in New Wave Evil Twins: Wicked and Tame
Mirror Man - in Songs About Other Musicians
Dreams Of Leaving - in Songs About Work, Jobs & Labor
Don't You Want Me - in Best Covers of New Wave Songs
Circus of Death - in Headscratchers 2: More New Wave Weirdness
Don't You Want Me - in Songs of 1981
Together In Electric Dreams - in Collaborations
I Need Your Loving - in New Wave's Masquerade Ball

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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Heaven 17 Men Without Hats

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Fascination

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Seconds 🔒

Dreams of Leaving 🔒

Sound of the Crowd 🔒

The Human League add deep grooves to their repertoireWatch the commentary unfold alongside the music

Kraftwerk synths melded with a pop songSong preview available, commentary is in the Vault

Closest Dare song to their early daysSong preview available, commentary is in the Vault

Out of the warzone, into the officeSong preview available, commentary is in the Vault

Middle ground between early Human League and Don't You Want MeSong preview available, commentary is in the Vault