Play to Win: The Virgin Years

Compilation by Heaven 17

Released 29 March 2019

electronic pop synth-pop

Tracklist

CD 1: Penthouse and Pavement
1
(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
4.5 ★
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
(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (7″ version)
11
I’m Your Money
12
Play to Win (7″ version)
13
Penthouse and Pavement (7″ version)
14
The Height of the Fighting (He-La-Hu)
15
The Decline of the West
B.E.F.
16
B.E.F. Ident
B.E.F.
17
Are Everything
18
Play
19
Honeymoon in New York
B.E.F.
20
He-La-Hu
CD 2: The Luxury Gap
1
Crushed by the Wheels of Industry
2
Who’ll Stop the Rain
3
Let Me Go
4
Key to the World
5
Temptation
3.5 ★
6
Come Live With Me
7
Lady Ice and Mr Hex
8
We Live So Fast
9
The Best Kept Secret
10
Let Me Go (US 7″ version)
5.0 ★
11
Temptation (7″ version)
12
Come Live With Me (7″ version)
13
Crushed by the Wheels of Industry, Part 1
14
Let Me Go (instrumental)
15
Let’s All Make a Bomb (New version)
16
Song With No Name (new version)
17
Crushed by the Wheels of Industry, Part 2
CD 3: How Men Are
1
Five Minutes to Midnight
2
Sunset Now
3
This Is Mine
4
The Fuse
5
Shame Is on the Rocks
6
The Skin I’m In
7
Flamedown
8
Reputation
9
And That’s No Lie
10
This Is Mine (7″ version)
11
…(And That’s No Lie) (7″ version)
12
Counterforce
13
Counterforce II
14
Skin
15
Mine (instrumental)
16
The Heaven 17 Megamix
CD 4: Pleasure One
1
Contenders
2
Trouble
3
Somebody
4
If I Were You
5
Low Society
6
Red
7
Look at Me
8
Move Out
9
Free
10
The Foolish Thing to Do (version 1)
Heaven 17 featuring Jimmy Ruffin
11
Contenders (7’’ version)
12
Counterforce
13
Trouble (7’’ version)
14
My Sensitivity (Gets in the Way)
Heaven 17 featuring Jimmy Ruffin
15
The Foolish Thing to Do (version 2)
Heaven 17 featuring Jimmy Ruffin
16
The Foolish Thing to Do (Jimmy Ruffin version / instrumental)
17
Excerpts From ‘Diary of a Contender’
CD 5: Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho
1
Big Square People
2
Don’t Stop for No One
3
Snake and Two People
4
Can You Hear Me?
5
Hot Blood
6
The Ballad of Go Go Brown
7
Dangerous
8
I Set You Free
9
Train of Love in Motion
10
Responsibility
11
The Last Seven Days
12
The Foolish Thing to Do
13
The Ballad of Go Go Brown (version)
14
Train of Love in Motion (7″ version)
15
Slow All Over
16
Work
17
Giving Up
CD 6: Demonstration Disc: The Lost Demos 1980
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)
B.E.F.
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)
21
Groove Thang
22
Temptation (original demo)
CD 7: Special Fortified Dance Mixes to Enhance Danceability #1
1
(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (12″ version)
2
I’m Your Money (12″ version)
3
Play to Win (12″ version)
4
Penthouse and Pavement (12″ version)
5
Let Me Go (endless version)
6
Temptation (12″ version)
3.5 ★
7
Who’ll Stop the Rain (12″ version)
8
Come Live With Me (12″ version)
9
Crushed by the Wheels of Industry, Parts I & II (uninterrupted single version)
10
Sunset Now (extended version)
11
This Is Mine (extended version)
12
…(And That’s No Lie) (remixed to Enhance Its Danceability)
CD 8: Special Fortified Dance Mixes to Enhance Danceability #2
1
Penthouse and Pavement (remix)
2
Let Me Go (endless version)
3
Play to Win (endless version)
4
Contenders (dance version)
5
Contenders (Go Go version)
6
(Big) Trouble
7
The Ballad of Go-Go Brown (extended version)
8
Train of Love in Motion (The Mainline mix)
9
Temptation (Brothers in Rhythm remix)
10
(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (Rapino club mix)
11
Penthouse and Pavement (Tommy D's Master remix)
12
Let Me Go (‘Hon, Its Flawless’ mix)
CD 9: Special Fortified Dance Mixes to Enhance Danceability #3
1
Play (12″ version)
2
Penthouse and Pavement (instrumental 7″ version)
3
Penthouse and Pavement (instrumental 12″ version)
4
Who’ll Stop the Rain (US dub version)
5
We Live So Fast
6
Crushed by the Wheels of Industry (dub version aka extended dance version)
7
This Is Mine (Filmix)
8
This Is Mine (Cinemix)
9
Contenders (US club mix)
10
Trouble (US club mix)
CD 10: Special Fortified Dance Mixes to Enhance Danceability #4
1
Temptation (Brothers in Rhythm remix edit)
2
(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (Rapino edit)
3
Penthouse and Pavement (Tommy D’s Master edit)
4
(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (Democratic edit)
5
Let Me Go (I trance Alone mix)
6
Temptation (Brothers in Rhythm instrumental)
7
(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (Democratic Rapino)
8
Penthouse and Pavement (Mr Big Buckles and His Amazing Ride)
9
Temptation (7″ Backing Track)
10
(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (Democratic instrumental)
11
Penthouse and Pavement (original Vibe mix)
12
Let Me Go (Let Me House You)
13
Penthouse and Pavement (D’s Super disco dub mix)
14
Temptation (orchestral theme from Temptation)

More by Heaven 17

Another Big Idea (1996–2015)

Another Big Idea (1996–2015) 2020

Best of the 80's

Best of the 80's 2000

How Men Are

How Men Are 1984

Come Live With Me

Come Live With Me 1983

Release credits

B.E.F.
producer [10.6, 10.9, 7.6, 1.1, 2.5, 2.10, 8.9]
Brian Tench
mix [11, 17]
Brothers in Rhythm
additional [10.6, 10.9, 8.9], remixer [8.9, 10.6]
Carol Kenyon
guest [9]
Glenn Gregory
lead vocals [1], vocal [12]
Greg Walsh
producer [2.5, 2.10, 7.6, 10.6, 10.9, 8.9]
Heaven 17
arranger [11, 17], mix [11, 17], producer [11, 17]
Ian Craig Marsh
percussion [1], saxophone [1], synthesizer [1, 12]
John Wilson
bass [1], bass guitar [12-13], electric guitar [13], guest [12, 12-13, 13], guitar [1, 12], synthesizer [1]
Josie James
guest [13]
Martyn Ware
background vocals [1], percussion [1], piano [1], synthesizer [1, 12]
The Boys of Buddha
synthesizer [12]

Issues

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Play to Win: The Virgin Years
10x CD (deluxe edition)
29 March 2019