Human League - Hysteria (30th anniversary)

Today (May 7th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of Hysteria, the fourth studio album from Human League. The record spent thirteen weeks on the US Billboard Album chart, peaking at number 62.

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Human League - Fascination! (30th anniversary)

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of Fascination!, a six song EP from the British synth-pop band the Human League.

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Human League - Hysteria

Happy fifty-seventh birthday today to Phil Oakey, English composer-songwriter, producer and lead singer of the Human League.

After the highly successful 1981 album Dare, a key album in the new-wave synth-pop movement (click here for my review), the British band had a hard time getting the next full-length album going. They put out a couple EPs including 1983's Fascination! (click here for that review) during the interim. Finally, on May 7th of 1984, they released their fourth studio album Hysteria.

Human League - Fascination!

In May of 1983, the British synth-pop band the Human League put out a six song EP (extended play) album called Fascination!. The idea was this would act as a bridge between their 1981 debut Dare! (click here for that review) and the planned 1984 Hysteria (click here for that review). The EP did fairly well in the US (where it reached number 22 on the Billboard album charts) and Canada (where it went to number 38 on the charts). It also produced two hit singles that helped further make the band a household name.

Human League - Dare

The third album by the British synthpop band called the Human League is Dare, released in the UK in late 1981 and in the US in mid-1982. It appears on both the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" list and Rolling Stone's "Top 100 Albums of the 80's" list (appearing at number 78 on the later list). This album marks the band's change from an avant garde form of music to a more pop-centric approach. It is said to be a cornerstone of the new trend in pop music of the 80's and an influence to a lot of acts since.