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1955 |
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02/05 |
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Jo Callis is born |
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02/10 |
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Philip
Oakey is born |
1956 |
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19/05 |
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Martyn Ware is born |
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30/06 |
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Philip
Adrian Wright is born |
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11/11 |
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Ian Craig
Marsh is born |
1957 |
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24/12 |
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Ian Burden
is born |
1963 |
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26/03 |
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Susanne
Sulley is born |
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18/09 |
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Joanne
Catherall is born |
1965 |
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11/11 |
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Russell
Dennett is born |
1977 |
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??/06 |
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The Human
League is formed by Ware, Marsh and Oakey* |
1978 |
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??/01 |
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The band
is signed by Bob Last to Fast Product Records |
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12/06 |
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First live
show (Sheffield Psalter Lane Art Collage) * |
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??/06 |
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Philip
Adrian Wright joins the band |
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30/06 |
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Being
Boiled is released as a single by Fast Product Records |
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08/08 |
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Performs 4 songs at BBC’s famous John Peel Sessions |
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??/12 |
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Supports
Siouxie And The Banshees on their UK tour |
1979 |
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??/05 |
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The band
is signed to Virgin Records |
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??/05 |
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Performs
in Europe for the first time as they support Iggy Pop on his european tour |
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01/06 |
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The
Dignity Of Labour is released as a single by Fast Product Records/Virgin Records |
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11/07 |
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I Don’t
Depend On You is released as a single by Virgin Records under the alias “The
Men” |
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05/10 |
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The
Reproduction album is released by Virgin Records |
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15/10 |
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Empire
State Human is released as a single by Virgin Records |
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19/11 |
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Kick off
the 13-date UK Reproduction tour in Huddersfield |
1980 |
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16/04 |
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The
Holiday ’80 e.p. is released by Virgin Records |
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??/04 |
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The band appears on the UK
Singles Charts for the first time as the Holiday '80 e.p. enters at number
80 |
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08/05 |
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The band make their debut on
Top Of The Pops performing Rock 'N' Roll
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08/05 |
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Kick off
the 19-date UK/European Travelogue tour in Portsmouth |
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15/05 |
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The
Travelogue album is released by Virgin Records |
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22/05 |
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The band appears on the UK
Album Charts for the first time as the Travelogue album enters at
number 16 |
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14/06 |
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Empire
State Human is re-released as a double 7" single with Toyota
City/Life Kills by Virgin Records |
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??/09 |
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Being
Boiled is re-released as a single in a re-recorded version by Virgin Records |
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??/10 |
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Ian Craig
Marsh leaves the band |
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??/10 |
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Martyn
Ware leaves the band |
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??/11 |
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Ian Burden
joins the band |
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??/11 |
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Susanne
Sulley joins the band |
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??/11 |
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Joanne
Catherall joins the band |
1981 |
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17/02 |
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Boys And
Girls is released as a single by Virgin Records |
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17/04 |
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The Sound
Of The Crowd is released as a single by Virgin Records |
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??/05 |
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Jo Callis
joins the band |
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30/07 |
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Love
Action (I Believe In Love) is released as a single by Virgin Records |
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02/10 |
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Open Your
Heart is released as a single by Virgin Records |
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16/10 |
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The Dare
album is released by Virgin Records |
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??/10 |
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Mike
Doulgas joins the band temporary for live work on the Dare tour of UK,
Europe, Asia and America
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31/10 |
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Dare top
the UK album Charts |
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20/11 |
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Don’t You
Want Me is released as a single by Virgin Records |
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20/11 |
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Kick off
the 20-date UK Dare Tour in Glasgow |
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12/12 |
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Don’t You
Want Me top the UK Single Charts (for 5 weeks) |
1982 |
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09/01 |
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Dare
re-enters the number 1 spot on the UK album charts |
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09/01 |
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Being Boiled is re-released
by Virgin Records and this time charts at no 6 |
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??/02 |
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Wins "British Breakthrough Act" category at the Brit Awards, while Martin
Rushent wins "Best Producer" |
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??/02 |
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Kicks off
the European Dare Tour |
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??/05 |
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The band
performs in America & Australia for the first time as they
kick off the
US/Australian Dare Tour |
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22/06 |
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Love And
Dancing is released by Virgin Records |
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03/07 |
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Don’t You
Want Me top the US Billboard Single Charts (for 3 weeks) |
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??/?? |
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The biography "The Story Of A Band Called The Human League" is published
by Proteus Limited |
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??/?? |
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The biography "Perfect Pop - The Human League" is published by W.H.
Allen & Co |
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11/11 |
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Mirror Man
is released as a single by Virgin Records |
1983 |
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??/?? |
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Mirror Man
is released as one of the worlds first
video-singles by Virgin Records |
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23/02 |
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The band is nominated for a
Grammy Award as "Best New Artist", but Men At Work beat them |
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15/04 |
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(Keep
Feeling) Fascination is released as a single by Virgin Records |
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??/05 |
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The
Fascination! e.p. is released in Canada/America
by Polygram Records |
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??/?? |
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Jim
Russell joins the band for studio work (and later live work and song
writing) |
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??/?? |
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Dro Records releases the
Nick Fury single Amor Secreto in Spain, which features Oakey, Burden and
Callis, while Oakey also produces the track |
1984 |
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24/04 |
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The
Lebanon is released as a single by Virgin Records |
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12/05 |
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The
Hysteria album is released by Virgin Records |
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18/06 |
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Life On
Your Own is released as a single by Virign Records |
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??/?? |
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Jo Callis leaves the band |
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10/09 |
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Virgin Records releases
Oakey's collaboration with Mororder with the single Together In Electric
Dreams |
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05/11 |
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Louise is
released as a single by Virgin Records |
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??/11 |
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Stephen Fellowes joins the band temporary for live work at the Ethiopia
Benefit gig in Sheffield and as songwriter for the Crash and
Secrets albums |
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??/11 |
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Andy Peake joins the band temporary for live work at the Ethiopia
Benefit gig in Sheffield |
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??/12 |
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The band
play a one-off benefit gig for Ehtiopia in Sheffield |
1986 |
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??/?? |
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Philip
Adrian Wright leaves the band |
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11/08 |
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Human is
released as a single by Virgin Records |
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13/09 |
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The Crash
album is released by Virgin Records |
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??/?? |
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Neil
Sutton joins the band for the forthcoming Crash Tour (and
later for studio work and song writing) |
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??/?? |
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Russel
Dennett joins the band for the forthcoming Crash Tour (and later for
studio work and song writing) |
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??/?? |
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David Beevers
joins the band as engineer/programmer for live and studio |
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??/?? |
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Meyrick
joins the band temporary for live work on the Crash Tour
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18/11 |
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Kick off
the 21-date UK Crash Tour in Sheffield (rehearsel gig) |
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21/11 |
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I Need
Your Loving is released as a single by Virgin Records |
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22/11 |
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Human top
the US Billboard Single Charts |
1987 |
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??/05 |
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Kick off the America/Asian
Crash Tour |
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??/?? |
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Jim
Russell leaves the band |
1988 |
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08/10 |
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Love Is
All That Matters is released as a single by Virgin Records |
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31/10 |
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The
Greatest Hits album is released by
Virgin Records |
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31/10 |
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The
Greatest Hits video is released by
Virgin Records |
1989 |
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15/01 |
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The Travelogue album is
re-released on cd with 7 bonus tracks by Virgin Records |
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10/04 |
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The Reproduction album is
re-released on cd with 8 bonus tracks by Virgin Records |
1990 |
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11/08 |
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Heart Like
A Wheel is released as a single by Virgin Records |
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??/09 |
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The
Romantic? album is released by Virgin Records |
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??/10 |
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Soundtrack
To A Generation is released as a single by Virgin Records |
1992 |
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17/06 |
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Channel 4 (UK) broadcasts comedy pilot "The
Weekenders" with Phil Oakey acting as a Speciality Meat Seller and
Russell Dennett as Electric Russell |
1993 |
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23/04 |
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The YMO vs
The Human League e.p is released by Alfa Records |
1994 |
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??/?? |
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The band is signed to East
West Records |
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28/12 |
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Tell Me
When is released as a single by East West Records |
1995 |
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23/01 |
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The
Octopus album is released by East West Records |
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25/02 |
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The Octopus album is
released on cd in Japan with 1 bonus track by WEA Records |
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06/03 |
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One Man In
My Heart is released as a single by East West Records |
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??/06 |
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Filling Up
With Heaven is released as a single by East West Records |
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??/?? |
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Fergus Geronde
joins
the band temporary for live work on the Greatest Hits Tour
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??/?? |
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Phil Edwards
joins
the band temporary for live work on the Greatest Hits Tour
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13/10 |
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Don’t You
Want Me is re-released as a single in a remixed version by Virgin Records |
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23/10 |
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The
Greatest Hits album is re-released with new tracklist
and artwork by Virgin Records |
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27/10 |
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Kick off
the 32-date UK Greatest Hits Tour in Keele |
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??/11 |
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The
Greatest Hits video is re-released with new tracklist
and artwork by Virgin Records |
1996 |
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05/01 |
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Stay With
Me Tonight is released as a single by Virgin Records |
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??/?? |
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Russell
Dennett leaves the band |
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??/11 |
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Soundtrack
To A Generation compilation album is released in Europe by Disky Records |
1997 |
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16/09 |
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The Dare album is
re-released on cd in America with 2 bonus tracks by Caroline Records |
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22/11 |
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Oakey, Ware and Marsh shares
a stage for the first time since 1980, as Human League and Heaven 17
headlines the G.A.Y. Dance
Festival at Astoria in London. |
1998 |
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??/01 |
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The Best
Of album is released in Europe by Disky Records |
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??/?? |
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Steve Williams
joins
the band temporary for live work on the Big Rewind Tour of America and
the UK
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??/?? |
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Adam Everard
joins
the band temporary for live work on the Big Rewind Tour of America and
the UK
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??/?? |
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Lyndon Connors
joins
the band temporary for live work on the Big Rewind Tour of America and
the UK
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??/07 |
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The Very
Best Of album is released in
America by Ark 21 Records |
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23/07 |
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Kick off
the 19-date US Big Rewind Tour in Atlanta, supported by Culture Club &
Howard Jones |
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02/12 |
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Kck off
the 15-date UK Big Rewind Tour in Belfast, supported by Culture Club & ABC |
1999 |
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31/03 |
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ITV (UK) broadcasts the tv film "Hunting Venus" with the band doing a
cameo as themselves |
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17/05 |
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It's announced on
www.rollingstone.com
that The Human League will headline a two month tour of America with
General Public and English Beat as support. The 38-date tour will kick
off in Seattle on 7th July and end in Salt Lake City on 29th August. 2
month later it's announced that the tour wouldn't happen, as the
promotor couldn't get the finances to match up. |
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2000 |
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??/?? |
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The band is signed to
Papillion Records |
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2001 |
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??/?? |
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Nic Burke joins the band for
live work |
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30/07 |
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All I Ever
Wanted is released as a single by Papillion Records |
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06/08 |
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The
Secrets album is released by Papillion Records |
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??/?? |
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Steve Vintner
joins
the band temporary for live work on the Secrets Tour
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25/11 |
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Kick off
the 15-date Secrets Tour in Basingstoke |
2002 |
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15/01 |
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The Secrets album is
released on cd in Japan with 3 bonus tracks by Substance Records |
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??/07 |
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Made
In Sheffield (Feat Human League) documentary
video is released by Slawjack Films Production |
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??/09 |
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Dance Like
A Star is released as a 12" single by
Black Melody Records |
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11/11 |
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The Golden
Hour Of The Future album is released by Black Melody Records |
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??/12 |
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You’ll Be
Sorry is released as a Canadian promo single by L Music Records |
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12/12 |
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Kick off
the 9-date UK Here And Now X-Mas Party Tour in Newcastle, supported by Kim
Wilde, Five Star, Altered Images, Dollar, The Belle Stars & Visage |
2003 |
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01/08 |
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Kick off
the 18-date US Tour in Washington |
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15/09 |
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The Very
Best Of album is released by Virgin Records |
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06/11 |
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Kick off
the 5-date Australian Here And Now Tour in Perth, supported by Kim Wilde,
Paul Young, Belinda Carlisle, Go West, Mondo Rock & 1927 |
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07/11 |
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The Very
Best Of dvd is released by Virgin Records |
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01/12 |
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Kick off
the 15-date UK The Very Best Of Tour in Nottingham |
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??/12 |
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Love Me
Madly? is released as a single in the Benelux
by Nukovo
Records |
2004 |
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28/05 |
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Performs
in South America for the first time as they play
Santiago Festival, followed by Buenos Aires |
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06/08 |
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Performs in South Africa for the first time as they play in Cape
Town, followed by Johannesburg |
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04/10 |
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Wins
"Innovation In Sound" category at the Q Awards |
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15/11 |
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The "Live At The Dome" dvd is released by Snapper Music |
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24/11 |
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Kick off
the 15-date UK
Winter Tour in
Irvine |
2005 |
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18/07 |
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The "Live At The Dome" album is released by Snapper Music |
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06/09 |
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The Hysteria album is
re-released on cd in America with 5 bonus tracks by Caroline Records |
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04/10 |
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The Crash album is
re-released on cd in America with 3 bonus tracks by Caroline Records |
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07/11 |
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The Original Remixes &
Rareties album is released by Virgin Records |
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16/11 |
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Performs
in the Middle East for the first time as they play
Bahrain, followed by Dubai |
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01/12 |
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Kick off the 16-date UK Synth City Tour in
St Albans |
2006 |
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13/03 |
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Kick off the 6-date Ireland Tour in
Dublin |
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16/09 |
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Kick off the 10-date US Tour in
Portland |
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27/11 |
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Kick off the 20-date UK &
Benelux 2006 Tour in Margate |
2007 |
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19/11 |
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Martin Rushent starts up his
old label Genetic again and celebrates it by releasing The Things That
Dreams Are Made Of with a wide spread of new remixes on 7" and 12" |
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25/11 |
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Kick off the 20-date UK & EU
Dare 2007 Tour in St Albans |
2008 |
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01/08 |
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Kick off the 17-date US
Regeneration Tour in Phoenix supported by ABC, Belinda Carlisle, A Flock Of
Seagulls and Naked Eyes. |
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08/09 |
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The Golden Hour Of The
Future album is
re-released in remastered form digitally by Black Melody Records. 14
days later it's also re-released on CD. |
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10/11 |
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The Fascination! EP is re-released
digitally with 1 bonus track by Caroline Records |
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30/11 |
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Kick off the 11-date UK
Steel City Tour in Glasgow |
2009 |
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23/03 |
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Pet Shop Boys releases the
limited 2CD album Yes Etc on Parlaphone, as Oakey is guest vocalist on the
track This Used To Be The Future |
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28/03 |
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Kick off the 6-date tour of
Australia in Sydney |
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08/06 |
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Little Boots releases the
album Hands on 679 Recordings, as Oakey is guest vocalist on the track
Symmetry |
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11/12 |
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The band is signed to Wall Of
Sound Records. |
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2010 |
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The band is signed to Wall Of
Sound Records. |
22/11 |
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Night
People is released as a single by Wall Of Sound Records |
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29/11 |
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Kick off the 16-date Night
People Tour of
the UK. |
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06/12 |
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Night
People Remixes Digital EP is released by Wall Of
Sound Records |
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*picture from
www.blindyouth.co.uk |