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 Reproduction, released in 1979 through Virgin Records, is the debut studio album by English Synth-Pop group The Human League. Originally formed by Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh and existing under varying names before hiring Philip Oakey as frontman, the band slowly built up a cult following in Britain's musical underground through continuous live performances, eventually catching the attention of indie label Fast Product with a demo tape. The band released one single, "Being Boiled"/"Circus of Death", and an EP, The Dignity of Labour, under Fast, further ending up on the radars of other musicians and journalists, which in turn boosted their exposure and ability to reach more audiences on-stage, even playing in the BBC Radio One booth for John Peel.Eventually, the band caught the eye of several bigger labels enticed by the band's growing visibility, ultimately accepting an offer from Virgin Records CEO Richard Branson, who promised full creative control. However, Branson went back on his word almost immediately by pressuring the band to put out a disco single, "I Don't Depend on You"; the band did, however, convince Virgin to put it out pseudonymously as "The Men," not wanting to alienate their established fans. When it failed to chart, the band immediately went back to their prior electronic style with Iggy Pop and Magazine collaborator Colin Thurston as co-producer. The resulting album is very much representative of the band's initial style before their later move to glossy dance music, featuring an ominously minimalist, pseudo-industrial sound and lyrics riffing on contemporary trends in British society.Despite the band's early cult following, the album and its sole single, "Empire State Human", failed to chart. That same year, Gary Numan rose to prominence as the new leading success in Synth-Pop, and this change in public attention would inform the Human League's subsequent work on Travelogue and especially Dare. Following the success of the latter album, Virgin would re-issue Reproduction, at which point it found more sustained success; the 1981 reissue charted in the UK for 23 weeks, peaking at No. 32, and was certified silver by the BPI at the end of the year. The BPI would later award it a gold certification in 1988.Tracklist:Side One "Almost Medieval" (4:43) "Circus of Death" (3:55) "The Path of Least Resistance" (3:33) "Blind Youth" (3:25) "The Word Before Last" (4:04) "Empire State Human" (3:17)Side Two "Morale... You've Lost That Loving Feeling"note Latter half originally by the Righteous Brothers (9:39) "Austerity/Girl One (Medley)" (6:44) "Zero As a Limit" (4:13)Blind youth take hope, you're no Joe Trope:
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