Holiday '80 is an EP released by the original line-up of the British synthpop band The Human League. The EP was issued in the UK by Virgin Records in April 1980, a month before the release of the band's second album Travelogue. The EP peaked at no. 56 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1980, but was later reissued and returned to the chart, peaking at no. 46 in February 1982.
The recordings were produced with John Leckie, who had also been working with new wave bands such as Simple Minds and XTC. The principal song on the EP was "Marianne", however Virgin felt the band's preferred version of the track was not strong enough and refused to release it.[2] The EP also featured a new, more elaborate recording of the band's debut single "Being Boiled", which would subsequently be included on the Travelogue album. The last track was a medley consisting of a cover of Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll" (titled "Rock 'n' Roll" in the track listings) seguéing into the Iggy Pop track "Nightclubbing". The Japanese release also features the song "Toyota City", which also appears on Travelogue.
The track "Dancevision" is a short instrumental track originally recorded by Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware under the name of The Future, of which Adi Newton had also been a part. Newton released a longer version of "Dancevision" in 2015 as part of his career spanning Horology 2 compilation, which also included several other tracks recorded as The Future.[3] The 2002 CD release The Golden Hour of the Future did not include "Dancevision".
The UK release of Holiday '80 was as a double 7" (containing four tracks) and two single 7" versions (both containing three tracks each), all with the same catalogue number, and a 12" EP (containing four tracks). The Japanese release was a 12" with different tracks to the UK 12".
The band performed "Rock 'n' Roll" on Top of the Pops on 8 May 1980, even though the EP had not entered the Top 40. Although the EP would chart no higher than 56 after their appearance, the band garnered mainstream attention and their album Travelogue would enter the UK Top 20, peaking at no. 16, following the performance. This would be the band's only Top of the Pops appearance featuring the original line-up of Oakey, Ware, Marsh and Wright. The performance was officially issued for the first time on the DVD of the 2016 anthology by The Human League, A Very British Synthesizer Band.[4] The anthology CD also features "Nightclubbing" as a standalone song without being immediately preceded by "Rock 'n' Roll".
On 26 April 1980 Tony Jasper, reviewer of British music newspaper Music Week, named "Rock 'n' Roll / Nightclubbing" medley as "infectious tongue-in-cheek mix", "best commercial cut" and predicted debut chart entrance "for this clever Sheffield band".[6]
^Jasper, Tony (26 April 1980). (PDF). Music Week. Gwent: Pensord Press Ltd. p. 28. ISSN 0265-1548. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022 – via World Radio History.
^"The Human League – Holiday '80 (1980, Gatefold, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^"The Human League – Holiday '80 (1982, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^"The Human League – Holiday '80 / Being Boiled (1981, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^"The Human League – Holiday 80 / Rock 'N' Roll (1980, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^"The Human League – Holiday '80 (1981, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^"holiday 80 | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
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Holiday 80 is an EP released by the original line up of the British synthpop band The Human League The EP was issued in the UK by Virgin Records in April 1980 a month before the release of the band s second album Travelogue The EP peaked at no 56 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1980 but was later reissued and returned to the chart peaking at no 46 in February 1982 Holiday 80UK 2 7 and 12 coverEP by The Human LeagueReleased18 April 1980 1 RecordedDevonshire Lane Sheffield February 1980GenreSynthpop new waveLength23 23LabelVirginProducerJohn LeckieThe Human LeagueThe Human League singles chronologyEmpire State Human 1979 Holiday 80 1980 Only After Dark 1980 The recordings were produced with John Leckie who had also been working with new wave bands such as Simple Minds and XTC The principal song on the EP was Marianne however Virgin felt the band s preferred version of the track was not strong enough and refused to release it 2 The EP also featured a new more elaborate recording of the band s debut single Being Boiled which would subsequently be included on the Travelogue album The last track was a medley consisting of a cover of Gary Glitter s Rock and Roll titled Rock n Roll in the track listings segueing into the Iggy Pop track Nightclubbing The Japanese release also features the song Toyota City which also appears on Travelogue The track Dancevision is a short instrumental track originally recorded by Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware under the name of The Future of which Adi Newton had also been a part Newton released a longer version of Dancevision in 2015 as part of his career spanning Horology 2 compilation which also included several other tracks recorded as The Future 3 The 2002 CD release The Golden Hour of the Future did not include Dancevision The UK release of Holiday 80 was as a double 7 containing four tracks and two single 7 versions both containing three tracks each all with the same catalogue number and a 12 EP containing four tracks The Japanese release was a 12 with different tracks to the UK 12 The band performed Rock n Roll on Top of the Pops on 8 May 1980 even though the EP had not entered the Top 40 Although the EP would chart no higher than 56 after their appearance the band garnered mainstream attention and their album Travelogue would enter the UK Top 20 peaking at no 16 following the performance This would be the band s only Top of the Pops appearance featuring the original line up of Oakey Ware Marsh and Wright The performance was officially issued for the first time on the DVD of the 2016 anthology by The Human League A Very British Synthesizer Band 4 The anthology CD also features Nightclubbing as a standalone song without being immediately preceded by Rock n Roll Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Charts 4 References 5 External linksCritical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 On 26 April 1980 Tony Jasper reviewer of British music newspaper Music Week named Rock n Roll Nightclubbing medley as infectious tongue in cheek mix best commercial cut and predicted debut chart entrance for this clever Sheffield band 6 Track listing editUK 2 7 Gatefold Virgin SV 105 7 Marianne Marsh Oakey Ware 3 17 Dancevision Marsh Ware 2 21 performed by The Future Being Boiled Album Version Marsh Oakey Ware 4 22 Rock n Roll Nightclubbing Gary Glitter Mike Leander Jim Osterberg David Bowie 6 22 UK 12 Virgin SV 105 12 8 Marianne Marsh Oakey Ware 3 17 Being Boiled Album Version Marsh Oakey Ware 4 22 Dancevision Marsh Ware 2 21 performed by The Future Rock n Roll Nightclubbing Glitter Leander Osterberg Bowie 6 22 UK 7 Holiday 80 Being Boiled Virgin SV 105 9 Being Boiled Oakey 4 10 Marianne Oakey 3 14 Dancevision Marsh Ware 2 15 UK 7 Holiday 80 Rock n Roll Virgin SV 105 10 Rock n Roll Glitter Leander 3 15 Being Boiled Oakey 4 10 Dancevision Marsh Ware 2 15 Japanese 12 Virgin VIP 5906 11 Marianne Marsh Oakey Ware 3 17 Dancevision Marsh Ware 2 21 performed by The Future Toyota City Marsh Ware 3 22 Rock n Roll Nightclubbing Glitter Leander Osterberg Bowie 6 22 Being Boiled Album Version Marsh Oakey Ware 4 22Charts editChart Peakposition U K 1980 56 12 U K 1982 46References edit Cut price League from Virgin PDF Music Week 19 April 1980 p 3 Retrieved 17 July 2022 HUMAN LEAGUE BIOG 1980 1992 Archived from the original on 9 August 2007 Retrieved 23 October 2021 Clock DVA Horology 2 Clockdva The Future amp Radiophonic Dvations discogs com Retrieved 21 September 2016 ANTHOLOGY A VERY BRITISH SYNTHESIZER GROUP SUPER DELUXE udiscovermusic com Retrieved 21 September 2016 Allmusic review Jasper Tony 26 April 1980 Review The Human League Holiday 80 Virgin SV 105 Virgin PDF Music Week Gwent Pensord Press Ltd p 28 ISSN 0265 1548 Archived from the original PDF on 30 March 2022 Retrieved 7 November 2022 via World Radio History The Human League Holiday 80 1980 Gatefold Vinyl Discogs com Retrieved 23 October 2021 The Human League Holiday 80 1982 Vinyl Discogs com Retrieved 23 October 2021 The Human League Holiday 80 Being Boiled 1981 Vinyl Discogs com Retrieved 23 October 2021 The Human League Holiday 80 Rock N Roll 1980 Vinyl Discogs com Retrieved 23 October 2021 The Human League Holiday 80 1981 Vinyl Discogs com Retrieved 23 October 2021 holiday 80 full Official Chart History Official Charts Company Officialcharts com Retrieved 23 October 2021 External links editTHE HUMAN LEAGUE Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Holiday 2780 amp oldid 1120497587, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
