Sheffield. Edinburgh. London.
By the end of 1981, Sheffield’s electronic musical pioneers had gone global. The post split Human League line-up topped the charts with their poptastically inclined Dare (1981) album, with single ‘Don’t You want Me’ becoming Christmas Number 1. Heaven 17, formed by ousted League members, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware, with…
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