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Celebrating 25 years after its original release, the strictly Limited Edition 2LP set of the original album features an exclusive poster and a bonus disc of remixes, only available at Rhino.

23rd January 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of The Human League’s seventh studio album ‘Octopus’. To commemorate the release, the band is to reissue this iconic album in three formats, 2LP, 2CD and 1LP.

The limited edition vinyl features the original album plus an exclusive poster insert and a bonus disc of remixes, including the previously unreleased “Tell Me When (The Real Purple Mix)”.

Originally released in 1995 by EastWest Records, it was the first new album from The Human League in five years after the termination of their long-term contract with Virgin Records. ‘Octopus’ was the first album that presented the band as a trio consisting of the singers Philip Oakey, Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley. It was produced by Tears For Fears Ian Stanley and former band members Jo Callis and keyboard player Neil Sutton also contributed to the writing of the album.

The album's sound is notable for the nearly exclusive use of analogue synthesizers, a marked change from the band's primarily digital sound in the mid-to-late 1980s. The album saw a return to the public eye for the band, who had been out of the top ten since their 1986 album ‘Crash’. ‘Octopus’ was a commercial success. The first single, ‘Tell Me When’ became the band's first top-ten hit in nine years, peaking at number six in the UK singles chart, with the second single ‘One Man in My Heart’ also breaking into the top 20. The album also saw similar chart success peaking at number six in the UK, becoming the band’s sixth top-ten album.

Track Listing

LP1

Side One

Tell Me When

These Are The Days

One Man In My Heart

Words

Filling Up With Heaven

Side Two

Housefull Of Nothing

John Cleese; Is He Funny?

Never Again

Cruel Young Lover

LP2

Side One

Tell Me When (Utah Saints Mix 1)

One Man In My Heart (T.O.E.C. Nasty Sue Mix)

Filling Up With Heaven (Hardfloor Vocal Remix)

Stay With Me Tonight (The Biff & Memphis Remix)

Side Two

One Man In My Heart (T.O.E.C. Radio Edit)

These Are The Days (Sonic Radiation)

Filling Up With Heaven (ULA Remix)

Tell Me When (The Real Purple Mix) *

* Previously Unreleased