Put The Needle On The Record - Week #85

Put The Needle On The Record Week #85 The League Unlimited Orchestra - Love And Dancing

For this weeks feature we go back to July 1982 and the League Unlimited Orchestra "Love And Dancing".

Love and Dancing is a remix album by the English synth-pop band The Human League, released in July 1982 by Virgin Records. Issued under the band name "The League Unlimited Orchestra" as a nod to Barry White's disco-era Love Unlimited Orchestra, the album was principally the idea and work of producer Martin Rushent and contains dub-style, largely instrumental remixes of songs from the band's multi-platinum selling album Dare (1981), along with a version of the track "Hard Times", which had originally been the B-side of the single "Love Action (I Believe in Love)".

This album along with the Soft Cell album "Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing" were the first ever remix albums released and bulit on the reputation of 1980s 12 inch extended singles.

Virgin Records originally relented against the idea of the remix album, not wanting to pay for or release it. Rushent had to fight their opposition in order to create the album. Oakey remained unsure about the project and left Rushent to make the release on his own.

This was another purchase from HMV on Market street in Manchester! Side 1 of the album is solid enough, however, side 2 disappoints with very short versions of "Seconds", "Open Your Heart" and "The Sound Of The Crowd". 

As this was a remix album no singles were released.

The album, reached Number 3 in the UK chart album chart.

Track Listing

Hard Times
Love Action (I Believe In Love)
Don't You Want Me
Things That Dreams Are Made Of
Do Or Die
Seconds
Open Your Heart
The Sound Of The Crowd

If you have this album in your collection, dig it out and give it a spin!