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Synth-Pop (Part 1) with guests Martyn Ware (Human League and Heaven 17) & Richard Evans

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Strategic Management of Synth-Pop Bands by Virgin Records

Learn how Virgin Records strategically handled two bands - The Human League and Heaven 17 - by releasing singles simultaneously to create competition and tension. The episode hints at a potential part two discussion as more insights from 'Listening to the Music the Machines Make' are yet to be covered.

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