The human factor...

Music For Pleasure is an English group formed in Leeds in 1979 and originally composed of Martin King, Alan Peace, Sean Wheatley and David Whitaker.

Group which released a first Single "The human factor" in 1980, title which will appear only on the compilation "Hicks from the sticks" of the Rockburgh Records label.

It is the arrival at Rage Records that will change the situation somewhat and allow the group to finally release a first Single worthy of the name with the title "Fuel to the fire" in 1981.

New change of label the following year with the arrival at Polydor Records in 1982, label with which they produced a first Single called "Switchback". Title taken from the album "Into the rain" which will also be released the same year and which will produce two other Singles with the titles "Light" and "Time", single which will be released a year later in 1983.

Releases which will go somewhat unnoticed and which will result in seeing the group ousted from the label.

They will release a last album "Balcklands" on their own in 1985, an album which will also go unnoticed and which will precipitate the definitive fall of the group...

To discover or rediscover.

Discography (among others…) :

• The human factor 1980

• Fuel to the fire 1981

• Switchback 1982

• Light 1982

• Nostalgia 1982

• New day 1982

• Lost detail 1982

• Slide 1982

• Time 1983

• Dark crash 1983

• Disconnection 1984

• Remember the sun 1985

• Blue 1985

• Drive 1985

• Walking 1985

• The rise 1985

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Tracks :

1980...a first title in overspeed mode, something that does not necessarily help for immediate recognition. But we are in 1980 and this may explain it...

1981...the tempo has slowed down a bit, which allows them to produce a title that is already a little more accessible to ordinary mortals...

1982...in 3 titles we will have gone from one extreme to another in terms of speed. On the other hand it allows them at least to show all the facets of their talent...

1982... the group is far from deserving, of course, but he will still have to raise its level of play if he wants to pass in the Court of the big ones...

1982...they are working on it anyway. Efforts that will inevitably end up paying off one day or another, at least we hope so...

1982...it may not be for this year and we must let time take its course as they say. Everything comes to those who wait...

1982...not to mention that competition was fierce at the start of the 80s and places in the sun were rare, if not very rare...

1982...they will have to be patient and redouble their efforts to achieve their goals. The top level is not so easily accessible, that's clear...

1983... which will surely remain as their most accomplished title. They took a while to produce it but it is now done and that is the most important thing...

1983...we won't talk about a major success but it will at least have had the merit of allowing the group to inscribe its name in the musical history of this end of the 20th century...

1984...they will only produce 2 albums in the end but it was still worth believing in it a little. The proof is that we are still talking about them today...

1985...and as they always say, quality is better than quantity. Producing albums for the sake of producing albums is of little use if the quality is lacking every time...

1985...and concerning them the quality will have been there in any case. Certainly in a musical register which is proper to them but all the same...

1985...a style and a sound that did not allow them to reach the top of the mountain but which allowed them to exist in any case...

1985...history will only remember the positive side of things in any case. Afterwards it is clear that they would have liked to last a little longer, we can easily imagine...

1985...but when the winds are contrary it is difficult to fight for very long. They will have succeeded in holding the first part of the decade 80, it is always better than nothing...

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Wiki :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_for_Pleasure_(band)