The Human League – Being Boiled / Circus Of Death

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A		Being Boiled	3:48
B		Circus Of Death	4:47

Very first monoaural edition with black and white labels. Later pressings came with red and yellow labels and added stereo effects.

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Being Boiled (Acetate, 7", Single Sided)	Not On Label	none	UK	1978
Recently Edited	Being Boiled / Circus Of Death (7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue, Mono)	Fast Product	FAST 4	UK	1980
	Being Boiled / Circus Of Death (7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo, Mono, 4-Prong Push-out Centre)	Fast Product	FAST 4	UK	1980
Recently Edited	Being Boiled / Circus Of Death (7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono, Solid Centre, Red/Yellow Labels)	Fast Product	FAST 4	UK	1980
New Submission	Being Boiled / Circus Of Death (7", 33 ⅓ RPM)	Portrait	FAST 4	Israel	1980

attractiveco Sep 22, 2020
Edited 4 years ago

Different colour labels exist of the FAST release, albeit with the same etchings between the runout grooves. One is black and white, one is black and cream. Sleeve is cartridge as opposed to the matt paper of the Virgin reissue and is prone to fading - worth storing in the dark!
Thorens160 Jun 30, 2019
My 006 20 1128 7 copy has a completely blank center label instead "being boiled". B-side "circus of death" is normal. Something worth to talk about or simply factory mistake?
d.teil May 18, 2018
Edited 7 years ago

Over the last 13 years just 6 reviews overall about one of the all time best synth tunes of the late '70's and even more this is almost disgusting, is it? This tune was and is history for a whole generation. In my opinion.
Crijevo May 27, 2007
Edited 6 years ago

A brilliant statement. Much, much better here without echo-treatments (as later on 1982 version). 'Circus of Death' however fares much better on 'Reproduction' - production was more lush and even more in Depeche-Mode-to-come ... Still a nice start for a truly synth-minded group.