Human League - Hard Times/Love Action. 

I can still remember the holy shit delight of Phil showing up on Top Of The Pops (Thursday night I think) with that asymetrical haircut and lipstick FFS, the complaints line must have been red hot. I have nothing but good memories of them. I used to spin the 12" of Hard Times/Love Action when I DJ'd, it worked every time, got the punters moving, without fail.

Put this on at any party and it's guaranteed to get people dancing or reflecting back to the 80?s, the fade into love action is immense......worth the wait, nearly 10mins of perfection...

20 years old and thinking we were cool as f*** dancing to this,and do you know what,we were

I was 17 in 1982 remember my dad coming home from work with this album for me I thought I'd died and gone to human league heaven

After all these years …. Still good as gold to listen to….!!!

Great memories over 40 years old well human league what a great song thank you 6:40

Love action is such a badass tune its from 1981 just as the disco era was finishing up but could easily have been a hit on the dance floors in the 70s disco clubs xxx

Best version looking up in the night sky I'm right back on the floor

Greek Islands on Cassette, September, 1989...lying on the beach on Pathos, Naxos and Santorini, aged 18 listening via a walkman...constant rewind...

The Human League is one of the best bands from the 80s era. I love Phil Oakey he is so talented and has a voice like no other. This mix is legendary. Those synthesisers are iconic. Great UK band.❤❤❤

Hard times... They where Great times!!!

Wow Hard Times is now 34 years old and still sounds fresh and relevant

I don't think that all the great music is in the past,but listening to this kind of music I realize that musicians and producers can create a new wave of sound and records that will last into the future..🤔🤔🤔

This goes hard, the synths are to die for!

It's never too late to pay tribute to this talented and providential man, who through to him, all and even several generations was able to feast on this period new romantic, and the emergence of a music style. Synth', swaying hips of a dance typically new wave. Initially 80 ', it was a revolution to hear this style of pure and clean music. A lifestyle. So, here, i also pay him tribute.

one of the greatest uk bands

Haven't listened to this for years. Just got goose bumps. Reminds me of so many beautiful people from the fabulous past. I was 18 when this came out. Wonder how Liz, Lindsey, Lisa, Alison & all the rest are.

Fantastic record, that makes you feel great. First time I heard it was watching an episode of Bergerac one Sunday night back in 1982. He was looking for a criminal in a Night Club, and I couldn't believe this incredible sound, and I had no idea it was by the Human League. I soon purchased it.

What a great tune. Played this to death for the last 20 years. Used to park up the car, sit back and play this at full blast.

Sensational in every way! Loved this for 33 years

Never heard this full length version before. I remember 'Hard Times' as the vinyl flip side to 'Love Action', brings back a lot of memories.

I had this on a cassette tape back in the '80s. What a great groove. I remember them opening up one of their live shows with this song. It was fantastic. Way to start a show.

I bought all their singles and the album back in the day. I never got all the Blue and Red stuff at the time, but the music was great!

who in the world could not love this pure 80s classic 12 inch

first time I heard this I was getting a lift home from a party or something , , , I made the driver keep going around the block until it finished . that was 1982

for anyone who grew up in the 80`s this album represents the apex of dance music totally sublime to the ridiculous x

Ever for ever Human League in the human hearths...! ❤😊

Subbed, because of that fade in to Love Action, brings back so many happy memories of my crazy nights in Nottm, back in the day... Remember them so vividly.. Wow.. lol. Pmsl.

their best track by far and brilliant in the nightclubs of the early 80s

Phil Oakey is one handsome bastard

acabo de retroceder a los 80 , todavía me produce las sensaciones de cuando tenia 11 años woooww

The complex lyrics of Hard Times is the story of my life 😶‍🌫

One of the 80,s club crowed? then you know what others can never experience :)

Incredible production, pre sampling Pure 100% tape fuckaboutery

One of my fair ground tunes. I loved this track working of the grounds this tune kept me going

great times , still got all the vinyl , all the albums and every 12" from the eighties even being boiled and dignity of labour , brilliant tunes & times.

El mejor tema del traspaso de la era analogica a digital....el inicio de la nueva era de sintetizadores digitales un hito y una obra de arte....fantastico un antes y despues marco este tema que data de 1982.

Probably one of the best house song of the 80's. Vive le Lime Light....Montréal

Phil and The Girls...jammy sod! Great tune.

This Song is the best dance stuff from 80's! thanks a lot for sharing

Still the best band in the the 80's...when I get pissed off living in "this world" put on some H.L. then everythings cool!!!!!!!!

fantastic song ta ta ta ta ta la is a pity that he has no videos it s the best of human league

My feet just kept running to these tunes man

Total class !! from the most fantastic times !!!

Meow meeow meeow ... and another great tune....follows...

Quality Electronic Music...

Who's here in 2020? Cuz these are real hard times Right? 🙄✌ stay safe everyone!!!! 💛🖤

This mix is killer! You know what I like!🤣😂🤓🧐

Mr Phil Oakey you give me a hard time ... when I look at you . You are so beautiful even today at 55 .

Seattle's Sheikh Idriss Mosque, the first mosque in Seattle to be built as a mosque, and the first west of the Mississipi River to be of a Muslim archtecture design, was opened in 1981, the year this song came out and music like it topped the charts.

soundtrack to my youth... epic times

Que buen ojo tuvo este muchacho con esas 2 chicas!!!

Quality as they play it on radio 6 from time to time..

60 years old and still listening to the music I have loved all my life , along with Kraftwerk , Gary Neumann , erasure And blancmonge . Basically all things regarding electro pop,

memories of mid 80's it's damage hard times as no video because it's the best song of human league boom boom boom boom boom boom

Thanks for this. ❤ I had this vinyl 12" as well as others in a vast collection, until my ex dumped my whole collection at the tip/dump for no reason but for pure spite.

love the sentiment in this song and the production

much preferred the earlier human league but I do love this

I lived and breathed The Human League....this is Amazing!!!! Thanks!

used to love dancing to this non stop ;-)

All these songs you mentioned are actually very fitting to my comment.

BOUM BOUM BOUM BOUM BOUM BOUM FANTASTIC SONG OF 80'S

loved it back then and love it now

I Love to Play Along with my Casio-VL1 tone/ it's the same damn micro synth from the early 80's that they used here. SO COOL, so simple. Just a great riff from a toy instrument!

1981 devilles in Manchester 20yrs old and loving life a

Tremendooooooooooooó Human League❤🎹👍👏👏

Thanks for posting. I had this '12 back then. Seeing Joann Catherall in a wedding dress in the video for "Love Action" broke my heart....then I fell for Suzanne a few months later hehe..

Anytime you saw Martin Rushent as producer/engineer you knew it was crystal clear. Lovely music Martin. God Bless, sleep well xx

one of my first albums i purchased on vinyl. loved it then. love it still

God I LOVED the 80's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

superb!!!!!!!!!!!!

omg omg omg i remember the time of roller skating at *la roulatheque* in 80's

Massive thanks for the awesome human league . I purchased all of there albums

.. over what love made me do............. love action...

Desde argentina excelente !!!!

great exercise treadmill track!!!

still sharp , going on34 years.

By a year and eternity, this is the album that Quincey Jones knows is the daddy. I’m only 55 and these are the facts

...brilliant..! I had heard a story once that it was mixed on a 48 track machine , he used all 48 tracks

Superb

Yeah this sounds like I remember

they use to start their concerts with this song

2019 and still good to this day shit hot album

Got the origional album. Still great.

thanks for the class-ic stuff of music of modern times...thanks, love this! take me back there for real!

GENUINOS EXPONENTES DEL POP ELECTRO ⚡🎧🤩👌🎶

cracking tune! I have this on 12 inch and picture sleeve! yeah

A classic dance track ... Martin Rushent's dance versions were excellent!

remember this was sped up when we cruised king and story

I have the 12" Vinyl, same cover as the one in the vid, Human League RED, Great tunes

Me too and for me proved correct many a time when as soon my dog hears it he goes mad

@Maverick747uk You're not the only one! Andrea and I at Smokies in Bardsley, Romeo and Juliet in Oldham ... God those were the days! xxx

Very good mix version

still here here in 2019

I love Human League music, ,,,,

> Totally love this mix :) There is so much going on musically and it brings back a flood of fun memories ! Thank you for finding this and sharing it !

amazing-

it is on the the league unlimited orchestra mix. which is available on cd . the cover is shown at the beginning of this vid

i have this one, hehehe used to test hi-fi

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS !! WE ARE