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THE LUXURY GAP from FLEXIPOP #31/1983

FLEXIPOP! says: Studio-bound Heaven 17 construct their stuff with precision and technology, a bit like a Swiss watch. They're wide open for being called cold and mechanical - but have you heard the female counter-voice on' Temptation'? Lots of things going on, industrial jerking about and social words. But sometimes it could be Glenn's socks warbling and we know that beneath the blick-whirrs there's a comedy store bursting to open. MM said: "Heaven 17 need to give the gadgets a break and get their hands dirty." NME said:' Their early whizzkidry has matured into a sophisticated yet pointless intelligence that has been applied to a particularly useless project." SOUNDS said: "Heaven 17 are a big blank nothing at the end of a very long leash."