Phil Oakey

Born and bred in Sheffield, Phil co-founded the group The Human League in 1977. The groups first single "Being Boiled" was released in 1978 (but would have to wait 4 years before hitting the UK singles chart). October 1979 saw the release of their first album, "Reproduction", complete with a somewhat distasteful album cover. One year later, the band released a second album, "Travelogue" and shortly afterwards Phillip recruited Susanne Sulley and Joanne Catherall, two schoolgirls that he met dancing in a club, to join the group. "The Human League"'s major breakthrough occurred in 1981 with the release of their third, and arguably best album, "Dare".The single, "Don't You Want Me" became a huge hit in both the UK and the US and is still considered a classic. Their fourth album, "Fascination", provided two further hits "Keep Feeling (Fascination)" and "Mirror Man", but the group's fifth album, "Hysteria", was not what was expected from them. The first single from "Hysteria" was the unu... [Details Intro]