<P> After a few more low - key, private performances, Ware and Marsh decided to officially form a band . Joined by their friend Adi Newton and another synthesizer (a Roland System - 100), they formed The Future and began to create music in their own rehearsal facility in a disused cutlery workshop in the centre of Sheffield . Although The Future was never signed and did not release material commercially at the time, a collection of demos from this period was released retrospectively on CD in 2002 titled The Golden Hour of the Future, mixed by Richard X . The association with Adi Newton was short; Newton left The Future and went on to form Clock DVA . Ware at this point decided that he needed a singer rather than another keyboard player . The reason for this was twofold: record companies had been reluctant to sign The Future, as they could not offer any "marketable" songs, and therefore a talented singer was required for any chance of commercial success; also the group only owned two synthesizers and could not afford a third . </P> <P> Ware and Marsh searched for a vocalist, but their first choice, Glenn Gregory, was unavailable (Gregory eventually became the lead singer of their later band Heaven 17). Ware then decided to invite an old school friend, Philip Oakey, to join the band . Oakey was working as a hospital porter at the time and was known on the Sheffield social scene for his eclectic style of dress . Although he had no musical experience, Ware thought he would be ideal as lead singer for The Future as "he already looked like a pop star ." When Ware called on Oakey he found he was out, so asked him to join the Future by leaving a note stuck to his front door . He accepted the invitation, but early sessions were awkward . Oakey had never sung in front of an audience before, could not play keyboards and only owned a saxophone (which he could barely play). Listening to one of Ware and Marsh's demos, Oakey was inspired to write some lyrics which later became the single "Being Boiled". </P> <P> With a new line - up, sound, and vocalist, Ware decided that the band needed a new name . It would also allow them to approach record companies again from a different angle . Ware suggested a quote derived from Starforce: Alpha Centauri, a science - fiction wargame . In the game, "The Human League" arose in 2415 A.D, and were a frontier - oriented society that desired more independence from Earth . Ware suggested that the Future rename themselves after the game, and in early 1978 the Future became "The Human League". </P> <P> Using Future material, the Human League released a demo tape to record companies under their new name . The tape contained versions of "Being Boiled", "Toyota City", and "Circus of Death". Ware's friend Paul Bower of Sheffield new - wave band "2.3", who had just recorded a single for Bob Last's Edinburgh - based independent label Fast Product, took their demo to Last and he signed the band . </P>

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