Heaven 17 are an English synthpop band originating in Sheffield in the early 1980s. Biography Taking their name from a fictional pop group mentioned in Anthony Burgess's novel A Clockwork Orange (where 'The Heaven Seventeen' are at number 4 in the charts with "Inside" [LINK: http://www.geocities.com/malcolmtribute/aco/acotop10.html] [1]), Heaven 17 formed when Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware split from their earlier group The Human League and formed production company British Electric Foundation . Shortly after, they recruited their friend and photographer Glenn Gregory on vocals to complete their lineup for Heaven 17; the group's friend Malcolm Veale often featured on tracks playing saxophone or synthesiser . Contrary to popular belief, they were not New Romantics and shared few visual characteristics with groups such as Spandau Ballet and Culture Club. Like The Human League, Heaven 17 heavil