Penthouse and Pavement

Penthouse and Pavement is the debut album by the English synthpop group Heaven 17, released in 1981.

The first single, "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang", best demonstrates the left-wing outlook of the lyrics, criticising certain aspects of Britain at the beginning of the 1980s which was under the leadership of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

The song was famously banned by Radio 1 disc jockey Mike Read (himself a Conservative and follower of Thatcher) for being overtly political.

Other themes explored include nuclear war, religious extremism, American influence in the world and the rise of the Yuppie.