The Word Before Last

The Word Before Last is a song written by Oakey/Marsh /Ware and recorded by The Human League and included on their debut album Reproduction

History
The song is one of the group's earliest recordings and has undergone various name changes. On a version of the bootleg Taverner Tape is referred to as 'Again the Eye Again' whereas a version recorded for the group's only John Peel session is entitled 'No Time'.

An early demo version is included on the deluxe version of the A Very British Synthesizer Group compilation album (2016), and also bears the title 'No Time'.

Miscellaneous notes
The version included on the Reproduction album is precede by a short voice rerding of former UK Prim minister James Callaghan saying "You'll notice that very appropriately I'm left-handed". The recording also finishes with some muffled speech recordings.