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Cover of Martin by Soft Cell.

Soft Cell

Martin

Big Frock Records

    Originally featured as one side of a bonus 12” released as part of the original 'The Art of Falling Apart' album in 1983, Martin has since become one of the most popular and enduring Soft Cell deep cuts.

    Limited to 500 copies and pressed on deluxe black and red vinyl, it features special Hallowe’en remixes from Dave Ball, as well as a club remix from French electroclash pioneer The Hacker. 

    TRACK LISTING

    1. Martin – Dave Ball Hollowe’en Remix
    2. Martin – Dave Ball Hallowe’en Dub
    3. Martin – The Hacker Remix
    4. Martin Dave Ball Nighwreckage Remix

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    Cover of The Art Of Falling Apart - 2025 Reissue by Soft Cell.

    Soft Cell

    The Art Of Falling Apart - 2025 Reissue

    UMR

      Soft Cell's - aka singer and frontman Marc Almond and multi-instrumentalist and producer Dave Ball - second album is freshly remastered by Barry Grint from the original tapes and shows off the feted duo's harder take on pop music in all its darkly textured and gothic-tinged glory.

      TRACK LISTING

      LP Tracklisting:
      1. Forever The Same
      2. Where The Heart Is
      3. Numbers
      4. Heat
      5. Kitchen Sink Drama
      6. Baby Doll
      7. Loving You, Hating Me
      8. The Art Of Falling Apart
      9. Martin
      10. Hendrix Medley
      11. It's A Mug's Game (7" Version)
      12. Barriers (7" Version)
      13. Ghost Rider (2025 Version)
      14. Heat (US Single)

      2CD Tracklisting:

      CD1 - The Art Of Falling Apart (Remastered) & B-sides:
      1. Forever The Same
      2. Where The Heart Is
      3. Numbers
      4. Heat
      5. Kitchen Sink Drama
      6. Baby Doll
      7. Loving You, Hating Me
      8. The Art Of Falling Apart
      9. Martin
      10. Hendrix Medley
      11. It's A Mug's Game (7" Version)
      12. Barriers (7" Version)
      13. Loving You, Hating Me - Special Mix

      CD2 - 12" And Alternative Verions & Live:
      1. Ghost Rider (New 2022 Version Featuring Jim Thirlwell)
      2. Where The Heart Is (12" Version)
      3. It's A Mug's Game (Dave Ball 2025 Re-Eq Version)
      4. Numbers (12" Version)
      5. Barriers (12" Version)
      6. Loving You, Hating Me (12" Version)
      7. Forever The Same (12" Version)
      8. Heat (US Single Edit)
      9. Where The Heart Is (Live At The Hammersmith Apollo 2021)
      10. Numbers (Live At 02)
      11. It's A Mug's Game (Live At Hammersmith Palais, 1983)

      6CD Tracklisting:

      CD1 - The Art Of Falling Apart (Remastered) & B-sides:
      1. Forever The Same
      2. Where The Heart Is
      3. Numbers
      4. Heat
      5. Kitchen Sink Drama
      6. Baby Doll
      7. Loving You, Hating Me
      8. The Art Of Falling Apart 
      9. Martin 
      10. Hendrix Medley
      11. It's A Mug's Game (7" Version)
      12. Barriers (7" Version)
      13. Loving You, Hating Me - Special Mix

      CD2 - The Art Of Falling Apart (Remastered) Extended Album Plus Original 12" B-sides:
      1. Forever The Same (Original 12" Version)
      2. Where The Heart Is (Original 12" Version) 
      3. Numbers (Original 12" Version)
      4. Heat (2018 Extended Version)
      5. Kitchen Sink Drama (2018 Extended Version)
      6. Baby Doll (2025 Extended Version)
      7. Loving You, Hating Me (Original 12" Version)
      8. The Art Of Falling Apart (2018 Extended Version)
      9. It's A Mug's Game (Original 12" Version) 
      10. Barriers (Original 12" Version)

      CD3 - Curios, Rarities, Remixes & New Mixes:
      1. Ghost Rider (New 2025 Version Featuring Jim Thirlwell)
      2. Martin (The Hacker Remix)
      3. It's A Mug's Game (Dave Ball 2025 Re-Eq Version)
      4. Where The Heart Is (The Grid Remix)
      5. Baby Doll (Nightwreckers Remix)
      6. Barriers (Dave Ball Broken Down Angels Mix - Full Version)
      7. Martin (Dave Ball Halloween Mix)
      8. Where The Heart Is (Marcas Lancaster Remix)
      9. The Art Of Falling Apart (Atomizer Remix)
      10. Barriers (Dark Poets Remix)
      11. Heat (Yer Man 2025 Remix)
      12. Martin (Nightwreckers 2025 Remix)

      CD4 - Demos & Live TV Appearances:
      1. Forever The Same (Original 1982 Demo)
      2. Where The Heart Is (Original 1982 Demo)
      3. Numbers (Original 1982 Demo)
      4. Heat (Original 1982 Demo)
      5. Kitchen Sink Drama (Original 1982 Demo)
      6. Baby Doll (Original 1982 Demo)
      7. Loving You, Hating Me (Original 1982 Demo)
      8. The Art Of Falling Apart (Original 1982 Demo)
      9. Numbers (Live On BBC ORS, 14/1/83)
      10. Heat (Live On BBC ORS, 14/1/83)
      11. Ghost Rider (Live On CH4 The Switch)
      12. Numbers 7" (DJ Version)
      13. Heat (US Single Edit)
      14. Baby Doll (Dave Ball Non-Stop Euphoric Dubbing Version)
      15. Numbers (Dave Ball Non-Stop Euphoric Dubbing Version)
      16. Barriers (Dave Ball Broken Down Angels Dub Version)

      CD5 - Instrumentals & Dubs:
      1. Forever The Same (Instrumental Version)
      2. Where The Heart Is (Instrumental Version) 
      3. Numbers (Instrumental Version)
      4. Heat (Instrumental Version) 
      5. Kitchen Sink Drama (Instrumental Version) 
      6. Baby Doll (Instrumental Version)
      7. Loving You, Hating Me (Instrumental Version)
      8. The Art Of Falling Apart (Instrumental Version)
      9. It's A Mugs' Game (12" Instrumental Version)
      10. Martin (2024 Dub Mix)
      11. Hendrix Medley (Instrumental)
      12. Barriers (Instrumental)
      13. Ghost Rider (Original 1983 Backing Track) 

      CD6 - Live In London 2018-2021 & More:
      1. Forever The Same – Live At The O2 - 30th September 2018
      2. Where The Heart Is - Live In Hammersmith, 2021
      3. Numbers – Live At The O2 - 30th September 2018
      4. Heat – Live At The O2 - 30th September 2018
      5. Kitchen Sink Drama - Live In Hammersmith, 2021
      6. Baby Doll – Live At The O2 - 30th September 2018
      7. Loving You, Hating Me – Live At The O2 - 30th September 2018
      8. The Art Of Falling Apart – Live At The O2 - 30th September 2018
      9. Martin – Live At The O2 - 30th September 2018
      10. Barriers - Live At The O2, 30th September 2018
      11. Hey Joe/Purple Haze - Live In USA, 1983
      12. It's A Mug's Game - Live At Hammersmith Palais, 1983
      13. Ghost Rider - Live At Hammersmith Palais, 1983
      14. Numbers - Live At Hammersmith Palais, 1983


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      Cover of Ghost Rider by Soft Cell.

      Soft Cell

      Ghost Rider

      Big Frock Records

        Originally a cover of track by iconic New York duo Suicide, ‘Ghost Rider’ has been recorded for the first time with brand new vocals from Marc, guest vocals from Jim Thirlwell from Foetus and saxophone from long term Soft Cell collaborator Gary Barnacle. Previously ‘Ghost Rider only existed live as part of the setlist of the band’s live shows during ‘The Art of Falling Apart’ era in 1983. It was performed for the first time in nearly 40 years at Soft Cell’s show at New York’s legendary Beacon Theatre in 2022, with Jim Thirwell duetting with Marc once again. This exclusive 12″ features bonus mixes not featured on The Art of Falling Apart re-issue via Universal.

        TRACK LISTING

        1. Ghost Rider (with JG Thirlwell & Gary Barnacle)
        2. Ghost Rider (Marc’s Version)
        3. Ghost Rider (Dubbed Out Version)
        4. Ghost Rider (Original 1983 Backing Track)

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        Cover of First Hand Experience In Second Hand Love by Soft Cell.

        Soft Cell

        First Hand Experience In Second Hand Love

        Big Frock Records

          When Soft Cell played a spectacular, sold-out show before 20,000 fans at The O2 in September 2018, the London concert was seen by all and sundry as a grand finale. It had been billed as One Night: One Final Time, leaving devotees in no doubt that a duo who had done so much to define the sound of British electronic pop in the 1980s were saying hello to wave one last, emotional goodbye. At least that had been the idea. Singer Marc Almond and instrumentalist Dave Ball had originally gone their separate ways in 1984 before reuniting for two years in the early 2000s to make a new album, Cruelty Without Beauty. The intention at The O2 had been to draw a line under a rollercoaster ride that had seen Soft Cell secure three Top Ten albums and six Top Ten singles, including 1981’s all-conquering Tainted Love, while setting a template for synth acts from the Pet Shop Boys to Years & Years.

          But such was the reaction – and the sense of purpose the pair rediscovered onstage – that the big adieu ultimately turned out to be a brilliant new dawn. The reality is that Marc and Dave bring the best out of one another as performers, both onstage and in the studio, and the sense that there was still plenty of mileage left in their partnership was inescapable. The latest fruits of a bond that was first forged in the art department of Leeds Polytechnic in 1977 were in the shape of a new studio album, *Happiness Not Included, and a series of live dates in the UK and the US that saw the band treat fans to a mixture of new material, classic hits and their 1981 debut album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, which was played in its entirety for the first time to mark its 40th anniversary.

          Limited release of 1000 copies.

          TRACK LISTING

          A1. First Hand Experience Of Second Hand Love (Extended 12” Mix)
          A2. First Hand Experience Of Second Hand Love (Extended 12” Dub)
          B1. First Hand Experience Of Second Hand Love (Mark Moore S-Express & Dan Donovan Remix)
          B2. First Hand Experience Of Second Hand Love (Mark Moore S-Express & Dan Donovan Dub)

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          Cover of Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing - 2025 Reissue by Soft Cell.

          Soft Cell

          Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing - 2025 Reissue

          UMR

            Soft Cell’s second long-player was the groundbreaking mini-LP ‘Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing’… the world’s first remix album and a huge influence on subsequent generations of clubbers, DJs and remixers. Reissue of the original album, remastered, and bolstered by the inclusion of extended versions of its two related hit singles – ‘Torch’ and ‘What!’ – and bring it up to date with a second disc of unreleased mixes and highlights from 2007’s long-deleted ‘Heat – The Remixes’.


            TRACK LISTING

            LP Tracklisting:
            1. Memorabilia (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
            2. Where Did Our Love Go? (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
            3. What! (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
            4. A Man Could Get Lost (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
            5. Chips On My Shoulder (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
            6. Sex Dwarf (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
            7. Torch (12" Version) – Remastered
            8. Insecure Me? (12" Version) – Remastered
            9. A Man Could Get Lost (Jon Pleased Wimmin Remix) - Previously Promo Only
            10. Bedsitter (Erasure Remix) - Previously On Keychains Box Set Only
            11. What! (12" Version) – Remastered
            12. So (12" Version) – Remastered

            CD Tracklisting:
            1. Memorabilia (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
            2. Where Did Our Love Go? (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
            3. What! (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
            4. A Man Could Get Lost (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
            5. Chips On My Shoulder (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
            6. Sex Dwarf (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
            7. Tainted Dub (From Original 12") – Remastered
            8. Torch (12" Version) – Remastered
            9. Insecure Me? (12" Version) – Remastered
            10. What! (12" Version) – Remastered
            11. So (12" Version) – Remastered
            12. Torch (7" Version) – Remastered
            13. Insecure Me? (7" Version) – Remastered
            14. What! (7" Version) – Remastered
            15. So (7" Version) – Remastered
            16. Memorabilia (The Hacker 808 Remix) - Previously Unreleased
            17. A Man Could Get Lost (Jon Pleased Wimmin Remix) - Previously Promo Only
            18. Torch (MHC 2001 Remix) - Previously Unreleased Version
            19. Insecure Me? (Hifi Sean Remix) - Previously Promo Only
            20. So (Hifi Sean Baltimore Basement Dub) - Previously Promo Only
            21. Bedsitter (Manhattan Clique Mix) - Previously On Heat The Remixes Only
            22. Tainted Love (Paul Dakeyne Remix) - Previously Unreleased Version
            23. Memorabilia (Wally Funk Remix) - Previously Promo Only
            24. Sex Dwarf (The Grid Remix) - Previously On Heat The Remixes Only
            25. Bedsitter (Erasure Remix) - Previously On Keychains Box Set Only
            26. So (The Grid Remix) - First Time Ever On CD
            27. Memorabilia (Daniel Miller Remix) - Previously On NSEC 6CD Only

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            Cover of Bedsit Land : The Strange Worlds Of Soft Cell by Patrick Clarke.

            Patrick Clarke

            Bedsit Land : The Strange Worlds Of Soft Cell

            Manchester University Press

              A rich and revealing examination of the legendary pop duo Soft Cell. Soft Cell are not your average pop band. Marc Almond and Dave Ball may be best known for the string of hits they released in 1981, but the powerful first phase of their collaboration embraced a staggering array of sounds, influences and innovations that would change the face of music to come.

              In Bedsit land, Patrick Clarke plunges into the archives and interviews more than sixty contributors, including the band members themselves, to follow Soft Cell through the many strange and sprawling worlds that shaped their extraordinary career. They lead him from the faded camp glamour of the British seaside to the dizzying thrills of the New York club scene. From transgressive student performance art to the sleaze and squalor of pre-gentrified Soho.

              From the glitz of British showbiz to the drug-addled chaos of post-Franco Spain.

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              Cover of Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret - 2CD Hardcover Book Edition by Soft Cell.

              Soft Cell

              Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret - 2CD Hardcover Book Edition

              UMR/EMI

                The debut album from Marc Almond and Dave Ball, AKA Soft Cell, is truly an icon of electronic music. Not only did ‘Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret’ introduce the world to the classic singles ‘Tainted Love’ (one of the biggest global hits of all time) ‘Bedsitter’ and ‘Say Hello Wave Goodbye’, it also shocked and delighted in equal measure with a 10-track song cycle straight outta the seedier, sleazier, darker side of life. ‘Sex Dwarf’, ‘Frustration’, ‘My Secret Life’, ‘Seedy Films’… four decades on, it still has the power to thrill, shock and swoon.

                Following 2023’s sell-out 6CD Super Deluxe box, plus expanded vinyl editions and Atmos mix, Mercury-EMI / UMR present a 2CD Deluxe Edition cut-down containing highlights from the box set.

                CD1 contains the original album remastered at Air Studios by Barry Grint, the classic full-length 12” of ‘Tainted Love’ / ‘Where Did Our Love Go’, plus the original B-sides for ‘Tainted Love’, ‘Bedsitter’, ‘Say Hello, Wave Goodbye’ and the stunning standalone single ‘Memorabilia’.

                CD2 features ‘Non-Stop Extended Cabaret’, the original album in its entirety formed from extended versions by Soft Cell’s Dave Ball. The full-length ‘Memorabilia’ also makes an appearance here, along with a brand new extended version of its original 7” flipside ‘A Man Could Get Lost’.

                The book-style hardcover packaging also contains a 24-page book packed with pictures and an essay by legendary music journalist, Adrian Thrills.

                TRACK LISTING

                CD1: The Original 2004 Album
                Frustration
                Tainted Love
                Seedy Films
                Youth
                Sex Dwarf
                Entertain Me
                Chips On My Shoulder
                Bedsitter
                Secret Life
                Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
                Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go? (12” Version)
                Memorabilia (Single Version)
                A Man Could Get Lost (Single Version)
                Persuasion (2023 Edit)
                Where Did Our Love Go? (Single B-Side)
                Facility Girls (Single B-Side)
                Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (Instrumental B-Side)
                Fun City (Edit)
                Tainted Love (Aborted 1981 Studio Take)

                CD2: Non-Stop Extended Cabaret
                Frustration (Extended Version)
                Tainted Love (2021 10" Extended Version)
                Seedy Films (2023 Extended Version)
                Youth (2018 ‘Wasted On The Young’ Extended Version)
                Sex Dwarf (2023 Extended Version)
                Entertain Me (2023 Extended Version)
                Chips On My Shoulder (2018 Extended Version)
                Bedsitter (1981 Original 12” Mix)
                Secret Life (2018 Extended Version)
                Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (2018 Dave Ball ‘Lateral Mix’)
                A Man Could Get Lost (2023 Extended Version)
                Memorabilia (Extended Version)
                A Man Could Get Lost (2023 Extended Version)

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                Cover of Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret - 2023 Reissue by Soft Cell.

                Soft Cell

                Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret - 2023 Reissue

                UMR / EMI

                  The debut album from Marc Almond and Dave Ball AKA Soft is truly an icon of electronic music. Not only did ‘Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret’ introduce the world to classic singles ‘Tainted Love’ (one of the biggest global hits of all time) ‘Bedsitter’ and ‘Say Hello Wave Goodbye’, it also shocked and delighted in equal measure with a 10-track song cycle straight outta the seedier, sleazier, darker side of life. ‘Sex Dwarf’, ‘Frustration’, ‘My Secret Life’, ‘Seedy Films’… four decades on, it still has the power to thrill, shock and swoon.

                  In 2023, Mercury-EMI / UMR present the ultimate celebration of ‘Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret’ in a series of exciting new formats, all with a host of supplementary extras and rarities from the ‘Cabaret’ era.

                  TRACK LISTING

                  6CD (* Denotes Previously Unreleased)
                  CD1 - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret: 2023 Remaster + Singles, B-Sides & Edits
                  Frustration 04:12
                  Tainted Love 02:35
                  Seedy Films 05:05
                  Youth 03:21
                  Sex Dwarf 05:47
                  Entertain Me 03:00
                  Chips On My Shoulder 04:06
                  Bedsitter 03:36
                  Secret Life 03:37
                  Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 05:34
                  Memorabilia (Single Version) 04:49
                  A Man Could Get Lost (Single Version) 03:17
                  Persuasion (Edit Of 12” Single B-Side) 03:36 *
                  Where Did Our Love Go? (Single B-Side) 03:14
                  Facility Girls (Single B-Side) 02:23
                  Fun City (Edit Of 12” Single B-Side) 04:24
                  Torch (Single Version) 04:08
                  Insecure Me (Single B-Side) 03:10
                  What! (Single Version) 02:51
                  …So (Single B-Side) 03:49
                  CD2 - Non-Stop Extended Cabaret: Full-Length Versions & New Remixes
                  Frustration (Extended Version) 06:02 *
                  Tainted Love (2021 10" Extended Version) 05:05
                  Seedy Films (2023 Extended Version) 05:16 *
                  Youth (2018 ‘Wasted On The Young’ Extended Version) 05:41
                  Sex Dwarf (2023 Extended Version) 05:45 *
                  Entertain Me (2023 Extended Version) 06:05 *
                  Chips On My Shoulder (2018 Extended Version) 06:16
                  Bedsitter (1981 Original 12” Mix) 07:52
                  Secret Life (2018 Extended Version) 05:20
                  Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (2018 Dave Ball ‘Lateral Mix’) 07:07
                  A Man Could Get Lost (2023 Extended Version) 05:08 *
                  Memorabilia (Daniel Miller 2023 Remix) 05:16
                  Memorabilia (The Hacker 2023 Remix) 06:37
                  CD3 - Non-Stop Exotic Cabaret: Curios, Rarities, Sessions & Alternate Mixes
                  Frustration (Original ‘Mutant Moments’ Version) 03:32
                  Tainted Love (New 2023 Version) 03:01 *
                  Seedy Films (Richard X Remix) 05:20
                  Youth (Dave Ball ‘Warhol Funeral’ Mix) 03:05 *
                  Sex Dwarf (Live On BBC ‘Old Grey Whistle Test’ 4th February 1982) 05:16
                  Entertain Me (Richard Skinner Session, Radio 1, 26th July 1981) 03:45
                  Chips On My Shoulder (Live From ‘The Oxford Road Show’ 22nd January 1982) 03:28 *
                  Bedsitter ((Richard Skinner Session, Radio 1, 26th July 1981) 03:34
                  Secret Life (George Demure Remix) 05:10
                  Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (Live From ‘The Oxford Road Show’ 22nd January 1982) 04:33 *
                  A Man Could Get Lost (Live At Leeds Warehouse, 16th July 2018) 03:30 *
                  Torch (Live From ‘Top Of The Pops 2’, 28th January 2002) 04:05 *
                  Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go (US Radio Edit) 04:01 *
                  Seedy Films (Richard Skinner Session, Radio 1, 26th July 1981) 03:58
                  Youth (Live On BBC ‘Old Grey Whistle Test’ 4th February 1982) 03:15 *
                  Chips On My Shoulder (Richard Skinner Session, Radio 1, 26th July 1981) 04:20
                  Tainted Love (Live From ‘Top Of The Pops’ 1981 Reunion, 2001) 03:14 *
                  Bedsitter (‘Flexipop’ Version) 03:45 *
                  Memorabilia (2023 Dub Mix) 5:44 *
                  Tainted Love (Aborted 1981 Studio Take) 1:07 *
                  CD4 - Non-Stop Instrumental Cabaret: Instrumentals & Bonus Demos
                  Frustration (Instrumental) 04:15 *
                  Tainted Love (Instrumental) 03:01 *
                  Seedy Films (Instrumental) 05:10 *
                  Youth (Instrumental) 03:25 *
                  Sex Dwarf (Instrumental) 05:15 *
                  Entertain Me (Instrumental) 02:57 *
                  Chips On My Shoulder (Instrumental) 04:09 *
                  Bedsitter (Instrumental) 03:39 *
                  Secret Life (Instrumental) 04:03 *
                  Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (Single B-Side Instrumental) 03:54
                  A Man Could Get Lost (Original Daniel Miller Instrumental Version) 03:30 *
                  Torch (Instrumental) 04:12 *
                  What! (Instrumental) 03:11 *
                  Insecure Me (Instrumental) 03:12 *
                  Tainted Love (Original 1981 Daniel Miller Demo) 02:47
                  Seedy Films (Original 1981 Demo) 04:02 *
                  Sex Dwarf (Original 1981 Demo) 06:53 *
                  Chips On My Shoulder (Original Demo) 03:50 *
                  Secret Life (Original 1981 Demo) 03:39 *
                  Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (Original 1981 Demo) 04:39 *
                  CD5 - Non-Stop Original Cabaret: The 1981 / 1982 12” Mixes & B Sides
                  Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? (Original 12" Version) 08:57
                  Memorabilia (Original 12" Version) 07:47
                  Torch (Original 12" Version) 08:28
                  What! (Original 12" Version) 06:09
                  Tainted Dub (Original Version) 09:14
                  Persuasion (Original 12" Version) 07:35
                  Facility Girls (Original 12" Version) 07:16
                  Fun City (Original Version) 07:33
                  Insecure Me (Original 12" Version) 08:16
                  …So (Original 12" Version) 08:29
                  CD6 - Non-Stop Intimate Cabaret: Live In Concert, London 2021 & 2018
                  Frustration (Live At Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
                  Tainted Love (Live At Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
                  Seedy Films (Live At Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
                  Youth (Live At Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
                  Sex Dwarf (Live At Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
                  Entertain Me (Live At Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
                  Chips On My Shoulder (Live At Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
                  Bedsitter (Live At Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
                  Secret Life (Live At Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
                  Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (Live At Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
                  Torch (Live At Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
                  Memorabilia (Live At Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
                  Insecure Me (Live At 02 Arena London, 30 September 2018
                  What! (Live At 02 Arena London, 30 September 2018
                  Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? (Live At 02 Arena London, 30 September 2018

                  2LP Black/Coloured
                  LP1 - Side A
                  Frustration 04:12
                  Tainted Love 02:35
                  Seedy Films 05:05
                  Youth 03:21
                  Sex Dwarf 05:47
                  LP1 - Side B
                  Entertain Me 03:00
                  Chips On My Shoulder 04:06
                  Bedsitter 03:36
                  Secret Life 03:37
                  Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 05:34
                  LP2 - Side C
                  Memorabilia (Single Version) 04:49
                  A Man Could Get Lost (Single Version) 03:17
                  Persuasion (Edit Of 12” Single B-Side) 03:36
                  Where Did Our Love Go? (Single B-Side) 03:14
                  Facility Girls (Single B-Side) 02:23
                  Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (Single B-side, Instrumental) 03:54
                  LP2 - Side D
                  Fun City (Edit Of 12” Single B-Side) 04:24
                  Torch (Single Version) 04:08
                  Insecure Me (Single B-Side) 03:10
                  What! (Single Version) 02:51
                  …So (Single B-Side) 03:49

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                  Cover of Memorabillia - 2023 Reissue by Soft Cell.

                  Soft Cell

                  Memorabillia - 2023 Reissue

                  Vertigo

                    The birth point of ecstasy in British music is usually credited to acid house and the second summer of love: a cemented vision of kids sweating and vibrating in clubs, fields and warehouses in 1988, united by universal empathy and mind-popping sounds. However, in 1981, a couple of young men from Leeds went to New York, discovered the drug in its infancy, fused its’ gritty synth pop to acid house’s squelchy 303 groove and recorded an album: Soft Cell’s Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret. The rest, as they say, is history.

                    Shortly before that Soft Cell’s debut single Memorabilia was born. Originally recorded a decade before the explosion of acid house and rooted in predominantly black NYC, Chicago and Detroit gay clubs, Memorabilia is a seminal early prelude to rave culture. Merging a

                    strutting disco bass line with a futuristic proto acid-techno beat, Marc Almond has past described Memorabilia as “the first acid house techno record ever”.

                    Dave Ball remembers: “Memorabilia got to about number 99 in the charts, but the clubs picked up on it. In NME or Sounds they had a chart for the Danceteria in New York, and we were in it. Our label Phonogram saw this and thought: ‘why is this weird little duo from Leeds that no one’s heard of suddenly getting played in one of the hippest clubs in New York?’ So I think they thought: ‘we’ll give them another chance’.”

                    Berlin’s very own upcomers Wally Funk round off the remix package, upping the original tempo slightly, while combining elements the of original production with the later Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing version to create a new hybrid, best played extremely loud!


                    TRACK LISTING

                    A1. Daniel Miller 2023 Remix
                    A2. Daniel Miller 2023 Remix Instrumental
                    B1. The Hacker 2023 Remix
                    B2. Wally Funk 2023 Remix

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                    Cover of *Happiness Not Included by Soft Cell.

                    Soft Cell

                    *Happiness Not Included

                    BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd

                      Soft Cell - legendary frontman Marc Almond and producer/instrumentalist Dave Ball - return with their fifth studio album and first in 20 years, ‘*Happiness Not Included’, to be released in Spring 2022. It represents their first new album since they issued ‘Cruelty Without Beauty’ back in 2002. 

                      TRACK LISTING

                      CD Tracklist:
                      1. Happy Happy Happy
                      2. Polaroid
                      3. Bruises On My Illusions
                      4. Purple Zone
                      5. Heart Like Chernobyl
                      6. Light Sleepers
                      7. Happiness Not Included
                      8. Nostalgia Machine
                      9. Nighthawks
                      10. I’m Not A Friend Of God
                      11. Tranquiliser
                      12. New Eden

                      LP Tracklist:
                      SIDE A
                      1. Happy Happy Happy
                      2. Polaroid
                      3. Bruises On My Illusions
                      4. Purple Zone
                      5. Heart Like Chernobyl
                      6. Light Sleepers
                      SIDE B
                      1. Happiness Not Included
                      2. Nostalgia Machine
                      3. I’m Not A Friend Of God
                      4. Tranquiliser
                      5. New Eden

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                      Cover of Cruelty Without Beauty (2020 Extended Mixes) by Soft Cell.

                      Soft Cell

                      Cruelty Without Beauty (2020 Extended Mixes)

                      Big Frock Records

                      Soft Cell’s 2002 reunion album ‘Cruelty Without Beauty’ gets an official reissue this week, along with this mega 12" of new remixes.

                      Long regarded by many fans as an overlooked masterpiece, the album features a lyrical outlook that was as true to Soft Cell’s maturity and perspective back in 2002 as it is relevant and accurate to the world situation in 2020. Harshly honest, fatalistic and bleakly humorous, Cruelty Without Beauty also preserves the band’s highly distinctive and edgy sound, and stands alongside their greatest work.

                      This white vinyl 12” features new updated 2020 mixes of Monoculture, Together Alone, Darker Times, Last Chance and more.

                      TRACK LISTING

                      A1. Darker Times
                      A2. Monoculture
                      A3. Le Grand Guignol

                      B1. Last Chance
                      B2. Together Alone
                      B3. Caligula Syndrome

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