Soft Cell The Singles Vinyl
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Soft cell the singles vinyl. Soft cell the singles memorabilia february 1981 tainted love july 1981 bedsitter october 1981 say hello wave goodbye january 1982. Side b runouts are entirely hand etched except the trailing 1 which is stamped. Also available on cassette bzmc 3 and c d. Vinyl lp compilation country.
Soft cell s third album release appropriately titled the art of falling apart was a top 5 hit in the uk but the singles were only modest successes. With poly lined black paper inner sleeve. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1986 vinyl release of the singles on discogs. Discover releases reviews credits songs and more about soft cell the singles at discogs.
If you like soft cell in the 7 inch you ll love the 12 inch versions. A few months later they signed with germany s city slang label to record their first album slo blo which led to the band s signing with dgc records in the us. They consisted of marc almond vocals and david ball synthesizers. Soft cell the singles track durations not listed on the release.
Tony mitchell has written concise and well written music notes. Side a ja is the etched initials of lacquer cutting engineer jack adams 2. The vinyl 12 inch singles can now stay safely in their covers. Say hello wave goodbye.
The band formed in 1991 and was quickly signed to thurston moore s label ecstatic peace who released their first single. Complete your soft cell collection. Soft cell was an english synthesizer duo during the early 1980s later re formed. Their lyrics often focused on love and romance as well as the darker side of life with subjects such as kinky sex transvestism drugs and murder.
The first single where the heart is only reached 21 while the double a side numbers barriers peaked at 25. Here one gets to hear such classic tracks as memorabilia tainted love and say hello wave goodbye. The singles was the first compilation album to be released by soft cell. Mercury 830 708 1 some bizzare 830 708 1 format.
Version with original side b mastering is here.