Name: Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing - Soft Cell
Brand: Soft Cell
SKU: 0602435888125
Price: 20.79 EUR
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Artist

Soft Cell was an English synthesizer duo during the early 1980s (later re-formed) of Marc Almond (vocals) and David Ball (keyboards).
Their lyrics often focused on love and romance as well as the darker side of life, with subjects such as the nightlife, kinky sex, transvestism, drugs and murder. They had a huge world-wide hit in 1981 with a cover version of "Tainted Love", a northern soul classic originally sung by Gloria Jones (the wife of Marc Bolan), that they followed up with more charting singles and one of the first remix Albums 'Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing'. Their self-penned non-album single 'Torch' missed the No.1 spot of the UK charts with a hairbreadth.
'The Art Of Falling Apart', produced with Mike Thorne and the then new CMI Fairlight at hand with endless efforts by Dave Ball aiming at perfection followed in 1982. It spawned two singles chosen against the will of the record companies; 'Where The Heart Is' and 'Numbers' the first on youthful frustration, the later about frequently changing sexual partners and neither sold too well.
The commercial pressure finally collided with their artistic ambitions which led to solo and side projects and two farewell shows in January 1984 even before 'This Last Night In Sodom' was released.
They reunited in the early 2000's and toured with a 4th studio album following in 2002. Once again they reunited for a final well documented 'Say Hello, Wave Goodbye' live show in 2018 and the recording of a new single.
A new studio album is planned for 2021.

Tracks

1-1 Memorabilia 05:20

1-2 Where Did Our Love Go 04:22

1-3 What! 04:31

1-4 A Man Could Get Lost 03:57

1-5 Chips On My Shoulder 04:29

1-6 Sex Dwarf 05:09

1-7 Tainted Dub 09:13

1-8 Torch (12" Version) 07:57

1-9 Insecure Me? (12" Version) 07:42

1-10 What! (12" Version) 06:09

1-11 ...So (12" Version) 08:50

1-12 Torch (7" Version) 04:08

1-13 Insecure Me? (7" Version) 04:40

1-14 What! (7" Version) 02:50

2-1 Memorabilia (The Hacker 808 Remix) 06:40

2-2 A Man Could Get Lost (Jon Pleased Wimmin Remix) 05:59

2-3 Torch (MHC 2001 Remix) 08:43

2-4 Insecure Me? (Hifi Sean Remix) 06:17

2-5 ...So (Hifi Sean Baltimore Basement Dub) 07:10

2-6 Bedsitter (Manhattan Clique Mix) 07:58

2-7 Tainted Love (Paul Dakeyne Remix) 06:22

2-8 Memorabilia (Wally Funk Remix) 05:37

2-9 Sex Dwarf (The Grid Remix) 06:36

2-10 Bedsitter (Erasure Remix) 06:19

2-11 ...So (The Grid Remix) 07:07

2-12 Memorabilia (Daniel Miller Remix) 05:14

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, Cassette, 8-Track Cartridge, CD, File, CDr

Labels

Mercury, Contessa, UMC, Vertigo, High Stereo Light, UFO , Foot Print, Sire, Celluloid, Polygram Discos, Some Bizzare, The Sound Of Vinyl, EMI Music Publishing

Countries

Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Korea, Republic of, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Europe, Australasia, Hong Kong, UK & Europe, Scandinavia

years

1982, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2016, 2022, 2025

Members

Marc Almond,Dave Ball