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SOFT CELL
Leeds, GB
*  10/1979

Line-Up (2021):

SOFT CELL (photo)
 

Marc Almond - voc
David Ball - kb

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
produced by: Mike Thorne
27.11.1981Some Bizarre5 22
2.Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing
(mini LP)
6/1982 Some Bizarre6 57
3.The 12" Singles11/1982 Some Bizarre
4.The Art Of Falling Apart1/1983 Some Bizarre5 84
5.This Last Night In Sodom23.03.1984Some Bizarre12
6.Soft Cell: The Singles11/1986 Some Bizarre58
7.Soft Cell CD Box Set
(in Germany)
5/1990 Vertigo
8.Science Fiction Stories1990 Retropop z 1980
9.Memorabilia: The Singles5/1991 Mercury8
10.Down In The Subway3/1994 Carousel
11.The Very Best Of Soft Cell16.04.2002Universal TV37
12.Cruelty Without Beauty10.09.2002Cooking Vinyl
13.Live07.10.2003Cooking Vinyl
14.At the BBC25.11.2003Strange Fruit
15.Bedsit Tapes30.08.2005
16.20th Century Masters21.03.2006Universal
17.Demo Non Stop19.12.2006Some Bizzare
18.Heat: The Remixes
(2CD)
15.09.2008Mercury
19.Sex Dwarf15.04.2016
20.Hits And Pieces - The Best Of Marc Almond And Soft Cell
& Marc Almond
10.03.2017UMC7
21.Keychains And Snowstorms: The Soft Cell Story
(10CD box set)
07.09.2018Mercury56
22.Keychains And Snowstorms: The Singles10/2018 Mercury34
23.Say Hello Wave Goodbye7/2019 Live Here Now95
24.Happiness Not Included06.05.2022BMG7

David Ball:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.In Strict Tempo18.11.1983Some Bizarre

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Mutant Moments EP
(Potential / L.O.V.E. Feelings / Mtero MRX / Frustration)
8/1980 Big Frock
2.Memorabilia / Persuasion
12" + A Man Could Get Lost
produced by: Daniel Miller
3/1981 Some Bizarre
3.Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go17.07.1981Some Bizarre1 7
4.Bedsitter / Facility Girls05.11.1981Some Bizarre4
5.Say Hello, Wave Goodbye / Fun City22.01.1982Some Bizarre3
6.Torch / Insecure Me5/1982 Some Bizarre1
7.Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go
(reissue)
7/1982 Some Bizarre50
8.What / ... So8/1982 Some Bizarre3 101
9.Where The Heart Is / It's A Mug Game03.12.1982Some Bizarre20
10.Numbers / Barriers04.03.1983Some Bizarre24
11.Heat / It's A Mugs Game
(v USA)
4/1983 Sire
12.Soul Inside / You Only Live Twice
7"(2) + Loving You, Hating Me / Her Imagination
12" + Loving You, Hating Me / 007 Theme
09.09.1983Some Bizarre9
13.Down In The Subway / Disease And Desire
12" + Born To Lose
17.02.1984Some Bizarre22
14.Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go
(reissue)
1/1985 Some Bizarre43
15.Say Hello Wave Goodbye '91 / Memorabilia (Grid remix)
12",CD1 + Say Hello Wave Goodbye (Mendelsohn extended remix)
CD2 + Numbers / Torch (12" version)
3/1991 Mercury38
16.Tainted Love ('91 remix)
12",CD1 + Where Did Our Love Go
CD2 + Where The Heart Is / Loving You, Hating Me
5/1991 Mercury5
17.Tainted Love
& Club 69
01.02.1999Twisted
18.Monoculture
12" Monoculture (Jan Driver dub, Playgroup instrumental remix)
CD1 Monoculture (radio edit, Playgroup remix, Antoine 909/Oggie B edit)
CD2 Monoculture (extended version, Jan Driver remix) / Dancing Alone
16.09.2002Cooking Vinyl52
19.The Night1/2003 Cooking Vinyl39
20.Memorabilla ("Kill The DJ" edit)) / How To Kill The DJ (I Wanted To Tell Her ("Tongue Tied" remix & Naom Gabo edit)
& Ministry
24.02.2003Tigersushi
21.Club Culture Club Compilation (Vinyl Pack Volume Two Of Four)
(House Ibiza / Funky Guitar / Love Action / Hush / In The Night / Give Yourself To Me / Can You Feel It (acappella) / Tainted Love-Where Did Our Love Go)
& Mitsu & Ralphi Rosario & Farley Keith & Mr Fingers & Human League & Amnesia & TC Berry
27.10.2003NEWS
22.Club Cuts 282
(My My My (Semi D remix) / Darude vs East 57th Street (Two Tracker) / Tainted Love / (DMC remix) / Stupid Girl (Soulseekerz remix))
& Armand Van Helden & Darude & East 57th Street & Pink
03.07.2006DMC
23.Monoculture11/2008 Cooking Vinyl
24.H Track Edits 1
(Zulu (H-Track edit) / I Need You Tonight (H-Track edit) / Where The Heart Is (H-Track edit))
& H Track & The Quick & Punkin Machine
20.10.2009H Track
25.Memorabilia27.08.2010E 001
26.Northern Lights21.08.2018The Guardian
27.Martin9/2018
28.Purple Zone
& Pet Shop Boys
22.03.2022

Videos:

1. The Non-Stop Exotic Video Show - 18.3.1983, Thorn EMI, 60 min
2. Definite Collection - ?, Polygram Video
3. Memorabilia - 1991, Polygram Video

Awards:

1982 Brit Awards - Best British Single ("Tainted Love")

Various:

disbanded 8/1983
reunited 2001
reunited 9/2018

Compilation Appearances:

"Tainted Love" on "Coneheads" soundtrack (6/93)

David Ball:

produced by SP:

Minty: That's Nice (22.4.96, Sugar)

produced by LP:
Virgin Prunes: The Moon Looked Down And Laughed (1986, Baby)
Marc Almond: Tenement Symphony (10/1991, WEA,)

appeared on the LP:
Marc Almond: Tenement Symphony (10/91, WEA,)

Press References:

&musiQ
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
20028 17Pelmel
20028 84Novinkyalbum review
200212 39interview
Melodie
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19824 105
Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19812917.07.198123Singlessingle review
19813101.08.198110Singlessingle review
19813315.08.198119interview
19813422.08.198123Caught In The Actgig review
19814507.11.19815Fast Forward
19814507.11.198114Singlessingle review
19814721.11.19815Fast Forward
19814828.11.198116Albumsalbum review
1982316.01.198220interview
1982423.01.198225Caught In The Actgig review
1982530.01.198219Singlessingle review
19821113.03.19823Fast Forward
19822626.06.198216Albumsalbum review
19824904.12.198223Singlessingle review
1983315.01.19836interview
1983315.01.198318Albumsalbum review
1983605.02.19833Fast Forward
19831005.03.198319Singlessingle review
19831112.03.19833Fast Forward
19831219.03.19835Fast Forward
19831219.03.198323It's Alivegig review
19831830.04.198326Outer Limits
19832916.07.198314It's Alivegig review
19833817.09.19834Fast Forward
19833924.09.198322Singlessingle review
19834826.11.19833Fast Forward
19834826.11.198320It's Alivegig review
19834903.12.19833Fast Forward
19834903.12.198310interview
1984321.01.198416It's Alivegig review
1984611.02.19844Fast Forward - Record News
1984718.02.198422Singlessingle review
19841117.03.198427Albumsalbum review
19921007.03.19924News
19921404.04.199236Albums - Retroactivealbum review
19944122.10.199450Info Freakodiscography
19961727.04.199655single review
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19912322.11.199120Recenzealbum review
19952207.11.19956Galerie
20013 14Pelmel