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Please Note Release Date amp Artwork May Be Subject To Change.nbspThese are deluxe limited editions. Standard retail versions will follow in 2019.Synthpop pioneers Soft Cell reunited for one last time at Londonrsquos The O2 on Sunday 30th September 2018 ndash their first UK show for 15 years.Marc Almond and Dave Ball performed together for a oneoff show, lsquoSay Hello, Wave Goodbyersquo, as they celebrate their 40th anniversary as a duo with their first UK show since 2003. This was the bandrsquos ONLY and last EVER show.One of the most influential groups to emerge from the electronic music scene in the UK in the 1980s, Soft Cell produced five albums of original material, bookended by their debut 1981rsquos lsquoNonStop Erotic Cabaretrsquo, and 2002rsquos lsquoCruelty Without Beautyrsquo. The incredible string of hits Soft Cell produced during this time, including ten tracks that reached the UK Top 40 singles charts, need little introduction.The unique combination of Ballrsquos musicianship and Almondrsquos tender yet assured delivery on songs such as lsquoMemorabiliarsquo, lsquoTorchrsquo, and of course their trademark lsquoSay Hello, Wave Goodbyersquo inhabits a unique place in British music history.lsquoTainted Loversquo, Soft Cellrsquos boundless Number One hit, is perhaps the most emblematic and evocative song of the era. A cover of Gloria Jonesrsquo Northern Soul staple that kept the originalrsquos yearning tone, Soft Cell enveloped the track with a slowed down instantly recognisable synth riff ndash a nod to pop musicrsquos past, yet wholly updated with the fresh, modern sound of the 80s that still holds up to this day.Intervening years have seen both Marc Almond and Dave Ballrsquos talent recognised with successful solo careers in their own right, with Almond awarded an Ivor Novello Inspiration Award in 2013, as well as an OBE this yearrsquos New Yearrsquos Honours List. Ball went on to form The Grid, peaking with millionselling international hit lsquoSwamp Thingrsquo, as well as working as a producer and writer for the likes of Kylie Minogue and remixer for David Bowie, Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, Yello amp The B52rsquos.
