Description
The debut album from Marc Almond and Dave Ball, AKA Soft Cell, is truly an icon of electronic music. Not only did NonStop 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 10track 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 2023s sellout 6CD Super Deluxe box, plus expanded vinyl editions and Atmos mix, MercuryEMI UMR present a 2CD Deluxe Edition cutdown containing highlights from the box set.CD1 contains the original album remastered at Air Studios by Barry Grint, the classic fulllength 12 of Tainted Love Where Did Our Love Go, plus the original Bsides for Tainted Love, Bedsitter, Say Hello, Wave Goodbye and the stunning standalone single Memorabilia.CD2 features NonStop Extended Cabaret, the original album in its entirety formed from extended versions by Soft Cells Dave Ball. The fulllength Memorabilia also makes an appearance here, along with a brand new extended version of its original 7 flipside A Man Could Get Lost.The bookstyle hardcover packaging also contains a 24page book packed with pictures and an essay by legendary music journalist, Adrian Thrills.
