Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

by Soft Cell

Type: Album
Released: December 1981
Label: Some Bizzare
Country: United Kingdom
Length: 1:14:15
Community rating: 3.8/5 from 9 ratings

Artists on this release: Dave Tofani, Marc Almond, Vicious Pink Phenomena, Vicious Pink, Ed Cobb

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Anchored by their monumental, sleazy reimagining of 'Tainted Love', Soft Cell's debut perfectly encapsulates the dark, hedonistic underbelly of 1980s synth-pop. Marc Almond's intensely dramatic, sarcastic tales of urban nightlife and illicit romance are driven by Dave Ball’s stark, minimal electronic rhythms, creating a profoundly nocturnal, incredibly sexual cabaret.

Genres

Descriptors: hedonism, rhythmic, satirical, party, dark-humor, synthesizers, theatrical, dance, melodic

Tracklist

Frustration (4:11)
Tainted Love (2:33)
Seedy Films (5:04)
Youth (3:14)
Sex Dwarf - Original Version (5:16)
Entertain Me (3:34)
Chips On My Shoulder - Original Version (4:06)
Bedsitter (3:35)
Secret Life (3:36)
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - 7" Single Version (5:23)
Where Did Our Love Go? (3:13)
Memorabilia - Single Version (4:48)
Facility Girls (2:21)
Fun City (7:44)
Torch - Original 7" Single Version (4:08)
Insecure Me - Edit (4:38)
What? (2:50)
So (3:49)

Credits

Soft Cell - primary artist
Huw Feather - artwork [padded cell]
Vicious Pink Phenomena - backing vocals
Andrew Prewett - design, graphic design
Don Wershba - engineer
Andy Hoggman - engineer [assistant], assistant engineer
Michael Christopher - engineer [assistant], assistant engineer
Nicky Kalliongis - engineer [assistant], assistant engineer
Dave Ball - instruments [electronic and acoustic], written-by
Vivien P - make-up
Arun Chakraverty - mastered by, mastering
Jack Skinner - mastered by, mastering
Harvey Goldberg - mixed by
Peter Ashworth - photography by, photography
Mike Thorne - producer
Marc Almond - vocals, written-by, lyrics by
Dave Tofani - saxophone, clarinet
Paul Hardiman - engineer
Ed Cobb - written-by
Vicious Pink - background vocals vocal