The Wild Swans - Magnitude (The Sire Years) (2007)

Titled Magnitude, the double CD release contains all sorts of extra goodies. This album is combination of Bringing Home the Ashes (1988)and Space Flower (1990). The disc of Bringing Home the Ashes is supplemented by the b-sides of the two singles, "Young Manhood" and "Bible Dreams". This is a must for any fans of winsome elegaic chiming guitar music, perhaps especially Echo and the Bunnymen fans. The one-note guitar solo in "Young Manhood" is a high point. The second album, Space Flower sees them drifting off-path into a faux bubblegum psychedelia, something Paul Simpson has made a bit of a career out of since, albeit in a more ambient vein. It's all lovely melodies, silly lyrics and phased guitar. The ten original tracks are here supplemented by five demos of tracks that never made the album, plus a Bill Drummond remix (calling KLF fans!) of "Melting Blue Delicious" and a session that never made the album ("Tastes Like Tuesday")

Magnitude (The Sire Yeas)

2007

THE WILD SWANS

Paul Simpson,Jeremy Kelly, Joseph Fearon

DISC1 [Enjoy|Mirror] 1. Young Manhood 2. Bible Dreams 3. Bitterness 4. Archangels 5. Northern England 6. Whirlpool Heart 7. Bringing Home The Ashes 8. Mythical Beast 9. Now And Forever 10. The Worst Year Of My Life 11. Holy Holy (bonus track) 12. World Of Milk And Blood (bonus track) 13. 1982 (bonus track) 14. Pure Evil (bonus track)

DISC2 [Enjoy|Salamin] 1. Melting Blue Delicious 2. Butterfly Girl 3. Tangerine Temple 4. Immaculate 5. Space Flower 6. Tastes Like Tuesday (previously unreleased) 7. Chocolate Bubblegum 8. I'm A Lighthouse 9. Magic Hotel 10. Vanilla Melange 11. Sea Of Tranquillity 12. Melting Blue Delicious (Bill Drummond single version/bonus track) 13. Sugar Engines (demo/bonus track) 14. Chocolate Bubblegum (demo/bonus track) 15. Lantern Man (demo/bonus track) 16. Magic Hotel (demo/bonus track) 17. Telescope (demo/bonus track)

The Wild Swans - Coldest Winter For a Hundred Years [2011 Album]

The Wild Swans Biography

Biography

Although there are countless groups who have released a couple of albums and then disappeared into the shadowy recesses of pop culture trivia, Liverpool's Wild Swans deserved a slightly better fate. Led by former Teardrop Explodes organist Paul Simpson, the group's pair of discs attracted little attention on either side of the Atlantic when released, yet stand up favorably, in retrospect, to the group's better-known contemporaries.

It took Wild Swans a while to get off the ground; an early lineup disbanded in the early '80s after recording a single for the Zoo label, but the band reconvened a few years later and released an official debut, Bringing Home The Ashes, in 1988. Although its most striking attribute was Simpson's vocal similarity to OMD's Andy McCluskey, the disc was filled with handsome, well-crafted guitar pop that gained a bit of color from splashes of organ and piano, and even made an occasional overture toward the dance floor. Simpson and bassist Joe Fearon made a far stronger impression with their 1990 follow-up, however, recruiting outstanding drummer Chris Sharrock and guitarist/vocalist Ian MacNabb from the Icicle Works, as well as that group's producer, Lightning Seeds frontman Ian Broudie. Powered by Sharrock's rock-solid timekeeping, Space Flower touched on mild funk ("Melting Blue Delicious"), psychedelic-tinged rock ("Tangerine Temple") and hummable, chiming pop ("Butterfly Girl;" the Smiths "Immaculate"), while Broudie glazed each of the album's 10 tracks with a likable, confident sheen.

That was the last transmission from the group, who exist now as a mere footnote to late-'80s pop. But those who bother to read the fine print and stumble onto Wild Swans may be in for a pleasant surprise indeed.

Bringing Home The Ashes 1988 THE WILD SWANS Jeremy Kelly, Joseph Fearon, Paul Simpson [Enjoy] Track listing Young Manhood Bible Dreams Bitterness Archangels Northern England Whirlpool Heart Bringing Home The Ashes Mythical Beast Now And Forever Worst Year Of My Life Enchanted (Updated)

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Magnitude (The Sire Years) [2007 Album]

Coldest Winter For A Hundred Years [2011 Album]

Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey (1997)

Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey is a compilation album by Morrissey containing material released during his EMI period. It was released on September 8, 1997.

Material ranges from 1988's Viva Hate to his 1994's Vauxhall and I album, also containing his 1995 single "Sunny". Although Suedehead predominantly contains singles, it also has several rarities including a cover of "That's Entertainment" originally by The Jam and the complete version of "Interlude", a duet with Siouxsie Sioux. It has since been deleted from the EMI catalogue as of December 14, 2010 alongside Beethoven Was Deaf & World Of Morrissey.



Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey
1997
MORRISSEY
Steven Patrick Morrisey
[Enjoy]

Track listing

1. "Suedehead" – 3:56
2. "Sunny" – 2:44
3. "Boxers" – 3:30
4. "Tomorrow" (album version) – 4:04
5. "Interlude" Featuring Siouxsie Sioux – 5:48
6. "Everyday Is Like Sunday" – 3:34
7. "That's Entertainment" – 3:57
8. "Hold on to Your Friends" – 4:03
9. "My Love Life" – 4:26
10. "Interesting Drug" – 3:27
11. "Our Frank" – 3:26
12. "Piccadilly Palare" – 3:25
13. "Ouija Board, Ouija Board" – 4:25
14. "You're the One for Me, Fatty" – 3:00
15. "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" – 2:30
16. "The Last of the Famous International Playboys" – 3:39
17. "Pregnant for the Last Time" – 2:41
18. "November Spawned a Monster" – 5:25
19. "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" – 3:43

The Sound - Shock of Daylight | Heads and Hearts (1996 Re-issue)

The Sound were an English post-punk band, formed in 1979 disbanding in 1988. The band was fronted by Adrian Borland and evolved from his previous band, The Outsiders. They shared record labels with groups such as Echo & the Bunnymen and The Chameleons, and shared stages with Echo & the Bunnymen, the Comsat Angels, the Au Pairs, Modern Eon, Felt, Medium Medium, U2, Public Image Ltd., Eyeless In Gaza, The Stranglers, China Crisis, Thompson Twins, and Aztec Camera.

Founded from the remnants of The Outsiders, the original lineup of The Sound consisted of Adrian Borland (vocals, guitar), Graham Bailey (bass), Mike Dudley (drums) and Benita "Bi" Marshall (keyboards, saxophone, clarinet). In 1979, the band signed a contract with Korova Records, a small label under Warner Brothers, to produce three albums. They debuted with Jeopardy, which received favorable reviews

Shock of Daylight 1984 THE SOUND Track listing 1."Golden Soldiers" 2."Longest Days" 3."Counting the Days" 4."Winter" 5."A New Way of Life" 6."Dreams Then Plans" nWu BONUS 1. "Blood and Poison" 2. "Steel Your Air"

Heart and Sound 1985 THE SOUND Track listing 1."Whirlpool" 2."Total Recall" 3."Under You" 4."Burning Part Of Me" 5."Love Is Not A Ghost" 6."Wildest Dreams" 7."One Thousand Reasons" 8."Restless Time" 9."Mining For Heart" 10."World As It Is" 11."Temperature Drop"

The The - Soul Mining (1983)

Soul Mining  was The The's second album. (The first, Burning Blue Soul, was released in 1981 and credited to Matt Johnson, but reissues have tended to credit it to The The.) It was released in 1983 and included the UK hit singles "Uncertain Smile" which reached No. 68 in December 1982 and "Perfect" which made No. 71 in September 1983, which featured David Johanson on harmonica. The album version of "Uncertain Smile" featured the piano playing of Jools Holland. Holland revealed in his 2007 biography that it is in fact two separate solos joined together. The original single used flute and sax solos played by Crispin Cioe of the Uptown Horns. The cover artwork is by Andy Johnson, Matt Johnson's brother, aka Andy Dog.

There are four different versions of the album in existence. Johnson originally intended the album to finish with "Giant", but EPIC insisted that 7 songs were too few and a rerecorded version of "Perfect" was added to the US vinyl, CD and cassette versions, much to Johnson's annoyance. The UK cassette version also included the five extra tracks listed below. There was also a limited edition of the original Album which included a 12 inch with an extended remix of Perfect b/sided with Fruit of the Heart & Soup of mixed emotions (XPR1250). For the 20th anniversary of Soul Mining, the album was digitally remastered without "Perfect", as Johnson had originally intended.

The album appears on the list of "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die".

Soul Mining

1983
THE THE
Matt Johnson

[Enjoy]

Side One

Side Two

1. "I've Been Waiting for Tomorrow (All of My Life)" 2. "This is the Day" 3. "The Sinking Feeling" 4. "Uncertain Smile"

1. "The Twilight Hour" 2. "Soul Mining" 3. "GIANT" 4. "Perfect"

nWu BONUS

This is the Day (Demo)
This is the Day (That Was The Day)(Spiral Tribe Remix)
Uncertain Smile (Extended Version)
Infected (12 Inch Version) (Infected Album 1986)
The Violence of Truth (Mind Bomb 1989)
Bluer Than Midnight (Dusk Album 1992)
Sweet Bird of Truth (Infected Album 1986)
Kingdom of Rain (featuring Sinead O'Connor)(Mind Bomb Album 1989)
Heartland (Infected Album 1986)
Dogs of Lust (45rpm The Singles)

The Beautiful South - Gold (2006)

Gold by The Beautiful South is the third greatest hits album to be released by the band. It is similar in design to other "Gold" albums released by bands either currently or previously of various labels under the Universal Music Group. The album is a 2 disc collection of both single and album tracks taken from the first 8 of the bands back catalogue. It had zero input from the band.

The Beautiful South were an English alternative rock group formed at the end of the 1980s by two former members of Hull group The Housemartins, Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway. The duo were initially joined by Sean Welch (bass), Dave Stead (drums) and Dave Rotheray (guitar), all of whom stayed with the group throughout their 19-year career. Later additions included female vocalist Briana Corrigan; she was replaced by Jacqui Abbott, who in turn was replaced by Alison Wheeler.

The group broke up in January 2007, claiming the split was due to "musical similarities", having sold around 6,500,000 records worldwide. In January 2009, it was announced that the former members Dave Hemingway, Alison Wheeler, and Dave Stead would reform under the name New Beautiful South which was later changed to The South.

Gold
2006
THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH
Paul Heaton (v), Dave Hemingway (v), Dave Rotheray (g), Sean Welch (b), Dave Stead (d), Briana Corrigan (v), Jacqui Abbott (v), Alison Wheeler (v)

Disc one 1. "Song for Whoever" 2. "A Little Time" 3. "Prettiest Eyes" 4. "Don't Marry Her" 5. "Alone" 6. "The Table" 7. "Old Red Eyes is Back" 8. "Window Shopping for Blinds" 9. "Good as Gold (Stupid as Mud)" 10. "Closer Than Most" 11. "Baby Please Go" 12. "You Keep It All In" 13. "Dumb" 14. "36D" 15. "From Under the Covers" 16. "Let Love Speak Up Itself" 17. "Masculine Eclipse" 18. "Perfect 10"

Disc two 1. "Rotterdam (Or Anywhere)" 2. "Let Go with the Flow" 3. "Bell Bottomed Tear" 4. "I'll Sail This Ship Alone" 5. "Just a Few Things That I Ain't" 6. "Liars' Bar" 7. "Have You Ever Been Away" 8. "We Are Each Other" 9. "The Root of All Evil" 10. "Hit Parade" 11. "My Book" 12. "Losing Things" 13. "Everybody's Talkin'" 14. "Property Quiz" 15. "One Last Love Song" 16. "Mirror" 17. "One God" 18. "Blackbird on the Wire

The Damned - Anything (1986)

The Damned are an English gothic punk band formed in London in 1976. They were the first punk rock band from the United Kingdom to release a single ("New Rose"), an album (Damned Damned Damned), to have a record on the UK music charts, and to tour the United States. The Damned later evolved into one of the forerunners of the gothic genre.

They have incorporated numerous styles into their music and image, including: garage rock, psychedelic rock, cabaret, and the theatrical rock of Screaming Lord Sutch and Alex Harvey. Lead singer Dave Vanian's vocal style has been described as similar to a crooner. The Damned have dissolved and reformed many times, with Vanian as the sole constant member. However, the lineups have always included either guitarist Captain Sensible and/or drummer Rat Scabies, who are both founding members. The current line-up includes Vanian, Captain Sensible, Monty Oxy Moron, Pinch and Stu West.

Anything was The Damned's seventh studio album, released in 1986.

Between July and August 1985 the band and producer Jon Kelly decamped to Puk Recording Studios in Gjerlev, Denmark to record their follow-up. In contrast to the straightforward sessions for their previous album, recording was rife with problems. Kelly attempted to steer the band towards the 'Goth Opera' style that had served them so well, but the band wanted to move in a new direction, with a psychedelic rock flavour – epitomised by their cover of Love’s "Alone Again Or".

The album received lackluster reviews, and, considering the expenditure involved, was a commercial flop, peaking at #40 on the UK charts and spending just two weeks in the Top 100. It would lead to the band’s contract with MCA being terminated, and would be the band’s last album for a decade.

The distinctive carving on the cover was made by Howard Rayhoult. On some pressings of the vinyl release this was unpainted, while some where coloured by Jef Hartley and Booce. The CD version of the album uses the coloured cover.

Anything spawned the UK hit singles "Anything" (#32), "Gigolo" (#29) and "Alone Again Or" (#27).

It was re-released on CD in 2009, and contained many extra tracks of remixes and live performances.

Anything
1986
THE DAMNED
Dave Vanian (v), Roman Jugg (v/g/k), Rat Scabies (d), Bryn Merrick (v/b)

track Listings 1. "Anything" - 4:47 2. "Alone Again Or" - 3:38 3. "Portrait" - 3:50 4. "Restless" - 4:57 5. "In Dulce Decorum" - 4:47 6. "Gigolo" - 6:02 7. "The Girl Walks Down" - 4:35 8. "Tightrope Walk" - 4:21 9. "Psychomania" - 4:03 THE DAMNED LINE UP Dave Vanian (vocals) Roman Jugg (guitar, keyboards, vocals) Rat Scabies (drums) Bryn Merrick (bass, vocals) Blue Weaver (keyboards) Paul "Shirley" Shepley (keyboards) Paul "Wix" Wickens (keyboards) Suzie O’List (backing vocals) Kurt Holm (trumpet)

Alone Again Or 12" 1. "Alone Again Or" - 3:38 2. "Eloise" - 5:07 3. "In Dulce Decorum (Live)" - 4:37 4. "Psychomania (Live)" - 3:58 5. "Alone Again Or (Mixed Again)" - 6:28 Alone Again Or 7" 1. "Alone Again Or" - 3:38 2. "In Dulce Decorum (Live)" - 4:28 The Damned - Alone Again Or MCA 7" Anything 10" 1. "Anything (Yet Another Mix)" - 6:12 2. "Anything (Instrumental)" - 5:26 3. "Anything (And Yet Another Mix)" - 5:29 4. "Year of the Jackal" - 6:17  The Damned - Anything GRIMX5 10" 

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Dave Vanian (David Letts), Captain Sensible (Raymond Burns) and Rat Scabies (Chris Millar) had been members of the band Masters of the Backside, which also included future Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde. Brian James (Brian Robertson) had been a member of the punk band London SS, who never played live but included musicians who later found fame in The Clash and Generation X. Scabies knew James through a failed audition as drummer for London SS. When the two decided to start their own band, James and Scabies had invited Sid Vicious and Dave Vanian to audition to be the singer of The Damned. Only Vanian showed up, and so he became the frontman of the band.

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B-Movie - Remembrance Day 12" (1981)

Remembrance Day 12"
1981 Deram
B-MOVIE
Steve Hovington (v), Paul Statham (g), Graham Boffey (d), Rick Holliday (k)

Bit rate: 320kbps

Track Listing

A. "Remembrance Day" - 4:24
B. "Institution Walls (Re-Mix)" - 4:08

Remembrance Day (Lyrics)

In the forest, in the snow all those many years ago
Pale stones and epitaphs mourning bells and half-mast flags
In the cemetery where they fell all those many years ago
And now it's just a memory eroded by the years

Forgotten heroes underground wrinkled faces gather round
Pale stones and epitaphs roses on a barbed wire fence
Winter landscapes never change oh it must have been the same
In the forest, in the snow all those many years ago

Remembrance Day all they have is memories
From photographs in silver frames upon the mantelpiece
Remembrance Day lost forever in the fields
Of foreign lands many miles away

In the forest, in the snow all those many years ago
Bombs and victims blown sky high buried where they lie
A generation underground wrinkled faces gather round
Songs will never bring them back never bring them back

B-Movie - Nowhere Girl 12" (1982)

Nowhere Girl 12"
1982
B-MOVIE
Steve Hovington (v), Paul Statham (g), Graham Boffey (d), Rick Holliday (k)

Track Listing A1. "Nowhere Girl"(Version) - 6:32 B1. "Remembrance Day" - 4:26 B2. "Nowhere Girl" (Short Version) - 3:45

nWu BONUS "Scare Some Life Into Me" - 4:26 "Nowhere Girl" (Adam Freeland Mix) - 5:58 "Nowhere Girl" (Forever Running) - 4:38

Nowhere Girl (Lyrics)

nowhere girl you're living in a dream,
nowhere girl you stay behind the scenes,
nowhere girl you never go outside,
nowhere girl cause you prefer to hide.

every night, every day
in that all old familiar light
you hang up when I call you at home.
and I try to get through
and I try to talk to you
but there's something stopping me from getting through.

nowhere girl what you had you need,
nowhere girl all functional and neat,
nowhere girl in self-imposed exile,
nowhere girl a martyr-like denial.

every night, every day
in that all old familiar light
you hang up when I call you at home.
and I try to get through
and I try to talk to you
but there's something stopping me from getting through

B-Movie - The Platinum Collection (2006)

B-Movie were a futurist band from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, active in the first half of the 1980s. They were signed to the Some Bizzare record label, and had a track "Moles" featured on the original Some Bizzare Album.

Background

BackgroundIn 1981, they signed to Phonogram imprint Deram and had their biggest UK commercial success when their single "Remembrance Day", which reached #61 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] The follow-up single, "Marilyn Dreams", failed to chart.

In 1982, they released "Nowhere Girl", which made the Top 10 in many European countries and reached #68 in the United Kingdom, but there was no follow-up and no sign of an album. The popular webcomic Nowhere Girl was named after this single.

Keyboard player Rick Holliday left in 1983 to form Six Sed Red with Soft Cell associate Cindy Ecstasy. Paul Statham switched from guitar to keyboards and was briefly replaced by Stuart McLean (Charming Snakes) for an Israel Tour. Their biggest success was having their song "Dream Baby" covered by Bananarama on their eponymous 1984 LP. The rest of the band re-surfaced in 1984 (with Adi Hardy on guitar) with the single "A Letter From Afar" produced by John "Jellybean" Benitez but this failed to chart.

Towards the end of 1985, they finally released an album with Sire Records called Forever Running containing re-recorded versions of the two hits, but both it and the single "Switch On Switch Off" were flops despite a tour to promote them.

The band broke up soon after. Frontman Steve Hovington formed a band called One in the late 1980s with Seven Webster and drummer Bob Thompson, releasing an album and two singles on Chrysalis.

Drummer Graham Boffey meanwhile joined Slaughterhouse 5 releasing two singles "Pathetic Girlfriend" and "Things She Did", and an album, Wide Open on IRS. After this venture, Boffey and Davy Lawrence formed Enormous.

Guitarist Paul Statham collaborated with ex-Bauhaus singer Peter Murphy, as part of Murphy's solo backing band 'The Hundred Men', probably making him the most successful member in the aftermath of B-Movie's demise. He co-wrote and performed on Murphy's solo albums Love Hysteria(1988) and Deep (1990). Statham has also co-written several songs, including "Nail Through My Heart", on the Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr album.

After a long hiatus, in March 2006, B-Movie performed at The Metro nightclub in London

The Platinum Collection
2006 Warner platinum Records
B-MOVIE
Steve Hovington (v), Paul Statham (g), Graham Boffey (d), Rick Holliday (k)

Track listing

1. "Letter From Afar"
2. "Forever Running"
3. "Heart Of Gold"
4. "My Ship Of Dreams"
5. "Just An Echo"
6. "Remembrance Day"
7. "Switch On Switch Off"
8. "Blind Allegiance"
9. "Arctic Summer"
10. "Nowhere Girl"
11. "Polar Opposites"
12. "Switch On Switch Off [S.O.R. Mix] [1985]"
13. "Letter From Afar [12" Long Version]"
14. "Forever Running [12" Long Version]"
15. "Letter From Afar [7" Dub] [1985]"

nWu BONUS

16. "Remembrance Day" (Nightmare In Wax Album)
17. "Nowhere Girl" (Forever Running Album)

The March Violets - Turn To The Sky 12" (1986)

Turn To The Sky 12"
1986 Rebirth VBRX27
THE MARCH VIOLETS
Simon "Detroit" Denbigh (v),  Cleo Murray (v),Tom Ashton (g), Laurence "Loz" Elliot (b), Dr. Rhythm (d), Andy Tolson (d)

Track Listing A1. "Turn To The Sky" B1. "Never Look back" B2. "Deep" (Deeper Mix)

nWu BONUS "Turn To The Sky" (Original 12")

Turn To The Sky (Lyrics) Ooooooo-oooooh You took the words right from my lips, without asking I've played the scene before and I won't be the one left crying And if you think that love's for sale, well I'm not buying What you've bought before you can buy no more 'Cause I'm all out of love, I can't take no more Ooooooo-oooooh Tonight is fading fast the sun is rising I've been down so many times now I'm realising Real love is hard to find take it while you can get it I don't know if he's still here you keep telling me to forget Still I wake at night and I call your name Dreaming of you I wake at night always the same I call your name but you sleep right through And love is the light in your face turn to the sky I know now I know now love won't pass you by Love is the light in your face turn to the sky I know now I know your eyes don't lie All the vicious games we play they mean nothing to me All I know is your touch and the way love should be Deep down within your eyes a war is raging What you fought before you can fight no more 'Cause inside your heart is breaking Still I wake at night and I call your name Dreaming of you I wake at night always the same I call your name but you sleep right through And love is the light in your face turn to the sky I know now I know now love won't pass you by Love is the light in your face turn to the sky I know now I know your eyes, your eyes don't lie Still I wake at night and I call your name Dreaming of you I wake at night always the same I call your name but you sleep right through And love is the light in your face turn to the sky I know now I know now love won't pass you by Love is the light in your face turn to the sky I know now I know your eyes don't lie Love is the light in your face turn to the sky I know now I know now love won't pass you by Love is the light in your face turn to the sky I know now I know your eyes don't lie

The March Violets - Deep 12" (1985)

Deep 12"
1985 Rebirth VRB2612
THE MARCH VIOLETS
Simon Denbigh (v), Cleo Murray (v), Tom Ashton(g) ,Laurence Elliot (b), Dr. Rhythm (d)

Track Listing A1. "Deep" B1. "Eldorado" B2. "Electric Shades"

nWu BONUS "Deep" (Deeper Mix)

The March Violets are an English goth rock band of the 1980s, incorporating singers of both sexes, drum machine rhythms and echo laden electric guitar, much in the way of scene mates The Sisters of Mercy, who also originated from the city of Leeds. Seven March Violets' singles have made it into the UK Indie Chart; Natural History LP also was an indie hit (#3, 1984).

History

The original band members met while at Leeds University in 1981. Tom Ashton and Laurence "Loz" Elliot played lead and bass guitar, while vocals were handled by both Simon "Detroit" Denbigh and Rosie Garland. Percussion was provided by a drum machine, a feature that a number of bands in the burgeoning Leeds scene had in common. Fellow student Andrew Eldritch, lead singer of The Sisters of Mercy, released the bands first single on his Merciful Release label in 1982. The "Religious As Hell" single consisted of four tracks that reflected strong punk and garage rock influences in the guitar work, along with contrasting vocals from the two singers. Denbigh's male vocals varied from being essentially spoken to a harsh yelling, whereas Garland's were high pitched and almost operatic. The band garnered positive reviews for this first release, which was soon followed in 1983 by a second single for Merciful Release. "Grooving In Green" featured a more confident sounding production, aided by a more powerful sounding drum machine, and received more positive reaction from the UK national music press.

At this point, the band appeared to fall out of favour with Andrew Eldritch, and they established their own Rebirth record label to handle future releases. The "Crow Baby" single shortly followed, and repeated the pattern of good reviews and a good showing in the UK independent record chart. The title track of the next single, "Snake Dance", was arguably the band's creative high point. Additional female vocals were provided by Cleo Murray, and for the two final independent releases, "Walk Into The Sun" and "Deep", Rosie was no longer a part of the band. The bands sound was also changing towards a more pop-oriented sound, and Simon Denbigh was pushed out of the band before going on to form The Batfish Boys.

An increasingly commercial sounding March Violets began to receive negative reviews from the music press. The accusations of selling out worsened as the band signed to major label London Records, which also saw them add drummer Andy Tolson to the line up. The subsequent "Turn To The Sky" single was released through London Records, although still bearing the Rebirth imprint. Reviews were disparaging, and despite featuring on the soundtrack to the film Some Kind of Wonderful, the band failed to find a new audience and broke up in 1987.

Following the split, Tom Ashton went on to perform with Hard Rain and long running goth band Clan of Xymox, while Cleo Murray briefly fronted the Lovecraft in the early 1990s.

Rosie Garland went on to become an acclaimed poet and cabaret performer, performing under the name Rosie Lugosi. She then became the victim of a stalker, with the court case being lead article in the Manchester Evening News.

The Very Best of Soft Cell (2002)

The Very Best of Soft Cell is an official compilation album by Soft Cell. The album was released on April 16, 2002 and was approved by the band; it includes most of the hit singles and also some b-sides, such as Insecure Me (in a newly edited version) and It's A Mug's Game. The song Numbers was also considerably shortened for this release, but it's AA side Barriers is missing. Two new songs, Somebody, Somewhere, Sometime and Divided Soul, and two brand new remixes of Tainted Love and Say Hello, Wave Goodbye were also included. The album reached #37 on the UK Top 40 chart.

Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They consist of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The duo is most widely known for their 1981 worldwide hit version of "Tainted Love" and influential multi-platinum debut Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret. In the UK, they had ten Top 40 hits, including "Bedsitter" (#4), "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" (#3), "Torch" (#2), and "What!" (#3), and also had four Top 20 albums between 1981 and 1984. The duo split in 1984, but reformed in the early 2000s to tour and released a new album in 2002. Their songs have been covered by various artists including Nine Inch Nails, David Gray, Nouvelle Vague and A-ha. Soft Cell's track "Memorabilia" recognized the band as pioneers of techno style. The duo have sold 10 millions records worldwide.

David Ball,  Marc Almond

The Very Best of Soft Cell
2002
SOFT CELL
Marc Almon(v), David Ball(i)

Track listing

1. "Memorabilia" - 4:51
2. "Tainted Love" - 2:42
3. "Where Did Our Love Go?" - 3:11
4. "Bedsitter" - 3:39
5. "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" - 5:27
6. "Sex Dwarf" - 5:18
7. "Torch" - 4:09
8. "Insecure Me" - 3:13
9. "What?" - 4:35
10. "Where the Heart Is" - 4:35
11. "It's a Mugs Game" - 5:27
12. "Numbers" - 3:34
13. "Loving You Hating Me" - 4:31
14. "Soul Inside" - 4:31
15. "Down in the Subway" - 3:28
16. "Somebody, Somewhere, Sometime" - 4:11
17. "Divided Soul" - 4:05
18. "Tainted Love" (2XS Remix) - 3:19
19. "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" (Almighty Radio Edit) - 4:33

nWu BONUS

"Kitchen Sink Drama"
"Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go?" (Ecstacy Mix)
"Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go?" (Mix)
"Tainted Love" (Club 69 Remix)
"Tainted Love" (Remix)

SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE (LYRICS) Standing in the door of the Pink Flamingo Crying in the rain It was a kind of so so love And I'm going to make sure it never Happens again You and I It had to be The standing joke of the year You were a sleep around A lost and found And not for me I fear I tried to make it work You in a cocktail skirt And me in a suit (Well it just wasn't me) You're used to wearing less And now your life's a mess So insecure you see I put up with all the scenes And this is one scene That's going to be played my way Take your hands off me I don't belong to you, you see Take a look at my face For the last time I never knew you You never knew me Say hello goodbye Say hello wave goodbye Under the deep red light I can see the makeup sliding down Hey little girl you will always make up So take off that unbecoming frown What about me- well I'll find someone That's not going cheap in the sales A nice little housewife Who'll give me a steady life And won't keep going off the rails Take your hands off me I don't belong to you, you see Take a look at my face For the last time I never knew you You never knew me Say hello goodbye Say hello wave goodbye We've been involved For quite a while now And to keep you secret has been hell We're strangers meeting for the first time, okay? Just smile and say hello Say hello then wave goodbye Say hello then wave goodbye (x3) Say hello wave goodbye Say hello then wave goodbye Say hello say goodbye Goodbye Say goodbye Say goodbye Goodbye...

WHAT (LYRICS) Do you want me to Get down on my knees Beg you baby, please Cry a million tears Do you want me to Call you on the phone Beg you to come home Think of all the years When I once lived in paradise When the love light shone in your eyes Chorus: Oh baby What can I do when I still love you What can I say when I still want you What can I do What can I say You'll never know this way Do you want me to Follow you around Everywhere in town Do you want a clown Why do you Treat me mean and cruel Breaking every rule Can I be your fool We can make this a happy home So come back where you belong Chorus Please forgive me, come back, and then We can fall in love Over and over and over and over again Oh baby What can I do when I still love you What can I say when I still want you Won't you come back Oh baby, what can I say I said, what can I do Oh baby, what can I say I said, won't you come back I said, won't you come back I said, what can I do I said, what can I say I said, won't you come back I said, won't you come back Won't you come back Oh baby, won't you come back Oh baby, what can I say I said, what, what, what? can I say Won't you come back Won't you come back Won't you Won't you come back What can I say What can I say What can I do What can I do What can I say What can I say Won't you come back Won't you come back What can I do, do, do, do What can I do (What, what, what?)

kitchen sink drama (lyrics) Passing time in the afternoon Cleaning the bathroom floor Rearrange things in the dining room Covers the chip on the kitchen door The paperboy winks as he hands her a paper He's cheekier every day She undoes her apron and sinks on the sofa Throws all her household chores away She's in a fantasy It's not so hard to see That she is living a lie She'll never be the same She shuts her eyes again Waves all her worries goodbye Puts on her make-up And smoothes down her dress And finds the right words to say Holds a remaining spark of beauty Escape is only a romance away Troubles come flooding back with her migraine She trembles and shuts her eyes It's a good thing that friends come in little bottles Time to shake up and prepare for the lies She's in a fantasy It's not so hard to see That she is living a lie She'll never be the same She shuts her eyes again Waves all her worries goodbye Pushing the hair back from her face Shaping her thoughts in the sky Heaven is through her kitchen window "Pity it's only a dream", she sighs Imagines herself as Elizabeth Taylor The paperboy cycles away She turns on the stove Soon her husband is home "Hello dear, it's been such a long day" She's in a fantasy It's not so hard to see That she is living a lie She'll never be the same She shuts her eyes again Waves all her worries goodbye She's in a fantasy It's not so hard to see That she is living a lie She'll never be the same She shuts her eyes again Waves all her worries goodbye

TAINTED LOVE (LYRICS)

Sometimes I feel I've got to run away
I've got to get away from the pain that you drive into the heart of me
The love we share seems to go nowhere and I've lost my light
For I toss and turn I can't sleep at night

Once I ran to you (I ran) now I'll run from you
This tainted love you've given I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that's not nearly all
Oh...tainted love, tainted love

Now I know I've got to run away I've got to get away
You don't really want it any more from me to make things right
You need someone to hold you tight and you'LL think love is to pray
But I'm sorry I don't pray that way

Once I ran to you (I ran) now I'll run from you
This tainted love you've given I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that's not nearly all
Oh...tainted love, tainted love

Don't touch me please I cannot stand the way you tease
I love you though you hurt me so now I'm going to pack my things and go
Tainted love, tainted love, tainted love, tainted love
Touch me baby, tainted love, touch me baby, tainted love
Tainted love, tainted love, tainted love