Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Deluxe Edition)

Soft Cell's debut album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, has been newly remastered in 2023 by Barry Grint and comes supplemented with the single A and B sides from the 1981/1982 era, including "Memorabilia", "A Man Can Get Lost", "Torch", and "What!".

Initially released in November 1981, the record, in the words of Marc Almond, “Tells a story of a bored ordinary bloke seething with his life wanting more and looking for excitement and adventure in a red neon lit Soho world of red-light cabarets, prostitutes and sex dwarves, looking back at his youth and wondering what happened.” The album was massively influential and paved the way for countless synth-based music duos, notably the Pet Shop Boys.

It contains three top five singles in ‘Tainted Love’ (a No 1 and the best-selling UK single of 1981), ‘Bedsitter’ and ‘Say Hello Wave Goodbye’.

Deluxe gatefold version of the album includes full song lyrics plus essay by Adrian Thrills based on new interviews with Marc Almond and Dave Ball.

Heavyweight vinyl produced by Mercury Records in 2023. Gatefold sleeve.

TRACKLISTING:

1. Frustration
2. Tainted Love
3. Seedy Films
4. Youth
5. Sex Dwarf
6. Entertain Me
7. Chips On My Shoulder
8. Bedsitter
9. Secret Life
10. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
11. Memorabilia (Single Version)
12. A Man Could Get Lost (Single Version)
13. Persuasion (Edit of 12” Single B-Side)
14. Where Did Our Love Go? (Single B-Side)
15. Facility Girls (Single B-Side)
16. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (Single B-side, Instrumental)
17. Fun City (Edit of 12” Single B-Side)
18. Torch (Single Version)
19. Insecure Me (Single B-Side)
20. What! (Single Version)
21. …So (Single B-Side)