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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
Possibly one of the most depraved, hedonistic, perverse, sickening, sleazy, filthy, kinky and enjoyable albums of all time. I went and bougth this cd after seeing the performance of Tainted Love on TOTP. I didn't realize at the time how different my life was to get. Everything here is brillinat. From the disturbing Frustration, to the excellent Tainted Love, the ultra-kinky Sex Dwarf and the excellent Say Hello, Wave Goodbye. Later songs on the album such as What?, Torch and Facility Girls expand on an already perfect album. If you want to know what real sleaze and filth are then I suggest you get this album. You will not regret it. A perfect lesson in the depravity that exists in all big cities.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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When Marc Almond and David Ball met at Leeds Poly in the late 1970's neither could have known the impact they were to have on pop in the early 80's and beyond. Their first release, Mutant Moments EP, brought them to the attention of Some Bizarre supremo Stevo and secured them a deal. First single Memorabilia/A Man Could Get Lost hardly dented the singles chart, but their follow-up gained rather more success.
Tainted Love was a late-summer hit in 1981 across most of the civilised world, and has completely eclipsed the Gloria Jones original. It's status now is iconic. It was released as a double A-side with Where Did Our Love Go? - the 12" moving sweetly from one song to the other. Soon after, Bedsitter was released, the first Ball/Almond composition to come to the attention of the record buying public. A better song about the ennui of a Sunday alone in, well, a bedsit has not been written.
The album was released to much critical acclaim and commercial success. Third single, Say Hello, Wave Goodbye, a Scott Walker-ish torch song about a man who falls for a hooker, cemented Soft Cell in the psyche of the nation and made them a favourite with those who liked their pop slightly more alternative.
The album has plenty of strong songs apart from the singles. Personal favourites are Secret Life and Youth, the latter still evoking in me the despair of the early 80's. Chips on My Shoulder and Entertain Me are chirpy froth, and of course Sex Dwarf has a video that has secured a place in pop infamy.
Buy it.
(And I didn't use the word 'sleaze' once.)
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
The inventiveness of both the hook lines and Marc Almonds' lyrics make this album a timeless classic. A dose of real life from the early eighties to take the gloss off the fluffy pop of the time (e.g. Wham, Duran Duran, Kajagoogoo...ETC). Rarely does any artist lay himself as bare as Almond does and his imperfect voice only adds to a near perfect album. This guy was the Eminem of his generation, singing reality songs that some people could just not handle!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Like a good wine................
Having just read Marcs autobiography I was drawn back to this album. After 30++ years I'd forgotten how good it is. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. C. Hewitt
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great album - a one off!
This was so much of its time and it brought memories of the early 80s flooding back.
Had it on vinyl but need the CD as I no longer had the means to play it! Read more
Had it on vinyl but need the CD as I no longer had the means to play it! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. W. Allbrook
5.0 out of 5 stars
always loved soft cell
i love all the tracks on non stop erotic caberagreat!!t.i used to have it on tape,so have replaced a very old tape with a cd.
Published 4 months ago by steve mcnall
5.0 out of 5 stars
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Excellent service and excellent album - exactly as the original all those years ago! Arived in very good time for Christmas.
Published 4 months ago by Sue
5.0 out of 5 stars
Soft Cell - Digitally Remastered
'Non-Stop Erotic Dancing' was an excellent debut album and this has 8 bonus tracks including 'Torch'. This is an excellent CD .
Published 19 months ago by J. Crank
5.0 out of 5 stars
Standing in the door of the Pink Flamingo..........
Perhaps it's an eighties thing, but this album has really matured with time.
Yes, there's the obvious singles, (Tainted Love, Say Hello, etc), but what you have here is... Read more
Yes, there's the obvious singles, (Tainted Love, Say Hello, etc), but what you have here is... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Album
Nice album. They have tried to redo the songs recently on other albums, but nothing replaces the drive commitment and enthusiasm of this original
Published on 8 Jan 2011 by Graham
5.0 out of 5 stars
"None Stop Erotic Cabaret" is pops "Coming Out" album
Most people only know Soft Cell as the group that did "Tainted Love", but they, along with Depeche Mode, The Human League and Gary Numan, were some of the early innovators of the... Read more
Published on 22 Sep 2010 by P. Frizelle
4.0 out of 5 stars
Incomplete but a good package
This compilation is missing the following tracks; Where Did Our Love Go (7" Version), Memorabilia (original 7" Version), Insecure Me (7" B Side edit), What (7" Version), So... Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2010 by Mr. Na Wade
5.0 out of 5 stars
WOW!
These songs were my escape during my 'difficult' teenage years, amazing stuff indeed! I once owned the 2 LPs and the 7" & 12" singles - truly amazing to see them all included on... Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2009 by Mark Overton
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