The Seedier Side Of Synthpop

 

Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret [6359 087 DEU 1981 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC]

It took a couple of singles for Soft Cell to breakthrough from the darker alleys of synthpop, and it is very likely that if it wasn't for their cover of Tainted Love, Marc Almond and David Ball would have remained a underground act. That massive worldwide hit single, thrust this album into platinum sales territory, providing a significant return on the relatively small recording costs.

This record wears its sexuality on its sleeve, and in Almond's highly suggestive lyrics - which back in those prudish early eighties would still be beyond the comprehension of the majority of the record buying public.

I ripped this from an original German pressing of Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret released in 1981 on Some Bizzare Records via their deal with Vertigo Records, kindly funded by a generous blog follower.

A1 Frustration

A2 Tainted Love

A3 Seedy Films

A4 Youth

A5 Sex Dwarf

B1 Entertain Me

B2 Chips On My Shoulder

B3 Bedsitter

B4 Secret Life

B5 Say Hello, Wave Goodbye