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Tainted Love [Import, Single]

Soft CellAudio CD
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)


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Product Details

  • Audio CD
  • Original Release Date: 1981
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import, Single
  • Label: Vertigo/Polygram/Some Bizarre, London
  • ASIN: B0007KXFJG
  • Also Available in: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,655,722 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

West German Maxi CD single containing two extended versions of Soft Cell's hit "Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go" Tracks are 1. Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go 8:57 and 2. Tainted Dub (Incorp. Where Did Our Love Go) 9:13.

 

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great version of Tainted Love/Where did our Love go, September 4, 2000
This review is from: Tainted Love Ep (Audio CD)
This is the best version of Tainted Love/Where did our Love go. To help others out, this version was released at the same time Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret was released, 1982, but as an import from England. So if you had an album rock station, they probably played this version. The Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret version was very short, with "Where Did Our Love Go" completely edited out. Then there was the 45 version, which included both songs connected together, but with 2 minutes edited out of the middle section and 2 minutes chopped off the end of the song. If your looking for the song in particular, get this one and stay away from Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret. You would think Non-Stop being the "album", it would have the longest version available. Wrong.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Still Untainted After All These Years., December 17, 2002
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This review is from: Tainted Love Ep (Audio CD)
It's hard to do a survey of the great electropop singles of the 1980s without mentioning "Tainted Love" from the influential duo Soft Cell. Vocalist Marc Almond sings this song with the urgency of a scarred lover who's had his heart bruised too many times. The moody and dark synths underscore the pained lyrics which convincingly illustrate a picture of a relationship gone bad. "Tainted Love" stayed in the charts for weeks and weeks, and it's easy to see why. Not only did we connect with Almond's agony, it also provided ample proof that synth pop can carry emotion. But "Tainted Love" doesn't really hit its climax until it segues into their version of the Supremes' "Where Did Our Love Go." This single, which has the original 9-minute extended version, excludes the b-side "Memorabillia," which was featured on the original US 12-inch single. Also, the 1991 remix that surfaces here isn't bad, but it's rather unnecessary. Still, "Tainted Love" is a single definitely worth revisiting. Even after all these years, it remains untainted.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Marc rules, May 28, 1999
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This review is from: Tainted Love (Audio CD)
Marc Almond is a true DIVA. I have everything he has ever done with and without David Ball. His solo stuff is amazing. He is the Torch singer of all Torch singers!
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