The Very Best of Soft Cell [Extra tracks, Original recording remastered]

Soft Cell | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 5, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• Label: Island / Mercury
• ASIN: B0000658PZ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,268 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An almost perfect compilation!, January 19, 2004

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chris gehringer (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Very Best of Soft Cell (Audio CD)

Great to hear all these tracks again now that they've been fully remastered. The sound is much improved but, I only wish they had included the tracks from their very first single "Mutant Moments".

I'm not a big fan of remixes of old records.
But, an exception must be made for the (Electronic Drum & Bass-styled) 2XS remix of "Tainted Love". Which somehow manages to update but, not spoil the original magic. Whereas Marilyn Manson's take on the song is slow. This version is faster than the original! I read in a Dave Ball interview that they personally asked them to remix this and loved the results. Always nice to know whether the artist approves i think. Buy without doubt.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DECADENT ELECTRONIC CABARET, May 26, 2003

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Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Very Best of Soft Cell (Audio CD)

The early 1980s saw the emergence of the synth duo in the form of Yazoo, OMD, Eurythmics and Soft Cell amongst others, following in the footsteps of the 1970s synth pioneers like Kraftwerk, Suicide, Gary Numan and Daniel Miller's The Normal. Yazoo had soulful vocals, OMD made spacey, almost classical music, Eurythmics changed their approach with every album and Soft Cell had a certain air of dramatic decadence. (It's not hard to picture Marc Almond as a latterday Joel Grey in a 1980s synth cabaret). This superb collection of melodic songs includes two versions of their stunning hits Tainted Love and Say Hello Wave Goodbye. My other favourites are the catchy What?, Memorabilia and their lovely interpretation of Where Did Our Love Go? Marc Almond's voice doesn't have the widest range but the interplay between the vocals and the synths are always innovative. This hits collection is consistently enjoyable while some of their individual albums had lots of filler material, so this is truly the best and a fantastic listening experience.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Broadway Musical, December 30, 2004

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AmericasSweetheart "Laughaholic" (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Very Best of Soft Cell (Audio CD)

This album is so different and can't be compared to anything by any artist. It makes you wanna dance and sing. It's a mug's game makes you wanna groove with it's bass and drums. You'll feel like you were dancing on broadway while you were listening to Down in the Subway. You would be singing to Tainted Love. This album is great. I bought it and haven't been able to stop listening to it. The only thing I don't like is how they seperated Tainted Love and Where did our love go? That should be one song but the rest is great!