The Very Best of Soft Cell [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Soft Cell

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: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,139 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Digitally Remastered and Updated Collection of the Best of the New Wave Duo's Hits Released in Conjunction with their 2002 Reunion. Includes a New Remix of 'tainted Love' and an Almighty Mix of 'say Hello Wave Goodbye'.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

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.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST SOFT CELL COMPILATION, July 14, 2002

By	Bartolomé Barrero (Madrid (Spain)) - See all my reviews

At least a decent CD compilation for Soft Cell. The first to come was in the mid-eighties and was only eleven tracks that hasn't anything special apart from having the single version of 'TORCH'.

The second compilation 'Memorabilia' presented very decent updated versions of the same song with some other tracks of Marc Almond's solo career. A nice album but almost no original version included here.

This CD is released at the same time as the new 2002 Soft Cell Tour and a few months before the new expected album due later in September. It comes with two new tracks with the same charm as 'Tainted Love' or 'Bedsitter' (I particularly enjoy 'Divided Soul') and two forgettable remixes that doesn't dismiss the quality of this CD.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.