SOFT CELL

AT A GLANCE GUIDE

(NOTE: the collectors guide lists the releases someone would need in their collection to have ALL the tracks currently available on official release and does NOT include bootlegs or list a release purely because it has a different sleeve or is an acetate, those guides are beyond the realm of this website, (after all, what is an collectable format to one is not to another!)

(Below is listed ALL the essential discs, etc, to collect, in order to obtain ALL tracks, including obscure mixes, etc. Several tracks appear more than once, (e.g. Vinyl release versus CD), and most can be found on albums or compilations on CD. Those marked in BOLD are not currently on CD. Noteworthy tracks on CD are highlighted in red; tracks that appear exclusively on that CD, (aside from obvious album tracks), NOT available elsewhere are marked italicised.)

A companion document, [Wish List] is now up for your perusal, especially if you are an record company exec. from Mercury/Universal...

 UK SINGLES

Most 12″ mixes appear on Soft Cell - The 12 inch Singles tri-pack CD

(ABF 1) MUTANT MOMENTS E.P :
POTENTIAL/L.O.V.E FEELINGS/METRO MR X/FRUSTRATION - 7″ limited EP, with postcard. (2000 pressed)
BIG FROCK RECORDS/RED RHINO (September 1980)
(These tracks appear on The Bedsit Tapes and Demos Non Stop CDs in a slightly edited form.)

(HARD 1) A MAN CAN GET LOST/MEMORABILIA - 7″ (10, 000 pressed)
(HARD 12) MEMORABILIA (Long Version)/PERSUASION - 12″
SOME BIZZARE (February 1981)
(The extended versions of these tracks appear on US The 12 Inch Singles and UK/European The 12 Inch Singles tri-pack CD.)

(BZS 2) Tainted Love/WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO - 7″
BZS 212) TAINTED LOVE-WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO (12″)/TAINTED DUB - 12″
SOME BIZZARE/PHONOGRAM (July 1981)
(The extended versions of these tracks appear on US The 12 Inch Singles and UK/European The 12 Inch Singles tri-pack CD.)

(BZS 6) Bedsitter/FACILITY GIRLS - 7″
(BZS 612) BEDSITTER (Extended)/FACILITY GIRLS (Extended) - 12″
SOME BIZZARE/PHONOGRAM (October 1981)
(The extended versions of these tracks appear on US The 12 Inch Singles and UK/European The 12 Inch Singles tri-pack CD.)

(BZS 7) Say Hello Wave Goodbye/SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE (Instrumental) - 7″
(BZS 712) SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE (Extended)/Fun City (recorded as Marc and The Mambas) - 12″
SOME BIZZARE/PHONOGRAM (January 1982)
(The extended versions of these tracks appear on US The 12 Inch Singles and UK/European The 12 Inch Singles tri-pack CD.)

(BZS 9) Torch/INSECURE ME - 7″
(BZS 912) TORCH (Extended)/INSECURE ME (Extended) - 12″
SOME BIZZARE/PHONOGRAM (April 1982)
(The extended versions of these tracks appear on US The 12 Inch Singles and UK/European The 12 Inch Singles tri-pack CD.)

(BZS 11) WHAT/So (Dave Ball solo track) - 7″
(BZS 112) WHAT (Extended)/So (Extended Dave Ball solo track) - 12″
SOME WHAT BIZZARE/PHONOGRAM (July 1982)
(The extended versions of these tracks appear on US The 12 Inch Singles and UK/European The 12 Inch Singles tri-pack CD.)

(BZS 16) Where The Heart Is/IT'S A MUG'S GAME - 7″
(BZS 1612) WHERE THE HEART IS (Extended)/IT'S A MUG'S GAME (Extended) - 12″
SOME BIZZARE/PHONOGRAM (November 1982)
(The extended versions of these tracks appear on US The 12 Inch Singles and UK/European The 12 Inch Singles tri-pack CD.)

(BZS 17) Numbers/BARRIERS - 7″
(BZS 1712) NUMBERS (Extended Remix)/BARRIERS (Extended) - 12″
SOME BIZZARE/PHONOGRAM (February 1983)
(The extended versions of these tracks appear on US The 12 Inch Singles and UK/European The 12 Inch Singles tri-pack CD.)

(BZS 2020) Soul Inside/YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE/LOVING YOU HATING ME (7″ remix)/HER IMAGINATION - 7″ double-pack
(BZS 2012) SOUL INSIDE (Extended)/LOVING YOU HATING YOU (Extended Remix)/YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (Extended)/007 THEME - 12″
SOME BIZZARE/PHONOGRAM (September 1983)
(The extended versions of these tracks appear on US The 12 Inch Singles and UK/European The 12 Inch Singles tri-pack CD.)

(BZS 22) Down In The Subway/DISEASE AND DESIRE - 7″
(BZS 2212) DOWN IN THE SUBWAY (Extended)/DISEASE AND DESIRE/BORN TO LOSE - 12″
* (BZS 2212) DOWN IN THE SUBWAY (Extended Remix)/DISEASE AND DESIRE/BORN TO LOSE - 12″
SOME BIZZARE/PHONOGRAM (February 1984/ *March 1984)
(The extended versions of these tracks appear on US The 12 Inch Singles and UK/European The 12 Inch Singles tri-pack CD.)

(SOFCD 1) SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE ‘91 (edit)/SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE ‘91 (The Long Goodbye-Extended Mendelsohn Remix)/MEMORABILIA ‘91(Extended Grid Remix)* - CD
SOME BIZZARE/MERCURY (March 1991)
(The extended versions of these tracks, except *, appear on US The 12 Inch Singles and UK/European The 12 Inch Singles tri-pack CD.)

(SOFCD 2) Tainted Love (Original 7″)/WHERE THE HEART IS 12″ (extended grid remix)/TAINTED LOVE 12″ (Remixed by Julian Mendelsohn) - in leather wallet CD, various colours
(868 427-2 / SOFT CD 2) TAINTED LOVE ‘91 (7″)/WHERE THE HEART IS (12″) (grid remix)/TAINTED LOVE (Original 12″ Version) - (Mispressed) CD*
SOME BIZZARE/MERCURY (May 1991 /*Europe 1991)
(The extended versions of these tracks appear on US The 12 Inch Singles and UK/European The 12 Inch Singles tri-pack CD.)

(FRY132T) MONOCULTURE (Jan Driver Dub)/MONOCULTURE (Playgroup Instrumental) - 12″
(FRYCD132) MONOCULTURE/MONOCULTURE (Playgroup Remix - Vocal)/MONOCULTURE (Antoine909 Edit)/MONOCULTURE (Video) - CD/CD-Rom
(FRYCD132X) MONOCULTURE (Dave Ball Extended Remix)/DANCING ALONE/MONOCULTURE (Jan Driver Remix Vocal) - CD
COOKING VINYL (August 2002)

(FRYCD135) The Night/PERVERSITY/THE NIGHT (Almighty Mix) - CD
(FRYCD135X) THE NIGHT (The Wayne G Heaven Anthem Dub)/GOD SHAPED HOLE (Remix)/SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE (Live) - CD
COOKING VINYL (February 2003)

 UK SINGLES PROMO

(BZS DJ 17) NUMBERS (DJ Edit) (Remix)/BARRIERS - 7″ promo
SOME BIZZARE/PHONOGRAM (February 1983)

(SOFT DJ 212) TAINTED LOVE (The Mendelsohn Remix)/TAINTED LOVE (The Grid Remix) - Limited 12″ promo
SOME BIZZARE/MERCURY (May 1991)

(SOFTDJ 312) MEGAMIX ‘91: Tainted Love, Where Did Our Love Go, Bedsitter, What, Torch/BEDSITTER (Original 12″) - 12″
SOME BIZZARE/MERCURY (June 1991)

(MONOMIXCD001) MONOCULTURE (Dave Ball Radio Edit)/MONOCULTURE (Dave Ball Extended Version)/MONOCULTURE (Playground Remix)MONOCULTURE (Solvent Remix)/MONOCULTURE (Jan Driver Remix) - Promo CD
COOKING VINYL (August 2002)

(MONOMIXCD002-CDR) MONOCULTURE - SINGLE EDITS:
MONOCULTURE (Jan Driver Remix) (edit)/MONOCULTURE (Playgroup Remix) (edit)/MONOCULTURE (Solvent Remix) (edit)/MONOCULTURE (Original mix) - Promo CD
COOKING VINYL (August 2002)

(FRYCD140P) THE NIGHT (Almighty Mix)/THE NIGHT (Almighty PA Mix)/THE NIGHT (Wayne G Heaven Anthem Dub)/THE NIGHT (Wayne G Heaven Anthem Mix)/THE NIGHT (Manhattan Clique Mix) - CD promo
COOKING VINYL (December 2002)

(TORCH2007 / SSM007) TORCH (MHC Vocal Remix)/TORCH (MHC Dub) - white label 12″ Promo
SOME BIZZARE/UNIVERSAL/PLANET CLIQUE (August 2007)

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 UK ALBUM

(830 708-2) SOFT CELL THE SINGLES
MEMORABILIA/TAINTED LOVE/BEDSITTER/SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE/TORCH/WHAT/WHERE THE HEART IS/NUMBERS/SOUL INSIDE/DOWN IN THE SUBWAY/LOVING YOU HATING ME - CD
SOME BIZZARE/PHONOGRAM (December 1986)

(848 512-2) SOFT CELL/MARC ALMOND: MEMORABILIA - THE SINGLES
MEMORABILIA ‘91(grid remix)/TAINTED LOVE (mendelsohn remix)/BEDSITTER(grid remix)/TORCH (original 7″ version)/WHAT (grid remix)/SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE ‘91 (mendelsohn remix)/SOUL INSIDE (remix)/WHERE THE HEART IS (grid remix)/I FEEL LOVE (original 7″)/TEARS RUN RINGS (justin strauss remix)/A LOVER SPURNED (original 7″ version)/SOMETHING'S GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART (with gene pitney)/SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE (The Long Goodbye-Extended Mendelsohn Remix)/WAIFS AND STRAYS (Grid Twilight Mix) - CD
SOME BIZZARE/MERCURY (April 1991)
(ALL Soft Cell remixed tracks have new vocals also.)

(550 189-2) DOWN IN THE SUBWAY - budget priced CD (removed info, ALL tracks available on other CDs, in better quality sound!)

(532 595-2) NON STOP EROTIC CABARET
FRUSTRATION/TAINTED LOVE/SEEDY FILMS/YOUTH/SEX DWARF/ENTERTAIN ME/CHIPS ON MY SHOULDER/BEDSITTER/SECRET LIFE/SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE/WHERE DID OUR LOVE (7″)/MEMORABILIA (7″)/FACILITY GIRLS (7″)/Fun City (Marc & the Mambas track)/TORCH (7″)/INSECURE ME (7″)/WHAT (single mix)/So (7″) (Dave Ball solo track) - Digitally re-mastered CD
(N.B.: Digitally re-mastered by Roger Wake, 1996. Inside jacket sleeve notes by Richard Smith. The tracks Say Hello Wave Goodbye has inferior sound quality.)
SOME BIZARRE/MERCURY (February 1996)

(552 086-2) SAY HELLO TO SOFT CELL
SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE (mendelsohn 7″ remix)/TORCH/BEDSITTER (non stop erotic cabaret mix)/YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE/HEAT/THE ART OF FALLING APART/FACILITY GIRLS/BORN TO LOSE/SEX DWARF (non stop erotic cabaret mix)/DISEASE AND DESIRE/CHIPS ON MY SHOULDER/FRUSTRATION/MR SELF DESTRUCT/NUMBERS/WHERE WAS YOUR HEART (WHEN YOU NEEDED IT MOST)/A MAN CAN GET LOST* - budget priced CD
SPECTRUM/KARUSSEL/POLYGRAM (March 1996)
(* Only CD with this track on!)

(558 265-2) NON STOP ECSTATIC DANCING
MEMORABILIA (remix)/WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO (remix)/WHAT (remix)/A MAN COULD LOST (remix)/CHIPS ON MY SHOULDER (remix)/SEX DWARF (remix)/TAINTED LOVE (Original 12″)/MEMORABILIA (original 12″)/WHAT (original 12″)/SO (original 12″)/TORCH (original 12″)/INSECURE ME (original 12″) - Digitally re-mastered CD
SOME BIZARRE/MERCURY (June 1998)

(558 266-2) THE ART OF FALLING APART
FOREVER THE SAME/WHERE THE HEART IS/NUMBERS/HEAT/KITCHEN SINK DRAMA/BABY DOLL/LOVING YOU HATING ME/THE ART OF FALLING APART/HENDRIX MEDLEY/MARTIN/BARRIERS (Ext.)/IT'S A MUG'S GAME (Ext.) - Digitally re-mastered CD
SOME BIZARRE/MERCURY (June 1998)

(558 267-2) THIS LAST NIGHT IN SODOM
MR SELF DESTRUCT/SLAVE TO THIS/LITTLE ROUGH RHINESTONE/MEET MURDER MY ANGEL/THE BEST WAY TO KILL/L'ESQUALITA/DOWN IN THE SUBWAY/SURRENDER (TO A STRANGER)/SOUL INSIDE/WHERE WAS YOUR HEART (WHEN YOU NEEDED IT MOST)/DISEASE AND DESIRE/BORN TO LOSE/YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (7″)/007 THEME/SOUL INSIDE (Ext.)/HER IMAGINATION - Digitally re-mastered CD
SOME BIZARRE/MERCURY (June 1998)

 (548 506-2) SOFT CELL - THE TWELVE INCH SINGLES
MEMORABILIA/PERSUASION/TAINTED LOVE (ext)/TAINTED DUB/BEDSITTER/FACILITY GIRLS/SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE/FUN CITY/TORCH/INSECURE ME/WHAT/SO/WHERE THE HEART IS/IT'S A MUG'S GAME/NUMBERS/BARRIERS/SOUL INSIDE/LOVING YOU HATING ME/YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE/007 THEME/HER IMAGINATION/DOWN IN THE SUBWAY (extended remix)/DISEASE AND DESIRE/BORN TO LOSE/MEMORABILIA ‘91 (Extended Grid Remix)/TAINTED LOVE ‘91 (mendelsohn remix)/SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE ‘91/WHERE THE HEART IS ‘91 - Tri-pack CD
MERCURY/UNIVERSAL (October 2001)

(586 834-2) THE VERY BEST OF SOFT CELL
MEMORABILIA/TAINTED LOVE/WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO/BEDSITTER/SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE/SEX DWARF/TORCH/INSECURE ME/WHAT/WHERE THE HEART IS/T'S A MUG'S GAME/NUMBERS/LOVING YOU HATING ME/SOUL INSIDE/DOWN IN THE SUBWAY/SOMEBODY, SOMEWHERE, SOMETIME/DIVIDED SOUL/TAINTED LOVE (2XS Remix)/SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE (Almighty Radio edit) - CD
MERCURY/UNIVERSAL (April 2002)

(COOKCD245) CRUELTY WITHOUT BEAUTY
DARKER TIMES/MONO CULTURE/LE GRAND GUIGNOL/THE NIGHT/LAST CHANCE/TOGETHER ALONE/DESPERATE/WHATEVER IT TAKES/ALL OUT OF LOVE/SENSATION NATION/CALIGULA SYNDROME/ON AN UP - CD
COOKING VINYL (September 2002)

(SFRSCD123) SOFT CELL AT THE BBC
BEDSITTER/CHIPS ON MY SHOULDER/SEEDY FILMS/ENTERTAIN ME/SOUL INSIDE/HER IMAGINATION/WHERE WAS YOUR HEART (WHEN YOU NEEDED IT MOST)/YOUTH (CD-Rom Video)/SEX DWARF (CD-Rom Video)
(The first five tracks are from the Richard Skinner show on 26 July 1981, the last three are from the David Jensen show on 6 January 1983. The CD also contains video footage of Soft Cell performing 'Youth' and 'Sex Dwarf' live on the Old Grey Whistle Test programme recorded on 4 February 1982.) - enhanced CD
STRANGE FRUIT (September 2003)

(COOKCD267) SOFT CELL - LIVE
MEMORABILIA/MONOCULTURE/LE GRAND GUIGNOL/HEAT/CALIGULA SYNDROME/DIVIDED SOUL/LAST CHANCE/BARRIERS/YOUTH/LOVING YOU HATING ME/MR SELF DESTRUCT/THE BEST WAY TO KILL/THE ART OF FALLING APART/TOGETHER ALONE/SOMEBODY, SOMEWHERE, SOMETIME/BABY DOLL/THE NIGHT/SOUL INSIDE/TORCH/BEDSITTER/TAINTED LOVE/WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO/MARTIN/INSECURE ME/SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE/SEX DWARF - Double CD
(Tracks recorded in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, London and Brussels during the bands 2003 European tour.)
COOKING VINYL (October 2003)

 (SBZ 046) SOFT CELL - THE BEDSIT TAPES
TUBBERWARE PARTY/PYREX MY CUISINE/WALKING MAKE UP COUNTER/CLEANSING FANTIC/EXCRETORY EAT ANOREXIA NERVOSA/PARANOID/A CUT ABOVE THE REST/PURELY FUNCTIONAL/SCIENCE FICTION STORIES/FACTORY FUN/MIX/OCCUPATIONAL HAZZARD/ BLEAK IS MY FAVOURITE CLICHÉ/METRO MR X/L.O.V.E F.E.E.L.I.N.G/POTENTIAL - CD
(Tracks were recorded in bedrooms and the polytechnic art department studio in a very basic fashion between 1978 and 1980. Sleeve notes by Dave Ball. Digitally re-mastered.)
SOME BIZARRE (July 2005)

 (SBZ 047) SOFT CELL - NON STOP DEMOS
FRUSTRATION/FACILITY GIRL/SECRET LIFE/A MAN CAN GET LOST/PERSUASION/CLEANSING FANATIC/AS ADVERTISED/BABES IN CONSUMERLAND/WHEN WE GO MARCHING/SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE - CD
(Frustration is the Mutant Moments EP version, NOT the 'non-stop' sessions demo version. Tracks were recorded circa 1981. Digitally re-mastered.)
SOME BIZARRE (November 2006)

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 UK ALBUM PROMOS

(no catalogue number) TAINTED LOVE (Almighty Remix) (6:19)/SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE (Almighty Remix) (7:41) - Promo CD
(no catalogue number) TAINTED LOVE (2XS Remix) (3.17 edit) - Promo CD
MERCURY/UNIVERSAL (March 2002)

(SCELL1) SOFT CELL - Heat the Remixes
MEMORABILIA (Cicada ReMix)/TAINTED LOVE (Dakeyne ReMix)/TORCH ([MHC] Manhattan Clique Remix)/MEMORABILIA (Cicada Dub)/TAINTED LOVE (Dakeyne Dubstrumental)/TORCH (MHC [Manhattan Clique] Dub)/TAINTED LOVE (Dakeyne Radio Edit) - CD Promo
SOME BIZZARE/MERCURY UNIVERSAL (January 2008 / UK)

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 MISCELLANEOUS

(BZLP 1/ *BZMC 1) THE GIRL WITH THE PATENT LEATHER FACE (track on 'Some Bizzare Album') - LP and *Tape
SOME BIZZARE/PHONOGRAM (March 1981)

(LYN 10410) METRO MR X (new version) - free 7″ red/green flexi-disc, issue 12 of 'Flexipop!' magazine
LYNTONE (October 1981)

(no catalogue number) SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE (Live '82) - 7″ fan club clear blue flexi-disc (500 issued)
LYNTONE/CELLMATES (March 1983)

(no catalogue number) GHOSTRIDER (Live '83) - 7″ 'Cellmates' fan club flexi-disc (approx 2000 pressed)
FLEXI RECORDS LTD/CELLMATES (October 1983)

(510 297-2/ *510 297-4) THE GIRL WITH THE PATENT LEATHER FACE (track on 'Some Bizzare Album') - CD & *Tape
SOME BIZZARE (March 1992)

(SBZO42CD) GOD SHAPED HOLE
(track on 'I'd Rather Shout at a Returning Echo Than Kid Myself that Someone's Listening') - CD
SOME BIZARRE (September 2001)

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 OVERSEAS RELEASES

CANADA

(SOVX 2306) SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE (Extended)/TAINTED DUB - WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO (Vocal) - 12″
VERTIGO (1982)

(SOV 2319) LOVING YOU HATING ME (original version) (3:40 Edit)/IT'S A MUG'S GAME - 7″
(N.B. 'Loving You Hating Me' runs 38 seconds less than the album version)
VERTIGO (1983)

USA

 (314-538853-2) SOFT CELL - THE TWELVE INCH SINGLES
TAINTED LOVE (1999 Club 69 Future Mix)/MEMORABILIA/PERSUASION/TAINTED LOVE (ext)/TAINTED DUB/BEDSITTER/FACILITY GIRLS/SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE/FUN CITY/TORCH/INSECURE ME/WHAT/SO/WHERE THE HEART IS/IT'S A MUG'S GAME/NUMBERS/BARRIERS/SOUL INSIDE/LOVING YOU HATING ME/YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE/007 THEME/HER IMAGINATION/DOWN IN THE SUBWAY (extended remix)/DISEASE AND DESIRE/BORN TO LOSE/MEMORABILIA ‘91 (Extended Grid Remix)/TAINTED LOVE ‘91 (mendelsohn remix)/SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE ‘91/WHERE THE HEART IS ‘91 - Tri-pack CD
MERCURY/UNIVERSAL (Febraury 1999)

(314 586 719-2) NON STOP EROTIC CABARET (Re-Mastered)
FRUSTRATION/TAINTED LOVE/SEEDY FILMS/YOUTH/SEX DWARF/ENTERTAIN ME/CHIPS ON MY SHOULDER/BEDSITTER/MY SECRET LIFE/SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE/TAINTED LOVE - WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO (original 12″ Mix)/TAINTED DUB - Reissue CD
(N.B.: Digitally re-mastered by Jeff Wilens, 2001. Inside jacket sleeve notes are written by Brian Chin, November 1998. Also, the tracks Say Hello Wave Goodbye do NOT have any inferior sound quality!)
MERCURY/UNIVERSAL (February 2002)

(PRO-S-1028) TAINTED LOVE (12″) (3:58 Edit)/WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO (4.10 edit) - 7″ Promo
SIRE/SOME BIZZARE (circa 1982)

(7-29641) HEAT (3:54 Edit) (stereo)/HEAT (mono) - 7″ Promo
(N.B. 'Heat' runs at approx 2:15 mins less than the album version)
SIRE/SOME BIZZARE (1983)

(PRO-A-1096) LOVING YOU HATING ME (Special Mix)/HEAT/LOVING YOU HATING ME (LP Version) - 12″ Promo album sampler
SIRE/SOME BIZZARE (1983)