Soft Cell – The Art Of Falling Apart
Label: |
Some Bizzare – APART12 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, LP, Album
Vinyl
, 12", 45 RPM, Single
All Media
, Limited Edition
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Country: |
UK |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Electronic |
Style: |
Synth-pop |
Tracklist
| A1 | Forever The Same | ||
| A2 | Where The Heart Is | ||
| A3 | Numbers | ||
| A4 | Heat | ||
| B1 | Kitchen Sink Drama | ||
| B2 | Baby Doll | ||
| B3 | Loving You, Hating Me | ||
| B4 | The Art Of Falling Apart | ||
| C | Martin | ||
| Hendrix Medley | |||
| D1 | Hey Joe | ||
| D2 | Purple Haze | ||
| D3 | Voodoo Chile |
Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – PRS Ltd.
- Lacquer Cut At – Trident Studios
- Recorded At – Camden Cell Studios
- Published By – Metropolis Ltd.
- Published By – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
- Published By – Carlin Music Corp.
- Published By – Intersong Music Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Phonogram Ltd. (London)
Credits
- Design [Cover & Inner Bag] – Marc Almond
- Engineer [Assistant] – Harvey*
- Engineer [Engineered By] – Don Wershba
- Instruments – Dave Ball
- Lacquer Cut By – Rays*
- Layout [& Assistance] – Huw Feather
- Mixed By – Harvey Goldberg
- Photography By [& Assistance] – Peter Ashworth
- Producer [Produced By] – Soft Cell
- Trumpet – John Gatchell
- Voice – Marc Almond
- Written-By, Arranged By – Almond* (tracks: A1 to C)
Notes
First issue released with a free 12" and including two picture / credits liners.
Initial copies d the bonus single with a blue sticker on front sleeve.
Recorded at the Camden Cell Aug/Sept '82
Titles A1 to C: Metropolis Ltd./Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
D1: Carlin Music Corp.
D2, D3: Intersong Music Ltd.
Original sound recording made by Phonogram Ltd. (London)
℗ 1983 Phonogram Ltd. (London)
except "Where The Heart Is"
℗ 1982 Phonogram Ltd. (London)
[Incidental info:]
Track A3 refers to the 1967 novel Numbers by John Rechy.
Track C was inspirted by the 1977 horror film Martin directed by George A. Romero.
The runouts are stamped, except for the hand-etched "RAYS".
Thanks to: Danny Hyde @ Point, Dilly, Annie, Lizzy, Huwy, Anita, Friends in Leeds, Friends in London, Friends in N.Y.C. And to all those who...
Thanks to Jenny @ Metropolis
A special thank-you from David to Karen & Phil Ramone for kindly letting me use their apartment
Thanks to Genesis P. & David Tibet for the bones
Special thanks to the marvellous and charming Marion not to mention Jane, okay.
Initial copies d the bonus single with a blue sticker on front sleeve.
Recorded at the Camden Cell Aug/Sept '82
Titles A1 to C: Metropolis Ltd./Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
D1: Carlin Music Corp.
D2, D3: Intersong Music Ltd.
Original sound recording made by Phonogram Ltd. (London)
℗ 1983 Phonogram Ltd. (London)
except "Where The Heart Is"
℗ 1982 Phonogram Ltd. (London)
[Incidental info:]
Track A3 refers to the 1967 novel Numbers by John Rechy.
Track C was inspirted by the 1977 horror film Martin directed by George A. Romero.
The runouts are stamped, except for the hand-etched "RAYS".
Thanks to: Danny Hyde @ Point, Dilly, Annie, Lizzy, Huwy, Anita, Friends in Leeds, Friends in London, Friends in N.Y.C. And to all those who...
Thanks to Jenny @ Metropolis
A special thank-you from David to Karen & Phil Ramone for kindly letting me use their apartment
Thanks to Genesis P. & David Tibet for the bones
Special thanks to the marvellous and charming Marion not to mention Jane, okay.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): BIZL 3 A // 2 ▽ 420 V 1 2 5 RAYS
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): BIZL 3 B // 1 ▽ 420 V 1 2 6
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 1): APART 12 A // 1 ▽ 420 V 1 2 2 RAYS
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 1): APART 12 B // 2 ▽ 420 V 1 2 3
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): BIZL 3 A // 2 ▽ 420 V 1 2 6 RAYS
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): BIZL 3 B // 1 ▽ 420 V 1 1 1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 2): APART 12 A // 2 ▽ 420 V 1 2 3
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 2): APART 12 B // 2 ▽ 420 V 1 1 3
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): BIZL 3 A // 1▽ 420 V 1 1 3
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): BIZL 3 B // 2 ▽ 420 V 1 2 4
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 3): APART 12 A // 2 ▽ 420 V 1 2 3
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 3): APART 12 B // 2 ▽ 420 V 1 1 3
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): BIZL 3 A // 1 ▽ 420 V 1 2 1 RAYS
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): BIZL 3 B // 2 ▽ 420 B 1 2 8
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 4): APART 1 2 A // 1 ▽ 420 V 1 1 RAYS 1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 4): APART 1 2 B // 2 ▽ 420 V 1 1 2
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): BIZL 3 A // 1 ▽ 420 V 12 6 RAYS
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): BIZL 3 B // 2 ▽ 420 V 1 1 6
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 5): APART 12 A // 1▽420 V 1 2 4
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 5): APART 12 B // 2▽420 V 1 1
Other Versions (5 of 58)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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The Art Of Falling Apart (LP, Album) | Some Bizzare | BIZL3, BIZL 3 | UK | 1983 | ||
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The Art Of Falling Apart (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 6359 124 | Netherlands | 1983 | ||
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The Art Of Falling Apart (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 63 59 124 | Spain | 1983 | ||
| The Art Of Falling Apart (LP, Album) | Some Bizzare | VOG-1-3320 | Canada | 1983 | |||
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The Art Of Falling Apart (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 6359 124 | 1983 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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As "jarren" was already reporting. It's a classic of synth pop. He wrote quite well about it.
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Edited 7 years agoAwesome album, right up there with Soft Cell's best material.
Special mention has to go to Baby Doll, though. I've heard most of Soft Cell's material, and not much compares to the depravity, filth & horror that this song provides.
Lyrically, we're talking about hard drug addiction and the prostitution that goes with it.
The music itself is suitably catastrophic, so you won't find much to smile about here.
I truly believe that The Horrorist was deeply influenced by Soft Cell. Such strong correlations in story telling, usually dark and sometimes nihilistic.
It's funny to think that most people just know Soft Cell for Tainted Love.
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