Synthpop icons Soft Cell‘s landmark 1981 debut album, Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret is getting the deluxe reissue treatment with a two-LP vinyl set and a six-CD Super Deluxe box set that will be out October 20 via Mercury-EMI/UMR.
Says singer Marc Almond: “The album was the other side of the coin of Margaret Thatcher’s Britain: I never felt it was political at the time, but it seems it now. Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret was the secret seedy life that went on behind the mask of Conservative Britain.”
The box set features a remastered version of the original album, including singles “Tainted Love,” “Bedsitter,” and “Wave Hello, Say Goodbye,” plus full-length versions of the songs, single versions, 12″ versions, b-sides, new remixes, alternate mixes, rarities, radio sessions, demos, instrumentals, the album played live at Hammersmith’s Eventim Apollo in November 2021, and more. There are 98 tracks total, 40 of which are previously unreleased.
The double-LP vinyl reissue includes the original album remastered on the first disc, plus single versions and b-sides on the second disc.
Check out the full tracklist for both, along with the new 2023 extended mix of “Frustration” and the album’s classic videos, below.
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SOFT CELL ‘NON-STOP EROTIC CABARET’ 6-CD SUPER DELUXE EDITION
^ Denotes previously unreleased
CD1: Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret: 2023 Remaster + Singles, B-Sides and Edits
1. Frustration 04:12
2. Tainted Love 02:35
3. Seedy Films 05:05
4. Youth 03:21
5. Sex Dwarf 05:47
6. Entertain Me 03:00
7. Chips On My Shoulder 04:06
8. Bedsitter 03:36
9. Secret Life 03:37
10. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 05:34
11. Memorabilia (Single Version) 04:49
12. A Man Could Get Lost (Single Version) 03:17
13. Persuasion (Edit of 12” Single B-Side) 03:36 *
14. Where Did Our Love Go? (Single B-Side) 03:14
15. Facility Girls (Single B-Side) 02:23
16. Fun City (Edit of 12” Single B-Side) 04:24
17. Torch (Single Version) 04:08
18. Insecure Me (Single B-Side) 04:40
19. What! (Single Version) 02:51
20. …So (Single B-Side) 03:49
CD2: Non-Stop Extended Cabaret: Full-Length Versions and New Remixes
1. Frustration (Extended Version) 06:02 ^
2. Tainted Love (2021 10″ Extended Version) 05:05
3. Seedy Films (2023 Extended Version) 05:16 ^
4. Youth (2018 ‘Wasted On The Young’ Extended Version) 05:41
5. Sex Dwarf (2023 Extended Version) 05:45 ^
6. Entertain Me (2023 Extended Version) 06:05 ^
7. Chips On My Shoulder (2018 Extended Version) 06:16
8. Bedsitter (1981 Original 12” Mix) 07:52
9. Secret Life (2018 Extended Version) 05:20
10. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (2018 Dave Ball ‘Lateral Mix’) 07:07
11. A Man Could Get Lost (2023 Extended Version) 05:08 ^
12. Memorabilia (Daniel Miller 2023 Remix) 05:16
13. Memorabilia (The Hacker 2023 Remix) 06:37
CD3: Non-Stop Exotic Cabaret: Curios, Rarities, Sessions and Alternate Mixes
1. Frustration (Original ‘Mutant Moments’ Version) 03:32
2. Tainted Love (New 2023 Version) 03:01 ^
3. Seedy Films (Richard X Remix) 05:20
4. Youth (Dave Ball ‘Warhol Funeral’ Mix) 03:05 ^
5. Sex Dwarf (Live On BBC ‘Old Grey Whistle Test’ 4th February 1982) 05:16
6. Entertain Me (Richard Skinner Session, Radio 1, 26th July 1981) 03:45
7. Chips On My Shoulder (Live From ‘The Oxford Road Show’ 22nd January 1982) 03:28 ^
8. Bedsitter ((Richard Skinner Session, Radio 1, 26th July 1981) 03:34
9. Secret Life (George Demure Remix) 05:10
10. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (Live From ‘The Oxford Road Show’ 22nd January 1982) 04:33 ^
11. A Man Could Get Lost (Live at Leeds Warehouse, 16th July 2018) 03:30 ^
12. Torch (Live from ‘Top Of The Pops 2’, 28th January 2002) 04:05 ^
13. Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go (US Radio Edit) 04:01 ^
14. Seedy Films (Richard Skinner Session, Radio 1, 26th July 1981) 03:58
15. Youth (Live On BBC ‘Old Grey Whistle Test’ 4th February 1982) 03:15 ^
16. Chips On My Shoulder (Richard Skinner Session, Radio 1, 26th July 1981) 04:20
17. Tainted Love (Live from ‘Top Of The Pops’ 1981 Reunion, 2001) 03:14 ^
18. Bedsitter (‘Flexipop’ Version) 03:45 ^
19. Memorabilia (2023 Dub Mix) 5:44 ^
20. Tainted Love (Aborted 1981 Studio Take) 1:07 ^
CD4: Non-Stop Instrumental Cabaret: Instrumentals and Bonus Demos
1. Frustration (Instrumental) 04:15 ^
2. Tainted Love (Instrumental) 03:01 ^
3. Seedy Films (Instrumental) 05:10 ^
4. Youth (Instrumental) 03:25 ^
5. Sex Dwarf (Instrumental) 05:15 ^
6. Entertain Me (Instrumental) 02:57 ^
7. Chips On My Shoulder (Instrumental) 04:09 ^
8. Bedsitter (Instrumental) 03:39 ^
9. Secret Life (Instrumental) 04:03 ^
10. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (Single B-Side Instrumental) 03:54
11. A Man Could Get Lost (Original Daniel Miller Instrumental Version) 03:30 ^
12. Torch (Instrumental) 04:12 ^
13. What! (Instrumental) 03:11 ^
14. Insecure Me (Instrumental) 03:12 ^
15. Tainted Love (Original 1981 Daniel Miller Demo) 02:47
16. Seedy Films (Original 1981 Demo) 04:02 ^
17. Sex Dwarf (Original 1981 Demo) 06:53 ^
18. Chips On My Shoulder (Original Demo) 03:50 ^
19. Secret Life (Original 1981 Demo) 03:39 ^
20. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (Original 1981 Demo) 04:39 ^
CD5: Non-Stop Original Cabaret: The 1981 / 1982 12” Mixes and B Sides
1. Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? (Original 12″ Version) 08:57
2. Memorabilia (Original 12″ Version) 07:47
3. Torch (Original 12″ Version) 08:28
4. What! (Original 12″ Version) 06:09
5. Tainted Dub (Original Version) 09:14
6. Persuasion (Original 12″ Version) 07:35
7. Facility Girls (Original 12″ Version) 07:16
8. Fun City (Original Version) 07:33
9. Insecure Me (Original 12″ Version) 08:16
10. …So (Original 12″ Version) 08:29
CD6: Non-Stop Intimate Cabaret: Live In Concert, London 2021 and 2018
1. Frustration (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
2. Tainted Love (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
3. Seedy Films (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
4. Youth (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
5. Sex Dwarf (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
6. Entertain Me (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
7. Chips On My Shoulder (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
8. Bedsitter (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
9. Secret Life (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
10. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
11. Torch (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
12. Memorabilia (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
13. Insecure Me (Live at 02 Arena London, 30 September 2018
14. What! (Live at 02 Arena London, 30 September 2018
15. Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? (Live at 02 Arena London, 30 September 2018
SOFT CELL ‘NON-STOP EROTIC CABARET’ 2-LP EXPANDED EDITION
BLACK VINYL & LIMITED EDITION YELLOW/BLUE VINYL
Side A
1. Frustration 04:12
2. Tainted Love 02:35
3. Seedy Films 05:05
4. Youth 03:21
5. Sex Dwarf 05:47
Side B
1. Entertain Me 03:00
2. Chips On My Shoulder 04:06
3. Bedsitter 03:36
4. Secret Life 03:37
5. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 05:34
Side C
1. Memorabilia (Single Version) 04:49
2. A Man Could Get Lost (Single Version) 03:17
3. Persuasion (Edit of 12” Single B-Side) 03:36
4. Where Did Our Love Go? (Single B-Side) 03:14
5. Facility Girls (Single B-Side) 02:23
6. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (Single B-side, Instrumental) 03:54
Side D
1. Fun City (Edit of 12” Single B-Side) 04:24
2. Torch (Single Version) 04:08
3. Insecure Me (Single B-Side) 03:10
4. What! (Single Version) 02:51
5. …So (Single B-Side) 03:49