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Released
  
20 May 1991 (UK)

Producer
  
Various

Release date
  
20 May 1991

Genres
  
Synth-pop, Rock music

Recorded
  
1980–1991

Artists
  
Soft Cell, Marc Almond

Label
  
Cleopatra Records

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Similar
  
Soft Cell albums, Synth-pop albums

Memorabilia – The Singles is a compilation album featuring songs by the British singer/songwriter Marc Almond as a solo artist and with his partner Dave Ball as the synthpop duo Soft Cell. The album is a compilation for both Almond and Soft Cell, it was released in 1991 and reached number eight on the UK Albums Chart. Memorabilia – The Singles was promoted by the singles "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91" and "Tainted Love '91.

Contents

The compilation was assembled by Stevo Some Bizarre with Marc Almond's Soft Cell, his two albums as Marc and the Mambas and his first solo album. While almost every Soft Cell single was included in the package, the compilers opted to overlook all of Almond's work up to 1988 excepting his 1985 collaboration with Jimmy Somerville and the Bronski Beat. Some Bizarre contribution licensed some tracks this release was with Universal

Receiving positive reviews the compilation was originally released as an LP, CD, Cassette and VHS video in May 1991. The compilation has since not been reissued. The artwork was designed by Big-Active Limited with a cover photograph by Richard Haughton.

Reception

Memorabilia – The Singles received good reviews from the majority of critics.

LP

All tracks written by D. Ball and M. Almond; except where indicated.

CD and Cassette

All tracks written by D. Ball and M. Almond; except where indicated.

Memorabilia – The Video Singles

A 14-track video compilation, Memorabilia – The Video Singles, was also released with a slightly different track listing. "What" was accidentally left off the printed track listing on the outer cover of some releases of Memorabilia – The Video Singles, but is actually included on the videocassette itself.

  1. "Memorabilia"
  2. "Tainted Love '91"
  3. "Bedsitter"
  4. "Torch"
  5. "What"
  6. "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91"
  7. "Soul Inside"
  8. "Where the Heart Is"
  9. "I Feel Love (Medley)"
  10. "Tears Run Rings"
  11. "A Love Spurned"
  12. "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart"
  13. "The Stars We Are" (Annie Hogan, Marc Almond)
  14. "Waifs and Strays"

Songs

1Tainted Love (Re-Recorded / Remastered)3:11
2Tainted Love (DJ Rad remix)4:16
3Tainted Love (club Crasher remix)4:21

References

Memorabilia – The Singles Wikipedia
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