Soft Cell "Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret" - Blu-Ray Audio with Dolby Atmos mix coming 12/1 (SDE #15)

[fredblue]

Very 1980s, reminds me of Kenny Everett's comedy show on TV - which did get a bit risque!

risqué indeed but it was all done in the best possible taste..!!

 

[Owen Smith]

Talking of 12" singles, I have what I think is all of the Frankie Goes To Hollywood 12". They have all been played precisely once, many years ago on a friend's Rega Planar 3 and MC cartridge, Audiolab 8000PPA phono amp, 8000Q pre amp, four 8000M monoblocs and Monitor Audio Studio 20SE speakers. I have never heard vinyl sound so good before or since, we had a great time that day. Played my Queen 12" singles too, though that collection is incomplete.

 

[ubertrout]

Very 1980s, reminds me of Kenny Everett's comedy show on TV...

I mean, saying this album is Very 1980s is a bit like saying water is wet.

 

[sjcorne]

Did they say who did the Atmos mix? All I saw on the SDE page is that it was "overseen by the band".

 

[Muppet69]

 

[cbmmm3]

One of my very favorite albums ..... how could I NOT order .......? Disco is alive and well .... well into the NEW MILLENNIUM!

Ralphie
you ol disco boy !!

 

[ss9001]

I don't see any mention of the Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go 12" single mix. If that is not included, it would be a huge whiff.

Agreed! The ~9 min version blending the 2 made the combined song much more interesting. Without this version this release is a very missed opportunity. If it was included, I would buy it in a heartbeat. Now I really have to think hard about it, since the other songs really don't interest me. I bookmarked the deluxe album in my Qobuz library several years ago just for that combined song and not sure I need to have the rest of the album in Atmos. Not compelling.

I do think SDE is doing too much 80's type/new wave/synth pop music. He's seems stuck in a rut. For me, these all tend to sound "the same" or similar enough. And I really don't like that too regular drum machine tick-tick-tick sound. No real drummer/drumming sounds that way and unless the song is compelling in other ways, I find that synth drum sound gets irritating to listen to after awhile.

 

[François]

I for one welcome eighties surround music. I do love seventies music too, but we have already a lot out there and a lot still coming: Quadio, Dutton, Japanese SACDs…

 

[dadregga]

I concur it is a missed opportunity. The Tainted Love video would have been nice as well.

I also concur that the series has gotten into a little of what I'll call a "new wave rut." I like a limited amount of synth pop but where is the rock?

Man it's *just* starting to look like we might get out of the "rock rut", don't jinx it.

 

[fredblue]

I for one welcome eighties surround music. I do love seventies music too, but we have already a lot out there and a lot still coming: Quadio, Dutton, Japanese SACDs…

oh absolutely!!

it's logical since Quad was in it's heyday in the 70's there'd be a sizeable amount of vintage 70's Quad mixes for labels to draw upon for Surround reissues etc of course but i agree with you, there's another 40+ years of wonderful music that's not from the 70's that would lend itself beautifully to Surround Sound as well!!

bring on the 80's, 90's and 00's in 5.1 and beyond!!

 

[Robert van Diggele]

Ordered. 80’s electronic is excellent. Bring it on.

SDE is now showing Euro in the shop plus the email confirmation mentioned the Dutch VAT amount. Paul and Anne upping their game, nice.

 

[srbjab]

A pass for me, especially after sampling the entire album on Apple Music. Tainted Love towers above the other tracks IMHO, and not including the Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go EP tracks is a serious miss. There's plenty of other 80's synth pop I'd rather listen to than this, even in Atmos.

 

[Cassetto]

This is way outside my comfort zone, I mean 1980s Disco-Pop!! Apart from "Tainted Love" I don't know any of the tracks, but I suspect it will be an excellent mix as Trevor Horn is involved. So duly ordered - it would also irritate me if I saw on the shelf No.14, No.16 and no No.15!

I'm very happy about this, "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" is a favorite of mine. Soft Cell aren't for everyone, but I'm neither a synth pop nor a synth disco fan, but Soft Cell (and Marc Almond's Marc And The Mambas) have a sharp flair for drama that most synth pop bands lacked. Tim Bowness and Steven Wilson's No Man project strikes me as having a fair bit of influence from Soft Cell and Marc And The Mambas' less dancey material.

 

[efb18]

Great, super fun album!! With fond memories attached … Pre-ordered!

I do seem to recall this one being an oft-requested album to be released in a multi-channel format...

Side note: “Youth” is my favorite song from this album. If you don’t like “Tainted Love,” give that a chance.

 

[SeeMoreDigital]

I'm very happy about this, "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" is a favorite of mine.

I quite like David Gray's rendition of this track on his 1998 White Ladder album.

By the way... Don't anyone be tempted to by the 20th anniversary edition of White Ladder as it's compressed to hell.

 

[fetchmybeer]

This might be worth it for Sex Dwarf alone.

 

[key_wiz]

Yes!

 

[JediJoker]

I quite like David Gray's rendition of this track on his 1998 White Ladder album.

I didn't even realize that his recording was a cover. White Ladder is one of my favorite '90s albums. I think it was a big enough seller that it could merit an Atmos mix.

 

[Scott65]

I've just pre-ordered. Never thought this one would get the atmos treatment.

 

[Scott65]

Agreed! The ~9 min version blending the 2 made the combined song much more interesting. Without this version this release is a very missed opportunity. If it was included, I would buy it in a heartbeat. Now I really have to think hard about it, since the other songs really don't interest me. I bookmarked the deluxe album in my Qobuz library several years ago just for that combined song and not sure I need to have the rest of the album in Atmos. Not compelling.

I do think SDE is doing too much 80's type/new wave/synth pop music. He's seems stuck in a rut. For me, these all tend to sound "the same" or similar enough. And I really don't like that too regular drum machine tick-tick-tick sound. No real drummer/drumming sounds that way and unless the song is compelling in other ways, I find that synth drum sound gets irritating to listen to after awhile.

yes, the 9 min version is great and a big lost opportunity. I remember local radio at the time of release (early 1982 in Tasmania) playing that version instead of the 7 inch single.