Marc Almond MOTHER FIST and Her Five Daughters Vinyl LP (Soft Cell 1980's '90's)
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Marc Almond MOTHER FIST and Her Five Daughters
Very early first pressing, A1 matrixes.
Vinyl LP
Condtion vinyl; Excellent ~ nMin
Cover; Also Superb still partially in original SHRINK WRAP
rare to find condition!!!
below are some reviews of this LP;
There are few albums that deserve an unquestionable 5 stars but this is surely one of them. Each & every track is a gem - Marc Almond at his quirkiest, most inventive and (at the time) substance influenced best. Personal favourites are "Mother Fist", "The Sea Says" and "Saint Judy" but the whole album is fabulous and lends us a tantalising glimpse into the lost, the lonely, the sordid and the bizarre. My only regret is that original plans to make this a double album were shelved, releasing extraordinary songs such as "Gyp the Blood", "Jackal Jackal", "Broken Hearted and Beautiful" and (Almond's solo best in my opinion), the hauntingly beautiful "Black Lullaby" as b-sides. If you buy this album, do yourself a favour and buy the subsequently released "A Virgin's Tale vol 2" at the same time - all the Mother Fist b-sides are on there; along with Almond's collaboration with the Willing Sinners (on MF), they make the perfect partnership. If Mother Fist HAD been released as a double album, it would even have eclipsed Almond's classic double offering "Torment & Toreros", recorded with the Mambas. Now go, buy and wallow in the fabulous drunken burlesque that is Mother Fist......
This is, in my opinion, one of the best albums ever written, produced and executed. From the beginning to the fabulous end, this LP just shines! You coudl close your eyes and be in a world of back-rooms, run down seaside hotels, watching faded stars and sea farers - you can taste all this through these magical songs. Marc Almond at his best.
Most people know Marc Almond as the leader of Soft Cell, the early-'80s dance act best known for the single "Tainted Love"; that song's success overshadowed the group's other work while proving that getting famous with a cover can be as much a curse as a blessing. (See also "Mrs. Robinson" by The Lemonheads.) Others may know Almond only as an openly gay musician from a conservative era in which even the flamboyant Boy George found success while remaining in the closet. But Almond has been a good deal more prolific than his one-hit status would indicate, as illustrated by these two post-Soft Cell albums, released for the first time in America. Of the two, 1985's Stories Of Johnny is the more immediately accessible, thanks largely to its lush romantic sound, particularly on the title track (a hit in Britain) and the appropriately spooky "This House Is Haunted." While the piano- and string-dominated albums can sound like the missing link between the '80s dance-pop of Erasure and the current, overlooked, ambitious melodrama of The Divine Comedy, a sense of doom pervades 1987's Mother Fist. "Saint Judy" sounds like the lament of a tragic drag queen, and the title of "Mr. Sad" pretty much speaks for itself. Both are strong albums: Though they may provide a bit too much drama to take in one sitting, both should prove to be pleasant discoveries for fans of difficult, rewarding pop music.
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