SOFT CELL Say Hello Wave Goodbye O2 London SIGNED 4LP VINYL Test Pressing RARE
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Description
To commemorate the recording of Soft Cell's "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" show at the O2 in London on 30th September 2018, a very limited number of 4xLP signed test pressings sets were created
Limited to 15 signed copies
Format: Signed Test Pressing
Catalog Number: LHNSCSTP
Label: Live Here Now
Release Date: Friday, 26th July 2019
Cover sleeve hand signed by Marc Almond and Dave Ball
Sleeve, artwork and vinyl is in mint condition
Synth-pop pioneers Soft Cell reunited for one last time at London’s The O2 on Sunday 30th September 2018 – their first UK show for 15 years
Marc Almond and Dave Ball performed together for a one-off show, ‘Say Hello, Wave Goodbye’, as they celebrate their 40th anniversary as a duo with their first UK show since 2003. This was the band’s ONLY and last EVER show
One of the most influential groups to emerge from the electronic music scene in the UK in the 1980s, Soft Cell produced five albums of original material, book-ended by their debut; 1981’s ‘Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret’, and 2002’s ‘Cruelty Without Beauty’. The incredible string of hits Soft Cell produced during this time, including ten tracks that reached the UK Top 40 singles charts, need little introduction
The unique combination of Ball’s musicianship and Almond’s tender yet assured delivery on songs such as ‘Memorabilia’, ‘Torch’, and of course their trademark ‘Say Hello, Wave Goodbye’ inhabits a unique place in British music history
‘Tainted Love’, Soft Cell’s boundless Number One hit, is perhaps the most emblematic and evocative song of the era. A cover of Gloria Jones’ Northern Soul staple that kept the original’s yearning tone, Soft Cell enveloped the track with a slowed down instantly recognisable synth riff – a nod to pop music’s past, yet wholly updated with the fresh, modern sound of the 80s that still holds up to this day
Intervening years have seen both Marc Almond and Dave Ball’s talent recognised with successful solo careers in their own right, with Almond awarded an Ivor Novello Inspiration Award in 2013, as well as an OBE this year’s New Year’s Honours List. Ball went on to form The Grid, peaking with million-selling international hit ‘Swamp Thing’, as well as working as a producer and writer for the likes of Kylie Minogue and remixer for David Bowie, Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, Yello & The B-52’s
The following files are included with this item:
File name/Type
O2verture. Audio track
Memorabilia. Audio track
Monoculture Audio track
Darker Times Audio track
Together Alone Audio track
Torch Audio track
Forever The Same Audio track
Baby Doll Audio track
Insecure Me Audio track
Numbers Audio track
Barriers Audio track
Loving You, Hating Me Audio track
Last Chance (with Mari Wilson). Audio track
Frustration Audio track
Youth Audio track
The Best Way To Kill Audio track
Meet Murder My Angel Audio track
Surrender To A Stranger Audio track
Somebody, Somewhere, Sometime Audio track
Martin Audio track
Heat Audio track
The Art Of Falling Apart Audio track
Northern Lights Audio track
Soul Inside Audio track
What Audio track
Bedsitter Audio track
Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go. Audio track
Sex Dwarf Audio track
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye Audio track
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