Artist: Marc Almond
Genre: Synth-Pop/Cabaret
Marc Almond is a British singer, songwriter, and performer who achieved fame as one half of the synth-pop duo Soft Cell before pursuing an eclectic solo career. Soft Cell's 'Tainted Love' became one of the 1980s' defining songs, while his solo work explored torch songs, Jacques Brel interpretations, and various pop styles. His duet with Gene Pitney, 'Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart,' topped the UK charts. Almond's dramatic vocal style and willingness to explore unfashionable musical territories distinguished him from synth-pop contemporaries. His performances draw from cabaret and torch song traditions, bringing theatrical intensity to intimate material. Almond's influence on subsequent artists who embrace emotional directness and stylistic range has been substantial.
Marc Almond vinyl records (56)
MARC ALMOND My Hand Over My Heart (1991 UK limited edition single-sided 3-track 12 Picture Disc including the Grit and Glitter Mix of the title track mixed by Trevor Horn with the Ennio [Phil Harding] & Fiddle [John Coxon] mixes of Money For Love clear PVC sleeve with picture backing insert YZ633TP) Track Listing: 1
£17.00 used
MARC ALMOND & BRONSKI BEAT I Feel Love (1985 UK Forbidden Fruit/London limited edition 3-track 10 vinyl single including Vocal Cake Mix Instrumental Fruit Mix and Puit DAmour red & white picture sleeve BITET4) Track Listing: 1. Love To Love You Baby/I Feel Love/Johnnie Remember Me - Vocal - Cake Mix 2
£9.00 used
MARC ALMOND The House Is Haunted (1985 UK 6-track 7 doublepack also including Broken Bracelets Cara A Cara plus a medley of Unchain My Heart Black Heart & Take My Heart issued in a glossy gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent with some faint ageing & the vinyl appears barely played GLOWD1) Track Listing: 1
£9.00 used
MARC ALMOND A Lover Spurned (1990 UK limited edition 7½ Square Picture Disc also including Exotica Rose. This collectors copy comes housed in the original clear pvc sleeve with the custom shaped transfer sticker on the front & the original barcode sticker on the back RPD6229) Track Listing: 1
£14.00 used
MARC ALMOND Love Letter (1985 UK limited edition solid centre 7 vinyl single also including an alternative version featuring The Westminster City School Choir. Complete with its bonus fold-out poster the glossy picture sleeve retains its hype sticker and the vinyl remains in excellent condition BONKP2) Track Listing: 1
£12.00 used
MARC ALMOND Tears Run Rings (1988 UK white title label DJ advance copy promotional vinyl 7 also featuring Everything I Wanted Love To Be RDJ6186)
£8.49 used
MARC ALMOND Stories Of Johnny (1985 UK Virgin label limited edition 10-track vinyl LP housed in the custom stickered & embossed picture sleeve with glossy photo portrait inner and illustrated 8-page lyric booklet. The sleeve shows minimal wear whilst the vinyl shows little sign of play FAITH1) Track Listing: 1
£23.00 used
MARC ALMOND Only The Moment (1989 UK limited edition 2-track 1-sided 12 vinyl single with a Clock Face ETCHING on the b-side also including She Took My Soul In Istambul issued in the die-cut picture sleeve 12RS6210) Track Listing: 1. Only The Moment - All The Time In The World Mix 6:31 2. She Took My Soul In Istanbul - The Blue Mosque Mix 10:22
£17.00 used
MARC ALMOND Bitter Sweet (1988 UK 3-track limited edition 1-sided etched vinyl 12 single including Tears Run Rings - Justin Strauss Remix and King Of The Fools housed in a die cut picture sleeve 12RS6194) Track Listing: 1. Bitter Sweet 2. Tears Run Rings - Justin Strauss Remix 3. King Of The Fools
£17.00 used
MARC ALMOND The Desperate Hours (1990 UK 12 Picture Disc single featuring the Extended Flamenco Mix by Bob Kraushaar plus the Orchestral Version complete with the original title insert in a clear PVC sleeve 12RPD6252) Track Listing: 1. The Desperate Hours - Extended Flamenco Mix 2. The Desperate Hours - Orchestral Version
£9.00 used