Nostalgia Machine (single)
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| Nostalgia Machine | |
| single by Soft Cell | |
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| Cover design by James McWilliam | |
| Released | January 2023 |
| Label | BMG |
| Genre | synth-pop |
| Format | 12" |
| Album | *Happiness Not Included |
| Previous | Purple Zone |
| Related | Nostalgia Machine (EP) |
Recording[edit | edit source]
All song were originally recorded in 2020 for the album during quarantine lockdowns − Marc Almond and Dave Ball worked on vocals and music separately.[2] Due to popular demand to release original, Soft Cell only version of “Purple Zone”, Ball made an extended mix for this single.[3]
Release[edit | edit source]
Nostalgia Machine and its sister CD release were announced on June 10, 2022, nearly a month after the release of the album.[3][4] Due to ongoing delays of vinyl production, the single will be released at much later date than CD − January 2023.[1]
Track listing[edit | edit source]
All lyrics written by Marc Almond, all music composed by Dave Ball and Ricardo Mulhall.| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Nostalgia Machine” (Full Length Version) | ||||||||
| 2. | “Nostalgia Machine” (Extended Dub Mix) | ||||||||
| 3. | “Purple Zone” (Original Dave Ball Extended Version) | ||||||||
| 4. | “Happy Happy Happy” (Extended Version) | ||||||||
Personnel[edit | edit source]
- Original album credits
- Written-By (lyrics), vocals – Marc Almond
- Written-By (music) – David Ball, Ricardo Mulhall
Artwork[edit | edit source]
Continuing the theme of decay of human created structures from previous *Happiness Not Included cover artworks, Nostalgia Machine features slightly tarnished and vandalized Futuro house at unknown location. The color edit this time is mostly in red and orange, with addition of starry sky background with planets. Photographer is unknown, design by James McWilliam.[?]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Nostalgia Machine – CD single (but essentially an EP) of the same title
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Soft Cell - Nostalgia Machine - (12" Vinyl Single) - pre-order [2023-01]. (lexermusic.com) archived
- ↑ Soft Cell announce *Happiness Not Included album and 2021 tour dates – Soft Cell (Marc Almond & David Ball) (Official Soft Cell web site). 28 July 2021. (softcell.co.uk) archived
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 SOFT CELL RELEASE ‘NOSTALGIA MACHINE’ SINGLE – Soft Cell (Marc Almond & David Ball) (Official Soft Cell web site). 10 June 2022. (softcell.co.uk) archived
- ↑ Soft Cell - ‘Nostalgia Machine’ will be released on CD and 12”... (official page). 10 June 2022. (Facebook)
