Soft Cell Wiki:Featured articles
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This page indicates the best articles of the wiki and will show one of them on the Main Page (via Template:MainFeatured).
The criteria for an article to be featured:
- is finished: not a stub and not short
- is well-written: meets our article standards
- is well-researched: has enough of references and listed sources for presented information
Additionally, such articles are marked by Template:FeaturedArticle message and are placed in Category:Featured articles.
Instructions for article listings:
- an article piece that will be shown on the main page at given moment should be placed in Current featured article section (inside the tags)
- previously featured articles must be replaced into Previously featured articles section (with Template:FeaturedContainer)
- for article piece formatting see Template:Featured.
Current featured article
Memorabilia
“Memorabilia” is a song by Soft Cell, first released on their debut 1981 singles Memorabilia and A Man Can Get Lost.
The main inspiration were New York disco records with hard pulsating beat which Marc Almond used to hear during his work time at the Warehouse club in Leeds. He also wanted a song where repetitive instrumental would let him improvise with vocals.
The main inspiration were New York disco records with hard pulsating beat which Marc Almond used to hear during his work time at the Warehouse club in Leeds. He also wanted a song where repetitive instrumental would let him improvise with vocals.
Previously featured articles
Back To Nature
“Back To Nature” is a song by English new wave artist Fad Gadget, which was covered by Soft Cell for their EP Magick Mutants, released in 2019.
Back To Nature was the first record and single by Frank Tovey, released under his stage name Fad Gadget in 1979. Both Marc Almond and Dave Ball were students in the same Fine Art department of Leeds Polytechnic as him. They decided to cover the song in memory of Tovey, who passed away in 2002.
Back To Nature was the first record and single by Frank Tovey, released under his stage name Fad Gadget in 1979. Both Marc Almond and Dave Ball were students in the same Fine Art department of Leeds Polytechnic as him. They decided to cover the song in memory of Tovey, who passed away in 2002.
Mutant Moments
Mutant Moments E.P. is an EP by Soft Cell. It is first record produced by the band, released in 1980 trough their own label – A Big Frock Rekord.
Soft Cell have been performing their early songs live for a long time, when Dave Ball started sending demo tapes of the duo to various record labels. No success was made to get them interested, so a decision to release record on their own was made.
Soft Cell have been performing their early songs live for a long time, when Dave Ball started sending demo tapes of the duo to various record labels. No success was made to get them interested, so a decision to release record on their own was made.
