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Cat: CLO 2285. Rel: 26 Apr 21
Coldwave/Synth

Side 1 - Track 1. Tainted Love Side 1 - Track 2. Tainted Love (Instrumemtal) Side 1 - Track 3. Tainted Love (acappella) Side 2 - Track 1. Tainted Love (DJ Hell remix) Side 2 - Track 2. Tainted Love (Jack Ford & Jaimieson Hill mix) Side 2 - Track 3. Tainted Love (club Crasher 2010 mix) Side 2 - Track 4. Marc Almond & Andi Sex Gang - The Hungry Years (bonus track)

The truly special thing about a track like 'Tainted Love' is its malleability over time. The original elements touch on New Romanticism, New Wave, electro, and synth pop, creating a twisted and mutated version of the crooning troubadour that smacks of sticky dancefloor heat in subterranean haunts.

With that in mind a remix collection could pretty much go anywhere, and in many ways this one does. Presenting several interpretations of this timeless and iconic tune, these range from the not-so-different instrumental and the strikingly powerful but simple acapella, through to DJ Hell's typically growly stomper, and the groovier, wavier Jack Ford and Jaimieson Hill cut. Oh, and don't forget the very DIY sounding bonus track, 'The Hungry Years', which is a whole different story in its own right, so we'll leave you to discover that one.