B-Movie - Hidden Treasures (2025) (Hi-Res)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-96kHz - 1.6 GB
1:15:10 | Synth-Pop, Post-Punk, New Wave | Label: WANDERLUST
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-96kHz - 1.6 GB
1:15:10 | Synth-Pop, Post-Punk, New Wave | Label: WANDERLUST
In May 1981 B-Movie and Soft Cell went into Advision Studios in London with the same producer, Mike Thorne (Wire, Bronski Beat, China Crisis, The Communards) to record singles for the label they were both signed to. Phonogram had really wanted to sign B-Movie but had also committed to Soft Cell, having been coerced into it by Stev0, who managed both artists and wouldn’t let them have one without the other. B-Movie commenced recording the dark moody anti-fame anthem ‘Marilyn Dreams’, whilst Soft Cell got underway on a cover of an obscure Northern Soul classic. When both songs were released in July 1981, ‘Tainted Love’ became a worldwide hit and shot Soft Cell to international fame, making them the biggest stars of 1981.