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Soft Cell - Memorabilia

Genre:
Electronic
Style:
New Wave, Synth-pop
Year:
1981

Tracklist

Memorabilia (Long Version) 7:45
Persuasion 7:46

Versions

Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
Memorabilia (12", Single) Some Bizzare HARD 12 UK 1981
A Man Can Get Lost / Memorabilia (7", Single) Some Bizzare HARD1 UK 1981
Memorabilia (12") Vertigo 6059 400 Germany 1981
Memorabilia (CD, Maxi) Vertigo 875 401-2 Europe 1990
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Reviews & Discussion

Review by djopm Oct 28, 2003

referencing Memorabilia, 12", Single, HARD 12

Produced and remixed by Mute Records mastermind, Daniel Miller, on a 16 track! Such a primitive, yet geniune track. I think it was and still is one of the first "heartbeats" of house music and electro.
Review by Khayem Nov 01, 2002

referencing Memorabilia, 12", Single, HARD 12

Listening to it now, it's hard to believe that "Memorabilia" is over 2 decades old as it holds its own with the best of subsequent electronic dance tracks and seems even more 'now' in the current company of Felix Da Housecat, Les Rythmes Digitales & Playgroup. The 12" version is far superior to the 7", as it makes full use of the space to create an extended groove. Soft Cell perfected the art of the 12" mix & if you need an introduction to them, this track sums it all up. Unfortunately, "Persuasion" is rather self-indulgently experimental & is an unmemorable flipside to a classic track.