Originally released in 1964, this song found worldwide success 17 years later after it was transformed it into one of the defining hits of the 1980s.

Soft Cell, the synth-pop duo made of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball, had a huge anniversary on Sept. 5, celebrating 43 years since their cover of "Tainted Love" hit the No. 1 spot ...

Soft Cell recorded 'Tainted Love' after Marc Almond heard it playing in a club, deciding to put their own personal spin on it ...

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1980s synth-pop duo Soft Cell will re-release their debut album, Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, on October 20 through Mercury-EMI/UMR. The group is perhaps most known for their hit cover of “Tainted Love,” ...

Musician Dave Ball, who made up half the British synth-pop band Soft Cell, is dead at 66. Along with singer Mark Almond, Soft Cell was best known for the 1981 hit song “Tainted Love.” Almond announced ...

Through Some Bizarre’s boss Stevo, Soft Cell were plugging in to the Futurist scene, a counterpart to New Romanticism. But if they were to escape the confines of cultiness, they needed something else ...

Soft Cell's final studio album will be a "fitting farewell" to late musician Dave Ball, his bandmate Marc Almond has said.