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American artist Gloria Jones made the first recording of "Tainted Love" in 1964. Glen Campbell played lead guitar. [4] The song was written and produced by Ed Cobb and arranged by Lincoln Mayorga. It was the B-side of her 1965 single "My Bad Boy's Comin' Home", [5] which was a commercial flop, failing to chart on either the US or the UK.
The music video for "Tainted Love" was directed by Peter Christopherson with an £8.000 advance, [45] and was aired around same time the single was released. The video features Balance, portrayed as an AIDS victim in his last days, and Christopherson as a hospital orderly. [ 32 ]
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret is the debut studio album by English synth-pop duo Soft Cell, released on 27 November 1981 by Some Bizzare Records. [2] [3] The album's critical and commercial success was bolstered by the success of its lead single, a cover version of Gloria Jones's song "Tainted Love", which topped the charts worldwide and became the second best-selling British single of 1981.
"Love and Memories" Yes No Yes Pearl Jam "Alive" Yes No No Poison "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" Yes No No Queens of the Stone Age "Go with the Flow" Yes No No Quiet Riot "Cum On Feel the Noize" Yes Yes Yes Radiohead "Creep" Yes No No Ramones "Blitzkrieg Bop" Yes No No Regurgitator "Black Bugs" No Yes No Robert Palmer "Addicted to Love" No Yes No ...
After the chart failure of "Memorabilia", Phonogram Records allowed Soft Cell to record a second and final single in an attempt to score a chart success. The band opted to record a cover version of "Tainted Love", an obscure 1965 northern soul track originally released by Gloria Jones (the girlfriend of Marc Bolan at the time of his death) and written by Ed Cobb of the Four Preps.
Shred-style guitarists often use high-gain vacuum tube amplifier brands such as Bogner, Marshall, Carvin, Peavey, Soldano, Mesa Boogie, Orange, Laney, Hughes & Kettner and Randall. To facilitate the use of audio feedback effects with the guitar, shred guitarists use high gain settings, distortion pedals and high on-stage volume. [10]
In 2011 Ziv was selected as a finalist in the Queen Extravanganza competition formed by Roger Taylor in honor of the band's 40th anniversary. [5] [6] In 2017 Ziv joined JTC Guitar as a masterclass instructor [7] and shortly after began work with Positive Grid showcasing their Spark amplifier. [8]
The Pink Floyd song "Hey You" from the album The Wall and the Kansas song "Dust in the Wind" [2] from their Point of Know Return album use this form of guitar tuning. In "Hey You", David Gilmour replaced the low E string with a second high E (not a 12-string set, low E's octave string) such that it was two octaves up.