Soft Cell – Bedsitter
Label: |
Some Bizzare – BZS 6 |
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Format: |
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Country: |
UK |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Pop |
Style: |
Synth-pop |
Tracklist
| A | Bedsitter | |
| B | Facility Girls |
Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – Polygram Industries Messageries
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Some Bizzare Label
- Published By – Metropolis Music (3)
- Published By – Warner Bros. Music
- Record Company – Some Bizzare Label
- Record Company – Some Bizzare
Credits
- Design – Huw Feather
- Lacquer Cut By – Porky (5)
- Make-Up [Make Up] – Vivien P
- Photography By – Peter Ashworth
- Producer – Mike Thorne
- Written-By – M. Almond*
Notes
"Made in " on labels
There are 5 versions of this UK 7“:
1) Paper labels.
2) Blue injection labels with “SBL“. Made in . This one.
3) Blue injection labels with“some bizzare“. Made in England.
4) Silver injection labels. Side A mastered/lacquer cut ARUN, side B Porky.
5) Silver injection labels. Side A mastered/lacquer cut Porky.
There are 5 versions of this UK 7“:
1) Paper labels.
2) Blue injection labels with “SBL“. Made in . This one.
3) Blue injection labels with“some bizzare“. Made in England.
4) Silver injection labels. Side A mastered/lacquer cut ARUN, side B Porky.
5) Silver injection labels. Side A mastered/lacquer cut Porky.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Stamped and etched runout, side A, variant 1): 664 BZS 6 AX̶ POLYGRAM D19 A PORKY PRIME CUT. A
- Matrix / Runout (Stamped and etched runout, side B, variant 1): 664 BZS 6 B POLYGRAM B21 A PORKY PRIME CUT. A
- Matrix / Runout (Stamped and etched runout, side A, variant 2): 664 BZS 6 AX̶ POLYGRAM A5 A PORKY PRIME CUT. A
- Matrix / Runout (Stamped and etched runout, side B, variant 2): 664 BZS 6 B POLYGRAM B7 A PORKY PRIME CUT. A
- Matrix / Runout (Stamped and etched runout, side A, variant 3): 664 BZS 6 AX̶ POLYGRAM D12 A PORKY PRIME CUT. A
- Matrix / Runout (Stamped and etched runout, side B, variant 3): 664 BZS 6 B POLYGRAM B13 A PORKY PRIME CUT. A
Other Versions (5 of 26)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Bedsitter (12", 45 RPM, Single) | Some Bizzare | BZS 612 | UK | 1981 | |||
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Bedsitter (7", 45 RPM, Single) | Vertigo | 6059 485 | Netherlands | 1981 | ||
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Bedsitter (12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single) | Vertigo | 6400 516, 64 00 516 | Europe | 1981 | ||
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Bedsitter = Pension (12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single) | Some Bizzare | 64 00 516 | Spain | 1981 | ||
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Bedsitter (7", Single) | Mercury | 6059 485 | New Zealand | 1981 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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This was one of my more favoured Soft Cell singles. Tim Pope’s video always did the single credit showing Dave Ball wandering around a lonely London. Marc waking from his sleazy bedsit lost in Soho kidding himself he was having fun. The song is full of classic Soft Cell synth riffs. The simplicity of this production is now lost under over-produced computer programmed chart fodder. This is one of the archetypal three minute pop songs – a classic.
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A slightly different mix than the version that appears on the Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret LP. Nice mellow b-side where Marc was giving us a preview of his solo material yet to come!
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