Tainted Love

[Guest johnm]

Hi there had a question from my nephew.

He heard an extended version of Tainted Love by Gloria Jones but hasn't been able to

find a copy.

Does such a thing exist or was it another artist and not Gloria Jones he heard..???

thanks

[pikeys dog]

Inferno 12" from the early 80s.

Edited May 24, 2010 by pikeys dog

[Guest johnm]

Inferno 12" from the early 80s.

Cheers for that I'll let him know

[pikeys dog]

One here but it's massively overpriced - you should be able to get one for around a tenner plus postage

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GLORIA-JONES-TAINTED-LOVE-CLEAR-VINYL-12-RELEASE-/260407734595?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item3ca182b143

[Neil Rushton]

One here but it's massively overpriced - you should be able to get one for around a tenner plus postage

https://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item3ca182b143

Yes, I did edit.

If the guy wants one ask him to contact me and I will have a look, will have a spare somewhere.

Realy weird this has come on today, as yesterday I found the tape the 12" was cut from, had stored it away and not seen it for years.

Neil

[Guest martyn]

Hi there had a question from my nephew.

He heard an extended version of Tainted Love by Gloria Jones but hasn't been able to

find a copy.

Does such a thing exist or was it another artist and not Gloria Jones he heard..???

thanks

She re-recorded it in 1976 for an album . I used to have the album on cassette (bought it from Woolies !) in my car years ago - didn't think much of it at the time .

[Guest in town Mikey]

When Simon Mayo was on the lunchtime show on Radio 1 (It was on at one billion decibles every day at work), he often used to play a Northern Soul tune at 1pm.

One day he played Tainted Love, but it wasnt the Champion, Inferno or Inferno 12" version. Maybe it was the re-recording Martyn mentions?

To me it sounded like they'd taken the production of Jerry Williams - If You Ask Me, or Patrice Holloway - End Of Our Love and recorded Tainted Love the same way.

The backing vocals were haunting like JW and PH. And it may have even been a beat slower? It also sounded like Gloria was stood away from the mic, adding to the haunting feel.

It blew me away. Having liked and owned all three other versions I wanted this version but havent found it, or really anyone else who heard it.

Was I imagining things? I have asked here before but no luck.

[Neil Rushton]

After Soft Cell had the hit, AVI (who owned Champion) did a remix of Gloria's orgiinal.

Neil ]

When Simon Mayo was on the lunchtime show on Radio 1 (It was on at one billion decibles every day at work), he often used to play a Northern Soul tune at 1pm.

One day he played Tainted Love, but it wasnt the Champion, Inferno or Inferno 12" version. Maybe it was the re-recording Martyn mentions?

To me it sounded like they'd taken the production of Jerry Williams - If You Ask Me, or Patrice Holloway - End Of Our Love and recorded Tainted Love the same way.

The backing vocals were haunting like JW and PH. And it may have even been a beat slower? It also sounded like Gloria was stood away from the mic, adding to the haunting feel.

It blew me away. Having liked and owned all three other versions I wanted this version but havent found it, or really anyone else who heard it.

Was I imagining things? I have asked here before but no luck.

[Ian Dewhirst]

After Soft Cell had the hit, AVI (who owned Champion) did a remix of Gloria's orgiinal.

Neil

Yep, with the instrumental on the other side too! I've not seen many of those around.....

Ian D

Edited May 24, 2010 by Ian Dewhirst

[Guest martyn]

When Simon Mayo was on the lunchtime show on Radio 1 (It was on at one billion decibles every day at work), he often used to play a Northern Soul tune at 1pm.

One day he played Tainted Love, but it wasnt the Champion, Inferno or Inferno 12" version. Maybe it was the re-recording Martyn mentions?

To me it sounded like they'd taken the production of Jerry Williams - If You Ask Me, or Patrice Holloway - End Of Our Love and recorded Tainted Love the same way.

The backing vocals were haunting like JW and PH. And it may have even been a beat slower? It also sounded like Gloria was stood away from the mic, adding to the haunting feel.

It blew me away. Having liked and owned all three other versions I wanted this version but havent found it, or really anyone else who heard it.

Was I imagining things? I have asked here before but no luck.

It may be the same one , I don't have the cassette anymore ( it got wound out of the car window on the way back down the A1 from a nighter ! ) . The album was (I think) produced by Marc Bolan , it had a cover version of ' Get it On ' on it . It was on EMI & was I guess released to coincide with her tour of the nighters that summer - can't imagine why else they would have bothered to be honest . As I said ,I didn't like it but that may have been simply because it didn't sound like the original version that I was used to hearing - I wasn't as open minded ( musically speaking ) in those days

[Guest in town Mikey]

After Soft Cell had the hit, AVI (who owned Champion) did a remix of Gloria's orgiinal.

Neil ]

Cheers Neil. It does ring a bell. I will have to check it out.

I may have even had a copy, but it wasnt what I was looking for.

Ian. I cant decide if you are being a little sacky? ie there were thousands floating around.

I think I also had an instumental, so maybe as I said to Neil, i had this as well??

[Ian Dewhirst]

Ian. I cant decide if you are being a little sacky? ie there were thousands floating around.

I think I also had an instumental, so maybe as I said to Neil, i had this as well??

What? U.S. A.V.I. 12"'s? I never saw many of 'em in years of trawling for 12"'s. I'm pretty sure A.V.I.'s pressing runs at that period weren't much more than a few hundred 'cos most of the later releases are difficult to find IMO.....

Ian D

[Guest in town Mikey]

Sorry. Waiting for the cuts in our office. Freudian slip typing sacky instead of sarky.

Edited May 24, 2010 by in town Mikey

[Guest miff]

She re-recorded it in 1976 for an album . I used to have the album on cassette (bought it from Woolies !) in my car years ago - didn't think much of it at the time .

I had one years ago was it called "I aint going nowhere" I think, it was defo a track that was on the lp along with a version of Tainted love, seem to remember it was a bit over produced, it had lost it raw souding omph if you no what i mean

What? U.S. A.V.I. 12"'s? I never saw many of 'em in years of trawling for 12"'s. I'm pretty sure A.V.I.'s pressing runs at that period weren't much more than a few hundred 'cos most of the later releases are difficult to find IMO.....

Ian D

Theres one here, with a bit of a sound clip, Postage is a bit much though

https://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item335d5622bb

Edited May 24, 2010 by miff

[Guest]

I had one years ago was it called "I aint going nowhere" I think, it was defo a track that was on the lp along with a version of Tainted love, seem to remember it was a bit over produced, it had lost it raw souding omph if you no what i mean

Theres one here, with a bit of a sound clip, Postage is a bit much though

https://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item335d5622bb

I aint going nowhere 45 came out on EMI here,original of Jr Walker.

[Guest miff]

I aint going nowhere 45 came out on EMI here,original of Jr Walker.

Yep it sure did ken, See you at Cleethorpes

[Ian Parker]

JohnM

have sent you email

[kevinsoulman]

McCONIE PLAYED A VERSION ON ONE OF HIS EARLY NORTHERN SOUL BBC2 SHOWS I HAD NEVER HEARD BEFORE OR SINCE, HAVE IT ON TAPE SOMEWHERE THE THUMPING BEAT WAS MORE PRONOUNCED THAN THE VERSIONS I HAVE HEARD BEFORE.

KEV

Edited May 24, 2010 by kevinsoulman

[Jerry Hipkiss]

It may be the same one , I don't have the cassette anymore ( it got wound out of the car window on the way back down the A1 from a nighter ! ) . The album was (I think) produced by Marc Bolan , it had a cover version of ' Get it On ' on it . It was on EMI & was I guess released to coincide with her tour of the nighters that summer - can't imagine why else they would have bothered to be honest . As I said ,I didn't like it but that may have been simply because it didn't sound like the original version that I was used to hearing - I wasn't as open minded ( musically speaking ) in those days

The album was called "Vixen"...and the remake of Tainted Love on it was dire if I remember correctly - certainly not worth the effort of burrowing in the depths of my wardrobe to find it anyway!

[Guest johnm]

Thanks for the help he got what he wanted from Soulseek

thanks again