Torment and Toreros
Torment and Toreros | ||||
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Released | 1983 (Reissued in 1987, 1992, 1997, 2004, and 2009) | |||
Recorded | January–May 1983 | |||
Studio | Trident Studios, London | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, gothic rock, new wave | |||
Length | 88:17 | |||
Label | Some Bizzare | |||
Producer | Marc Almond | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Torment and Toreros is the second album to be released by Marc and the Mambas. The album reached #28 on the UK album charts in August 1983. The song "Torment" was written by Marc Almond, Steven Severin of Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Robert Smith of The Cure.[2] It also is the last studio album to go under the name "Marc and the Mambas"; The next album Almond issued was credited to "Raoul and the Ruined". The Mambas' third album, Bite Black and Blues, is a live album and was initially only available via the Marc Almond fan club.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Marc Almond, except where indicated.
Disc 1
- "Intro" (Almond, Sally Mambas) – 3:17
- "Boss Cat" (Almond; original lyrics: Anne Stephenson, Ginny Hewes) – 4:17
- "The Bulls" (Jacques Brel) – 2:18
- "Catch a Fallen Star" – 5:12
- "The Animal in You" (Almond, Mambas) – 7:19
- "In My Room" (Joaquin Prieto; English lyrics: Lee Pockriss, Paul Vance) – 3:01
- "First Time" – 3:38
- "(Your Love Is A) Lesion" – 5:38
- "My Former Self" (Almond, Annie Hogan) – 2:45
- "Once Was" (Almond, The Venomettes) – 5:10
Universal Music Japan 2004 Extra Tracks
- "Fun City" – 7:49
- "Sleaze Take It, Shake It" – 7:17
- "Sleaze Taking It, Shaking It" – 7:15
Disc 2
- "The Untouchable One" (Almond, Jenkinson) – 6:03
- "Blood Wedding" (Traditional Spanish; arranged by Marc and the Mambas) – 01:51
- "Black Heart" (Almond, Hogan) – 04:50
- "Medley: Narcissus/Gloomy Sunday/Vision" (Almond, Steve Sherlock/Sam M. Lewis, Rezső Seress/Peter Hammill) 11:46
- "Torment" (Almond, Steven Severin, Robert Smith) – 4:21
- "A Million Manias" (Almond, Foetus) – 5:52
- "My Little Book of Sorrows" (Marc Almond) – 5:59
- "Beat out that Rhythm on a Drum" (Georges Bizet, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 5:00
Universal Music Japan 2004 Extra Tracks
- "Your Aura" (Marc Almond) – 6:18
- "Mamba" (Mambas, Marc Almond) – 12:05
- "First Time" – 3:38 (Venomettes, Almond)
- "You'll Never see Me on a Sunday" (Almond, Hogan) – 2:51
Some Bizzare 2009 Extra Tracks
- "Your Aura" (Marc Almond) – 6:18
- "You'll Never see Me on a Sunday" (Almond, Hogan) – 2:51
- "Mamba" (Mambas, Marc Almond) – 12:05
Personnel
- Marc and the Mambas
- Marc Almond – guitar, percussion, vocals
- Annie Hogan – piano, harpsichord, Farfisa organ, vocals
- Lee Jenkinson – bass, guitar, drums, vocals
- Steve Sherlock – flute, saxophone
with:
- Matt Johnson – guitar
- Peter Ashworth – drums, timpani
- Frank Want – drums
- The Venomettes – string arrangements
- Anne Stephenson – violin
- Billy McGee – double bass
- Ginny Hewes – violin
- Martin McCarrick – cello
- Technical
- Flood, Marc Almond – mixing
- Huw Feather – cover design
- Peter Ashworth – photography
References
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- Vermin in Ermine (1984)
- Stories of Johnny (1985)
- Mother Fist and Her Five Daughters (1987)
- The Stars We Are (1988)
- Jacques (1989)
- Enchanted (1990)
- Tenement Symphony (1991)
- Absinthe (1993)
- Fantastic Star (1996)
- Open All Night (1999)
- Stranger Things (2001)
- Heart on Snow (2003)
- Stardom Road (2007)
- Orpheus in Exile (2009)
- Varieté (2010)
- Feasting with Panthers (2011)
- The Tyburn Tree (Dark London) (2014)
- The Dancing Marquis (2014)
- Ten Plagues – A Song Cycle (2014)
- The Velvet Trail (2015)
- Shadows and Reflections (2017)
- Slut (1987)
- Untitled (1982)
- Torment and Toreros (1983)
- "Tears Run Rings"
- "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart"
- "The Days of Pearly Spencer"
- "Total Eclipse"