Tainted Love
Gloria Jones recorded “Tainted Love” in 1965. Ed Cobb wrote it. An earlier recording by Gloria Jones in 1965 is on file. Also recorded by Dave Phillips & The Hot Rod Gang (1982), Inspiral Carpets (1992) and Impedance (1992), among 463 recordings on file.
Gloria Jones had Tainted Love on record in 1965, a long way from any synthesizer. Play hers first, then theirs, and listen to how Soft Cell found the chill inside an Ed Cobb song.
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Written by Ed Cobb.
Recorded earlier by Gloria Jones in 1965; whether that was the first recording is not on file.
- Dave Phillips & The Hot Rod Gang1982
- Inspiral Carpets1992
- Impedance1992
- Deathline International1994
- The Living End1997
- Marilyn Manson2001
- Milk Inc.2006
- Richard Grey2007
- Stella Starlight Trio2007
463 recordings of “Tainted Love” on MusicBrainz in all.
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