Classic. The original 'trance' music. I am riveted to disc 1, addicted is more like it. Don't care for discs 2 or 3, but #1 makes up for the price and I paid more than what you see here on Amazon. I give 5* for disc 1. If it can be worn out, I'm working on it. You can have the other two.

Man, it really makes me feel old reading comments from teens who weren't even born when Soft Cell's Tainted Love first hit the dance floor via DJ's long play mix - true trance music. Digital remastering and club mix makes this even more enticing. As moving today in 1999 as it was twenty years ago.

Today's alternative club/dance music is really a bunch of no-talents; can't sing, can't play and can't dance for people can't tell the difference. Don't quit your day jobs, kids.

Vintage Soft Cell and is the only commercially available CD that includes "It's a mug's game", which makes it worth the money right there. This song alone takes me back 3000 miles and about 15 years to Southern California circa 1985 when KROQ DJ Jed the Fish used to play this tune incessantly and I didn't realize how much I loved it until I stopped hearing it. Still think the original version of Tainted Love is the best.

Brought back very fond memories of trying to do the obligatory 'Robot Dancing' in Summer of '83. Nicely Packaged (3 - Discs take up the same space as a single!). Brought back memories of Big Hair, Lots of Make-up, trying to dance with the Ra-Ra Girls in Newcastle Night Clubs in England c 1982-3. Remembered the Monologue in 'Torch' word for word! Now married with three kids and it seems so long ago!! This is much Better Than a Straight 'Best Of' Album. Digi-Mastering is good too.

THIS SOFT CELL COLLECTION IS AWESOME. THE DECADE OF THE 1980'S WILL LIVE FOREVER

The crowning glory of this three CD set is the incredible 14 minute remix of 'Tainted Love'. It brings this classic track up to speed with the nineteen nineties. Using the original strained Marc Almond vocal from the spring of 1981, and all the effects available in the autumn of 1998, the blend is awesome. The beat is stronger, the bass keys are dirtier, and the vocal is right on. New effects on the voice include the "Cher" effect used on "Believe", and tons of echo, reverb, and tone changes. Later on in the mix the beat switches to the Marilyn Manson song "Beautiful People". (And I think I also hear "My Sharona" in there too!) Okay, I know there is more to this set than the new 'Tainted Love'. All the great songs are hear, including "Persuasion", "Facility Girls", "Barriers" and "Disease and Desire". The sound quality kicks, and the packaging is nice. I agree with the above reviewer that the cardboard packaging kinda sux, but just grab yourself a jewel box that holds three Cd's! Hats off to Mercury for having the class to issue this great package and a big thanks to Club '69 for thier great remix of Tainted Love. Now if they would only release 1980's 'Mutant Moments' on CD. (And the Some Bizzare Album.)