Von den Musikern, die im Zuge des New Wave zu Stars wurden, zählt Marc Almond sicher zu denen, die ihren Weg am konsequentesten verfolgt haben, und im Zuge der vielen stilistischen Wandlungen konnte er seine persönliche Handschrift immer mehr verfeinern. Den frischen und leicht melancholisch gefärbten Synthie Pop aus Soft Cell-Tagen hat er nie ganz aufgegeben, auch wenn der von Chanson, Soul, Kabarett und folkigen Klängen geprägte Torch Song, der sich bereits bei seiner zweiten Band Marc & The Mambas abzeichnete, mit der Zeit immer wichtiger werden sollte. Seit jeher ist Almond an musikalischen Dialogen interessiert. Dies äußert sich zum einen in seiner Leidenschaft für Neuinterpratationen von Song, die von bekannten Klassikern von Brel oder Sinatra bis hin zu obskuren Geheimtipps reichen. Zum anderen ist Almond ein ebenso leidenschaftlicher Kollaborateur, in zahlreichen Gastbeiträgen und Duetten kreuzte sich sein Weg auch mit Musikern, die für Leser unserer Seite interessant sind: Psychic TV, Coil, Antony Hegarty, Current 93, Little Annie, Othon, Michael Cashmore, Baby Dee oder das Throbbing Gristle-Nachfolgeprojekt X-TG. Auf der zehn CDs umfassenden Box “Trails of Eyeliner: Anthology 1979-2016″, die Ende Oktober bei Universal erscheinen wird, sind neben vielen Singles, Album-Tracks, ausgewählten Raritäten und insgesamt achtzehn bisher unveröffentlichten Songs auch einige dieser Seitenpfade des Sängers vertreten.
“Personally curated and overseen by Marc himself, the 10-CD ‘Trials Of Eyeliner’ box set is both the first and the definitive career overview of one of contemporary music’s best respected, most consistently inventive artists – from the huge pop success of Soft Cell to the tormented beauty of the Marc And The Mambas projects to a dazzling solo career that’s encompassed smash hits, cutting-edge electronica, torch songs, rock ‘n’ roll and much, much more. The 10-disc set is themed into three sections: the four-disc ‘History’ recounts Marc’s journey via his favourite and best-loved album tracks and B-sides; ‘Singles’ gathers together all of Marc’s official Soft Cell, Mambas and solo singles in (mainly) chronological order for the first time; finally the 3-disc section ‘Gems’ pulls together nuggets and rarities from fan-only releases, one-off collaborations, and soundtracks contributions and includes 18 tracks previously unreleased from Marc’s own collection.Beautifully presented with new artwork the box also comes with a 64-page hardback book packed with photos and featuring Marc in conversation with Alexis Petridis in an all-new career overview.”
CD 1
History
- Soft Cell – The Girl With the Patent Leather Face
- Marc and the Mambas – Fun City
- Marc and the Mambas – Sleaze (Readers Wifes Club Edit)
- Soft Cell – Sex Dwarf (original version)
- Soft Cell – Youth
- Soft Cell – Insecure Me (2002 edit)
- Soft Cell – Loving You Hating Me
- Soft Cell – Heat
- Soft Cell – Meet Murder My Angel
- Soft Cell – Surrender to a Stranger
- Marc and the Mambas – Untitled
- Marc and the Mambas – Big Louise
- Marc and the Mambas – Torment
- Marc and the Mambas – Catch a Fallen Star
- Marc and the Mambas – A Million Manias
- Marc Almond – Love Amongst The Ruined
- Marc Almond and the Willing Sinners – Joey Demento
CD 2
History
- Marc Almond and the Willing Sinners – Gutter Hearts
- Marc Almond and the Willing Sinners – Crime Sublime
- Marc Almond – Always
- Marc Almond and the Willing Sinners – I Who Never
- Marc Almond – Body Unknown
- Marc Almond and the Willing Sinners – Saint Judy
- Marc Almond and the Willing Sinners – The Hustler
- Marc Almond and the Willing Sinners – There Is A Bed
- Marc Almond and the Willing Sinners – Mother Fist
- Marc Almond – The Devil (OKay) (Le diable (ça va))
- Marc Almond – Lost Paradise (Le paradis perdu)
- Marc Almond – The Stars We Are
- Marc Almond – These My Dreams Are Yours
- Marc Almond (featuring Nico) – Your Kisses Burn
- Marc Almond- Toreador In The Rain
- Marc Almond – The Sea Still Sings
- Marc Almond – Meet Me in My Dream
- Marc Almond – Champagne
CD 3
History
- Marc Almond – Vision (live)
- Marc Almond – Night And No Morning
- Marc Almond – Deadly Serenade
- Marc Almond – The Edge Of Heartbreak
- Marc Almond – Come In Sweet Assassin
- Marc Almond – Lonely Go Go Dancer (Open All Night European version)
- Marc Almond – Midnight Soul
- Marc Almond -My Love (Dave Ball Remix)
- Marc Almond featuring Siouxsie Sioux – Threat of Love (Neal X remix)
- Marc Almond – One Big Soul
- Soft Cell – Darker Times
- Soft Cell – God Shaped Hole
- Marc Almond – Under Your Wing
- Marc Almond – Tantalise Me
- Marc Almond – Lights
- Marc Almond – Redeem Me (Beauty Will Redeem The World)
- Marc Almond – The London Boys
- Marc Almond – Stardom Road
CD 4
History
- Marc Almond – Sleeping Beauty
- Marc Almond – The Storks
- Marc Almond with Aquarium – Gosudaryunia
- Marc Almond featuring the Orchestra Rossiya – Pearly Night
- Marc Almond – Friendship
- Marc Almond and Michael Cashmore – Feasting With Panthers
- Marc Almond and Michael Cashmore – The Man Condemned to Death
- Marc Almond – Variety
- Marc Almond – Lavender
- Marc Almond – Trials Of Eyeliner
- Marc Almond – Farewell
- John Harle and Marc Almond – Ratcliffe Highway
- Marc Almond with Jeremy Reed and Othon – The Green Fairy
- Marc Almond and Carl Barat – Love Is Not On Trial
- Marc Almond – The Dancing Marquis
- Marc Almond – Tasmanian Tiger
- Marc Almond featuring Danielz – Death of a Dandy
- Marc Almond – Zipped Black Leather Jacket
- Marc Almond – Life in My Own Way
CD 5
Singles
- Soft Cell – Memorabilia
- Soft Cell – Tainted Love
- Soft Cell – Bedsitter
- Soft Cell – Say Hello Wave Goodbye
- Soft Cell – Torch
- Soft Cell – What (mono mix)
- Soft Cell – Where The Heart Is
- Soft Cell – Numbers
- Soft Cell – Soul Inside
- Soft Cell – Down In The Subway
- Marc and the Mambas – Black Heart
- Marc Almond – The Boy Who Came Back
- Marc Almond – You Have (full version)
- Marc Almond – Tenderness Is A Weakness
- Bronski Beat & Marc Almond – I Feel Love (Medley)
- Marc Almond – Stories Of Johnny
- Marc Almond – The House Is Haunted By The Echo Of Your Last Goodbye
- Marc Almond – Love Letter
- Marc Almond – Ruby Red
- Marc Almond – Melancholy Rose
CD 6
Singles
- Marc Almond – A Woman’s Story
- Marc Almond – Tears Run Rings
- Marc Almond with Gene Pitney – Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart
- Marc Almond – Bitter Sweet
- Marc Almond – Only The Moment
- Marc Almond – A Lover Spurned
- Marc Almond – The Desperate Hours
- Marc Almond – Waifs and Strays
- Marc Almond – What Makes a Man (Live)
- Marc Almond – Jacky
- Marc Almond – My Hand Over My Heart
- Marc Almond – The Days Of Pearly Spencer
- Marc Almond – The Idol (Part 1)
- Marc Almond – Adored and Explored
- Marc Almond – Out There
- Marc Almond – Brilliant Creatures
- Marc Almond – Child Star
CD 7
Singles
- P J Proby and Marc Almond with My Life Story Orchestra – Yesterday Has Gone
- Marc Almond – Black Kiss
- Marc Almond – Tragedy (Take a Look and See)
- Marc Almond with Mekon – Please Stay
- Marc Almond – Glorious (radio edit)
- Marc Almond – Gone But Not Forgotten
- Rosenstolz with Marc Almond – Total Eclipse
- Soft Cell – Monoculture
- Soft Cell – The Night
- Marc Almond with Sarah Cracknell – I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten
- Starcluster with Marc Almond – Smoke and Mirrors (Original Version)
- System F featuring Marc Almond -Soul on Soul (radio edit)
- King Roc featuring Marc Almond – Prime Evil (Boris Dlugosch mix – edit) 3
- T-Total featuring Marc Almond – Baby’s On Fire
- Mark Schneider with Marc Almond – Perfect Honey (Temptation)
- Marc Almond – Nijinsky Heart
- Marc Almond – Burn Bright
- Marc Almond – Scar
- Marc Almond – Bad To Me
- Marc Almond – Demon Lover
CD 8
Gems
- Marc Almond – Oily Black Limousine
- Marc Almond – Indigo Blue
- The Burmoe Brothers featuring Marc Almond – Skin
- Coil with Marc Almond – Dark Age of Love
- Marc Almond – Amnesia Nights (demo)
- Marc Almond with Mekon – Theatre of Dreams
- Marc Almond – Demented, Deluded, Delirious (Mekon Remix)
- Mekon featuring Marc Almond – Out of My Soul remix (edit)
- Andrei Samsonov and Laska Omnia with Marc Almond – Passion and Pain
- Andrei Samsonov and Laska Omnia with Marc Almond – The Guilt of My Secret (Original Version)
- Marc Almond – Three Monkey Tango
- Marc Almond – The Exhibitionist (original first demo)
- Punx Soundcheck featuring Marc Almond – Vanity, Poverty, Revenge
- Marc Almond – Fur (Jóhann Jóhannsson mix)
- Marc Almond – Dead Eyed Child (remix)
- Marc Almond – Black Satin (remix)
- Marc Almond – Sequins and Stars
- Othon featuring Marc Almond – Last Night I Paid to Close My Eyes
- Marc Almond – Beautiful Losers
- Marc Almond – City of Nights
CD 9
Gems
- Marc Almond – Tale of a Tart (Hell)
- Marc Almond – Urban Velvet (1997 demo)
- Marc Almond – The Beautiful Light of Madness (demo)
- Marc Almond – Suburban Opera (1997 demo)
- Marc Almond – Life’s a Lonely Drag (But I’m Alive) (demo)
- Marc Almond – Bluegate Fields (demo)*
- Marc Almond – Someone Like Me (demo)*
- Marc Almond – I’m Your Karma (demo)*
- Marc Almond featuring Armen Ra –Kill Me or Make Me Beautiful*
- Marc Almond – When Bad People Kiss
- Marc Almond with Othon – The Tango Song
- Marc Almond with the Rossiya Orchestra – The Sun Will Arise
- Marc Almond with the Rossiya Orchestra – Tenderness
- Marc Almond with Antony Hegarty and the Rossiya Orchestra – River of Sorrow
- John Harle with Marc Almond – Angel Eyes
- Marc Almond – Keep Back Your Tears
- X-TG featuring Marc Almond – The Falconer
- Marc Almond with the Gaslight Troubadours – Eros and Eye
- Marc Almond with Brian Reitzell – Snake Charmer
CD 10
Gems
- Marc Almond with Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra – Cry
- Marc Almond with Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra – On My Soul (I Swear)
- Marc Almond – Idiot Dancing
- Marc Almond – Dark Is My World (Without Love)
- Marc Almond – Kiss the Ghost Goodbye
- Marc Almond – I Am No One (demo)
- Marc Almond and Neal X – Criminal Lover
- Marc Almond – The Crimson Diva
- Marc Almond – Rhythm and Blues
- Marc Almond – Suicide Saloon
- Marc Almond – For Only You
- Marc Almond – Brewer Street Blues
- Marc Almond – Miss Urania
- Marc Almond – The Perfumed Garden of Gulliver Smith (Afghan Candles version)
- Marc Almond – Eyes (demo)
- Marc Almond – Be Still (demo)
- Marc Almond – Late Night
- Marc Almond – Hurt Me (edit)
- Marc Almond – When I Was A Young Man (live)
- T. Rextasy with Marc Almond, Tony Visconti and the Dirty Pretty Strings –Teenage Dream (live)
- Marc Almond – I Created Me