gloria jones was the first to record the song tainted love.
gloria jones was the first to record the song tainted love.
who was the first to record the song tainted love?
gloria jones
a cover version of ed cobb's song "tainted love", which was originally recorded by american singer gloria jones and became popular after being recorded by british band soft cell, was included on the single's b-side. referred to by the band as "desecratory but sensitive," it became widely viewed by commentators, as well as the band's members, as a reflection on then-emerged hiv/aids epidemic. in the 1992 interview, christopherson said that "tainted love" was "one of the first records that was supposed to have a moral as well as an entertaining aspect".
panic/tainted love
"speak and destroy" spawned two singles: "tainted love" backed with "blasphemous girl", released in july 1999 and "terror" backed with "june 10th", released in october 1999.









































the singles were released on both cd and limited edition numbered vinyl. 1,000 copies of the "tainted love" single was released on red vinyl and 1,000 copies of the "terror" single were released on standard vinyl.









































the "tainted love" cd single was a 3 track single featuring the "tainted love" cover "blasphemous girl" and spoken word track "scars".
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