Marc Almond Vinyl Records

Marc Almond is an English singer-songwriter, recording artist, and occasional actor who first rose to fame in the 1980s as a member of the synthpop duo Soft Cell. He has had a long-spanning and successful career as a solo artist, and has released over twenty studio albums, with his most successful being the 1989 album The Stars We Are.

His standout albums include 1987's non-album single "Tainted Love," which reached number one in seventeen countries, and 1989's The Stars We Are, which reached number two on the UK Albums Chart. He has also released the albums Tenement Symphony (1991), Fantastic Star (1996), Open All Night (2002), and Stranger Things (2016).

His most popular songs include "Tainted Love," "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart," and "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye," all of which became international hits.

An interesting fact about Marc Almond is that he is an openly gay artist and a vocal advocate for LGBT rights. He has also released two albums of cover songs paying tribute to LGBT icons.