The discography of the English singer, songwriter and recording artist Marc Almond consists of music recorded since the late 1970s. He has recorded as a solo artist and with several other groups, these include Soft Cell, The Loveless, Marc & the Mambas, The Willing Sinners and Flesh Volcano. He has also worked with Michael Cashmore, and has contributed to numerous one-off releases with a variety of artists.
Soft Cell
Marc and the Mambas
The Loveless Source:
The Loveless - Wild In The Streets (Loveless Records 2021. 10" Vinyl, CD)
The Loveless - Meet The Loveless (Cadiz Music 2023. LP & CD)
The Loveless - Elected (Cadiz Music 2024. 7" Single)
The Loveless - Live At The 100 Club (Loveless Records 2024. LP, CD)
Solo
Studio albums YearAlbum informationChart positionsCertifications(sales thresholds) UK AUT GER NLD SWI US 1984 Vermin in Ermine Released: October 1984 Labels: Some Bizzare, Vertigo Records 36 – – – – – 1985 Stories of Johnny Released: September 1985 Labels: Some Bizzare, Virgin Records 22 – – – – – 1987 Mother Fist and Her Five Daughters Released: April 1987 Labels: Some Bizzare, Virgin Records 41 – – – – – 1988 The Stars We Are Released: September 1988 Labels: Parlophone, Capitol Records 41 15 9 26 5 144 UK: Silver 1989 Jacques Released: December 1989 Labels: Some Bizzare, Rough Trade Records – – – – – – 1990 Enchanted Released: June 1990 Labels: Parlophone, Capitol Records 52 – 73 81 – – 1991 Tenement Symphony Released: October 1991 Labels: WEA, Sire, Reprise Records 39 – – – – – 1993 Absinthe Released: October 1993 Labels: Some Bizzare, Play It Again Sam – – – – – – 1996 Fantastic Star Released: 19 February 1996 Labels: Some Bizzare, Mercury Records 54 – – – – – 1999 Open All Night Released: August 1999 Labels: Blue Star Music, Instinct Records - – – – – – 2001 Stranger Things Released: 18 June 2001 Labels: Blue Star Music, XIII Bis Records - – – – – – 2003 Heart on Snow Released: November 2003 Labels: XIII BIS Records, Blue Star Music, Psychobaby Records – – – – – – 2007 Stardom Road Released: 4 June 2007 Labels: Sequel Records, Sanctuary Records, BMG Direct Marketing 53 – – – – – 2009 Orpheus in Exile (as Marc Almond with Alexei Fedorov) Released: 7 September 2009 Labels: Strike Force Entertainment / Cherry Red – – – – – – 2010 Varieté Released: 7 June 2010 Labels: Strike Force Entertainment, Cherry Red - – – – – – 2011 Feasting with Panthers (as Marc Almond/Michael Cashmore) Released: 13 June 2011 Labels: Strike Force Entertainment, Cherry Red – – – – – – 2014 The Tyburn Tree (Dark London) (as John Harle & Marc Almond) Released: 24 February 2014 Labels: Sospiro Noir – – – – – – The Dancing Marquis Released: 16 June 2014 Labels: Strike Force Entertainment, Cherry Red Records – – – – – – Ten Plagues – A Song Cycle Released: 7 July 2014 Labels: Strike Force Entertainment, Cherry Red – – – – – – 2015 The Velvet Trail Released: 9 March 2015 Labels: Strike Force Entertainment, Cherry Red 62 – – – – – Against Nature Released: November 2015 Labels: self-released – – – – – – 2016 Silver City Ride (as Starcluster & Marc Almond) Released: 19 June 2016 Labels: Closing The Circle – – – – – – 2017 Shadows and Reflections Released: September 2017 Labels: BMG 14 – – – – – 2018 How To Destroy Angels (as Coil + Zos Kia + Marc Almond) Released: 3 August 2018 Labels: Cold Spring – – – – – – A Lovely Life to Live (as Jools Holland, Marc Almond with The Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) Released: November 2018 Labels: Rhino 61 – – – – – 2020 Chaos and a Dancing Star Released: 31 January 2020 Labels: BMG 35 – – – – – 2024 I'm Not Anyone Released: 12 July 2024 Labels: BMG 92 – – – – –
Live albums Year Album Notes 1993 12 Years of Tears – Live at the Royal Albert Hall Release date: April 1993 Label: WEA Selections of his Royal Albert Hall concert in September 1992. Also available on VHS and DVD 1998 Live in Concert Release date: November 1998 Label: Some Bizarre Selections of his first concerts with La Magia (his backing band back then) in London's Astoria Theatre, 13/14 December 1987. La Magia appears wrongly credited as Le Magia. A video of this was released in 1992 2000 Live at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, 1992 Release date: December 2000 Label: Blue Star Music Official website exclusive release. Live on 12 June 1992 2001 Live at the Union Chapel Release date: December 2001 Label: Blue Star Music Official website exclusive release. Live on 12 December 2000. Also available on DVD 2003 The Willing Sinner – Live at the Passion Church, Berlin Release date: 23 June 2003 Label: Cherry Red Live on 15 September 1991. Also available on DVD 2008 In 'Bluegate Fields' – Live at Wilton's Music Hall Release date: October 2008 Label: Strike Force Entertainment Cherry Red Recorded at a series of concerts Wilton's Music Hall, London 28 April – 4 May 2008. Comes with a DVD of the show. There's another edition that comes in a DVD box format with exactly the same thing 2009 Marc in Soho – Live at the London Palladium Soho Jazz Festival 1986 Release date: October 2009 Label: no label Official website exclusive release. Live on 12 October 1986. This production is an 'official bootleg' and not of high audio quality 2012 Live in Barcelona at the Apollo 2007 – A Blue Star Official Bootleg Release date: January 2012 Label: Blue Star Music Official website exclusive release. Comes with a DVD of the same show. This production is an 'official bootleg' and not of high audio quality 2023 Chaos And More (Live At The Royal Festival Hall 10th February, '20) Release date: 2023 Label: Strike Force Entertainment Concert With Chris Braide, previously released as 2 bonus cd's together with 'Things We Lost' EP
Compilation albums Singles 1984 – 1987 (1987, Some Bizarre Virgin) (compilation of singles from The Willing Sinners era) Memorabilia – The Singles (1991, Some Bizarre Mercury) (as Soft Cell and Marc Almond) No. 8 UK A Virgin's Tale – Volume I (1992, Some Bizarre Virgin) (1985–1987 B-sides & remixes from The Willing Sinners era) A Virgin's Tale – Volume II (1992, Some Bizarre Virgin) (1986–1987 B-sides from the Mother Fist album era) Treasure Box (1995, EMI, Some Bizzare) (1988–1990 B-sides, rarities & remixes compilation) Flesh Volcano•Slut (1997, Some Bizarre) (as The Flesh Volcano, a side project with the group Foetus, re-issue of the EP with bonus tracks) Violent Silence / A Woman's Story (1997, Some Bizarre) (two EPs plus two exclusive compilation tracks) Little Rough Rhinestones Volume 1 (2002, Blue Star Music) (Official website release) In Session Volume 1 (2003, Some Bizzare BBC/Strange Fruit) In Session Volume 2 (2003, Some Bizzare BBC/Strange Fruit) Little Rough Rhinestones Volume 2 (2006, Blue Star Music) (Official website release) Trials of Eyeliner: Anthology 1979–2016 (2016, UMC) Hits & Pieces (2017, UK Chart No.7)
Extended plays A Woman's Story (Some Songs to Take to the Tomb – Compilation One) (1986, Some Bizzare Virgin) (mini album) Violent Silence (1986, Some Bizzare) (mini album) Slut (1987, Some Bizarre) (as The Flesh Volcano) Nijinski Heart EP (2010, Strike Force Entertainment Cherry Red) (download release) Tasmanian Tiger EP (2014, Strike Force Entertainment Cherry Red) Things We Lost (2022, Cherry Red) (mini album)
Singles Year Title Chart positions Album UK AUS AUT GER IRL NLD NZL SWE SWI US 1984 "The Boy Who Came Back" 52 – – – – – – – – – Vermin in Ermine "You Have" 57 – – – – – – – – – "Tenderness is a Weakness" 88 – – – – – – – – – 1985 "Stories of Johnny" 23 – – – 17 – – – – – Stories of Johnny "Love Letter" 68 – – – – – – – – – 1986 "The House is Haunted by the Echo of Your Last Goodbye" 55 – – – – – – – – – "A Woman's Story" 41 – – – – – – – – – A Woman's Story (Some Songs to Take to the Tomb – Compilation One) "Ruby Red" 47 – – – – – – – – – Mother Fist and Her Five Daughters 1987 "Melancholy Rose" 71 – – – – – – – – – "Mother Fist" 93 – – – – – – – – – 1988 "Tears Run Rings" 26 128 – 32 – 8 – – – 67 The Stars We Are "Bitter Sweet" 40 – – – – – – – – – 1989 "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" (featuring Gene Pitney) 1 24 2 1 1 5 4 7 1 – "Only the Moment" 45 – – 60 26 – – – – – 1990 "A Lover Spurned" 29 – – 61 – 46 – – – – Enchanted "The Desperate Hours" 45 – – – – – – – – – "Waifs and Strays" 88 – – – – – – – – – 1991 "Jacky" 17 – – – 14 57 – – – – Tenement Symphony 1992 "My Hand Over My Heart" 33 – – 56 – – – – – – "The Days of Pearly Spencer" 4 193 16 21 8 44 – 31 – – 1993 "What Makes a Man" (Live) 60 – – – – – – – – – 12 Years of Tears 1995 "Adored and Explored" 25 – – – – – – – – – Fantastic Star "The Idol" 44 – – – – – – – – – "Child Star" 41 – – – – – – – – – 1996 "Out There" / "Brilliant Creatures" 76 – – – – – – – – – 1998 "Black Kiss" 84 – – – – – – – – – Open All Night 1999 "Tragedy (Take a Look and See)" 144 – – – – – – – – – "My Love" / "Threat of Love" (with The Creatures) – – – – – – – – – – 2001 "Glorious" – – – – – – – – – – Stranger Things 2003 "Gone But Not Forgotten" – – – – – – – – – – Heart on Snow 2007 "I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten" (with Sarah Cracknell) – – – – – – – – – – Stardom Road 2008 "Gabriel & the Lunatic Lover" (with Michael Cashmore) – – – – – – – – – – Feasting with Panthers 2013 "Burn Bright" / "The Dancing Marquis" – – – – – – – – – – The Dancing Marquis 2015 "Scars" – – – – – – – – – – The Velvet Trail "Pleasure's Wherever You Are" – – – – – – – – – – "Bad to Me" – – – – – – – – – – "Demon Lover" – – – – – – – – – – 2017 "A Kind of Love" – – – – – – – – – – Hits and Pieces "How Can I Be Sure" – – – – – – – – – – Shadows and Reflections 2023 "My Death" – – – – – – – – – – rowspan="2" 2024 "Marc Sings The Shangri-Las" – – – – – – – – – – "Elusive Butterfly" – – – – – – – – – – I'm Not Anyone "The Coldest Night of the Year" – – – – – – – – – –
Exclusive / fan club releases
Year Album Notes 1984 My Death Release date: August 1984 Label: Gutter Hearts Fan-club exclusive release. Different version than the one that appeared on Jacques album. Later released in the official website Brel Extras EP release 1986 Your Aura Release date: April 1986 Label: Gutter Hearts Fan-club exclusive release. Originally by Marc and the Mambas, a Black Heart single b-side. This different version is live from a solo concert in 1985 or 1986 1992 Christmas in Vegas Release date: December 1992 Label: no label Fan-club exclusive release. Different version than the one that was later released in the "Child Star" CD-single 1995 When I Was A Young Man Release date: December 1995 Label: no label Fan-club exclusive release. Live at Liverpool Philharmonic 12 June 1992. Later released in the Liverpool Philharmonic, 1992 official website release 1996 Marie Et Marc Release date: January 1996 Label: Freedom Fan-club exclusive release. Collaboration EP with Marie France. It includes two self-penned tracks from Marc, sung by Marie, The Flame and Sheherazade. And two duets, A Quoi Ca Sert L'Amour and Autumn Leaves. The Flame has been performed live by Marc since 1992, a Marc version of Sheherazade was released in 2004 in a 7" available through his official site and then in his Almeida Theatre shows 2004 Sheherezade Release date: 20 July 2004 Label: Blue Star Music Official website exclusive release. Released in a dark pink 7" vinyl available through his official site and then in his Almeida Theatre shows. Limited to 500 copies 2005 Delirious / Theatre of Dreams Release date: May 2005 Label: Blue Star Music Official website exclusive release. Released in a blue 7" vinyl, 500 limited, and later in a CD5" with an extra track. Delirious and Theatre of Dreams were produced by Mekon and were intended as b-sides for the unreleased Come Out EP (taken from Stranger Things), supposed to be out in February 2002. 2008 Brel Extras Release date: September 2008