Soft Cell’s second album is freshly remastered from the original tapes and shows off the feted duo’s harder take on pop music in all its darkly textured and gothic-tinged glory.
6CD Edition
The Art of Falling Apart – expanded super deluxe edition, over six discs, features 36 previously unreleased tracks. The album is housed in a lavish 10”x 10” package, featuring the extended album, plus bonus 12” tracks, B-sides, rarities, remixes, instrumentals/dubs, brand new remixes and a full disc of demos as well as audio from live tv appearances from the time. The super deluxe edition also includes a 60-page hardback book, new notes from esteemed journalist Adrian Thrills and images from long term Soft Cell collaborator, photographer Peter Ashworth. All making this a must have for die-hard Soft Cell fans and alternative and electronic music afficionados alike.
Tracks:
2LP
LP1
1. Forever The Same
2. Where The Heart Is
3. Numbers
4. Heat
5. Kitchen Sink Drama
6. Baby Doll
7. Loving You, Hating Me
8. The Art Of Falling Apart
LP2
1. Martin
2. Hendrix Medley
3. It's A Mug's Game (7"" Version)
4. Barriers (7"" Version)
5. Ghost Rider (2025 Version)
6. Heat (US Single)
6CD
CD1 - REMASTERED ALBUM, B SIDES, BONUS 12""
1. Forever The Same - remastered
2. Where The Heart Is - remastered
3. Numbers - remastered
4. Heat – remastered
5. Kitchen Sink Drama - remastered
6. Baby Doll - remastered
7. Loving You, Hating Me - remastered
8. The Art Of Falling Apart - remastered
9. Martin - remastered
10. Hendrix Medley – remastered
11. It's A Mug's Game (7"" version) - remastered and previously unreleased on CD
12. Barriers (7"" version) - remastered and previously unreleased on CD
13. Loving You, Hating Me - Special Mix - remastered
CD2 - THE ART OF FALLING APART - EXTENDED ALBUM PLUS ORIGINAL 12"" B SIDES
1. Forever The Same (Original 12"" version) - remastered and previously unreleased
2. Where The Heart Is (Original 12"" version) - remastered
3. Numbers (Original 12"" version) - remastered
4. Heat (2018 extended version) - remastered
5. Kitchen Sink Drama (2018 extended version) - remastered
6. Baby Doll (2025 extended version) - previously unreleased
7. Loving You, Hating Me (Original 12"" version) - remastered
8. The Art Of Falling Apart (2018 extended version) - remastered
9. It's A Mug's Game (Original 12"" version) - remastered
10. Barriers (Original 12"" version) - remastered
CD3 - CURIOS, RARITIES, REMIXES & NEW MIXES
1. Ghost Rider (New 2025 version featuring Jim Thirlwell) - previously unreleased
2. Martin (The Hacker Remix) - previously unreleased
3. It's A Mug's Game (Dave Ball 2025 Re-Eq Version) - previously unreleased
4. Where The Heart Is (The Grid Remix) - remastered
5. Baby Doll (Nightwreckers Remix) - previously unreleased
6. Barriers (Dave Ball Broken Down Angels Mix - Full Version) - previously unreleased
7. Martin (Dave Ball Halloween Mix) - remastered
8. Where The Heart Is (Marcas Lancaster Remix) - remastered
9. The Art Of Falling Apart (Atomizer Remix) - remastered
10. Barriers (Dark Poets Remix) - remastered
11. Heat (Yer Man 2025 Remix) - previously unreleased
12. Martin (Nightwreckers 2025 Remix) - remastered and previously unreleased
CD4 - THE ART OF FALLING APART (DEMOS & LIVE TV APPEARANCES)
1. Forever The Same (Original 1982 demo) - remastered and previously unreleased
2. Where The Heart Is (Original 1982 demo) - remastered and previously unreleased
3. Numbers (Original 1982 demo) - remastered and previously unreleased
4. Heat (Original 1982 demo) - remastered and previously unreleased
5. Kitchen Sink Drama (Original 1982 demo) - remastered and previously unreleased
6. Baby Doll (Original 1982 demo) - remastered and previously unreleased
7. Loving You, Hating Me (Original 1982 demo) - remastered and previously unreleased
8. The Art Of Falling Apart (Original 1982 demo) - remastered and previously unreleased
9. Numbers (Live on BBC ORS, 14/1/83) - remastered and previously unreleased audio
10. Heat (Live on BBC ORS, 14/1/83) - remastered and previously unreleased audio
11. Ghost Rider (Live on CH4 The Switch) - remastered and previously unreleased audio
12. Numbers 7"" (DJ Version) - remastered and previously unreleased audio
13. Heat (US Single Edit) - remastered and previously unreleased audio
14. Baby Doll (Dave Ball Non-Stop Euphoric Dubbing version) - remastered and previously unreleased audio
15. Numbers (Dave Ball Non-Stop Euphoric Dubbing version) - remastered
16. Barriers (Dave Ball Broken Down Angels Dub version) - remastered
CD5 - THE ART OF FALLING APART (INSTRUMENTALS & DUBS)
1. Forever The Same (Instrumental version) - previously unreleased
2. Where The Heart Is (Instrumental version) - previously unreleased
3. Numbers (Instrumental version) - previously unreleased
4. Heat (Instrumental version) - previously unreleased
5. Kitchen Sink Drama (Instrumental version) - previously unreleased
6. Baby Doll (Instrumental version) - previously unreleased
7. Loving You, Hating Me (Instrumental version) - previously unreleased
8. The Art Of Falling Apart (Instrumental version) - previously unreleased
9. It's A Mugs' Game (12"" Instrumental version) - previously unreleased
10. Martin (2024 Dub Mix) - previously unreleased
11. Hendrix Medley (Instrumental) - previously unreleased
12. Barriers (Instrumental) - previously unreleased
13. Ghost Rider (Original 1983 Backing Track) - remastered and previously unreleased
CD6 - THE ART OF TOURING APART (LIVE IN LONDON 2018-2021 + MORE)
1. Forever The Same – Live at The O2 - 30th September 2018
2. Where The Heart Is - Live in Hammersmith, 2021
3. Numbers – Live at The O2 - 30th September 2018
4. Heat – Live at The O2 - 30th September 2018
5. Kitchen Sink Drama - Live in Hammersmith, 2021
6. Baby Doll – Live at The O2 - 30th September 2018
7. Loving You, Hating Me – Live at The O2 - 30th September 2018
8. The Art Of Falling Apart – Live at The O2 - 30th September 2018
9. Martin – Live at The O2 - 30th September 2018
10. Barriers - Live at The O2, 30th September 2018
11. Hey Joe/Purple Haze - Live in USA, 1983
12. It's A Mug's Game - Live at Hammersmith Palais, 1983 - remastered
13. Ghost Rider - Live at Hammersmith Palais, 1983 - remastered and previously unreleased
14. Numbers - Live at Hammersmith Palais, 1983 - remastered
2CD
CD1
1. Forever The Same
2. Where The Heart Is
3. Numbers
4. Heat
5. Kitchen Sink Drama
6. Baby Doll
7. Loving You, Hating Me
8. The Art Of Falling Apart
9. Martin
10. Hendrix Medley
11. It's A Mug's Game (7"" Version)
12. Barriers (7"" Version)
13. Loving You, Hating Me - Special Mix
CD2
1. Ghost Rider (New 2022 version featuring Jim Thirlwell)
2. Where The Heart Is (12"" Version)
3. It's A Mug's Game (Dave Ball 2025 Re-Eq Version)
4. Numbers (12"" Version)
5. Barriers (12"" Version)
6. Loving You, Hating Me (12"" Version)
7. Forever The Same (12"" Version)
8. Heat (US Single Edit)
9. Where The Heart Is (Live At The Hammersmith Apollo 2021)
10. Numbers (Live at 02)
11. It's A Mug's Game (Live at Hammersmith Palais, 1983)
