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Inspiral Carpets

Tainted Love

1992 · via Gloria Jones

Inspiral Carpets’ earliest release of “Tainted Love” on file came out in 1992. Ed Cobb is credited as its writer. The earliest release on file is Gloria Jones’, from 1965. Also recorded by Soft Cell (released 1981), Marilyn Manson (released 2001) and Milk Inc. (released 2006), among 463 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Ed Cobb wrote it, and his song keeps getting passed hand to hand: Soft Cell, Marilyn Manson, Milk Inc., the Inspiral Carpets. Start with Gloria's, then hear how the Inspiral Carpets bent it out of shape.

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Credited writer: Ed Cobb.

Earliest release on file: Gloria Jones, 1965.

Other recordings on file · first release year

463 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Gloria Jones had Tainted Love on record well before Soft Cell's 1981 version. Who wrote the song she sang?Ed Cobb
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