Editing Soft Cell (section)

===''Mutant Moments'' and "Memorabilia"===
[[File:Soft Cell Rainbow Plaque.jpg|thumb|right|Plaque honouring Soft Cell at Leeds Beckett University (formerly Leeds Polytechnic)]]
Soft Cell were formed in 1978, after Almond and Ball had met at [[Leeds Beckett University|Leeds Polytechnic]] in the previous year. Their initial efforts at recording resulted in an EP titled ''[[Mutant Moments]]'', released in 1980 and which was funded by a loan of £2,000 from Dave Ball's mother and made with a simple two-track recorder.<ref name="book">Almond, Marc (1999). ''Tainted Life''. London: Sidgwick&nbsp;&amp; Jackson. {{ISBN|9780330372015}}.{{page needed|date=January 2018}}</ref>

Soft Cell's next recording, "The Girl with the Patent Leather Face", appeared as a contribution to the ''[[Some Bizzare Album]]'', which included [[Depeche Mode]], [[the The]], and [[Blancmange (band)|Blancmange]]. The duo ultimately signed to the Some Bizzare label, backed by [[Phonogram Records]]. Their first single, "A Man Could Get Lost" b/w "Memorabilia" on 7" and "Memorabilia" b/w "Persuasion" on 12", was produced by [[Daniel Miller (music producer)|Daniel Miller]] who founded [[Mute Records]], "Memorabilia" was a success in nightclubs, but did not enter the UK singles chart.<ref name="thequietus.com">{{cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/30878-soft-cell-non-stop-erotic-cabaret-oral-history-dave-ball-marc-almond-interview|title = The Quietus &#124; Features &#124; Anniversary &#124; Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret: An Oral History of Soft Cell's Debut Album}}</ref>