Torment and Toreros explained

Torment and Toreros
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Marc and the Mambas
Cover:	Torment_and_toreros.png
Released:	1983 (Reissued in 1987, 1992, 1997, 2004, and 2009)
Recorded:	January–May 1983
Studio:	Trident Studios, London
Genre:	Alternative rock, gothic rock, new wave
Length:	88:17
Label:	Some Bizzare
Producer:	Marc Almond
Prev Title:	Untitled
Prev Year:	1982
Next Title:	Bite Black and Blues
Next Year:	1984

Torment and Toreros is the second album to be released by Marc and the Mambas. The album reached #28 on the UK album charts in August 1983. The song "Torment" was written by Marc Almond, Steven Severin of Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Robert Smith of The Cure.^[1] It also is the last studio album to go under the name "Marc and the Mambas"; The next album Almond issued was credited to "Raoul and the Ruined". The Mambas' third album, Bite Black and Blues, is a live album and was initially only available via the Marc Almond fan club.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Marc Almond, except where indicated.

Disc 1

1. "Intro" (Almond, Sally Mambas) – 3:17
2. "Boss Cat" (Almond; original lyrics: Anne Stephenson, Ginny Hewes) – 4:17
3. "The Bulls" (Jacques Brel) – 2:18
4. "Catch a Fallen Star" – 5:12
5. "The Animal in You" (Almond, Mambas) – 7:19
6. "In My Room" (Joaquin Prieto; English lyrics: Lee Pockriss, Paul Vance) – 3:01
7. "First Time" – 3:38
8. "(Your Love Is A) Lesion" – 5:38
9. "My Former Self" (Almond, Annie Hogan) – 2:45
10. "Once Was" (Almond, The Venomettes) – 5:10

Universal Music Japan 2004 Extra Tracks

1. "Fun City" – 7:49
2. "Sleaze Take It, Shake It" – 7:17
3. "Sleaze Taking It, Shaking It" – 7:15

Disc 2

1. "The Untouchable One" (Almond, Jenkinson) – 6:03
2. "Blood Wedding" (Traditional Spanish; arranged by Marc and the Mambas) – 01:51
3. "Black Heart" (Almond, Hogan) – 04:50
4. "Medley: Narcissus/Gloomy Sunday/Vision" (Almond, Steve Sherlock/Sam M. Lewis, Rezső Seress/Peter Hammill) 11:46
5. "Torment" (Almond, Steven Severin, Robert Smith) – 4:21
6. "A Million Manias" (Almond, Foetus) – 5:52
7. "My Little Book of Sorrows" (Marc Almond) – 5:59
8. "Beat out that Rhythm on a Drum" (Georges Bizet, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 5:00

Universal Music Japan 2004 Extra Tracks

1. "Your Aura" (Marc Almond) – 6:18
2. "Mamba" (Mambas, Marc Almond) – 12:05
3. "First Time" – 3:38 (Venomettes, Almond)
4. "You'll Never see Me on a Sunday" (Almond, Hogan) – 2:51

Some Bizzare 2009 Extra Tracks

1. "Your Aura" (Marc Almond) – 6:18
2. "You'll Never see Me on a Sunday" (Almond, Hogan) – 2:51
3. "Mamba" (Mambas, Marc Almond) – 12:05

Personnel

Marc and the Mambas

• Marc Almond – guitar, percussion, vocals
• Annie Hogan – piano, harpsichord, Farfisa organ, vocals
• Lee Jenkinson – bass, guitar, drums, vocals
• Steve Sherlock – flute, saxophone

with:

• Matt Johnson – guitar
• Peter Ashworth – drums, timpani
• Frank Want – drums
• The Venomettes – string arrangements
  • Anne Stephenson – violin
  • Billy McGee – double bass
  • Ginny Hewes – violin
  • Martin McCarrick – cello

Technical

• Flood, Marc Almond – mixing
• Huw Feather – cover design
• Peter Ashworth – photography

Notes and References

1. https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/Torment%20And%20Torreros Official Charts Marc Almond (Marc and the Mambas) Torment and Toreros