Vermin in Ermine explained

Vermin in Ermine
Type:	Album
Artist:	Marc Almond and The Willing Sinners
Cover:	Marc_Almond_Vermin_in_Ermine_album_cover.jpeg
Recorded:	1984
Studio:	Hartmann Digital Studios, Bavaria
Genre:	Art pop
Length:	47:28 (LP) 75:18 (CD and Cassette)
Label:	Some Bizzare, Phonogram, Vertigo
Producer:	Mike Hedges
Prev Title:	Torment and Toreros (with Marc and the Mambas)
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	Stories of Johnny
Next Year:	1985

Vermin in Ermine is the début solo studio album by the British singer/songwriter Marc Almond. It was released in October 1984 and reached number 36 on the UK Albums Chart.^[1] Vermin in Ermine includes the singles "The Boy Who Came Back", "You Have" and "Tenderness is a Weakness".

Almond with his new assembled band The Willing Sinners - an evolution from his previous outfit Marc and the Mambas - featuring Annie Hogan, Billy McGee, Martin McCarrick, Richard Riley and Steven Humphreys, accompanied by studio musicians recorded the songs for album at Hartmann Digital Studios, Bavaria. The artwork was designed by Huw Feather from a concept by Almond with photography by Peter Ashworth.

Track listing

CD and Cassette

Personnel

• Marc Almond – vocals, all arrangements, design concept

The Willing Sinners

• Annie Hogan – piano, vibes
• Billy McGee – bass (bowed and plucked)
• Martin McCarrick – cello, keyboards
• Richard Riley – guitar
• Steven Humphreys – drums

with:

• Gary Barnacle – saxophone
• Enrico Tomasso – trumpet, flugelhorn; trumpet arrangement on "Hell Was a City"
• Gini Ball – violin
• Zeke Manyika – drums on "Pink Shack Blues" and "Ugly Head"
• Martin Ditcham – percussion, tympani on "Tenderness is a Weakness"
• Spiros – bouzouki on "Shining Sinners"
• Nancy Peppers – backing vocals on "The Boy Who Came Back" and "Pink Shack Blues"

Technical

• Mike Hedges – producer
• Tom Thiel – engineer
• Flood – engineer on "Shining Sinners" and "Crime Sublime"
• Billy McGee, Gini Ball, Martin Ditcham – string arrangements
• Peter Ashworth – cover photography
• Huw Feather – design
• Rizz – glamour wear

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Official Charts Company - Marc Almond And The Willing Sinners. Official Charts Company. 2011-07-28.