| Seduction | ||||
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| Released | September 1982 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk, gothic rock | |||
| Label | Society | |||
| Producer | The Danse Society, Tim Parry | |||
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Seduction is the debut studio album by English gothic rock band the Danse Society. It was released in September 1982 on the band's own record label, Society. It includes a song inspired by the David Lynch film Eraserhead .
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Godsend" | 4:53 |
| 2. | "My Heart" | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Falling Apart" | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Danse / Move" | 4:51 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ambition" | 6:35 |
| 2. | ""In Heaven (Everything Is Fine)"" | 7:39 |
Seduction reached No. 3 in the UK Indie Chart. [1]
In 2001, Cherry Red Records reissued a remastered, expanded edition of the album, Seduction: The Society Collection, as part of its Anagram Goth series. It included the original six-track album plus eight additional tracks taken from their early independent singles.
Trouser Press panned the album, calling it a "longwinded six-track 12-inch with busy Bauhaus-strength mud supporting sporadic vocals and gimmicky sound effects. Tuneless and tedious". [2]
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