Marc And Mambas - Torment And Toreros

Tracklist Hide Credits

1-01	Intro Written-By – Almond*, Venomettes*	3:17
1-02	Boss Cat Written-By – Almond*Written-By [Original Lyrics] – Anne*, Ginni*	4:17
1-03	The Bulls Written-By – Brel*	2:18
1-04	Catch A Fallen Star Written-By – Almond*	5:12
1-05	The Animal In You Drums – Peter AshworthWritten-By – Almond*, Mambas*	7:29
1-06	In My Room Written-By – Prieto*, Pockriss*, Vance*	3:01
1-07	First Time Written-By – Almond*	3:37
1-08	(Your Love Is A) Lesion Written-By – Almond*	5:38
1-09	My Former Self Written-By – Hogan*, Almond*	2:45
1-10	Once Was Written-By – Almond*, Venomettes*	5:10
2-01	The Untouchable One Written-By – Jenkinson*, Almond*	6:03
2-02	Blood Wedding Written-By – Trad. Spanish*	1:51
2-03	Black Heart Written-By – Hogan*, Almond*	4:50
2-04	Medley: Narcissus, Gloomy Sunday, Vision Written-By [Gloomy Sunday] – Seress*, Lewis*Written-By [Narcissus] – Almond*, Sherlock*Written-By [Vision] – Hammill*	11:46
2-05	Torment Written-By – Almond*, Severin*Written-By [Music, Uncredited] – Robert Smith	4:21
2-06	A Million Manias Featuring [Foeturing], Instruments [All Instruments] – Jim Foetus + The Transvestites From Hell*Written-By – J. Foetus*, Almond*	5:52
2-07	My Little Book Of Sorrows Drums – Peter AshworthWritten-By – Almond*	5:59
2-08	Beat Out That Rhythm On A Drum Drums – Frank WantWritten-By – Bizet*, Hammerstein*	5:00

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Trident Studios
• Mixed At – Trident Studios
• Recorded At – Jacobs Studios
• Mixed At – Jacobs Studios
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Some Bizarre Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Some Bizarre Ltd.

Credits

• Arranged By [String Arrangements] – The Venomettes
• Artwork [Cover] – Val Denham
• Cello – Martin McCarrick
• Design – Huw (Peel Me A Grape) Feather*
• Double Bass – Billy McGee
• Featuring – Annie Hogan, Lee Jenkinson, Steve Sherlock
• Guitar – Matt Johnson
• Other [Val Denham Spurred On By] – Elita
• Photography By – Peter (Once On Stage You'll Never Get Him Off) Ashworth*
• Producer – Flood, Marc Almond
• Producer [Assisted By] – Clive*
• Violin – Anne Stephenson, Gini Ball
• Vocals, Percussion, Timbales [Tymps], Guitar – Marc Almond

Notes

On this album The Mambas were Annie Hogan, Steve Sherlock and Lee Jenkinson.

Gini Ball (credited on the sleeve as Gini Hewes), Annie Stephenson. Martin McGarrick and Billy McGee are collectively credited as The Venomettes.

2-08 Lyrics from both "Carmen Jones" and Bizet's "Carmen".

Uncredited on the release but note in Marc's autobiography 'Tainted Life' (p. 205) proves that Robert Smith with Steven Severin wrote the music for the track "Torment" (2-05).

© & ℗ Some Bizarre Limited 1997
Made in the UK

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5 018251 602824

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BIZL 4, BIZ L4, 812 872-1	Marc And Mambas*	Torment And Toreros ‎(2xLP, Album)	Some Bizzare, Some Bizzare, Some Bizzare	BIZL 4, BIZ L4, 812 872-1	UK	1983
812 872-2	Marc And Mambas*	Torment And Toreros ‎(2xCD, Album, 2CD)	Phonogram, Some Bizzare	812 872-2	UK & Europe	1992
SBZ069CD	Marc And Mambas*	Torment And Toreros ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, RM, Dig)	Some Bizzare	SBZ069CD	UK	2009
BIZ LC4	Marc And Mambas*	Torment And Toreros ‎(Cass, Album)	Phonogram, Some Bizzare	BIZ LC4	UK	1983
UICY-3382/3	Marc And Mambas*	Torment And Toreros ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, RM)	Mercury	UICY-3382/3	Japan	2004

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