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It wouldn’t even come out as a single in the U.S. for a couple more months. So much further! A lot of folks still don’t know that “Tainted Love” was actually a cover. The original version actually ...

Almond and Ball had met at Leeds Art College and been making music together for a couple of years, and it was Ball who knew the “Tainted Love” original. “Dave introduced me to the record ...