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''Seduction'' reached No. 3 in the [[UK Indie Chart]].<ref name="Lazell">{{cite book |last=Lazell |first=Barry |year=1997 |title=Indie Hits 1980–1989 |publisher=Cherry Red Books |isbn=0-9517206-9-4}}</ref>
''Seduction'' reached No. 3 in the [[UK Indie Chart]].<ref name="Lazell">{{cite book |last=Lazell |first=Barry |year=1997 |title=Indie Hits 1980–1989 |publisher=Cherry Red Books |isbn=0-9517206-9-4}}</ref>

In 2001 [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_Red_Records|Cherry Red Records]] reissued ''Seduction'' as part of its Anagram Goth series. Fully-remastered and expanded to include the band's independent output, ''Seduction: The Society Collection'' collated early singles and tracks from their ''There is No Shame in Death'' single - though 'Dolphins' and the title track were omitted.


== Critical reception ==
== Critical reception ==

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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.

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Godsend"4:53
2."My Heart"4:19
3."Falling Apart"4:13
4."Danse / Move"4:51
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Ambition"6:35
2."In Heaven (Everything Is Fine)"7:39

Release

Seduction reached No. 3 in the UK Indie Chart.[1]

In 2001 [Red Records] reissued Seduction as part of its Anagram Goth series. Fully-remastered and expanded to include the band's independent output, Seduction: The Society Collection collated early singles and tracks from their There is No Shame in Death single - though 'Dolphins' and the title track were omitted.

Critical reception

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]

Personnel

The Danse Society
  • Steven Victor Rawlings – vocals, production, sleeve concept
  • Lyndon Scarfe – keyboards, production, sleeve concept
  • Paul Nash – guitar, production, sleeve concept
  • Tim Wright – bass guitar, production, sleeve concept
  • Paul Gilmartin – drums, production, sleeve concept
Technical
  • Tim Parry – production

References

  1. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
  2. ^ Robbins, Ira. "trouserpress.com :: Danse Society". trouserpress.com. Retrieved 14 March 2013.