Vermin in Ermine

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 Ashworth.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Smash Hits	^[3]

Track listing

LP

All tracks written by Marc Almond.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shining Sinners"	6:38
2.	"Hell Was a City"	4:02
3.	"You Have"	5:38
4.	"Crime Sublime"	3:12
5.	"Gutter Hearts"	4:25

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Ugly Head"	7:56
7.	"The Boy Who Came Back"	4:53
8.	"Solo Adultos"	5:37
9.	"Tenderness is a Weakness"	5:07

CD and Cassette

All tracks written by Marc Almond.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shining Sinners"	6:38
2.	"Hell Was a City"	4:02
3.	"You Have"	5:38
4.	"Split Lip"	17:13
5.	"Crime Sublime"	3:12
6.	"Gutter Hearts"	4:25
7.	"Ugly Head"	7:56
8.	"The Boy Who Came Back"	4:53
9.	"Solo Adultos"	5:37
10.	"Joey Demento"	5:48
11.	"Pink Shack Blues"	4:49
12.	"Tenderness is a Weakness"	5:07

Personnel

Marc Almond - Vocals, All arrangements, Design concept
Mike Hedges - Producer
Tom Thiel - Engineering
Flood - Engineering ("Shining Sinners", "Crime Sublime")
Billy McGee - String Arrangements
Gini Ball - String Arrangements
Martin Ditchum - String Arrangements
Enrico Tomasso - Trumpet Arrangement ("Hell Was a City")
Ashworth - Cover Photos
Huw Feather - Design
Rizz - Glamour Wear

The Willing Sinners

Annie Hogan - Piano, Vibes
Billy McGee - Bass (Bowed and Picked)
Martin McCarrick - Cello, Keyboards
Richard Riley - Guitar
Stephen Humphreys - Drums

With

Gary Barnacle - Saxophone
Enrico Tomasso - Trumpet, Flugal Horn
Gini Ball - Violin
Martin Ditchum - Percussion, Tympani ("Tenderness is a Weakness")
Nancy Peppers - Backing Vocals ("The Boy Who Came Back", "Pink Shack Blues")
Spiros - Bazooki ("Shining Sinners")
Zeke Manyika - Drums ("Pink Shack Blues", "Ugly Head")

References

↑ "Chart Stats - Marc Almond And The Willing Sinners". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
↑ Allmusic review
↑ Bush, Steve (11 October 1984). "Album Reviews". Smash Hits. EMAP Metro. 6 (20): 25.

Marc Almond

Studio albums	Vermin in Ermine (1984) Stories of Johnny (1985) Mother Fist and Her Five Daughters (1987) The Stars We Are (1988) Jacques (1989) Enchanted (1990) Tenement Symphony (1991) Absinthe (1993) Fantastic Star (1996) Open All Night (1999) Stranger Things (2001) Heart on Snow (2003) Stardom Road (2007) Orpheus in Exile (2009) Varieté (2010) Feasting with Panthers (2011) The Tyburn Tree (Dark London) (2014) The Dancing Marquis (2014) Ten Plagues - A Song Cycle (2014) The Velvet Trail (2015)

Flesh Volcano	Slut (1987)

Marc and the Mambas	Untitled (1982) Torment and Toreros (1983)

Songs	"Total Eclipse"

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