The Sisters Of Mercy are reissuing four ground breaking releases including their first three studio albums and a greatest hits compilation on June 15.
The Sisters of Mercy emerged from the post-punk and indie scene of early 1980s Leeds, and quickly defined a genre of music who’s pioneering influence can still be felt today. They also helped define Leeds at the time as the home of goth rock, spawning many imitators and singlehandedly creating a clearly defined and recognisable scene. Fronted by Andrew Eldritch and backed by his trusty drum machine Doktor Avalanche, The Sisters of Mercy formed their own independent Merciful Release label to issue a series of now rare and collectable singles and EPs. Signing to WEA in 1984, their debut album ‘First And Last And Always’ went on to chart in the UK Top 20 upon release in 1985. The album featured the singles ‘Walk Away’ (charting at #45) and ‘No Time To Cry’ (charting at #63), with a band featuring future Mission members Wayne Hussey and Craig Adams.
At the end of their US tour in June 1985 the band took a break from music, to return in November 1987 with ‘Floodland’ (UK #9). Still aided by Doktor Avalanche, Eldritch hired former Gun Club and Fur Bible bassist Patricia Morrison to complete the new line-up. Featuring the now iconic hit singles ‘This Corrosion’ (UK #7), ‘Dominion’ (UK #13) and ‘Lucretia My Reflection’ (UK #20), production duties were shared with famed Meat Loaf writer Jim Steinman.
‘Vision Thing’ (UK #11) was released in November 1990. With a more hard-rock orientated sound, the group was assembled around Eldritch, featuring Doktor Avalanche, former All About Eve guitarist Tim Bricheno and, perhaps more surprisingly, Sigue Sigue Sputnik and Generation X bassist Tony James. Joined again by Jim Steinman, who wrote and produced the lead single ‘More’ (UK #14), the album featured ‘Doctor Jeep’ (UK #37) and ‘When You Don’t See Me’, and effectively became the band’s last full, new album.
Warner Music are excited to reissue these now iconic studio albums alongside ‘Greatest Hits Volume One: A Slight Case Of Overbombing’, a 2 disc compilation of the band’s WEA-era singles. This elusive, long out of print vinyl reached #14 in the UK upon its original release in 1993, and features the band’s best-loved and most famous songs from their studio recordings.
First And Last And Always (1LP)
Side One:
Black Planet
Walk Away
No Time To Cry
A Rock And A Hard Place
Marian (Version)
Side Two:
First And Last And Always
Possession
Nine While Nine
Amphetamine Logic
Some Kind Of Stranger
Floodland (1LP)
Side One:
Dominion / Mother Russia
Flood I
Lucretia My Reflection
1959
Side Two:
This Corrosion
Flood II
Driven Like The
Never Land (A Fragment)
Vision Thing (1LP)
Side One:
Vision Thing
Ribbons
Detonation Boulevard
Something Fast
Side Two:
When You Don’t See Me
Doctor Jeep
More
I Was Wrong
Greatest Hits Volume One: A Slight Case Of Overbombing (2LP)
First LP:
Under The Gun
Temple Of Love
Vision Thing
Detonation Boulevard
Doctor Jeep
More
Second LP:
Lucretia My Reflection
Dominion/Mother Russia
This Corrosion
No Time To Cry
Walk Away
Body And Soul
