Album
Floodland
1987 · Rock
42 collectors on Gatefold own this
Floodland is an Alt/Indie album by The Sisters Of Mercy, originally released in 1987. On Gatefold: 119 pressings tracked, owned by 42 collectors.
About
The Sisters of Mercy were a volatile group during the best of times, but singer Andrew Eldritch also had a drive to keep his future intact. While the earlier works of the group were often loud and abrasive, for the follow-up to their brilliant debut album, <i>First and Last and Always</i>, Eldritch hired Meat Loaf producer Jim Steinman to bulk up and smooth over the production on two songs and used producer Larry Alexander and a ton of keyboards to make up for any lost members. The Gun Club’s Patricia Morrison was seen as a perfect foil. Where Eldritch had formerly disparaged any notion that his group was ‘Goth,” with <i>Floodland</i>, he calmly accepted his fate and delivered the kind of dark and foreboding material his audience craved. From the opening “Medley” through tunes such as “Flood 1,” “Flood II,” “Lucretia My Reflection” and the epic “This Corrosion,” the Sisters of Mercy became the leaders in a genre that had few contenders.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Dominion/Mother Russia7:01
- A2Flood I6:22
- A3Lucretia My Reflection4:57
- A419594:08
Side B
- B1This Corrosion9:16
- B2Flood II6:19
- B3Driven Like The Snow4:39
- B4Never Land (A Fragment)2:46
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Goth Rock
- cavernous
- menacing
- nocturnal
The second Sisters of Mercy album, released November 1987. It reached #7 on the UK album charts, and three hit singles were released from it: This Corrosion (September 1987, #7 on UK chart); Dominion (February 1988, #13); and Lucretia My Reflection (June 1988, #20).
The band lineup on 'Floodland' was nominally Andrew Eldritch and Patricia Morrison. The songs were written by Eldritch alone, and Morrison is not credited on the sleeve artwork, except in the 'thank you' list (under her real name, [Patricia] Anne Rainone). Morrison's musical contribution has been disputed, but she was vital to the band's image during this period.
The album differs in its vinyl and CD versions. The CD features the full-length mixes of 'This Corrosion' (10:55) and 'Driven Like The Snow' (6:27). On the vinyl version, 'This Corrosion' fades out at 9:16, and 'Driven Like The Snow' is a different mix, lasting 4:39. Many CD versions add 'Torch' and 'Colours' (B-sides from the 'This Corrosion' single) as bonus tracks. (On cassette, 'Torch' alone is added, at the end of side one.) According to Eldritch, these were 'supposed to be removed after the first pressing', and 'don't belong to the album'.
Credits
The people behind it.
Production & Engineering
- Andrew EldritchENGINEER
- Andrew EldritchENGINEER, WRITTEN-BY
- Andrew EldritchPRODUCER
- Andrew EldritchWRITTEN BY, ENGINEER
- Andrew EldritchWRITTEN-BY, ENGINEER
- Andrew EldritchWRITTEN-BY, MUSIC BY, ENGINEER
- Larry AlexanderENGINEER
- Larry AlexanderPRODUCER
- Roy NeaveENGINEER
- Andrew EldritchPRODUCER [PRODUCED BY]
- Hugh JonesPRODUCER
- Jim SteinmanPRODUCER
Songwriting
- The Sisters Of Mercy
- Errol Brown
- Tony Wilson
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