Floodland

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a b Floodland (cassette card). The Sisters of Mercy. Merciful Release. 1987. MR441C. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)

Campbell, Michael (2012). Popular Music in America:The Beat Goes On. Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-0840029768. Albumdetails "Floodland" von "The Sisters of Mercy" ". Chartsurfer. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011 . Retrieved 15 March 2010. European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol.4, no.50. 19 December 1987. p.18. OCLC 29800226– via World Radio History. On paper, Floodland should be a polarizing cautionary tale: an act of hubris that rejects the humble, visionary qualities that endeared a loyal audience to an underground, artsy group of misfits. Instead, it’s the masterpiece that defines them. Andrew Eldritch, the band’s sole remaining member by the time of its release in the fall of 1987, was driving himself nuts poring over demos alone in his adopted home of Hamburg. Driven by a burning desire to prove himself—and to propel his story beyond his old friends and new nemeses—this album had to be a grand gesture. Something undeniable. Bertram, Gavin (3 February 2012). "Andrew Eldritch, February 3, 2012". Nzherald.co.nz . Retrieved 21 February 2012.Bonner, Michael (September 2006). "Floodland". Uncut. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020 . Retrieved 13 December 2018. a b Floodland (CD booklet). The Sisters of Mercy. Merciful Release; Rhino Records. 2006. 5101-17580-2. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)

Sisters Of Mercy guitarist Chris Catalyst leaves the band". Side-line.com. 5 June 2019 . Retrieved 8 November 2019.

In a 2011 interview with a New Zealand radio station, Eldritch said Doktor Avalanche was now a MacBook Pro laptop running Steinberg Cubase.

With the benefit of 25 years hindsight, listening to Floodland now is to confirm the feelings that it elicited upon its release in November 1987 – this is an album of mass contradictions. The Sisters of Mercy were always a live band – albeit one with mechanised beats courtesy of drum machine Doktor Avalanche – and a damn fine one at that. Swathed in dry ice, this was a band that dug deep into a vast catalogue whilst gleefully playing obscure or wildly surprising cover versions. Abba’s ‘Gimme Gimme Gimme’ and Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ were all given the Sisters’ gloomy yet thrilling overhauls and garnished with a Martini-dry sense of humour. Set lists would be poured over and analysed by their obsessive fan base and so, much like The Cramps, became one of the most bootlegged bands of the 80s. Yeah. They said, "We're keeping the name. We're Sisters Of Mercy." Andrew rushed into the studio, and recorded an album and put it out as Sisters Of Mercy. He's like, "I'm Sisters Of Mercy!" Basically, he did everything. There was a bass player, Patricia Morrison, but he wouldn't let her do anything. Even on the album you see his face and Patricia's face is off in the clouds kind of fading away. a b Floodland (CD booklet). The Sisters of Mercy. Merciful Release. 1987. 242246-2. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)

Mark Andrews (11 May 2023). "The Sisters of Mercy's Andrew Eldritch thinks 'Fear of the Dark' by Iron Maiden is like a Sisters cover version". louder . Retrieved 24 August 2023.

On November 13th, 1987, The Sisters of Mercy released their second album Floodland—considered by many to be a step sideways in the band’s musical direction; it’s definitely a nice wandering off the beaten path of Dr. Avalanche. After the end of The Sisters of Mercy MKII, with Wayne Hussey, Gary Marx and Craig Adams— Andrew Eldritch initially formed The Sisterhood to keep others from ever using that particular name; releasing a full-length album from The Sisterhood, along with a planned 12 inch EP called This Corrosion, that was never realized. The Sisters of Mercy announce 2017 European Tourdates". Post-Punk.com. 23 May 2017 . Retrieved 10 February 2018.Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4, stamped, "XXX UK" etched ): R/S Alsdorf 242232-1-A XXX UK The band's broke. I haven't worked out yet how a band can tour for a year at the Sisters' level and be broke at the end of it [...], but I have parted company with the people managing the band in London. If I have to pay them off it will make us more broke for a while. [15] In 1995, Eldritch remixed two songs for the German group Die Krupps and appeared on the Sarah Brightman single " A Question of Honour". The Sisters of Mercy | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015 . Retrieved 7 January 2022. a b c d "The Mekons' Jon Langford on His Brief Sisters of Mercy Stint". CLRVYNT . Retrieved 19 November 2016.