Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 12, stamped, "X 15 D" etched): R/S Alsdorf 242232-1-AX 15 D 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. 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.

In 1995, Eldritch remixed two songs for the German group Die Krupps and appeared on the Sarah Brightman single " A Question of Honour". The original incarnation of Doktor Avalanche was a BOSS DR-55 ("Doctor Rhythm"); the Doktor was later replaced by a Roland TR-606, soon followed by a TR-808, and, briefly, a TR-909. On one album, First and Last and Always, an Oberheim DMX bore the Doktor name. [31] Now that the moribund relationship with East West Records is officially over, it seemed reasonable to bang out a few singles, independently, while we're putting an album together (which usually takes a long time) and getting somebody to put it out with a bit of muscle (which usually takes even longer). This series of independent singles was due to start with a stonking (of course) version of 'SUMMER'. The music to 'SUMMER' was written by Adam Pearson. The words were written by Andrew Eldritch. It's very pretty, and probably very cruel. It goes like a freight train painted in the shiniest yellows and blues. a b "Lucretia My Reflection" / "Long Train" (promotional sheet). The Sisters of Mercy. Warner Elektra Atlantic. 1988. 247 889-7; LC 4281. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011 . Retrieved 10 October 2010. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Note: The album was originally launched on 13 November 1987. For further releases see discogs/Floodland

I don't think we used all that much of what was already there. I think we pretty much started over.

At the end of 1980, the single "Damage Done/Watch/Home of the Hit-men", was recorded and released. [9] On the single Marx played guitar through a practice amplifier and Eldritch was on drums that he had bought from Langford. [8] The duo each wrote and sang on a song: Eldritch on "Damage Done", Marx on "Watch". [9] The band name was influenced by Robert Altman's film McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), which featured the Leonard Cohen song "Sisters of Mercy" from his album Songs of Leonard Cohen, "because [calling ourselves] the Captains of Industry wouldn't have been as funny". [10]a b c d e Floodland (vinyl sleeve). The Sisters of Mercy. Merciful Release. 1987. MR441L. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)