Floodland

Floodland - Cover Artwork (Front)

Floodland - Inlay

The The Sisters Of Mercy's second album was titled Floodland.

Floodland and its accompanying singles This Corrosion, Dominion

and Lucretia were preceded by a Merciful Release press statement,

which can be found under A Short History.

The album was also accompanied by videos for This Corrosion,

Sandstorm/Dominion, Lucretia and 1959.

In 1989, the video compilation Shot was released featuring all these vids.

Some further information on the production and release of Floodland

can be found here in another Wiki (English), as well as here

in this Wiki (German)

Track Lists

Floodland - 2006 Reissue CD Cover (Back)

Vinyl LP

Side 1	Side 2
1. Dominion/Mother Russia	5. This Corrosion
2. Flood I	6. Flood II
3. Lucretia	7. Driven Like The Snow
4. 1959	8. Never Land (a fragment)

Bonus Tracks

CD	Cassette	2006 Reissue CD
Torch / Colours	Colours	Torch / Colours / Never Land (full version) / Emma

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Floodland - Warner /Pioneer Japan Edition

Recording Notes

• Produced by Andrew Eldritch with Larry Alexander

except Dominion/Mother Russia by Eldritch/Steinman

• and This Corrosion by Steinman

Band/Recording Personnel
as credited on the inner sleeve:

• Patricia Morrison - bass
• Andrew Eldritch - vocals
• Doktor Avalanche - drums

Releases

Label	Catalogue#	Format	Year	Country	Notes
Merciful Release /WEA	MR 441L	12" Vinyl LP	1987	UK	first edition with gatefold lyrics sheet
Merciful Release / WEA	MR 441CD / 242246-2	CD	1987	UK	with the two bonus tracks Torch and Colours
Merciful Release / WEA	MR 441C	Cassette	1987	UK	also featuring Torch
Merciful Release / WEA	MR441LTD	12" Vinyl LP, ltd. edition	1987	UK	with numbered sleeve and gatefold picture lyrics sheet
Warner / Pioneer	P-13612	12" Vinyl LP	1987	Japan	Japanese picture lyric sheet, picture sleeve & obi-strip P-13612
Elektra	60762-1	12" Vinyl LP	1987	USA	some copies on High Quality Audiophile Vinyl
Elektra	60762-2	CD (partly in long box)	1987	USA	shorter versions of This Corrosion and Driven Like The Snow
Elektra	60762-2	Cassette	1987	USA	shorter versions of This Corrosion and Driven Like The Snow
WEA	22321	12" Vinly LP		Canada	shorter versions of This Corrosion and Driven Like The Snow
WEA		CD		Australia	includes Torch (directly after Driven Like The Snow) and Colours
WEA		Cassette		Australia	includes Torch (directly after Driven Like The Snow)
WEA Records Ltd.	244053-3	VHS Video Compilation	1988	UK	Title: Shot - features all the videos around the Floodland album
Merciful Release / WEA / Rhino UK	5101-17580-2	CD	2006	UK	with two further bonus tracks - Never Land (full length) and Emma

Remarks

• There are differences in track times between the various formats. These are most noticeable on Driven Like The Snow and This Corrosion.
  

• The 2006 reissue had, for the first time, the full demo version of Never Land. In the pase a full length demo had surfaced, but that was an instrumental. This new version comes complete with vocals.

• Emma was taken from the Dominion 12".

• Possible reasons for not including the other B-Sides from Dominion could be:

1. There wasn't enough space on the CD or

2. Sandstorm / Untitled had already been featured on a charity compilation CD in the early 90's.

Additional Pictures

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• For plenty further pictures of all these releases, please see The Ultimate Sisters Guide / Floodland.

Floodland - Elektra Cassette Cover (Front)