Floodland
The The Sisters Of Mercy's second album was titled Floodland.
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Floodland and its accompanying singles This Corrosion,
Dominion and Lucretia were preceded by a press statement
from Merciful Release, which can be found under A Short History.
The album was accompanied by videos for This Corrosion,
Sandstorm/Dominion, Lucretia and 1959.
In 1989, the video compilation Shot was released featuring all of
these vids. They are also included in the revised video collection Shot Rev 2.0 .
Further information on the production and release of Floodland
can be found at wikipedia.en and wikipedia.de
Track Lists
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 |
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
Note: The album was originally launched on 13 November 1987.
| 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 | with the two bonus tracks Torch and Colours |
| Elektra | 60762-2 | Cassette | 1987 | USA | shorter versions of This Corrosion and Driven Like The Snow |
| WEA | 22321 | 12" Vinly LP | 1987 | 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 |
NOTE: For further releases see discogs/Floodland
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 past, 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
For plenty further pictures of all releases, please see The Ultimate Sisters Guide / Floodland.
