Sisterhood, The - Gift

Genre:
Electronic, Rock
Style:
New Wave, Goth Rock
Year:
1986

Tracklist

Jihad 8:17
Colours 8:03
Giving Ground 7:31
Finland Red, Egypt White 8:17
Rain From Heaven 6:44

Versions

Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
Gift (CD, Album) Merciful Release SIS 020-CD UK 1986
Gift (Cass) Merciful Release SIS 020-C UK 1986
Gift (LP, Album) Merciful Release SIS 020 UK 1986
Gift (CD, Album, RE) Merciful Release SIS 020-CD Germany 1993
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Reviews & Discussion

Rated 5/5
Review by ixaxaar May 12, 2004

referencing Gift, LP, Album, SIS 020

Produced by Andrew Eldritch; also note that "Gift" in German means "Poison"...
The introduction to "Jihad" consists of the numbers "Two-Five-Zero-Zero-Zero". This is the amount of money (in sterling...) Hussey had to pay Eldritch after he sued for using the name "Sisterhood" with the pre-Mission name Hussey was using to tour with...
The relationship between RCA and Eldritch was just as bad as the relationship between Eldritch and Hussey. Going from memory, I believe both were still signed to RCA. Either way, RCA was benefitting from the press coverage. I have read and heard that Eldritch deliberately made his album rubbish so that he would be released from his contract (cf Lou Reed). Despite the fact that I don't think the album was rubbish and the unlikelihood of Eldritch releasing a substandard record, it does reinforce the idea that Eldritch was not pleased with RCA.
Obviously, the album is a clear attack on the Mission/Sisterhood but it is as much an attack on the record company for exploiting the situation. It is interesting to note that Dominion and Torch weren't included on Gift, even though they were written at the time.
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Master Release

Shortcut Code: [m27987]
Data Quality Rating: Correct

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4.36 / 5 (95 votes)

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