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Sisterhood, The - Gift

Label:
Catalog#:
SIS 020
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:
UK
Released:
Jun 1986
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Industrial

Tracklist

A1   Jihad 8:16
    Vocals [Intro "2, 5, 0...", Uncredited] - Patricia Morrison
A2   Colours 8:02
    Vocals [Uncredited] - James Ray
B1   Giving Ground 7:30
B2   Finland Red, Egypt White 8:16
    Vocals [Uncredited] - Lucas Fox
B3   Rain From Heaven 6:43

Credits

Featuring, Backing Vocals [Uncredited] - Chorus Of Vengeance, The
Featuring, Drums [Uncredited] - Doktor Avalanche
Lyrics By - Eldritch*
Music By, Producer - Andrew Eldritch
Performer - James Ray
Performer, Producer [Some, Uncredited] - Lucas Fox
Performer, Vocals [Some, Uncredited] - Alan Vega
Performer, Vocals [Uncredited] - Patricia Morrison

Notes

© 1986 Merciful Release
℗ 1986 Merciful Release
Made in France


Published by RCA Music / Candelmaesse
Except for Giving Ground, Words: Copyright Control, Music: (Andrew Eldritch) RCA Music / Candelmaesse

Run-outs:
A: SIS 020 A1 / MPO / A gift from the rasperry reich / Verteidigungskrieg
B: SIS 020 B1 / MPO / ...und jetzt können wir vielleicht schlafen, oder?

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Rated 5/5
Review by ixaxaar May 12, 2004
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.