The Sisters Of Mercy – Floodland

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Label:	Merciful Release – MR441L, Merciful Release – 242 232-1, Merciful Release – 242232-1
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	Europe
Released:	Nov 13, 1987
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Goth Rock

Tracklist

A1	Dominion/Mother Russia Producer – Andrew Eldritch, Jim Steinman, Alexander*	7:01
A2	Flood I Producer – Andrew Eldritch, Larry Alexander	6:22
A3	Lucretia My Reflection Producer – Andrew Eldritch, Larry Alexander	4:57
A4	1959 Producer – Andrew Eldritch, Larry Alexander	4:08
B1	This Corrosion Producer – Jim Steinman	9:16
B2	Flood II Producer – Andrew Eldritch, Larry Alexander	6:19
B3	Driven Like The Snow Producer – Andrew Eldritch, Larry Alexander	4:39
B4	Never Land (A Fragment) Producer – Andrew Eldritch, Larry Alexander	2:46

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA Records Ltd.
Copyright © – WEA Records Ltd.
Made By – WEA Musik GmbH
Manufactured By – Record Service GmbH
Published By – SBK Songs
Pressed By – Record Service Alsdorf
Record Company – Warner Communications

Credits

Engineer – Andrew Eldritch, Larry Alexander, Roy Neave
Photography By – Alistair Thain*, Mike Owen (3)
Words By, Music By – Andrew Eldritch

Notes

℗ 1987 WEA Records Ltd.
© 1987 WEA Records Ltd.

Manufactured in Germany by Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf.

Made in Germany by WEA Musik GmbH

Includes fold out 12x24" poster/lyric sheet. Credits/titles on the back sleeve, labels and lyric sheet are noted slightly different.
Comes with glossy black innersleeve with white artist name & head and star logo.

Durations manually timed.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Printed): 0 22924 22321 1
Barcode (Scanned UPC/EAN): 0022924223211
Label Code (On labels and back cover): LC 4281
Rights Society (Boxed): GEMA/BIEM
Price Code: Ⓤ
Price Code (France): WE 381
Other (Colourless embossed Warner logo stamp on back cover): W
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): R/S Alsdorf 242232-1-A
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): R/S Alsdorf 242232-1-B
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Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2, stamped, "x 2" etched): R/S Alsdorf 242232-1-B x 2
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Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4, stamped, "XXX UK" etched ): R/S Alsdorf 242232-1-A XXX UK
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4, stamped, "27" etched ): R/S Alsdorf 242232-1-B 27
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5, stamped, "XXX 9 D" etched ): R/S Alsdorf 242232-1-A XXX 9 D
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5, stamped, "XX 8" etched ): R/S Alsdorf 242232-1-B XX 8
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6, stamped, "31" etched ): R/S Alsdorf 242232-1-A 31
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Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 7, stamped, "XXX D" etched ): R/S Alsdorf 242232-1-A XXX D
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Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 8, stamped, "XX" etched ): R/S Alsdorf 242232-1-A XX
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Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 9, stamped, "97" etched ): R / S Alsdorf 242232-1-A 97
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 9, stamped, "108" etched ): R / S Alsdorf 242232-1-B 108
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 10, stamped, "XXX UK 2" etched ): R/S Alsdorf 242232-1-A XXX UK 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 10, stamped, "7" etched ): R/S Alsdorf 242232-1-B 7
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 11, stamped, "4X 23" etched): R/S Alsdorf 242232-1-A 4X 23
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 11, stamped, "70" etched): R/S Alsdorf 242232-1-B 70

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Floodland (LP, Album)	Elektra, Elektra	60762-1, 9 60762-1	US	1987
Recently Edited	Floodland (CD, Album)	Elektra, Elektra, Merciful Release, Merciful Release	9 60762-2, 60762-2	US	1987
Recently Edited	Floodland (Cassette, Album, Black Cassette)	Merciful Release, Merciful Release, Merciful Release, Merciful Release	MR441C, MR 441 C, 242245-4, 242 245-4	Europe	1987
Recently Edited	Floodland (Cassette, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	24 22324	Canada	1987
	Floodland (CD, Album)	Merciful Release, Merciful Release	242246-2, 242 246-2	Europe	1987

Reviews

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ThatGirlMyra Apr 12, 2022
Absolute masterpiece of an album! Andrew Eldritch really proved his songwriting talents by combining bombastic songs like This Corrosion or Dominion with dark and brooding songs like Neverland and Flood I. From a forty person choir to poetic lyrics about life, this album has it all and doesn't miss a single beat. One of my all-time favourites and one that will never age.
brain0vefl0w Nov 1, 2021
That's true. Deadly silent pressing, crystal clear and dynamic sound.
mhrobbins25 Oct 29, 2021
This seems to be THE pressing to get of this album. I opted for a UK original after being disappointed by the awful QC on three copies of the Mobile Fidelity reissue, and I am so glad I made the right choice. The mastering on the is phenomenal, its crystal clear and so crisp it's almost sharp, while also having a great deal of depth and a kickass punch to it. Surprised it sounds so good for a 1LP. It feels almost as if Andrew is singing directly into my ear, and I'm not sure how to feel about that. Phenomenal sound and packaging quality from one of the most phenomenal not-goth albums of all time.
nickihoy Mar 12, 2021
Edited one year ago
Update: Scored a Technics SL-B3 and a Harman Kardon hk 350i tuner and some Cerwin Vega AT-60s (all 1980s equiipment) and this first press sounds awesome!
lewisfoulds Dec 10, 2020
I think I am the outlier. I really do not like this album. To my young ears it sounds so overblown and overdone. There is no subtilty. It's just obnoxiously over the top. And flood 1 wow I hate flood 1. It has nothing to say and takes way to long to say it. It sounds like a parody of good goth. Maybe I'm too young but wow I really do not like this album
nickihoy Sep 28, 2020
Own a first pressing secondhand and will not part with it ever. It's another must own for any music aficionado. This pressing is incredible. I can't wait to get a quality system to crank it up on.
TheThresher Sep 24, 2020
Edited 2 years ago

Their best album by far.

On ‘Floodland’ the balance between power and mysticism (or masculine and feminine) is just perfect.
beechlander Jul 20, 2020
Still sounds terrific and brilliantly produced - I bought this record second-hand recently and the quality is seriously impressive. So many highlights. The opening beats of "Dominion"..the seguing into "Mother Russia"...the heavy rhythms of "Flood I"...the bass riff on "Lucretia"...the gothic madness of "This Corrision". An absolute pinnacle that Eldritch sadly never reached again.
PawelP Jun 14, 2016
One of the best album in the history of rock music? I think so...
asrogger Feb 3, 2016
if i would be asked "what's the perfect Goth Rock album you would recommend to next generations?" i'd sure put this on first place. no doubt about it. This album is a F*CKING MASTERPIECE.