Sisters Of Mercy - Floodland - SILVER MFSL

http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/80001/Sisters_Of_Mercy-Floodland-Vinyl_Record

wow, my sisters fav album! on mofi, great news

I read some not good reviews about the 1st album on mofi vs the original press http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=248497&highlight=sisters+mercy

well see on floodland!

 

This is an interesting one. The first LP was poorly recorded in the first place, so the silver MoFi was like making a silk purse out of a sow's ear. But I'm willing to bet this will be stunning, since it's a Steinman production.

Also, many people have never heard this on vinyl -- it was one of the first CDs to offer bonus tracks on its initial edition which made it much more appealing than the vinyl version to the dollar conscious goth.

 

yes I agree, I also want the 1st press too of 1st two albums, sister of mercy not my fav goth band but 2 first are great albums

 

Looks like Aug 14 is the release date:
http://www.amazon.com/Floodland-Sis...8-1&keywords=sisters+of+mercy+floodland+vinyl

 

Look forward to hearing impressions of this one. For me, Floodland is the SoM LP to have.

 

The original U.S. lp was cut by Dennis King @ Atlantic Studios. It sounds very nice, but that doesn't mean it couldn't be improved. I don't know anything about the original U.K. pressing. I hope someone will be able to compare the Mofi to an original pressing. . .

 

Excited to see this, thanks for the news

 

Actually Jim Steinman only produced 2 songs on Floodland. Dominion/Mother Russia (co-produced with Eldritch) and This Corrosion (produced by Steinman)

Rest of the album (wich I love, by the way) was produced by Eldritch and Larry Alexander.

 

Great news-thanks for letting us know. Can't wait to hear "1959" on vinyl, as I've only ever owned this album on CD.

 

Just got an original Floodland on vinyl. Sounds fantastic. Will be curious to hear about this MoFi reissue.

 

Yeah definitely looking forward to this one, my favourite Sisters album as well.

 

Now, now! The Sisters are NOT a goth band!

We are a rock'n'roll band. And a pop band. And an industrial groove machine.
We are intellectual love gods.

 

SoM were awesome, and their sound perfectly captured the essence of the darker side of the Regan/Thatcher era and the cold, isolated feelings experienced by many during this decade, but they weren't "goth" by any stretch. Too many danceable grooves for that.

I always thought Fields of the Nephilim most closely captured the essence of "goth". Everything they did is very dark, heavily influenced by Crowley's writings, and quite convincing (some songs even contain snippets of Crowley speaking). 93 93/93

 

looks like the release date has been pushed back to November 8th ... according to Amazon.

 

This is what my Amazon preorder has been holding at for a while now:

This title will be released on November 6, 2012.

Fingers crossed.

 

I got an update from Amazon today:

New Delivery Estimate: Wednesday December 19, 2012

Does anyone know what's going on with the release of this album?

 

Ordered today, cant wait, got the auto-rip free from Amazon, but I already have the CD original and remaster. April 30 is the new release date.

I already have FLAA (MFSL) and Gift on Vinyl.

 

I didn't realize this still hadn't been released. I guess that explains why I still haven't seen a copy at my local shop

 

Being vinyl, this would have the shorter version of This Corrosion...

 

Doesn't matter so much to me, as I have the 12" single from back in '88.

I'm sorta intrigued by the prospect of hearing Doktor Avalanche in audiophile quality...

 

" Unfortunately, the release date for the item(s) listed below has changed, and we need to provide you with a new delivery estimate based on the new release date:

Sisters of Mercy "Floodland"
Estimated arrival date: August 08, 2013"

 

I wonder if this is ever going to be released.

 

Just got this from MOFI:

Jim,
Thank you for your email. I have been informed by our sound lab that we hope to release Floodland in September or early October.
Customer Service
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab

 

Oh my Dogma!

This title will be released on October 22, 2013.
Pre-order now.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com in easy-to-open packaging. Gift-wrap available

 

At last!