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In an age of where music-on-demand and any number of specialist radio stations was just the dream of the most wild-eyed fantasist, the impact of ‘This Corrosion’ gatecrashing daytime playlists and Top of the Pops felt like an air-punching victory. Pumped up on steroids, ‘This Corrosion’ crash landed in the UK Top 10 and achieved the smash hit that predecessors ‘Walk Away’ and “Body and Soul” had conclusively failed to do. It’s amusing to listen to bootleg demos of the track, recorded on Casio keyboards, and then comparing them to the finished product. Eschewing the intertwining guitars that had crystalised The Sisters of Mercy in their first two incarnations, here the keyboards, samples and sequencers were brought to the fore, all ushered in by the epic vocal contribution by 40 member of the New York Choral Society. Released in September 1987, the gloriously daft ‘This Corrosion’ – released on 7”, 12” and cassette formats in a variety of lengths and mixes – was a widescreen calling card that found Eldritch expanding upon on the sound he created with The Sisterhood. Quartet-page strips would also appear, each bearing teasing snippets from the song.īut what of the song? Titters and guffaws – and more than a creeping feeling of dread – had been raised when it had been announced that Eldritch had produced a colossal epic with the aid of producer Jim Steinman, the man responsible for the bloated slab of pomposity that was Meat Loaf’s planet-shagging Bat Out Of Hell album. Here was a full-page ad containing the lyrics to ‘This Corrosion’, the white words emerging from the black background with the familiar head and star logo making its presence known. While Marx was always your correspondent’s favourite Sister – indeed, the reason he was in a flat in Bournemouth checking out posters of his former alma mater was that this scribe was promoting a Ghost Dance gig at Bournemouth University – the news of Eldritch’s return under The Sisters of Mercy banner in the autumn of 1987 was enough to send thrills up many a black clad spine regardless of your allegiance.Įldritch’s return to the fray was revealed via a tantalising marketing campaign that spread across the weekly music press like black mould. An almost industrial album, it confirmed Eldritch’s growing interest in keyboards and synths, a move that prompted Marx’s departure the year before. While Ghost Dance were rooted to the spidery, almost Celtic licks that were Marx’s trademark sound and The Mission revelled in Wayne Hussey’s 12-string licks and appalling lyrics, Eldtrich had hinted what might be coming in the shape of the tactically released Gift album under The Sisterhood banner in 1986. So here we had thirds of The Sisters revealing what might have happened if the band hadn’t have split up in 1985. Over on the other side of the divide, The Mission had released The First Chapter, a compilation of EPs released on the Chapter 22 label that originally saw the light of day in the wake of the departure of guitarist Wayne Hussey and bassist Craig Adams from under the aegis of The Sisters of Mercy. Ghost Dance, formed by Gary Marx and ex-Skeletal Family vocalist Anne-Marie Hurst, had released the A Word To This Wise EP and its four tracks proved to be a quantum leap from its three predecessors.
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Marx emits a gentle sigh, surveys the Body & Soul and First and Last and Always posters that hang among the others that include The Jesus & Mary Chain’s Darklands and Red Lorry Yellow Lorry’s Walking On Your Hands and says with a smirk, “So you’re definitely a fan then!”ġ987 proved to be a bumper year for long-term observers of The Sisters of Mercy and their attendant offshoots. Though quite how things would kick off is anybody’s guess considering that the former Sisters of Mercy guitarist is examining a poster of his erstwhile singer on this writer’s wall. The awkward moment feels like an eternity and given the history of the two men, there remains a sense that it might kick off at any moment. The tall and lofty figure of Gary Marx is staring long and hard at the face of Andrew Eldritch. Vinyl is housed in black shiny cover and there is a double sheet with pictures and lyrics too!! Producer – Andrew Eldritch, Larry Alexander Producer – Andrew Eldritch, Jim Steinman, Alexander*