🎼15 May 1959. Happy Birthday🍾 to Andrew Eldritch born Andrew William Harvey Taylor in Ely, England.
Leader, frontman and only remained original member of Sisters of Mercy, the Godfathers of Gothic Rock in the 80s...
I post in the Chat Room👇 2 early Sisters' songs written by Andrew, perfect for a gloomy Saturday night 😈
As always if you have any #SistersofMercy favs post them here 🖤 #AndrewEldritch #15May
Leader, frontman and only remained original member of Sisters of Mercy, the Godfathers of Gothic Rock in the 80s...
I post in the Chat Room👇 2 early Sisters' songs written by Andrew, perfect for a gloomy Saturday night 😈
As always if you have any #SistersofMercy favs post them here 🖤 #AndrewEldritch #15May
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📌27 April 1992
The Sisters of Mercy
📀 Some Girls Wander by Mistake
#GothicRock #DarkWave
30 years ago The Sisters of Mercy from Leeds #UK, released a compilation album of their previously unedited studio recording from 1980 to 1983.
The album is entitled Some Girls Wander by Mistake, a phrase taken from #LeonardCohen song "Teachers" which Sisters of Mercy often covered live (the band's name is in fact taken from Cohen's work).
This compilation contains all #SistersofMercy early singles and EPs, plus 2 amazing cover songs: #Stooges "1969" and #RollingStones "Gimme Shelter".
The Sisters of Mercy in this album were:
#AndrewEldritch – vocals
#CraigAdams – bass guitar
Ben Gunn – guitar
Gary Marx – guitar
Doktor Avalanche (drum machine's name) – drums
#27April
🎧Listen to Some Girls...
👉 here
The Sisters of Mercy
📀 Some Girls Wander by Mistake
#GothicRock #DarkWave
30 years ago The Sisters of Mercy from Leeds #UK, released a compilation album of their previously unedited studio recording from 1980 to 1983.
The album is entitled Some Girls Wander by Mistake, a phrase taken from #LeonardCohen song "Teachers" which Sisters of Mercy often covered live (the band's name is in fact taken from Cohen's work).
This compilation contains all #SistersofMercy early singles and EPs, plus 2 amazing cover songs: #Stooges "1969" and #RollingStones "Gimme Shelter".
The Sisters of Mercy in this album were:
#AndrewEldritch – vocals
#CraigAdams – bass guitar
Ben Gunn – guitar
Gary Marx – guitar
Doktor Avalanche (drum machine's name) – drums
#27April
🎧Listen to Some Girls...
👉 here
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📀 Album of the Week
@Venice_Rocks
📌16 November 1987
The Sisters Of Mercy
📀 Floodland
#GothicRock #DarkWave
35 years ago The Sisters Of Mercy from Leeds, #UK released their 2nd studio album, their first after the departure of 👉 Hussey and Adams who formed The Mission.
Leader and mastermind
👉 Andrew Eldritch wrote all songs when living in Hamburg, Germany and the title Floodland was dedicated to that city.
Initially Eldritch was meant to release this album under The Sisterhood monicker, after an agreement with former band mates, but later he renamed his band again to #SistersOfMercy.
#JimSteinman (Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler ...) produced the 2 longest tracks, "Dominion" / "Mother Russia" and "This Corrision".
Gothic Masterpiece!
In this album:
#AndrewEldritch – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, bass
#PatriciaMorrison – bass, vocals
Doktor Avalanche – drum machine's name
Additional personnel
Eddie Martinez – guitar
New York Choral Society
#16November
🎧Listen to Floodland 👉 here
@Venice_Rocks
📌16 November 1987
The Sisters Of Mercy
📀 Floodland
#GothicRock #DarkWave
35 years ago The Sisters Of Mercy from Leeds, #UK released their 2nd studio album, their first after the departure of 👉 Hussey and Adams who formed The Mission.
Leader and mastermind
👉 Andrew Eldritch wrote all songs when living in Hamburg, Germany and the title Floodland was dedicated to that city.
Initially Eldritch was meant to release this album under The Sisterhood monicker, after an agreement with former band mates, but later he renamed his band again to #SistersOfMercy.
#JimSteinman (Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler ...) produced the 2 longest tracks, "Dominion" / "Mother Russia" and "This Corrision".
Gothic Masterpiece!
In this album:
#AndrewEldritch – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, bass
#PatriciaMorrison – bass, vocals
Doktor Avalanche – drum machine's name
Additional personnel
Eddie Martinez – guitar
New York Choral Society
#16November
🎧Listen to Floodland 👉 here
😈 Around Midnight here in Venice... perfect moment to wish Happy Birthday to #AndrewEldritch🤘
#15May
#SistersOfMercy soon in concert in #Italy. Mine will be next 2 November 😈❤️🔥
Who's coming?
https://youtu.be/evu3I0ZoERc
#15May
#SistersOfMercy soon in concert in #Italy. Mine will be next 2 November 😈❤️🔥
Who's coming?
https://youtu.be/evu3I0ZoERc
YouTube
Temple of Love (extended) [HQ] Sisters of Mercy
This is the best version of the song & no music video was made for it, so I made this using footage of Sisters of Mercy on TOP 1992, footage from the MTV video, The Cathedral, and some lame medieval video. I was thinking about incorporating footage of Ofra…
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📀 Album of the Week
@Venice_Rocks
📌July 1986
The Sisterhood
📀 Gift
#DarkWave #SynthWave #GothicRock #Electronic #EBM #SynthPunk #ProtoTechno
40 years ago The Sisterhood from Leeds, #UK released their debut and only studio album.
#TheSisterhood was a musical project by Andrew Eldritch after disbanding 👉 The Sisters Of Mercy.
The songs were intended to appear in S.O.M. second album but both Eldritch and the departed Wayne Hussey (who founded 👉 The Mission) agreed not to use the band's original name for their new projects.
Gift is widely regarded as a landmark album for the development of Electronic and Techno music, and it's undoubtedly a DarkWave milestone🤘🖤
In this album:
#AndrewEldritch – vocals, lyrics, songwriter, producer
Performers:
#LucasFox, #PatriciaMorrison, #AlanVega, #JamesRay
🎧Listen to Gift 👉 here
@Venice_Rocks
📌July 1986
The Sisterhood
📀 Gift
#DarkWave #SynthWave #GothicRock #Electronic #EBM #SynthPunk #ProtoTechno
40 years ago The Sisterhood from Leeds, #UK released their debut and only studio album.
#TheSisterhood was a musical project by Andrew Eldritch after disbanding 👉 The Sisters Of Mercy.
The songs were intended to appear in S.O.M. second album but both Eldritch and the departed Wayne Hussey (who founded 👉 The Mission) agreed not to use the band's original name for their new projects.
Gift is widely regarded as a landmark album for the development of Electronic and Techno music, and it's undoubtedly a DarkWave milestone🤘🖤
In this album:
#AndrewEldritch – vocals, lyrics, songwriter, producer
Performers:
#LucasFox, #PatriciaMorrison, #AlanVega, #JamesRay
🎧Listen to Gift 👉 here
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