Category: The Mission UK

The Mission U.K. – Wasteland (US 12″)

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“Wasteland” was the second single released fom goth rock band The Missions first album “God’s Own Medicine” released in November 1986 on Mercury Records. “Wasteland” peaked at #11 on the UK singles chart, the song was also used in the 1980s TV show “Miami Vice” in the third series episode “Teresa”, first broadcast on February 13, 1987.

he Mission (known as The Mission UK in the United States were a gothic rock band formed in 1986 from the splinters of the freshly-dissolved rock band The Sisters of Mercy.

The Mission was started by frontman Wayne Hussey and bassist Craig Adams .The first success for Hussey came when he joined Dead or Alive at the request of frontman Pete Burns. After Burns retreated to become more studio-based Hussey decided to leave and was offered a position with The Sisters of Mercy, concentrating on 12-string and 6-string guitars. When the Sisters of Mercy disbanded, Hussey and bassist Craig Adams set up The Mission, recruiting Mick Brown on drums and Simon Hinkler on guitars. Aside from Hussey, the line-up has changed several times during the years.

*The “Dance Mix” is exclusive to the USA 12″.

SIDE A:
Wasteland (Anniversary Mix) 7:40

SIDE B:
Wasteland (Dance Mix) 7:29

Shelter From The Storm (Live) 7:24
Mixed By –  Tim Palmer

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – 888 383-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Goth Rock

CREDITS:
Lyrics By – Hussey*
Music By – Adams* , Brown* , Hinkler* , Hussey*
Producer – Mission UK, The* (tracks: B1) , Tim Palmer (tracks: A1, B1)

NOTES:
Original version of “Wasteland” on the album “God’s Own Medicine”

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The Mission – Severina (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Severina” or V is the fifth single released by British gothic rock band The Mission (known as The Mission UK in the U.S. for legal reasons) released in March 1987. The single was taken from the bands debut album God’s Own Medicine. The band includes Lead vocalist Wayne Hussey formerly of Dead Or Alive and Sisters Of Mercy.

“Severina” peaked at #25 on the UK singles chart and #21 on the Irish singles chart.

Love You To Death (track B2) is an instrumental, an acoustic guitar intro of Love Me To Death which was edited off the orginal version of Love Me To Death so the song could fit onto the “God’s Own Medicine” LP.

SIDE A:
Severina (Aqua-Marina Mix) 6:08
Music By – Adams*, Brown*, Hinkler*, Hussey*
Words By – Hussey*

Wishing Well 2:46
Written-By – Bundrick*, Kossoff*, Rodgers*, Kirke*, Yamauchi*

sIDE B:
Tomorrow Never Knows (Amphetamix) 4:52
Written-By – Lennon/McCartney*

Love You To Death 1:29

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury ‎– MYTHX 3
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: Mar 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Goth Rock

CREDITS:
Design [Sleeve Design] – Green Ink, Sandy Ball
Producer – The Mission, Tim Palmer
Voice [Additional] – Julianne*

NOTES:
The original version of “Severina” can be found on The Mission album
‘God’s Own Medicine’

“And Love is all and love is everyone”

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Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

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Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
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The Mission – II (UK 7″)

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Released as a double A side “Garden Of Delight”/”Like A Hurricane”. “II” was the second single released from the gothic rock band The Mission. “Garden of Delight” was originally written by Wayne Hussey and performed by The Sisters of Mercy, but after Hussey left the group and formed “The Mission UK”, he re-released the song on the album “The First Chapter”. “Like A Hurricane” is a cover of a 1977 Neil Young song and was later included on the compilation album First Chapter (a compilation of their first singles) and Ever After – Live.

This edit of “Garden Of Delight” can only be found on this single & the limited edition UK 12″. This version has not been issued on CD.

SIDE A:
Garden Of Delight 3:26
Written-By – Adams*, Brown*, Hinkler*, Hussey*

SIDE B:
Like A Hurricane 4:56
Written-By – Neil Young

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chapter 22 – CHAP 7
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single
Country: UK
Released: 14 Jul 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Goth Rock
Credits: Producer – Mission, The
Producer [Assisted By] – Colin Richardson

NOTES:
Recorded at The Slaughterhouse May 1986.

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SOFTWARE USED:
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Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi