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The First Chapter [Original recording reissued, Extra tracks]

The Mission (UK) | Format: Audio CD
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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1986 was the year that saw Liverpool beat Merseyside rivals Everton 3-1 at Wembley to win the FA Cup and complete their first league and cup double, Spitting Image hit the No. 1 spot in the UK pop charts with the irredeemable 'Chicken Song', and Robert De Niro starred in a film called 'The Mission'. But the biggest cultural event of the year was when Wayne Hussey, Craig Adams, Simon Hinkler, and… Read more in Amazon's The Mission (UK) Store

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  • Audio CD (21 May 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording reissued, Extra tracks
  • Label: Mercury
  • ASIN: B000PHX0WS
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,457 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Like A Hurricane 4:58£0.59
Listen  2. Gleaming Dome (Incidental)0:34£0.69
Listen  3. Over The Hills And Far Away 3:56£0.69
Listen  4. Easy Coast Lament (Incidental)0:39£0.69
Listen  5. Naked And Savage 4:44£0.69
Listen  6. Serpents Kiss 4:10£0.59
Listen  7. Dancing Barefoot 3:07£0.69
Listen  8. The Crystal Ocean 7:33£0.69
Listen  9. Vagilante Man (Incidental)0:24£0.69
Listen10. Garden Of Delight 5:00£0.69
Listen11. Wake (RSV) 5:00£0.69
Listen12. Like A Hurricane 7:06£0.69
Listen13. Bridges Burning 3:59£0.69
Listen14. Serpents Kiss 4:11£0.69
Listen15. Wake 4:56£0.69
Listen16. Dancing Barefoot 2:06£0.69
Listen17. 1969 2:43£0.69
Listen18. Shelter From The Storm 9:26£0.69

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Following the messy divorce of The Sisters Of Mercy in 1985, Wayne Hussey and bassist Craig Adams joined forces with guitarist Simon Hinkler (ex-Artery) and drummer Mick Brown (ex-Red Lorry Yellow Lorry)to form The Sisterhood. Following wrangles with Sisters Of Mercy vocalist Andrew Eldritch, who rush-released an album using the Sisterhood moniker, the group settled on the name The Mission.
The First Chapter collects together the groups first two 12" singles on the independent Chapter 22 label, before they signed to Mercury records. Both singles topped the UK Independent chart in 1986.
This welcome reissue re-instates the short instrumental pieces that originally appeared on the 'Garden Of Delight' / 'Like A Hurricane' 12", adds an unreleased early version of 'Bridges Burning' (which would later appear, in re-recorded form, on the band's debut album 'God's Own Medicine'), and provides 4 live tracks that originally appeared on the b-sides of the various 'Wasteland' 12" singles. Also included is a live version of 'Shelter From The Storm' (this version featuring John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin on keyboards), which the band never released as a studio version.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Adamski VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
This is a superb album and still my favourite by the band (although God's Own Medicine and Children are close behind). This remaster is worth picking up for the 5 excellent live tracks tacked on the end but the sound quality of the actual album is no different to the older version in my opinion. This lack of an improved sound quality has made me not bother buying the other remasters because they don't have any live tracks either! This however is a sound buy, go for it!
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Awesome 23 Nov 2011
Format:Audio CD
This is the sound of a band at the start of a long and (sort of) successful career. This is the best of them before they got too big.
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