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-| name = Wake
-| type = video
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-| artist = [[The Sisters of Mercy (band)|The Sisters of Mercy]]
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-| released = 1985
-| genre = [[Gothic rock]]
-| length = Approx. 57 minutes
-| label = [[Polygram|Polygram Music Video]] (UK), Pioneer Japan (Japan)
-| producer = [[Mike Mansfield]]
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-'''''Wake''''' is a live video album by British [[gothic rock]] band [[The Sisters of Mercy]]. It was filmed at the [[Royal Albert Hall]], [[London]], on the 18th June 1985. The concert marked the end of the band's ''Armageddon Tour''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sisterswiki.org/Gigography#Armageddon_Tour|title=Gigography - SistersWiki.org - The Sisters Of Mercy Fan Wiki|website=sisterswiki.org|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-09-04}}</ref> and was their last performance with [[Wayne Hussey]] (guitarist) and [[Craig Adams (musician)|Craig Adams]] (bassist), [[Gary Marx]] having already left by that time. Hussey and Adams later left to form [[The Mission (band)|The Mission]]. ''Wake'' would also be the last time that The Sisters of Mercy would perform live until 1990, to promote the release of their third album [[Vision Thing (album)|''Vision Thing'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesistersofmercy.com/gen/biog.htm|title=Sisters Biography|website=www.thesistersofmercy.com|access-date=2017-09-04}}</ref>
-== Release history ==
-Despite the band's record company being [[Warner Music Group|WEA]], the video was released by [[PolyGram]] ([[Andrew Eldritch]], singer: ''"WEA didn't want to fund the project."'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesistersofmercy.com/gen/faqnorm/faqnorm.htm|title=Sisters - slightly less boring FAQ|website=www.thesistersofmercy.com|access-date=2017-09-04}}</ref> ''Wake'' was originally released on [[VHS]] and [[LaserDisc]], although various unofficial (bootleg) [[DVD]] versions are in circulation. Unofficial audio recordings of the songs performed are also in circulation in various formats.
-== Track listing ==
-. "First and Last and Always" <small>(from [[First and Last and Always|''First and Last and Always'']], 1985)</small>
-. "Body and Soul" <small>(from [[Body and Soul (EP)|''Body and Soul EP'']], 1984)</small>
-. "Marian" <small>(from ''First and Last and Always'', 1985)</small>
-. "No Time to Cry" <small>(from ''First and Last and Always'', 1985)</small>
-. "Walk Away" <small>(from ''First and Last and Always'', 1985)</small>
-. "Possession" <small>(from ''First and Last and Always'', 1985)</small>
-. "[[Emma (song)|Emma]]" <small>([[Hot Chocolate (band)|Hot Chocolate]] cover, 1974)</small>
-. "Amphetamine Logic" <small>(from ''First and Last and Always'', 1985)</small>
-. "A Rock and a Hard Place" <small>(from ''First and Last and Always'', 1985)</small>
-. "Floorshow" <small>(from [[Alice (EP)|''Alice EP'']], 1983)</small>
-. "Alice" <small>(from [[Alice (EP)|''Alice EP'']], 1983)</small>
-. "Fix" <small>(from [[The Reptile House E.P.|''The Reptile House EP'']], 1983)</small>
-. "[[Knockin' on Heaven's Door]]" <small>([[Bob Dylan]] cover, 1973)</small>
-Note: ''Emma'' was later officially recorded as the B side of the band's single [[Dominion (song)|''Dominion'']].
-== Missing encore ==
-While the first encore (''Fix'' and ''Knockin' on Heaven's Door'') was recorded, there was also a second encore that went unrecorded. According to the Sisters' website:<blockquote>''By the time we hit the stage for the last encore, some of the necessary machines had been switched off. Various film technicians had decided that we'd finished. Andrew had been performing with a couple of cracked ribs, and he had indeed decided to finish, but [[Lemmy]] was in the dressing room to convince him that another encore was in order. After a short discussion and a multilateral assessment of all the available pharmaceuticals, the band hit the stage again - but too speedily for the aforementioned technicians. ''</blockquote><blockquote>''There was some audio-visual material from the last encore, but Polygram "lost it" shortly after the film was edited and released.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesistersofmercy.com/gen/faqnorm/faqnorm.htm|title=Sisters - slightly less boring FAQ|website=www.thesistersofmercy.com|access-date=2017-09-04}}</ref></blockquote>Thanks to the accounts of people who were at the concert, it is now known that the "missing encore" consisted of the songs ''Train'' (from ''Body and Soul EP''), [[Ghost Rider (Suicide song)|''Ghost Rider'']] ([[Suicide (band)|Suicide]] cover) and [[Louie Louie|''Louie Louie'']] ([[Richard Berry (musician)|Richard Berry]] cover).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sisterswiki.org/Tue,_18-Jun-1985|title=Tue, 18-Jun-1985 - SistersWiki.org - The Sisters Of Mercy Fan Wiki|website=sisterswiki.org|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-09-04}}</ref>
-It is also reported that, between ''Alice'' and ''Fix'', a cover of [[The Rolling Stones|The Rolling Stones']] [[Gimme Shelter|''Gimme Shelter'']] was performed. However, it was not put onto to official recording, as The Rolling Stones refused to grant the [[synchronization rights]] to allow the cover to be released on video. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesistersofmercy.com/gen/faqnorm/faqnorm.htm|title=Sisters - slightly less boring FAQ|website=www.thesistersofmercy.com|access-date=2017-09-04}}</ref>
-== Band members ==
-Andrew Eldritch - vocals
-Wayne Hussey - guitar
-Craig Adams - bass guitar
-Doktor Avalanche - drums
-== References ==
-{{Reflist|30em}}
-{{The Sisters of Mercy}}
-{{Authority control}}
-[[Category:Live albums]]
-[[Category:The Sisters of Mercy]]
-[[Category:Music in London]]
-[[Category:Royal Albert Hall]]