Wake (video album)
| Wake | |
|---|---|
| Video by | |
| Released | 1985 |
| Genre | Gothic rock |
| Length | Approx. 57 minutes |
| Label | Polygram Music Video (UK), Pioneer Japan (Japan) |
| Producer | Mike Mansfield |
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[1] and was their last performance with Wayne Hussey (guitarist) and Craig Adams (bassist), Gary Marx having already left by that time. Hussey and Adams later left to form 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.[2]
Release history
Despite the band's record company being WEA, the video was released by PolyGram (Andrew Eldritch, singer: "WEA didn't want to fund the project.")[3] 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
1. "First and Last and Always" (from First and Last and Always, 1985)
2. "Body and Soul" (from Body and Soul EP, 1984)
3. "Marian" (from First and Last and Always, 1985)
4. "No Time to Cry" (from First and Last and Always, 1985)
5. "Walk Away" (from First and Last and Always, 1985)
6. "Possession" (from First and Last and Always, 1985)
7. "Emma" (Hot Chocolate cover, 1974)
8. "Amphetamine Logic" (from First and Last and Always, 1985)
9. "A Rock and a Hard Place" (from First and Last and Always, 1985)
10. "Floorshow" (from Alice EP, 1983)
11. "Alice" (from Alice EP, 1983)
12. "Fix" (from The Reptile House EP, 1983)
13. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan cover, 1973)
Note: Emma was later officially recorded as the B side of the band's single 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:
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.
There was some audio-visual material from the last encore, but Polygram "lost it" shortly after the film was edited and released.[4]
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 cover) and Louie Louie (Richard Berry cover).[5]
It is also reported that, between Alice and Fix, a cover of The Rolling Stones' 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. [6]
Band members
Andrew Eldritch - vocals
Wayne Hussey - guitar
Craig Adams - bass guitar
Doktor Avalanche - drums
References
- ^ "Gigography - SistersWiki.org - The Sisters Of Mercy Fan Wiki". sisterswiki.org. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
- ^ "Sisters Biography". www.thesistersofmercy.com. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
- ^ "Sisters - slightly less boring FAQ". www.thesistersofmercy.com. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
- ^ "Sisters - slightly less boring FAQ". www.thesistersofmercy.com. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
- ^ "Tue, 18-Jun-1985 - SistersWiki.org - The Sisters Of Mercy Fan Wiki". sisterswiki.org. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
- ^ "Sisters - slightly less boring FAQ". www.thesistersofmercy.com. Retrieved 2017-09-04.