The Best of the Mission UK

Performer: The Mission UK (UK)
Producer: Wayne Hussey
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: The following tracks have been re-recorded: "Wasteland", "Severina", "Deliverance", "Butterfly On A Wheel". Additional personnel: Sweet. Leave it to Wayne Hussey to come back in a unique way. Instead of releasing a collection of old songs in a new package, he reworked some of the best of the Mission's back catalog, bringing the past into the present. The songs are as majestic as ever, this time combined with the keyboard-enhanced sound that first appeared on albums like Masque. While it may take some time getting used to the reworked sound on classics like "Wasteland" and "Deliverance," the new production gives them new life. This is a must-have for longtime fans, who will be pleased that Hussey seems comfortable with the past -- resurrection indeed. [Cleopatra re-released Resurrection in 2004 as The Best of the Mission UK, adding a cover of David Bowie's "After All."] ~ Chris True

Known as the Mission U.K. stateside to avoid confusion with a similarly named Philly soul band, The Mission formed in 1985 when singer Wayne Hussey and bassist Craig Adams strayed from goth mainstays Sisters of Mercy. Plying a just slightly more melodic, but still ferocious, brand of dark-tinged rock, the band swiftly became a live phenomenon. The four-piece were also regulars on the U.K. pop and U.S. modern rock charts through the late-`80s and early-`90s with enduring hits like "Wasteland" and "Deliverance."

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