"This Corrosion" 12 Inch EP (spring 1986, Unreleased)
Sounds magazine reported on 20 February 1986 that "a new 12 inch EP called 'This Corrosion' will soon be in the shops, featuring the same line-up but with the addition of a mysterious and so far undisclosed American vocalist." This 12 inch single even appeared in German music paper adverts as "available soon".
James Ray: "So during the recording of we made and released 'Giving Ground'. We then spent weeks on what was to be The Sisterhood's second single, 'This Corrosion', but Eldritch decided he was going to use it to kickstart The Sisters Mk II."
Recording took place at Fairview Studios near Hull with in-house engineer John Spence. American vocalist Alan Vega, who had made friends with The Sisters in 1983, and undertook a solo tour through the UK and Europe during February and March 1986, recorded one version of the song, other vocal takes featuring James Ray and Andrew Eldritch are in existence as well. On 25 December 2006, former James Ray and the Performance member Carl Harrison uploaded a 9 minute Eldritch version of 'This Corrosion' ("I was recording in the same studio at the time") on the internet, which is widely available since.
The projected 12 inch EP remained unreleased, instead the song "This Corrosion" in 1987 became The Sisters of Mercy's comeback single.
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