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Title: The Sisters of Mercy - In Concert at the Royal Albert Hall 1985
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1985, Rock, Gothic Rock Post-Punk, Leeds, England 8/26
Condition: New (BC) | Members: The Sisters of Mercy (N/A)
Cultural Facts:

1. Live Lore: The June 18, 1985 Royal Albert Hall concert became the final performance of the famous Andrew Eldritch, Wayne Hussey and Craig Adams era. The show was professionally filmed and later released as Wake, preserving the band at the exact moment its classic first chapter was ending. (Rhino)

2. Band Drama: Guitarist Gary Marx had already quit during the tour, and tensions between Eldritch, Hussey and Adams soon finished the remaining lineup. Hussey and Adams left later in 1985 and formed the band that became The Mission, turning one breakup into another major British alternative band. (Guitar World)

3. Name War: Hussey and Adams initially planned to call their new band The Sisterhood. Eldritch responded by rapidly releasing “Giving Ground” under that exact name, effectively claiming it first and forcing his former bandmates to rename themselves The Mission, one of post-punk's great acts of spiteful business warfare. (Wikipedia)