{"product_id":"the-sisters-of-mercy-royal-albert-hall-1985-smoke-marble","title":"The Sisters of Mercy - Royal Albert Hall 1985 (Smoke Marble!)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Sisters of Mercy - In Concert at the Royal Albert Hall 1985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear\/Genre\/Sub-Genre\/City:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1985, Rock, Gothic Rock Post-Punk, Leeds, England 8\/26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New (BC) | Members: The Sisters of Mercy (N\/A)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLive Lore:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eWake\u003c\/em\u003e, preserving the band at the exact moment its classic first chapter was ending. (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rhino.com\/article\/rhino-factoids-the-sisters-of-mercy-play-their-last-first-date?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" title=\"Rhino Factoids: The Sisters of Mercy Play Their Last First Date\"\u003eRhino\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBand Drama:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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. (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/the-making-of-the-sisters-of-mercy-first-and-last-and-always?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" title=\"\u0026quot;It all went a bit sour and nasty. Eldritch likes a battle - he thrives on confrontation. Mind you, he told me I was the best guitarist he'd ever worked with\u0026quot;: The difficult birth of The Sisters of Mercy's trailblazing goth classic\"\u003eGuitar World\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eName War:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hussey and Adams initially planned to call their new band \u003cstrong\u003eThe Sisterhood\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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. (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Sisterhood_%28gothic_rock_band%29?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" title=\"The Sisterhood (gothic rock band)\"\u003eWikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48248872927419,"sku":null,"price":29.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/files\/Screenshot2026-08-14at11.02.41PM.png?v=1786773768","url":"https:\/\/power-plant-records.myshopify.com\/products\/the-sisters-of-mercy-royal-albert-hall-1985-smoke-marble","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}