Carved in Sand is the third regular studio album by The Mission, recorded May–August 1989 and released in 1990. It reached #7 in the UK Albums Chart, making it the second of two top ten albums and overall best-selling album in the band's career. Four singles were released from the album: "Butterfly on a Wheel" (#12, January 1990), "Deliverance", "Into the Blue" (#32, June 1990), "Hands Across the Ocean"/"Amelia" (#28, November 1990). The band had invited members of its fan club to help select the tracks for the album. Although t… read more
Carved in Sand is the third regular studio album by The Mission, recorded May–August 1989 and released in 1990. It reached #7 in the UK Albums Chart,… read more
Carved in Sand is the third regular studio album by The Mission, recorded May–August 1989 and released in 1990. It reached #7 in the UK Albums Chart, making it the second of two top ten … read more
The Mission (known as The Mission UK in the United States due to a naming clash with a Philadelphia R&B band) is a goth band formed in 1986 in Leeds, England from the splinters of the freshly-dissolved goth band The Sisters of Mercy. The band's original lineup consisted of Wayne Hussey (vocals, guitar), Craig Adams (bass), Simon Hinckler (guitar) and Mick Brown (drums). Hussey and Adams were formerly members of The Sisters of Mercy, Mick Brown was a former member of Red Lorry Yellow Lorry and Hickler was a former member of Artery and Pulp. Wayne Hussey has been the only con… read more
The Mission (known as The Mission UK in the United States due to a naming clash with a Philadelphia R&B band) is a goth band formed in 1986 in Leeds, England from the splinters of the f… read more
The Mission (known as The Mission UK in the United States due to a naming clash with a Philadelphia R&B band) is a goth band formed in 1986 in Leeds, England from the splinters of the freshly-dissolved goth band The Sisters of Merc…read more