Gary Marx Demo 1981 vinyl

Combining industrial metal and art rock with dance-pop and darkwave-influenced post-punk, Sisters of Mercy are essential listening and an inspirational force behind some of the most important names in music. Not least Steve Albini, who is said to have modelled parts of Big Black on their sound. Part of the key to their sound is the bold, mechanical precision of a drum machine nicknamed Doktor Avalanche, which is the only thing in the band, other than frontman Andrew Eldritch that's been a constant. They gatecrashed the mainstream with the albums First and Last and Always [1985], Floodland [1987], and Vision Thing [1990], but were active long before that. This vinyl pressing of their demo tapes gives invaluable insight to their history. It's the rare demo given out to press, friends and the music industry in 1981. It's split into two, with the a-side studio being the three tracks planned for the abandoned Floorshow EP and the b-side a collection of live recordings. This is pre-internet and a representation of one of the coolest ways of trying to break a band.