THE MISSION
COLLECTED
MUSIC ON VINYL
★★★★
Marking 35 years since Wayne Hussey and Craig Adams’ departure from The Sisters Of Mercy, this new 3LP set of 25 singles and six 12" versions demonstrates what a wonderfully OTT proposition the goths can be. Hits including Tower Of Strength and Butterfly On A Wheel are heroically committed. They sometimes stray into wildly flatulent indulgence, but there’s invariably a song as taut as Blush to reign it in. Unlike their former band’s inertia since 1990, The Mission are still offering fresh dark thrills. Black hats off.