Our Three Studio Albums, and What Came After

We've made three studio albums. Three, and that's all. Here's the story of each, and the compilations that followed, because a lot of our designs carry their names.

What was the first album?

First and Last and Always came out on 11 March 1985, on Merciful Release, our own label. It was the record of the early line-up, with Gary Marx, Craig Adams and Wayne Hussey, and the last one before that line-up split later in 1985.

What came next?

Floodland, in 1987. By then Patricia Morrison had joined on bass, and Andrew Eldritch led the band with Doktor Avalanche keeping time as always.

And the third?

Vision Thing, in 1990, with Andreas Bruhn, Tony James and Tim Bricheno. If you see Vision Thing on one of our designs, this is where it comes from.

What about the singles?

Over the years we've put out "Alice", "Anaconda", "Temple of Love", "This Corrosion", "Dominion", "Lucretia My Reflection", "More", "Doctor Jeep", "Walk Away" and "No Time to Cry", plus The Reptile House E.P. and Body and Soul.

Are there more records?

Not studio albums, but two compilations matter: Some Girls Wander by Mistake in 1992 and A Slight Case of Overbombing in 1993. In 2021 BBC sessions 1982-1984 came out for Record Store Day. Since 1993 we haven't released new recordings; we play live.

How do the albums show up on the merch?

• Album and release names: titles like Vision Thing and Some Girls Wander by Mistake appear on some designs.
• The emblem: the head-and-star sits through every era, so it goes with any of them.
• Plain black and white: most designs keep to the stark look of the sleeves.

Tip: pick the era you play most and wear it. There's no wrong answer between Floodland and First and Last and Always.

Find your era in the shop.