Sum and Substance

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Sum and Substance
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Greatest hits album by
Released7 February 1994 [1]
Recorded1986-1993
Genre Gothic rock, rock
Length75:00
Label Vertigo/Phonogram Records
Producer Wayne Hussey, Tim Palmer, John Paul Jones, Mark Saunders and Andy Partridge.
The Mission chronology
No Snow, No Show for the Eskimo
(1993)
Sum and Substance
(1994)
Salad Daze
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Sum and Substance is a compilation album released by the British rock band The Mission on 7 February 1994 through Vertigo/Phonogram Records. [4] It contains all the singles released by the band as well as two new songs. The vinyl version on two LP's had a slightly different track-listing. [5] A remix of "Tower of Strength" by Youth preceded the release, although it was not included on the compilation. [6] A second single "Afterglow" appeared in March of the same year, but failed to chart. [7] A VHS with all the music videos produced by the band bears the same title. [8] The band did a short tour around the UK in support of the release.

Track listing

No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Wasteland"Gods Own Medicine5:38
2."Severina"Gods Own Medicine4:03
3."Stay With Me"Gods Own Medicine4:37
4."Tower of Strength"Children8:08
5."Beyond the Pale (armageddon mix)"Children8:48
6."Butterfly on a Wheel"Carved in Sand5:38
7."Deliverance"Carved in Sand6:00
8."Into The Blue"Carved in Sand4:09
9."Amelia"Carved in Sand2:53
10."Hands Across the Ocean"Grains of Sand3:47
11."Never Again"Masque5:06
12."Shades of Green (pt. ii)"Masque3:59
13."Like a Child Again (remix)"Masque3:38
14."Sour Puss"previously unreleased3:32
15."Afterglow"previously unreleased4:05

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References

  1. Listing for the Sum & Substance compilation on Discogs.com, (accessed 4 September 2015.
  2. True, Chris. Sum and Substance at AllMusic
  3. Pattenden, Sian (March 1994). "The Mission Sum and Substance". Select. No. 45. London: EMAP. p. 80. ISSN   0959-8367.
  4. Pat Gilbert, 'Short Takes: The Mission - Wayne Hussey Interview', Record Collector (No. 174), February 199, pp 136-137.
  5. "The Mission - Sum And Substance (vinyl version)". Discogs. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  6. "The Mission - Tower Of Strength (1994)". Discogs. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  7. "The Mission - Afterglow". Discogs. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  8. "The Mission - Sum And Substance (video)". Discogs. Retrieved 4 September 2015.