POSTCARDS FROM ABOVE THE CHEMIST, VOLUME ONE [Signed]

West Yorkshire, UK: The Reptile House Ltd, 1992. First UK Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is white without lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, has mild shelving wear and scuffing along extremities, mild soiling along covers and spine, and moderate shelving wear and chipping along spine head and rear head joint. Boards bound in gray cloth with embossed gilt circle on front cover and have mild shelving wear along spine head, spine tail, and to rear head joint. Front free endpaper stamped "000842" by publisher. Signed flat by Andrew Eldritch on front free endpaper. P.O. Consignment. Shelved in Rm. A. Andrew Eldritch formed English rock band The Sisters of Mercy in 1980. After several lineup changes, the band finally cemented the group and garnered attention in the underground music scene featuring Craig Adams on bass, co-founder Gary Marx on guitar, a drum machine monikered "Doktor Avalanche," and Eldritch himself on vocals and songwriting. This incarnation of the band regularly had singles topping the UK Independent music charts, attracting collaborators such as John Ashton of The Psychedelic Furs. Emerging from the band's popularity in the early '80s, POSTCARDS FROM ABOVE THE CHEMIST was sold as merchandise at The Sisters' concerts after their release of the well-received Reptile House E.P. The explosion of their single "Temple of Love" encouraged them to sign to major record label WEA. This decision was a harbinger of doom for The Sisters of Mercy, who have not recorded any new music since striking against WEA in the early 1990s. Yet, they live on into the present via live performances, covers, and off-shoot bands assembled by former members such as Ghost Dance and The Mission. Eldritch's current incarnation of The Sisters of Mercy recently announced a 2024 North America tour of their music. 1389926. Special Collections. (Inventory #: 1389926)