The Mission - Carved In Sand

The Mission — Carved In Sand

Limited edition remastered U.K. import

Includes the singles "Butterfly on a Wheel," "Deliverance" and "Into the Blue"

Pressed on 140-gram "Sea Blue" colored vinyl

Printed inner sleeve

Unavailable on vinyl since 2017!

Released in 1990, Carved In Sand captured The Mission at the height of their creative and commercial powers. Having played a number of European festivals supporting the Cure in 1989 the band embarked on a low-key Scottish Highlands tour followed later that year by a headline appearance at the Reading Festival, before returning to the studio to complete the album.

Released in February 1990, Tim Palmer was re-enlisted to produce the record, while Reeves Gabrels, Baluji Shrivastav, and Guy Chambers also made contributions. The first single, "Butterfly on a Wheel," released in January 1990 charted at No. 12, followed by the Top 40 singles "Deliverance," "Into the Blue" and "Hands Across the Ocean" with the album itself charting at No. 7. The band supported the album release with their first ever shows in Australia and New Zealand.

Carved In Sand has been unavailable on vinyl since 2017.