The Mission biography
In 2006 Hussey marked the 20th anniversary of the band with the issue of a limited edition T-shirt designed especially for the occasion. Meanwhile, Phonogram records released another "best of", Anthology: The Phonogram Years, a two-CD set including all 11 of the band's Top 40 hits alongside rare mixes, long lost B-sides, BBC sessions, 5 previously unavailable tracks and 5 tracks appearing on CD for the first time.
A new single, "Keep It In the Family" was released in March 2007, followed a month later by the new album God is a Bullet featuring Hussey, Thwaite, Vernon and Spring and guest musicians Simon Hinkler, Bricheno and Julianne Regan. To coincide with the release of the new album, Mercury Records reissued the first three Mission albums as enhanced CDs complete with bonus tracks.
In February-March 2008 the band played a tour of Europe which culminated in a series of four concerts at Shepherds Bush Empire in London, with each night dedicated to a particular period of the band's history. Hussey announced that these would be the last ever Mission concerts, as he wished to have an indefinite break from band activity and concentrate on other personal projects. Simon Hinkler joined on each night for the encores and occasional songs in main set. The final concert in the series was filmed, and each night recorded and later released as part of a boxed set.
In February 2009 the Mission's record label SPV records released a double album Live & Last plus the DVD Final Chapter recording of the final show which included additional footage from the tour. The DVD debuted in the official UK BBC charts at No.6 - the highest UK chart position in many years for the band.
In June 2010 the band's label SPV released Dum Dum Bullet. Hussey alluded to a possible reformation of the band in 2011, for some live shows celebrating the band's 25th anniversary.
On 31 October 2010, it was announced that The Mission will be playing in Belgium, at the Sinners Day Festival, on 31 October 2011.
Studio albums
- God's Own Medicine (1986)
- The First Chapter (1987)
- Children (1988)
- Carved in Sand (January 1990)
- Grains of Sand (November 1990)
- Masque (1992)
- Neverland (1995)
- Blue (1996)
- Aura (2001)
- God is a Bullet (2007)
- Dum Dum Bullet (2010)
References
- Book: "Names Are for Tombstones, Baby" (Independent Press, 1993)
- Interview with Wayne Hussey - Record Collector magazine (November 1993)
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