Architecture & Morality

McCluskey said the band found a lot of influence in the emotional power of religious music, and David Hughes manipulated the choral samples while the Mellotron carried the rest. Sessions ran about two months at The Manor, with mixing at Mayfair Studios in London. The title came from Martha Ladly, who had read David Watkin's book Morality and Architecture. Singles were "Souvenir" (UK 3), "Joan of Arc" (UK 5) and "Maid of Orleans" (UK 4, Germany's biggest seller of 1982). Peter Saville designed the sleeve with Brett Wickens. Reviews varied: Sounds gave five stars, Smash Hits 9 of 10, Melody Maker (1984) called it the first true masterpiece of the Eighties, and Pitchfork gave 8.7, while NME's Paul Morley found it too polite to disturb the intellect. The Quietus later noted that John Hughes asked the band for Pretty in Pink after hearing it.