A Merciful Release

A bootleg mainly featuring tracks from Hunky Dory, Detmold, West Germany 1984

plus one further live track and a studio outtake from The Sisters' second single Body Electric.

Release Notes
This bootleg was released in at least two issue by different labels

* Label: Boss	* Label: Reptile Records Inc.
* Catalogue#: Boss 81087	* Catalogue#: MR035L
* Format: 12" vinyl LP	* Format: 12" vinyl LP
* Matrix / Runouts:	* Matrix / Runouts:
Side A: BOSS 81087 SOM -A-	unknown
Side B: BOSS 81087 SOM -B-
* Released: unknown	* Released: unknown, most likely after the Boss release

Remarks

• The bootleg comes on black vinyl with very pale yellow-white or plain white labels.

• The covers of both releases are fully identical.

• The cover front is white and shows a large head and star logo with the band name printed across it.

For this reason, this bootleg is also known as The Sisters Of Mercy. Due to the main content

it is also mentioned as Live In Detmold, time and again.

• The back cover is plain white without any print.

This page is Work in Progress and going to be extended as soon as ever possible

Sources

• A1 to B3 were recorded live at Hunky Dory, Detmold, West Germany, 29 May 1984

• Track B4 - it is not 100% clear, where this tracks was recorded.
  - Mostly, it is related to Odeon, Münster, West Germany, 1 September 1983
  - Other sources name Kir Club, Hamburg, West Germany, 31 August 1983 as the recording date for this track.

• B5 is an outtake from The Sisters' second single Body Electric

recorded in February 1982 at Kenny Giles Music Studios, Bridlington, England, see Body Electric Demos

Track List

Side A	Side B
A1.  Burn	B1.  Body Electric
A2.  Heartland	B2.  Gimme Shelter
A3.  Body And Soul	B3.  Ghostrider / Sister Ray
A4.  Anaconda	B4.  Temple Of Love
A5.  Walk Away	B5.  Body Electric
A6.  Emma
A7.  Floorshow
A8.  Adrenochrome