A Merciful Release
A 12 vinyl LP 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.
This bootleg, is often referred to as Merciful Release only, omitting the article.
It is time and again confused with the double-LP bootleg The Lights Shine Clear Through The Sodium Haze,
which has a similar cover art and contains among others the same tracks from Hunky Dory.
The Lights Shine Clear Through The Sodium Haze was quite likely the orignal from which the present bootleg
(and some others) was copied only in a part and in clearly inferior sound quality.
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.
Differences between releases
- The Boss release is a limited edition of 200 copies that comes with an A4 hand-numbered insert sheet,
- which also gives a full track list including references to the track origins and some further information
- on the intends of the release.
- The Phantom Twins mention the Boss release in their discography booklet
- planned to accompany the shelved Reverberation Across The Nation bootleg
- on page 20/21 under the title of The Sisters Of Mercy
- The Reptile Records Inc. edition is not limited.
- It comes with a postcard-size track list and references to track origins.
- This looks very much like a snippet copied from the above mentioned Boss inlay sheet.
Sources
NOTE: it is not 100% clear, where these tracks were recorded.
- A1 to B3 were recorded live at Hunky Dory, Detmold, West Germany, 29 May 1984
- - Discogs attributes B1-B3 to Odeon, Münster 1983, which is most likely wrong.
- Track B4 is generally 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 |
Additional Pictures
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Boss Release
Reptile Records Inc. Release