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The Conversation Disc Series - Sisters of Mercy - CD Cover (front)

An interview CD featuring several interviews with The Sisters of Mercy, i.e. Andrew Eldritch

as well as a press conference of The Mission from the mid-1980ies ...

Release Notes

• Label: ABCD - Conversation Disc Series England

• Catalogue#: ABCD 004 1

• Format: CD

• Released: 1988 (UK)

Remarks

• Recording Type: Digital Audio

• Total Running Time: 52:06 min.

• Burnt as a single track but containing 4 interviews

• Limited edition of 1500 copies

• Some copies come with a picture-disc sticker on the front.

• Although allegedly the contents of this CD are said to be exclusively available on this disc,
  there are various releases - digital as well as on vinyls of different size - featuring one or
  other of the interviews or parts of these, see Interview Details.

The Conversation Disc Series - Sisters of Mercy - Front Inlay (back)

Sources

Interview Details

Interview #1 - 10th July 1984 - Canadian Radio Station - 19 min.

• Record distribution - WEA - The Cartel - living in Leeds

• Heavy metal music

• Using drum machine instead of drummer & new Oberheim DMX

• Touring the US during summer '83 - about America generally

• Recording studio experiences

• Afterhours - meaning & The Iroquois Hotel, NY

• Live performances & increased use of smoke since NY gig '83

• Altamont Festival - Gimme Shelter & changing lyrics

• Body And Soul (single) release - Leonard Cohen & prostitution metaphor

• AE requests Led Zeppelin song When The Levee Breaks

The Conversation Disc Series - Sisters of Mercy - Disc in Tray

Interview #2 - 13th April 1984 - WNYU FM Radio - 7 min.
Interviewer: Ann Clarke from Music View

• Body And Soul (single) - next single

• Dolly Parton

• Live shows - Danceteria

• Fan feedback on records

• Re-recording of Body Electric on 24-track & re-sampled Afterhours

• Records Distribution - New album & US Tour

Interview #3 - 19th September 1983 - WNYU FM Radio - 11 min.

• Talks about making records

• New release - Temple Of Love

• Merciful Release Label - Kicking March Violets off, Salvation & The Chesterfield Kings

• UK band attitudes in USA

• Cover versions - 1969

• Black humour in Sisters songs

• The Reptile House EP

• Musical genres

Interview #4 - 10th December 1986 - Salle De La Cité, Rennes, France - 15 min.
Press Conference with Wayne Hussey & Craig Adams from The Mission.
The interview is held mainly in French via interpreter. Wayne & Craig are drunk and talk about:

• Getting arrested

• The Mission

• Playing Sisters songs live

• Splitting from the Sisters

• Neil Young cover version

• Ian Astbury

This track is sourced from a former vinyl release ...

Additional Pictures

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The Conversation Disc Series Sisters of Mercy - Front with sticker

The Conversation Disc Series Sisters of Mercy - Front Inlay (inside)

The Conversation Disc Series Sisters of Mercy - CD Cover (back)

The Conversation Disc Series Sisters of Mercy - Disc