Conversation Disc Series Interview CD

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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.


Sources

1   Interview with Andrew Eldritch at a Canadian radio station on 18 June 1984
2   Interview with Andrew Eldritch at WNYU Music View, New York City, USA on 19 October 1983
3   Interview with Andrew Eldritch at WNYU Music View, New York City, USA on 13 April 1984
4   The Mission Press Conference on 10 December 1986


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

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]


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


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


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


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

  • Getting arrested
  • [ The Mission]
  • Playing Sisters songs live
  • Splitting from the Sisters
  • [ Neil Young] cover version
  • [ Ian Astbury]



Additional Pictures


- Please click into files for larger views -

The Conversation Disc Series - Sisters of Mercy
- CD Cover (back)
The Conversation Disc Series - Sisters of Mercy - Front Inlay (back)
The Conversation Disc Series - Sisters of Mercy - Disc
The Conversation Disc Series - Sisters of Mercy
- CD Cover (front) with sticker
The Conversation Disc Series - Sisters of Mercy
- Booklet, i.e. Front Inlay (inside)