Family Tree 8CD Box Set
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A CD box set consisting of 8 CDs with various live recordings, demos and studio sessions.
Release Notes
- Label: Austro Mechana
- Catalogue#: MRCD1 - MRCD8
- Format: 8CD Box Set
- Time and Place of Release: 1991 (UK)
Remarks
- Made in England
- Limited edition of 500
- Some are numbered others are not
- Also referred to as "Merciful Release Box"
- Not to mix up with the Rhino Merciful Release 3CD Box
Contents
- Enter The Sisters
- Psychedelic Sessions
- Rare Obscurities
- Live In Newcastle
- Live In Amsterdam
- Knocking On Heaven's Door
- Promotion CD for Merciful Release Box only
Sources
- Enter The Sisters is in effect a 2CD compilation all of the early singles between 1981 and 1985.
- Psychedelic Sessions features all Radio One Sessions as well as the Old Grey Whistle Test recordings at BBC TV Studios in 1985.
- Rare Obscurities is a collection of demos, mixes and alternative studio versions of songs from between 1982 and 1986.
- Live In Newcastle was recorded live at Tiffany's, Newcastle, 13 March 1985.
- Live In Amsterdam was recorded live at Paradiso, Amsterdam, 28 August 1983.
- Knocking On Heaven's Door was recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 18 June 1985.
- The Promotion CD contains a live track of Alice recorded at York Racecourse Festival 1984
and a special mix of the song First And Last And Always.
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