Live At Kir-Club, Hamburg
Recorded live during the Trans-Europe Excess tour in 1983.
At that time - only few months before the release of the single Temple Of Love - The Sisters Of Mercy were performing this song at some of their gigs; not at every concert, but at least at some. Later Temple Of Love was hardly heard during their live performances, not until the Tour Thing 1 in the early 90ies.
To have one of these versions featured on a bootleg, were always a plain enrichment for the product and examples such as The Lights Shine Clear Through The Sodium Haze, Through The Years, Possession or ECHOES VOL 1 were already sought-after from the day of their release.
Concluding, although Side B has a very short, even disappointing, running time, Side A is a very interesting collection of songs, especially for the presence of the before mentioned Temple Of Love.
Release Notes
- Label: GPI Inc
- Catalogue#: SO-310883
- Format: 12" vinyl LP
- Runouts:
- A-Side: SO - 310883-A
- B-Side: SO - 310883-B
- Released: 1991
Remarks
- Released in two differing editions on black vinyl.
- Allegedly, the bootleg is also available on blue vinyl
- although, no picture has so far been seen of this.
- The first edition has a Dead Kennedys logo on the label of Side A
- The label on Side B shows The Sisters Of Mercy's old head & star logo.
- The second edition has the old head and star logo on both labels.
- The article of the bands name is omitted on the cover back and the spine.
- Backsleeve notes:
- Frontcover: "The Phoenix", an etching by Rembrandt, 1658
- Promotion Copy - Not for Sale. All rights reserved.
- The track list of Side B on the cover back is printed in white letters on a black sticker.
- The recording is said to be a bit too fast.
- This can be deduced from this version of Temple Of Love compared to other releases of the same song on bootlegs like Green Eldritch or The Lights Shine Clear Through The Sodium Haze.
Source
- Recorded live at the Kir-Club, Hamburg, Germany on 31st August 1983.
- The recording is not complete. Kiss The Carpet, Heartland, Anaconda, Emma, Floorshow and Gimme Shelter are missing.
For recent price development see sistersbootlegs/liveatkir
or, alternatively, Collectors Frenzy/Kir Club.
Track List
| A1 Burn | B1 Lights |
| A2 Valentine | B2 Sister Ray |
| A3 Temple Of Love | |
| A4 Alice | |
| A5 Adrenochrome | |
| A6 Body Electric |
Additional Pictures
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