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Revision as of 12:02, 6 September 2016
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Release Notes
- Label: Brother Records Ltd.
- Catalogue#: BOSS81087
- Format: 12" vinyl LP
- Released: - unclear, due to the fact that this bootleg exists in several editions,
- various release dates are in discussion: 1984 (UK), 1987 (Germany) or even 1988.
Remarks
- The cover front as well as the cover back show excerpts from a drawing according to a painting
- by Belgian surrealist Paul Delvaux titled Train de Nuit (Night Train) (1947)
- Back Cover Notes:
- Printed in England by Senex Co, London
- All selections performed
- live in Detmold, West Germany
- on May, 29th 1984
- Track A4 is listed as Anaconda, although that song is not featured on the record.
- Track A6 is wrongly spelled Emily'.
- Track B5 (Temple Of Love) is marked "x" - Live, Münster, West Germany, 1/9/83
- Tracks B6 (Body Electric) and B7 (Adrenochrome) are marked "xx" - Studio, 1982.
- Tracks B8 (Lights) and B9 (Louie Louie) are marked "xxx" - live, Paradiso, 28/8/83
- The tracks B7 , B8 and B9 are listed on the cover back but do not appear on the vinyl.
Different Editions
The bootleg exists in various editions and reissues.
- Allgegedly the first pressing with light brown printed cover limited editon of 500 copies
- black vinyl with Diamond Sound labels marked C and D, (1984?)
- copyright information in German and LC 1187
- according to some sources also available with blue printed cover and plain white labels on the vinyl
- beige or pink toned labels as well as labels with printed titels are also said to exist.
- Edition With Sticker : "Limited edition on coloured vinyl"
- clear brown marbled vinyls with Diamond Sound labels marked C and D, (1984?)
- copyright information in German and LC 1187
- run-outs:
- - Side C: BOSS 81087 SOM -B-
- - Side D: BOSS 81087 SOM -A-
- Repress with b/w cover print
- black vinyl with plain white labels
- Repress with generic white sleeve with a glued A3 copy sheet on it
- different back cover layout missing the drawing
- black vinyl Diamond Sound labels marked C and D, (1984?)
- copyright information in German and LC 1187
Sources
- Tracks A1 to B4: Live in Detmold, West Germany, May 29th 1984
- Track B5 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.
- B6 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
- Another bootleg titled A Merciful Release, which is also known as The Sisters Of Mercy features the same tracks
- and identical run-outs, but has a very different coverart.
- Most likely that bootleg and the present one are later copies of The Lights Shine Clear Through The Sodium Haze.
- There one can, indeed, find the tracks B7, B8 and B9 that are listed on the cover back of this one.
For price developments see sistersbootleg/mercyful release or popsike/mercyful release.
Track List
| A1 Burn | B1 Body Electric | |
| A2 Heartland | B2 Gimme Shelter | |
| A3 Body & Soul | B3 Ghostrider | |
| A4 Walk Away | B4 Sister Ray | |
| B5 Kiss The Carpet | B5 Temple Of Love | x |
| A6 Emma | B6 Body Electric | xx |
| A7 Floorshow | B7 Adrenochrome | xx - not on record |
| A8 Adrenochrome | B8 Lights | xxx - not on record |
| B9 Louie Louie | xxx - not on record |
Additional Pictures
- Please click into file for larger views -
