Mercyful Release

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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 coverart shows excerpts from a drawing according to a painting

by Belgian surrealist painter Paul Delvaux titled Train de Nuit (Night Train) (1947)

on the cover front as well as on the cover back.

• 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

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Track List

C1  Burn	D1  Body Electric
C2  Heartland	D2  Gimme Shelter
C3  Body & Soul	D3  Ghostrider
C4  Walk Away	D4  Sister Ray
C5  Kiss The Carpet	D5  Temple Of Love	x
C6  Emma	D6  Body Electric	xx
C7  Floorshow	D7  Adrenochrome	xx
C8  Adrenochrome	D8  Lights	xxx
	D9  Louie Louie	xxx

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