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[[File:The damage is done 5.jpg|thumb|right|380px|''The Damage Is Done'' - Cover and vinyl of the second edition (overview)]]
 
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This is a 12" bootleg that features in first place life recordings from two concerts of the [[Main Page|Sisters of Mercy]] that took place in very different eras of the bands evolution during their early years.
 
This is a 12" bootleg that features in first place life recordings from two concerts of the [[Main Page|Sisters of Mercy]] that took place in very different eras of the bands evolution during their early years.
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Side B contains part of a concert from the [[Gigography|Trans-Europe Excess Tour]] that took place in [[Thu, 01-Sep-1983|Münster, Germany, in 1983]].
 
Side B contains part of a concert from the [[Gigography|Trans-Europe Excess Tour]] that took place in [[Thu, 01-Sep-1983|Münster, Germany, in 1983]].
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There is also a strictly limited box set called "The Damage Is Done Part 1 & 2" that includes a LP, a cassette, an inlet & a discography booklet. The content of the LP is identical to the present one, but the cover and the design of the issues are totally different.
 
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* Format: 12" vinyl LP
 
* Format: 12" vinyl LP
  
* Released: unknown
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* Released: 1987
  
* Runout -Groove: DA 1 - 957 A, DA 2 - 957 B
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* Runout -Groove: DA-1 - 957 A, DA 2 - 957 B
 
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'''Remarks'''<br/>
 
'''Remarks'''<br/>
*Cover Notes
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*Back cover notes:
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: "Side One is Recorded at a Live Session in Leeds at 7. 05. 1981
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: Side Two is Recorded Live in Münster at 1. 09. 1983
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: Tape and Artwork by Clever Man
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: Special Thanks to: Uschi the Bisquit, Clever Man, Marion and all
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: lovely Girls over the World, we love them all.
  
*Spelling mistakes
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: Laughing Death Records, London w1, Donnington Street"
  
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*Errata:
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: A1 - [[The Damage Done (song)|The Damage Done]] is listed as "Damage Done"
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: A3 - [[Teachers]]/[[Adrenochrome (song)|Adrenochrome]] is listed as two songs
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: A5 - [[Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)]] is changed to "Gimme Gimme your Love"
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: B2 - [[Valentine (song)|Valentine]] is misspelt Valentime
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: B3 - [[Anaconda (song)|Anaconda ]] is not listed
  
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*Part of the cover art is a hand drawn Merciful Release logo. It appears on the front as well as on the back.
  
*Available in two editions:
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*Available in two editions:<br/>
* '''First edition:'''
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: '''First edition:'''
 
: Red/brown printed cover (front and back)
 
: Red/brown printed cover (front and back)
 
: Allegedly limited to 200, not numbered
 
: Allegedly limited to 200, not numbered
 
: Cover opens on the left side
 
: Cover opens on the left side
  
* '''Second edition:'''
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: '''Second edition:'''
: Blue printed cover
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: Blue printed cover (front and back)
 
: Allegedly limited to 1000, not numbered
 
: Allegedly limited to 1000, not numbered
 
: Cover opens normal
 
: Cover opens normal
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* The vinyls of both editions have plain white labels, sometimes with a very soft pink shading.
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* The sound quality of side A is - like other [[Gary Marx Demo Tape]] rerecordings - quite good.
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: On the other hand, the sound quality of side B is rather fair.
  
 
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'''Sources'''
 
'''Sources'''
* A1 - A5 recorded live
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* A1 - A4 were recorded live on the [[Mon, 04-May-1981|4th of May 1981, at St John's Hall, Leeds, England]]
  
* A6
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* A5 was recorded live on the [[Fri, 13-Apr-1984|13th of April 1984, Danceteria, New York, USA]]
  
* Side B
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* Side B was recorded [[Thu, 01-Sep-1983|on the 1st of September 1983 at the Odeon, Münster, Germany]]
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: The recording is not complete and the order of the songs does not match with the set list.
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: Though the before mentioned box set "The Damage Is Done Part 1 & 2" features the whole concert, as the missing songs are recorded on the cassette. Nevertheless the order there is intermingled as well.
 
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For recent price developments see [http://www.sistersbootlegs.de/lps/thedamageisdone.htm ''sistersbootlegs/thedamageisdone''] or [http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?searchtext=sisters+of+mercy+the+damage+is+done&thumbs=&currsel=&sortord=ddate&endfrom=&endthru=&ipp=&sdc=&x=0&y=0 ''popsike/the damage is done''].
 
For recent price developments see [http://www.sistersbootlegs.de/lps/thedamageisdone.htm ''sistersbootlegs/thedamageisdone''] or [http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?searchtext=sisters+of+mercy+the+damage+is+done&thumbs=&currsel=&sortord=ddate&endfrom=&endthru=&ipp=&sdc=&x=0&y=0 ''popsike/the damage is done''].
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| '''''Side B'''''
 
| '''''Side B'''''
 
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| &nbsp;A1&nbsp;&nbsp; [[The Damage Done (song)|The Damage Done]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| &nbsp;A1&nbsp;&nbsp; [[The Damage Done (song)|The Damage Done]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;B1&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Burn]]
 
| &nbsp;B1&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Burn]]
 
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| &nbsp;B2&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Valentine (song)|Valentine]]
 
| &nbsp;B2&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Valentine (song)|Valentine]]
 
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| &nbsp;A3&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Teachers]]
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| &nbsp;A3&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Teachers]]/[[Adrenochrome (song)|Adrenochrome]]
| &nbsp;B3&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Temple Of Love (song)|Temple Of Love]]
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| &nbsp;B3&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Anaconda (song)|Anaconda ]]
 
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| &nbsp;A4&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Adrenochrome (song)|Adrenochrome]]
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| &nbsp;A4&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Sister Ray (song)|Sister Ray]]
| &nbsp;B4&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Adrenochrome (song)|Adrenochrome]]
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| &nbsp;B4&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Temple Of Love (song)|Temple Of Love]]
 
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| &nbsp;A5&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Sister Ray (song)|Sister Ray]]
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| &nbsp;A5&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)]]
| &nbsp;B5&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Kiss The Carpet (song)|Kiss (The Carpet)]]
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| &nbsp;B5&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Adrenochrome (song)|Adrenochrome]]
 
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| &nbsp;A6&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)]]
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| &nbsp;B6&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Body Electric (song)|Body Electric]]
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| &nbsp;B6&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Kiss The Carpet (song)|Kiss (The Carpet)]]
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| &nbsp;B7&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Body Electric (song)|Body Electric]]
 
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'''''Additional Pictures'''''
 
'''''Additional Pictures'''''
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[[Category: Bootlegs]]
 
[[Category: Bootlegs]]
 
[[Category: Live Bootlegs]]
 
[[Category: Live Bootlegs]]
 
[[Category: Vinyl Bootlegs 12"]]
 
[[Category: Vinyl Bootlegs 12"]]
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Revision as of 22:34, 4 June 2016

This page is Work in Progress and going to be extended as soon as ever possible
The Damage Is Done - Cover of the first edition (front)
The Damage Is Done - Cover of the second edition (front)
The Damage Is Done - Cover of the second edition (back)
The Damage Is Done - Label with a pink shading
The Damage Is Done - Cover and vinyl of the second edition (overview)


This is a 12" bootleg that features in first place life recordings from two concerts of the Sisters of Mercy that took place in very different eras of the bands evolution during their early years.

Side A features one of the first concerts ever performed in 1981.

Side B contains part of a concert from the Trans-Europe Excess Tour that took place in Münster, Germany, in 1983.

There is also a strictly limited box set called "The Damage Is Done Part 1 & 2" that includes a LP, a cassette, an inlet & a discography booklet. The content of the LP is identical to the present one, but the cover and the design of the issues are totally different.

Release Notes

  • Label: Laughing Death Records
  • Catalogue#: DA-957
  • Format: 12" vinyl LP
  • Released: 1987
  • Runout -Groove: DA-1 - 957 A, DA 2 - 957 B


Remarks

  • Back cover notes:
"Side One is Recorded at a Live Session in Leeds at 7. 05. 1981
Side Two is Recorded Live in Münster at 1. 09. 1983
Tape and Artwork by Clever Man
Special Thanks to: Uschi the Bisquit, Clever Man, Marion and all
lovely Girls over the World, we love them all.
Laughing Death Records, London w1, Donnington Street"
  • Errata:
A1 - The Damage Done is listed as "Damage Done"
A3 - Teachers/Adrenochrome is listed as two songs
A5 - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) is changed to "Gimme Gimme your Love"
B2 - Valentine is misspelt Valentime
B3 - Anaconda is not listed
  • Part of the cover art is a hand drawn Merciful Release logo. It appears on the front as well as on the back.
  • Available in two editions:
First edition:
Red/brown printed cover (front and back)
Allegedly limited to 200, not numbered
Cover opens on the left side
Second edition:
Blue printed cover (front and back)
Allegedly limited to 1000, not numbered
Cover opens normal
  • The vinyls of both editions have plain white labels, sometimes with a very soft pink shading.
On the other hand, the sound quality of side B is rather fair.


Sources

The recording is not complete and the order of the songs does not match with the set list.
Though the before mentioned box set "The Damage Is Done Part 1 & 2" features the whole concert, as the missing songs are recorded on the cassette. Nevertheless the order there is intermingled as well.


For recent price developments see sistersbootlegs/thedamageisdone or popsike/the damage is done.

Track List

Side A Side B
 A1   The Damage Done                                                 B1   Burn
 A2   Watch  B2   Valentine
 A3   Teachers/Adrenochrome  B3   Anaconda
 A4   Sister Ray  B4   Temple Of Love
 A5   Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)  B5   Adrenochrome
   B6   Kiss (The Carpet)
   B7   Body Electric


Additional Pictures