The Sisters of Mercy - Original Album Series 5CD Box
The "Original Album Series" is - according to dicosgs - a series of boxsets containing
up to 5 reissued albums of artists from the back catalogue of Warner Music Group labels.
Meanwhile, over 300 Original Album Series compilations have been released.
The present one is the 5-CD box set of the original albums by The Sisters of Mercy
released by the Warner Music Group sub-label Rhino.
Release Notes
- Label: Rhino Records
- Catalogue#: 0825646839476
- Format: 5 x CD box set
- Released: 2009 (UK & Europe)
Remarks
- The individual CDs come in a cardboard slipcase
- with the original coverart and are alle housed in a cardboard case that is open to the side.
- The cover design of this series follows the ever same example:
- a format-wide photo of the band/artist surrounded with a white frame is horizontally crossed
- by an information section sized around one third of the picture and often on the background
- of a coloured transparent bar gives the band name, the Original Album Series name and
- below some miniature pictures of the albums included in the compilation in chronological
- order of release. The location of this info section can vary vertically, but mostly leaves
- a smaller part of the photo visible below that section than above.
- The back of the box set repeats that information section in the upper third of the format.
- Here, however, a black background within a white frame is used in place of the photo listing
- the albums and their tracklists as well as some additional information on the production.
- The album titles are printed in red, while all other information comes in white print.
Additional Back Cover Notes
- At the bottom on the left side:
- For label copy please visit www.homeofgreatmusic.com
- ℗ 1985, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993 © 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd. All Rights
- Reserved. Unauthorised copying, hiring, lending and broadcasting prohibited-
- A Warner Music Company. Distributed in the UK by Cinram Logistics UK Ltd.
- Manufactured in the EU. 0825646839476 LC 2828
- Cover Photo: DAVID REDFERN/GETTY IMAGES
- At the bottom on the right side:
- towards the centre of the format, a Merciful Release logo and below that a Rhino logo
- followed by a relatively large barcode section. Barcode: 0 825646839476
- Although the Merciful Release logo was used on this release, there has been no involvement
- of The Sisters of Mercy in this product. Nor have they been consulted beforehand about it.
Contents
First And Last And Always
The first studio album by The Sisters of Mercy was originally released in 1985. The tracks used here are the "Livingston mixes",
which did not appear on the original UK-LP, but were released first on the Japan LP-edition of 1985 - and from 1988 to 2006 on all CD-editions.
| Track | Duration | Additional Information |
| 1-1 Black Planet | 4:42 | |
| 1-2 Walk Away | 3:24 | Production: Dave Allen |
| 1-3 No Time To Cry | 3:59 | |
| 1-4 A Rock And A Hard Place | 3:35 | ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd. © 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd. |
| 1-5 Marian | 5:43 | All Rights Reserved. Unauthorised copying, hiring, lending and broadcasting prohibited. A Warner Music Company. |
| 1-6 First And Last And Always | 4:15 | Distributed in the UK by Cinram Logistics UK Ltd. Manufactured in the EU. 0825646839476 LC 2828 |
| 1-7 Possession | 4:42 | |
| 1-8 Nine While Nine | 4:10 | Matrix / Runout: [Warner Logo] 2564683947C V01 DLE |
| 1-9 Amphetamine Logic | 4:52 | Mould SID Code: IFPI 05O1 |
| 1-10 Some Kind Of Stranger | 7:20 |
Floodland
The Sisters of Mercy's second studio album Floodland was originally released in 1987. The initial vinyl edition did, however, not comprise the tracks Torch and Colours.
| Track | Duration | Additional Information |
| 2-1 Dominion/Mother Russia | 7:02 | Produced by LARRY ALEXANDER & ANDREW ELDRITCH |
| 2-2 Flood I | 6:22 | |
| 2-3 Lucretia, My Reflection | 4:57 | ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd. © 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd. |
| 2-4 1959 | 4:11 | All Rights Reserved. Unauthorised copying, hiring, lending and broadcasting prohibited. |
| 2-5 This Corrosion | 10:55 | A Warner Music Company. Distributed in the UK by Cinram Logistics UK Ltd. |
| 2-6 Flood II | 6:47 | Manufactured in the EU. 0825646839476 LC2828 |
| 2-7 Driven Like The Snow | 6:28 | |
| 2-8 Never Land | 2:56 | Matrix / Runout: [Warner Logo] 2564683947D V01 MRQ |
| 2-9 Torch | 3:50 | Mould SID Code: IFPI 05M9 |
| 2-10 Colours | 7:18 |
Vision Thing
In 1990, The Sisters of Mercy released their third studio album Vision Thing, featured here as CD 3.
| Track | Duration | Additional Information |
| 3-1 Vision Thing | 4:36 | Produced by ANDREW ELDRITCH & JIM STEINMAN |
| 3-2 Ribbons | 5:26 | ℗ 1990 Warner Music UK Ltd. © 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd. |
| 3-3 Detonation Boulevard | 3:52 | All Rights Reserved. Unauthorised copying, hiring, lending and |
| 3-4 Something Fast | 4:37 | broadcasting prohibited. A Warner Music Company. |
| 3-5 When You Don't See Me | 4:54 | Distributed in the UK by Cinram Logistics UK Ltd. |
| 3-6 Doctor Jeep | 4:42 | Manufactured in the EU. 0825646839476 LC 2828 |
| 3-7 More | 8:23 | Matrix / Runout: [Warner Logo] 2564683947E V01 MLP |
| 3-8 I Was Wrong | 6:04 | Mould SID Code: IFPI 05R1 |
Some Girls Wander By Mistake
Some Girls Wander By Mistake was originally released in 1992 and is a compilation of all the early 7", 12" and EP recordings (1980-1983) released by The Sisters of Mercy mostly on their very own Merciful Release label before the involvement with RCA and Warner/EastWest or ELEKTRA. The singles do also mark the days before Ben Gunn left the band and Wayne Hussey joined in.
| Track | Duration | Track | Duration | Additional Information |
| 4-1 Alice | 3:35 | 4-11 Temple Of Love | 7:43 | ℗ 1992 Warner Music UK Ltd. © 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd. |
| 4-2 Floorshow | 3:41 | 4-12 Heartland | 4:47 | |
| 4-3 Phantom | 7:11 | 4-13 Gimme Shelter | 5:57 | All Rights Reserved. Unauthorised copying, hiring, lending |
| 4-4 1969 | 2:45 | 4-14 The Damage Done | 3:03 | and broadcasting prohibited. A Warner Music Company. |
| 4-5 Kiss The Carpet | 5:55 | 4-15 Watch | 3:12 | Distributed in the UK by Cinram Logistics UK Ltd. |
| 4-6 Lights | 5:51 | 4-16 Home Of The Hit-Men | 0:35 | Manufactured in the EU. 0825646839476 LC 2828 |
| 4-7 Valentine | 4:44 | 4-17 Body Electric | 4:19 | |
| 4-8 Fix | 3:42 | 4-18 Adrenochrome | 2:57 | Matrix / Runout: [Warner Logo] 2564683947B V01 NSI |
| 4-9 Burn | 4:50 | 4-19 Anaconda | 4:07 | Mould SID Code: IFPI 05M9 |
| 4-10 Kiss The Carpet (Reprise) | 0:36 |
A Slight Case Of Overbombing
The 1993 release A Slight Case Of Overbombing is a compilation of best-selling Sisters produce and consequently subtitled "Greatest Hits - Volume One".
The two-LP album marks the last studio album by The Sisters of Mercy and does include the song Under The Gun from their so far final single release of the same title.
In addition, the song Body And Soul was released for the first time in CD-format on this occasion.
| Track | Duration | Additional Information |
| 5-1 Under The Gun | 5:43 | Produced by ANDREW ELDRITCH / LARRY ALEXANDER / DAVE ALLEN / IAN STANLEY / JIM STEINMAN |
| 5-2 Temple Of Love (1992) | 8:08 | This is the 1992 version with Ofra Haza on additional vocals |
| 5-3 Vision Thing | 7:35 | ℗ 1993 Warner Music UK Ltd. © 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd. |
| 5-4 Detonation Boulevard | 3:50 | All Rights Reserved. Unauthorised copying, hiring, lending |
| 5-5 Doctor Jeep | 3:03 | and broadcasting prohibited. A Warner Music Company. |
| 5-6 More | 8:25 | Distributed in the UK by Cinram Logistics UK Ltd. |
| 5-7 Lucretia, My Reflection | 8:44 | Manufactured in the EU. 0825646839476 LC 2828 |
| 5-8 Dominion/Mother Russia | 7:03 | |
| 5-9 This Corrosion | 10:18 | This is the extended version of the song. |
| 5-10 No Time To Cry | 3:58 | |
| 5-11 Walk Away | 3:24 | Matrix / Runout: [Warner Logo] 2564683947A V01 USV |
| 5-12 Body And Soul | 3:31 | Mould SID Code: IFPI 05N7 |
