A Slight Case Of Overbombing
Greatest Hits Volume One
This compilation of The Sisters of Mercy's Greatest Hits was issued in 1993.
It features their latest released song Under The Gun and the 1992 version of
Temple Of Love with Ofra Haza on additional vocals.
Later in the year, in December 1993, the album release was followed by
an "Overbombing" Tour mainly of Germany but starting in Vienna, Austria
and ending with three gigs in the UK.
Basic Release Notes
- Label: Merciful Release, EastWest, ELEKTRA, and affiliates
- Basic catalogue#: MR557, 4509-93579, 61399
- Format: 2x12" vinyl LP, CD, cassette, soundfiles
- Released: 1993 (most recent reissues 2018)
Remarks
- The 12" double-LP version has a gatefold cover
- with the lyrics and one of the illustrations by Andrea White on the inner side.
- The vinyls come in black inner sleeves.
- The backcover notes:
- Our thanks to Ofra Haza and Terri Nunn for vocals
- Illustration by Andrea White
- The coverart of all releases is basically the same.
- The standard cassette and CD versions come with an extensive inlay that
- includes all the information and pictures from the gatefold vinyl release
- plus an additional Reptile House infopage.
Charts Info
- Highest entry on UK charts: #14
- Highest entry on German charts: #11
- Number of weeks on German charts: 18 weeks
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Track List
Tracks are identical on all releases and spread over the double LP as follows.
The 2018 reissues are remastered versions, though, and differ slightly in track times (here in brackets):
RECORD ONE
| Side One | Duration | Side Two | Duration |
| A1 Under The Gun | 5:41 (5:44) | A4 Detonation Boulevard | 3:48 (3:50) |
| A2 Temple Of Love (1992) | 8:03 (8:07) | A5 Doctor Jeep | 3:00 (3:03) |
| A3 Vision Thing (Extended) | 7:33 (7:36) | A6 More | 8:23 (8:24) |
RECORD TWO
| Side Three | Duration | Side Four | Duration |
| B1 Lucretia, My Reflection (Extended) | 8:43 (8:44) | B3 This Corrosion (Extended) | 10:16 (10:17) |
| B2 Dominion/Mother Russia | 7:01 (7:05) | B4 No Time To Cry | 3:56 (3:58) |
| B5 Walk Away | 3:22 (3:23) | ||
| B6 Body And Soul | 3:30 (3:33) |
Copyrights & Production
All this information counts for all releases and is also mentioned somewhere within the artwork of most of them.
| All songs written by Andrew Eldritch except: | Production: | Copyrights: |
| A1 - Hughes/Seeman | A1 to B3 + B6 - Andrew Eldritch | Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Music UK Ltd |
| A4 + A5 - Bruhn/Eldritch | A1 + A2 - Ian Stanley | Copyright © – © 1993 Warner Music UK Ltd |
| A6 - Eldritch/Steinman | (additional production) | A1, B1, B3 ℗ 1993; A2 ℗ 1992; A3 ℗ 1991; A4, A5, A6 ℗ 1990; |
| B4 - Marx/Adams/Hussey/Eldritch | B4 + B5 - Dave Allen | B2 ℗ 1987; B4, B5 ℗ 1985; |
| B4 + B5 - Hussey/Eldritch | A6, B2 + B3 - Jim Steinman | B6 ℗ 1984 Warner Music UK Ltd |
| All songs Copyright Control except the following which are published by: | |
| A1 - Glass Sea Music / Noa-Noa Music / EMI Songs Ltd | B4 - Gary Marx / Copyright Control / Polygram Music Publishing Inc |
| A3 - EMI Songs Ltd | B5 - Polygram Music Publishing Ltd / BMG Music Publishing Ltd |
| A6 - EMI Songs Ltd / Lost Boys Music / Rightsong Music Inc | B6 - Polygram Music Publishing Ltd |
Releases
Vinyls
As vinyl records had lost their position as the ultimate means of music publication for the masses to the then most popular CD formats, only two releases on vinyl were
initially issued. In the course of a general reissue of Sisters releases by theWarner Music Group, a re-release appeared in 2018 accompanied by a free data download option
and/or as an data-only download, which is included here.
| Label | Catalogue # | Format | Release Date | Country | Remarks |
| Merciful Release / EastWest | MR557 / 4509-93579-1 | Double LP | 23 August 1993 | Europe | Made In Germany |
| Warner Music Brasil EastWest / Merciful Release |
MR557 / 4509-93579-1 | Double LP | 1993 | Brazil | "Limited edition" print on the cover front; no barcode |
| Warner Music Group | 0190295695071 | Double LP | 15 Jun 2018 | Europe | Remastered reissue / Label Code: 02982 |
| Rhino Records Parlophone Denmark |
0190295695071 (not explicitly mentioned) |
12 x datafile | 15 Jun 2018 | worldwide | Remastered reissue available in various formats: AIFF / ALAC / MQAs / WAVs / FLACs - 96kHZ/24bit and MP3s - 256 kbps |
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CDs
| Label | Catalogue # | Format | Release Date | Country | Remarks |
| Merciful Release / EastWest | 4509-93579-2 | CD | 1993 | UK&Europe | |
| Merciful Release / EastWest | 4509-93579-2 | CD - Limited Edition | 1993 | Europe | 1.000 numbered copies in black jewel case with golden print and Andrew Eldritch autograph All copies are numbered 1/1000. |
| Никитин | 4607173158383 | CD - repress | 2008 | Russia | allegedly a golden layer pressing, though no picture of the disc has ever been seen |
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Cassettes
Apart from the officially released cassettes, a number of half-official bootleg cassettes do exist as well.
Sixteen (16) officially released cassettes and two (2) promo tapes have so far surfaced - apart from at least
a further eight bootlegs, some of which with a shortened track list.
Not all of these are listed here.
| Label | Catalogue # | Format | Release Date | Country | Remarks |
| Merciful Release / EastWest | 4509-93579-4 | Cassette | 1993 | Europe | |
| ELEKTRA | 9 61399-4 | Cassette | 1993 | USA | |
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