Conversation Disc Series Interview CD

The Conversation Disc Series - Sisters of Mercy - CD Cover (front)

An interview CD featuring several interviews with The Sisters of Mercy, i.e. Andrew Eldritch

as well as a press conference of The Mission from the mid-1980ies ...

Release Notes

Label: ABCD - Conversation Disc Series England

Catalogue#: ABCD 004 1

Format: CD

Released: 1988 (UK)

Remarks

Recording Type: Digital Audio

Total Running Time: 52:06 min.

Burnt as a single track but containing 4 interviews

Limited edition of 1500 copies

Some copies come with a picture-disc sticker on the front.

Although allegedly the contents of this CD are said to be exclusively available on this disc,
there are various releases - digital as well as on vinyls of different size - featuring one or
other of the interviews or parts of these, see Interview Details.

The Conversation Disc Series - Sisters of Mercy - Front Inlay (back)

Sources

1 Interview with Andrew Eldritch at a Canadian radio station on 18 June 1984

2 Interview with Andrew Eldritch at WNYU Music View, New York City, USA on 19 October 1983

3 Interview with Andrew Eldritch at WNYU Music View, New York City, USA on 13 April 1984

4 The Mission Press Conference on 10 December 1986

Interview Details

Interview #1 - 10th July 1984 - Canadian Radio Station - 19 min.

Record distribution - WEA - The Cartel - living in Leeds

Heavy metal music

Using drum machine instead of drummer & new Oberheim DMX

Touring the US during summer '83 - about America generally

Recording studio experiences

Afterhours - meaning & The Iroquois Hotel, NY

Live performances & increased use of smoke since NY gig '83

Altamont Festival - Gimme Shelter & changing lyrics

Body And Soul (single) release - Leonard Cohen & prostitution metaphor

AE requests Led Zeppelin song When The Levee Breaks

The first 15 minutes of this track are also available on Thoughts And Prayers (Hologram 3D Interview Disc).

The Conversation Disc Series - Sisters of Mercy - Disc in Tray

Interview #2 - 13th April 1984 - WNYU FM Radio - 7 min.
Interviewer: Ann Clarke from Music View

Body And Soul (single) - next single

Dolly Parton

Live shows - Danceteria

Fan feedback on records

Re-recording of Body Electric on 24-track & re-sampled Afterhours

Records Distribution - New album & US Tour

This track is also available on Black Hat Dark Glasses

and Cross Talk Records - An Interview With Andrew Eldritch,

while the original source is the Spiral Scratch 7" Interview Single.

Interview #3 - 19th September 1983 - WNYU FM Radio - 11 min.

Talks about making records

New release - Temple Of Love

Merciful Release Label - Kicking off The March Violets, Salvation & The Chesterfield Kings

UK band attitudes in USA

Cover versions - 1969

Black humour in Sisters songs

The Reptile House EP

Musical genres

Interview #4 - 10th December 1986 - Salle De La Cité, Rennes, France - 15 min.
Press Conference with Wayne Hussey & Craig Adams from The Mission.
The interview is held mainly in French via interpreter. Wayne & Craig are drunk and talk about: