Moving Shadows In A Land Of Darkness

Moving Shadows In A Land Of Darkness - Picture Disc (Side A)

Moving Shadows In A Land Of Darkness - Wooden Box

Movung Shadows In A Land Of Darkness - Picture Disc (Side B)

A 12" vinyl picture disc LP featuring a collection of live cover versions performed by The Sisters of Mercy at various concerts between 1983 and 1993.

Moving Shadows In A Land Of Darkness
- Insert from wooden box

Moving Shadows In A Land Of Darkness - Insert

Release Notes

Label: K.R.Ü.M.E.L. Records

Catalogue#: ON PD 2323

Format: 12" vinyl LP, Picture Disc

Released: 1994 (Italy)

Remarks

Released in at least two editions.

The first edition is limited to 200 copies,
the first 20 of which came in a handmade
wooden box.

The other 180 copies come in a transparent
plastic sleeve. All inserts of these copies
are hand-numbered.

An insert showing the Under The Gun theme
and detailling the track list is included
in all issues.

On the flyer, there are several (spelling) mistakes.

Most importantly, the recording date of Track A5 - Knockin' On Heaven's Door -

was actually the 15.05.1985 in Gothenburg (wrong: "Goethebourg") not the 16.05.1985.

Also, the song was neither played on 16 May at Vikateatret, Oslo nor on 17 May at Kolingsborg Club, Stockholm.

These two were the only other Swedish dates during the 1985 Armageddon Tour.

The vinyl on side A as well as the flyer note: "a carter/.rizla. production for K.R.Ü.M.E.L. records 1994"

Vinyl side B notes: - side a (that side): the original mercy side b: (this side) the years after the highlights

Moving Shadows In A Land Of Darkness - Vinyl with insert (reissue)

Sources

Side A is subtitled The Original Mercy and was recorded on various occasions between 1983-1985

Side B - subtitled The Years After The Highlights - was recorded at various gigs between 1991-1993

Re-Release

According to the insert, this second edition (i.e. this reissue) was released in the same year
as the first one (1994) and is also from Italy.

While the vinyls look the same, the accompanying insert differs remarkably.

It is not numbered and states: 1994 - DISTRIBUTED BY DISCOMAGIC srl. (with phone and fax no.)

Like on the original insert, the tracks are listed, but instead of the recording details
the credits for the origin and the duration of each song are given.

The Under The Gun theme is gone. There is, however, a blue rubber stamp on it.

The catalogue# is given as well - ON PD 2323

Also, a very different font was used - sans serif, mostly bold and in capital letters.

Like the original insert, this one has mistakes, though different ones:
- Jolene is called "Solene"
- He's Got The Whole World In His Hands is noted as "He's Got The Whole World In This Hands"
- Some Kind Of Stranger is not mentioned at all.

The credits for the songs given on this insert are partly wrong (Silver Machine)

or incomplete (Comfortably Numb), (Stop Draggin' My Heart Around).

Crediting Come Together to Chris Cornell is simply false.

Chris Cornell did only cover The Beatles' Come Together.

Track List

The Original Mercy
Song	Original by	Recorded at	Duration
A1 1969	The Stooges	London, 17.03.83	3:40
A2 Jolene	Dolly Parton	Norwich, 21.04.83	2:55
A3 Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!	Abba	Detroit, 16.04.84	4:03
A4 Stairway To Heaven	Jimmy Page, Robert Plant	Blackburn, 21.03.85	1:50
A5 Knockin' On Heaven's Door	Bob Dylan	Gothenburg, 16.05.85	8:43

The Years After The Highlights
Song	Original by	Recorded at	Duration
B1 He's Got The Whole World In His Hands	Traditional Gospel	Reading, 26.08.91	4:48
B2 Comfortably Numb*** / Some Kind Of Stranger	*** Roger Waters, David Gilmour	Loreley, 20.06.92	9:02
B3 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around	Tom Petty, Mike Campbell	Loreley, 20.06.92	2:15
B4 Silver Machine	Dave Brock, Robert Calvert	Losheim, 04.09.93	9:48
B5 Come Together	The Sisters of Mercy	London, 21.12.93	2:55