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'''Release Notes''' | '''Release Notes''' | ||
* Label: Condor Records | * Label: Condor Records | ||
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* Catalogue#: unknown | * Catalogue#: unknown | ||
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* Format: 12" Vinyl LP | * Format: 12" Vinyl LP | ||
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* Released: not before 1988 | * Released: not before 1988 | ||
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'''Remarks''' | '''Remarks''' | ||
| − | * Released in different editions with either plain yellow, plain red, or plain green labels. | + | * Released in different editions with either plain yellow, plain red, or plain green labels. |
| − | * The back of the cover names Wayne Hussey as a guitar player, though at the time of this gig [[Ben Gunn]] | + | * The back of the cover names [[Wayne Hussey]] as a guitar player, though at the time of this gig <br/>[[Ben Gunn]] was still in the band. Wayne Hussey didn´t join The Sisters of Mercy before 1984 <br/>and made his debut in April that year. |
* Because of the picture on the cover front this bootleg has been banned from some marketplaces. | * Because of the picture on the cover front this bootleg has been banned from some marketplaces. | ||
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| − | * The photograph | + | * The cover art shows part of a photograph shot by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel-Peter_Witkin Joel-Peter Witkin],<br/> titled.[http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/126056?search_no=1&index=6 Gods of Earth & Heaven] and released in Los Angeles in 1988. |
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| + | * This photograph is obviously a daring interpretation of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandro_Botticelli Sandro Botticelli's] painting<br/>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birth_of_Venus The Birth of Venus] reformulated in the typical, morbid style of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel-Peter_Witkin Joel-Peter Witkin],<br/>see [[Half_Moon_Over_Amsterdam#Additional Pictures|the two pictures down below...]] | ||
| − | * For unknown reasons the cover shows the photograph mirror inverted. | + | * For unknown reasons the bootleg cover shows the photograph in a mirror inverted view. |
| − | * Another | + | * Another [[Main Page|Sisters]] bootleg with a photograph by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel-Peter_Witkin Joel-Peter Witkin] as cover art is [[Lord Of Darkness]]. |
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'''Sources''' | '''Sources''' | ||
* The back of the cover states "Live 28.3.83 Paradiso, Amsterdam" as time and place of this concert.<br/> In reality the gig took place on [[Sun, 28-Aug-1983|August, 28th, 1983]]. | * The back of the cover states "Live 28.3.83 Paradiso, Amsterdam" as time and place of this concert.<br/> In reality the gig took place on [[Sun, 28-Aug-1983|August, 28th, 1983]]. | ||
| − | * Plenty other bootlegs have been created from this soundboard recording. | + | * Plenty other bootlegs have been created from this soundboard recording. A list of them can be found [[Sun, 28-Aug-1983|here ]].<br/> |
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For recent price developments see [http://www.sistersbootlegs.de/lps/halfmoonoveramsterdam.htm sistersbootlegs/Half Moon Over Amsterdam...] or [http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?searchtext=sisters+of+mercy+half+moon&thumbs=&currsel=&sortord=ddate&endfrom=&endthru=&ipp=&x=0&y=0 popsike/half moon].<br/> | For recent price developments see [http://www.sistersbootlegs.de/lps/halfmoonoveramsterdam.htm sistersbootlegs/Half Moon Over Amsterdam...] or [http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?searchtext=sisters+of+mercy+half+moon&thumbs=&currsel=&sortord=ddate&endfrom=&endthru=&ipp=&x=0&y=0 popsike/half moon].<br/> | ||
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[[File:Half_Moon_Over_Amsterdam_Cover_Back.jpg|thumb|right|380px|''Half Moon Over Amsterdam'' - Cover (back)]] | [[File:Half_Moon_Over_Amsterdam_Cover_Back.jpg|thumb|right|380px|''Half Moon Over Amsterdam'' - Cover (back)]] | ||
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| B1 [[Gimme Shelter (song)|Gimmie Shelter]] | | B1 [[Gimme Shelter (song)|Gimmie Shelter]] | ||
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== Additional Pictures == | == Additional Pictures == | ||
| + | - Please click into files for larger views - | ||
| + | '''''The origins of the cover art''' | ||
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| − | | [[File: | + | | [[File:JOEL-PETER WITKIN Gods of Earth & Heaven.jpg|thumb|350px|''Joel-Peter Witkin'' - Gods of Earth & Heaven]] |
| − | | [[File: | + | | [[File:Sandro Botticelli - La nascita di Venere.jpg|thumb|530px|''Sandro Botticelli'' - La Nascita di Venere (The Birth of Venus)]] |
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| + | '''''Various issues''''' | ||
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| − | | [[File: | + | | [[File:Half Moon Over Amsterdam Black Vinyl Yellow Label.jpg|thumb|340px|''Half Moon Over Amsterdam'' - Black vinyl with yellow labels]] |
| − | | [[File: | + | | [[File:Half Moon Over Amsterdam Vinyl Side A.jpg|thumb|430px|''Half Moon Over Amsterdam'' - Vinyl with plain green label (Side 1)]] |
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[[Category: Bootlegs]] | [[Category: Bootlegs]] | ||
[[Category: Live Bootlegs]] | [[Category: Live Bootlegs]] | ||
[[Category: Vinyl Bootlegs 12"]] | [[Category: Vinyl Bootlegs 12"]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:13, 21 January 2019
Release Notes
- Label: Condor Records
- Catalogue#: unknown
- Format: 12" Vinyl LP
- Released: not before 1988
Remarks
- Released in different editions with either plain yellow, plain red, or plain green labels.
- The back of the cover names Wayne Hussey as a guitar player, though at the time of this gig
Ben Gunn was still in the band. Wayne Hussey didn´t join The Sisters of Mercy before 1984
and made his debut in April that year.
- Because of the picture on the cover front this bootleg has been banned from some marketplaces.
- The cover art shows part of a photograph shot by Joel-Peter Witkin,
titled.Gods of Earth & Heaven and released in Los Angeles in 1988.
- This photograph is obviously a daring interpretation of Sandro Botticelli's painting
The Birth of Venus reformulated in the typical, morbid style of Joel-Peter Witkin,
see the two pictures down below...
- For unknown reasons the bootleg cover shows the photograph in a mirror inverted view.
- Another Sisters bootleg with a photograph by Joel-Peter Witkin as cover art is Lord Of Darkness.
Sources
- The back of the cover states "Live 28.3.83 Paradiso, Amsterdam" as time and place of this concert.
In reality the gig took place on August, 28th, 1983. - Plenty other bootlegs have been created from this soundboard recording. A list of them can be found here .
For recent price developments see sistersbootlegs/Half Moon Over Amsterdam... or popsike/half moon.
Track List
| A1 Heartland | 3:52 |
| A2 Alice | 4:02 |
| A3 Emmaline aka Emma | 6:54 |
| A4 Temple Of Love | 4:44 |
| A5 Floor Show | 5:02 |
| A6 Sisters Of Mercy aka Adrenochrome | 3:48 |
| B1 Gimmie Shelter | 6:12 |
| B2 Kiss | 4:19 |
| B3 Louie Louie | 5:14 |
| B4 Sister Ray | 12:20 |
NOTE:
B4 - Sister Ray is actually a medley consisting of Sister Ray, Ghostrider and Louie Louie ...
Additional Pictures
- Please click into files for larger views - The origins of the cover art
Various issues
