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<span><font size="5">&emsp;&nbsp; Greatest Hits Volume One</font></span><br/>
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This compilation of The Sisters of Mercy's Greatest Hits was issued in 1993.<br/>
 
This compilation of The Sisters of Mercy's Greatest Hits was issued in 1993.<br/>
  
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It features their latest released song [[Under The Gun]] and the 1992 version of [[Temple Of Love (1992)|Temple Of Love]]<br/>
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It features their latest released song [[Under The Gun]] and the 1992 version of<br/>
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with [[Ofra Haza]] on additional vocals.<br/>
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[[Temple Of Love (1992)|Temple Of Love]] with [[Ofra Haza]] on additional vocals.<br/>
 
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Later in the year, in December 1993, the album release was followed by an [[Gigography#Overbombing_Tour|"Overbombing" Tour]]<br/>
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Later in the year, in December 1993, the album release was followed by <br/>
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mainly of Germany but starting in Vienna, Austria and ending with three gigs in the UK.<br/>
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an [[Gigography#Overbombing_Tour|"Overbombing" Tour]] mainly of Germany but starting in Vienna, Austria <br/>
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and ending with three gigs in the UK.<br/>
 
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{{Work in Progress}}
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==Basic Release Notes==
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'''Basic Release Notes'''
 
 
* Label: [[Merciful Release]], [[EastWest]], [[ELEKTRA]], and affiliates
 
* Label: [[Merciful Release]], [[EastWest]], [[ELEKTRA]], and affiliates
  
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* Released: 1993 (most recent reissues 2018)
 
* Released: 1993 (most recent reissues 2018)
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[[File:1993 ASCOO German Release Poster.jpg|thumb|right|280px|''A Sligth Case Of Overbombing'' <br/>- German Release Poster 1993]]
 
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'''Remarks'''
 
'''Remarks'''
 
* The 12" double-LP version has a gatefold cover  
 
* The 12" double-LP version has a gatefold cover  
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: with the lyrics and one of the illustrations by Andrea White on the inner side.
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: with the lyrics and one of the illustrations by [[Postcards From Above The Chemist|Andrea White]] on the inner side.
 
: The vinyls come in black inner sleeves.
 
: The vinyls come in black inner sleeves.
  
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* Number of weeks on German [[Charts|charts]]: 18 weeks
 
* Number of weeks on German [[Charts|charts]]: 18 weeks
 
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== Track List ==
 
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==Copyrights & Production==
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'''Copyrights & Production'''
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| All songs written by [[Andrew Eldritch]] except: &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;
 
| All songs written by [[Andrew Eldritch]] except: &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;
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==Releases==
 
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As vinyl records had lost their position as the ultimate means of music publication for the masses to the then most popular CD formats, <br/>only two '''releases on vinyl''' were issued. A re-release was issued by [https://www.discogs.com/label/22328-Warner-Music-UK-Ltd Warner Music UK Ltd] in 2018 in the course of their general reissues of Sisters releases.<br/>
 
  
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Sixteen (16) officially released cassettes and two (2) [[Promos#1990_-_1999|promo tapes]] have so far surfaced - apart from a further eight bootlegs, some of which with a shortened track list. <br/>Not all of these are listed here.<br/>  
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===Vinyls===
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As vinyl records had lost their position as the ultimate means of music publication for the masses to the then most popular CD formats, <br/>only two '''releases on vinyl''' were issued. In the course of a general reissue of Sisters releases by [https://www.discogs.com/label/22328-Warner-Music-UK-Ltd Warner Music UK Ltd], a re-release appeared in 2018 accompanied by a free data download or only data download option, which is included here.<br/>
 
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;"Limited edition" print on the cover front&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;[https://www.discogs.com/label/22328-Warner-Music-UK-Ltd Warner Music UK]
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;0190295695071<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;(not explicitly mentioned)&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;12 x datafile&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;15 Jun 2018
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;worldwide&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;Remastered reissue available in various formats:&nbsp;&nbsp;<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;AIFF / ALAC / MQAs / WAVs / <br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;FLACs - 96kHZ/24bit and MP3s - 256 kbps&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| [[File:ASCOO Brazil 2LP Cover Front.jpg|thumb|255px|left|''A Slight Case Of Overbombing - Greatest Hits Volume One'' - Brasilian Pressing Cover (Front)]]
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| [[File:ASCOO German Gatefold Inside.jpg|thumb|550px|left|''A Slight Case Of Overbombing - Greatest Hits Volume One'' - Gatefold Cover Inside Print]]
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| [[File:ASCOO German Label Side A.jpg|thumb|255px|left|''A Slight Case Of Overbombing - Greatest Hits Volume One'' - German Pressing Label (Side A)]]
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| [[File:ASCOO 2018 LP Cover Front.jpg|thumb|260px|left|''A Slight Case Of Overbombing - Greatest Hits Volume One'' - 2018 Reissue Cover (Front)]]
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| [[File:ASCOO 2018 LP Cover Back.jpg|thumb|260px|left|''A Slight Case Of Overbombing - Greatest Hits Volume One'' - 2018 Reissue Cover (Back)]]
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| [[File:ASCOO 2018 Label Side One.jpg|thumb|260px|left|''A Slight Case Of Overbombing - Greatest Hits Volume One'' - 2018 Reissue Label (Side One)]]
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| [[File:ASCOO 2018 Label Side Four.jpg|thumb|260px|left|''A Slight Case Of Overbombing - Greatest Hits Volume One'' - 2018 Reissue Label (Side Four)]]
 
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;allegedly a golden layer pressing, though no picture <br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;of the disc has ever been seen
 
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===Cassettes===
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Apart from the officially released cassettes, a number of half-official bootleg cassettes do exist as well.<br/>
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Sixteen (16) officially released cassettes and two (2) [[Promos#1990_-_1999|promo tapes]] have so far surfaced - apart from at least<br/> a further eight bootlegs, some of which with a shortened track list. <br/>Not all of these are listed here.<br/>
 
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| [[File:ASCOO Brazil 2LP Cover Back.jpg|thumb|255px|left|''A Slight Case Of Overbombing - Greatest Hits Volume One'' - Brasilian Pressing Cover (Back)]]
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Merciful Release]] / [[EastWest]]
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Revision as of 02:01, 27 April 2021

   Greatest Hits Volume One

A Sligth Case Of Overbombing - Release Logo


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

  • Basic catalogue#: MR557, 4509-93579, 61399
  • Format: 2x12" vinyl LP, CD, cassette, soundfiles
  • Released: 1993 (most recent reissues 2018)


A Sligth Case Of Overbombing
- German Release Poster 1993


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


This page is Work in Progress and going to be extended as soon as ever possible


Track List

Tracks are identical on all releases and spread over the double LP. 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 issued. In the course of a general reissue of Sisters releases by Warner Music UK Ltd, a re-release appeared in 2018 accompanied by a free data download or only data download option, 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  
  Warner Music UK   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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A Slight Case Of Overbombing - Greatest Hits Volume One - German Pressing Cover (Front)
A Slight Case Of Overbombing - Greatest Hits Volume One - German Pressing Cover (Front)
A Slight Case Of Overbombing - Greatest Hits Volume One - Brasilian Pressing Cover (Front)
A Slight Case Of Overbombing - Greatest Hits Volume One - Brasilian Pressing Cover (Back)
A Slight Case Of Overbombing - Greatest Hits Volume One - Gatefold Cover Inside Print
A Slight Case Of Overbombing - Greatest Hits Volume One - German Pressing Label (Side A)
A Slight Case Of Overbombing - Greatest Hits Volume One - Brasilian Pressing Label (Side A)
A Slight Case Of Overbombing - Greatest Hits Volume One - 2018 Reissue Cover (Front)
A Slight Case Of Overbombing - Greatest Hits Volume One - 2018 Reissue Cover (Back)
A Slight Case Of Overbombing - Greatest Hits Volume One - 2018 Reissue Label (Side One)
A Slight Case Of Overbombing - Greatest Hits Volume One - 2018 Reissue Label (Side Four)


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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