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* The cover features [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon_%28artist%29 Francis Bacon]'s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon_%28artist%29#/media/File:Head_VI_(1949).JPG ''Head VI''], all soaked in a deep crimson dye. | * The cover features [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon_%28artist%29 Francis Bacon]'s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon_%28artist%29#/media/File:Head_VI_(1949).JPG ''Head VI''], all soaked in a deep crimson dye. | ||
| − | : A view of the original can also be found at the [http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bacon/ WebMuseum]. [[Image:Body electric back.jpg|right|thumb|360px|''Body Electric'' - 7" Cover (back)]] | + | : A view of the original can also be found at the [http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bacon/ WebMuseum]. |
| + | [[Image:Body electric back.jpg|right|thumb|360px|''Body Electric'' - 7" Cover (back)]] | ||
* The issue of the cover art for the '''''Body Electric''''' single was also featured and discussed in [[UTR]], | * The issue of the cover art for the '''''Body Electric''''' single was also featured and discussed in [[UTR]], | ||
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: [http://www.whitmanarchive.org/published/LG/1867/poems/7 ''I Sing The Body Electric'' by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)]. | : [http://www.whitmanarchive.org/published/LG/1867/poems/7 ''I Sing The Body Electric'' by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)]. | ||
| − | * Some copies have a lighter almost pink red on the cover than others.<br/> | + | * Some copies have a lighter almost pink or orange red on the cover than others.<br/> |
* The covers are either made of thin paper, or they are thick and glossy. | * The covers are either made of thin paper, or they are thick and glossy. | ||
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| + | * All of the original releases come with a thumb cut on the upper side of the cover back. | ||
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| + | '''Broadcast''' | ||
| + | * As the research by the lovely people [http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/Sisters_Of_Mercy @John Peel Wiki] recently revealed, radio presenter [[John Peel#Sisters_tracks_broadcast_by_John_Peel|John Peel]] | ||
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| + | : played the [[Body Electric (song)|Body Electric]] on BBC Radio One during his ''John Peel Show'' on [http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/16_January_1984 16th January 1984]. | ||
| + | [[File:BE Pinkish Tone Cover Back.jpg|right|thumb|360px|''Body Electric'' - 7" Cover (back) in more pinkish tone]] | ||
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| + | : See also this thread [https://www.myheartland.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=25937 @The Heartland Forums] and [[John Peel Shows 1980-85]]. | ||
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| + | [[File:BE Orange Tone Cover Back.jpg|right|thumb|360px|''Body Electric'' - 7" Cover (back) in more orange tone]] | ||
== Additional Pictures == | == Additional Pictures == | ||
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| − | | [[File:Body Electric Vinyl.jpg|thumb|290px|Body Electric 7" vinyl]] | + | | [[File:Body Electric Single Vinyl Side A.jpg|thumb|290px|Body Electric 7" vinyl (Side A)]] |
| − | | [[Image:Body Electric Side A.jpg|thumb| | + | | [[File:Body Electric Vinyl.jpg|thumb|290px|Body Electric 7" vinyl (Side AA]] |
| − | | [[Image:Body Electric Side B.jpg|thumb| | + | |- |
| + | | [[Image:Body Electric Side A.jpg|thumb|290px|Body Electric 7" - Label Side A]]<br/> | ||
| + | | [[Image:Body Electric Side B.jpg|thumb|290px|Body Electric 7" - Label Side AA]] | ||
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[[Category: Official Releases]] | [[Category: Official Releases]] | ||
Revision as of 20:12, 31 March 2017
This is the second single ever by The Sisters of Mercy.
Release Notes
- Label: Merciful Release/CNT Productions
- Catalogue#: CNT 002
- Format: 7" vinyl single
- Release Date: April 1982
Tracks:
| Side A | - Body Electric | - 4:20 |
| Side AA | - Adrenochrome | - 2:57 |
Band/Recording Personnel
| Andrew Eldritch | - Vocals |
| Gary Marx | - Guitars |
| Craig Adams | - Bass |
| Doktor Avalanche | - Drums |
Remarks
- Released on CNT label, York, since the band didn't have the money to release it themselves on Merciful Release.
- The cover features Francis Bacon's Head VI, all soaked in a deep crimson dye.
- A view of the original can also be found at the WebMuseum.
- The issue of the cover art for the Body Electric single was also featured and discussed in UTR,
- The Sisters' official fanzine, see
- Heartland Gallery/UTR#9 - Page 6 and
- Heartland Gallery/UTR#9 - Page 7.
- The title of the single and the song Body Electric are derived from the poem
- Some copies have a lighter almost pink or orange red on the cover than others.
- The covers are either made of thin paper, or they are thick and glossy.
- All of the original releases come with a thumb cut on the upper side of the cover back.
Broadcast
- As the research by the lovely people @John Peel Wiki recently revealed, radio presenter John Peel
- played the Body Electric on BBC Radio One during his John Peel Show on 16th January 1984.
- See also this thread @The Heartland Forums and John Peel Shows 1980-85.
NOTE
Meanwhile some bootlegs have surfaced
which should not be mistaken for the present original release, see:
- Body Electric - Adrenochrome - 7" bootleg released in 1987
- Body Electric (Australian 2009 Reissue) - red vinyl, mainly available as part of a set
- Body Electric (Greek demo bootleg) - alledgedly some "untitled demo version"
- Body Electric - Floorshow (Greek live bootleg) - Live in Bologna 1985
- Body Electric - Sister Ray (Greek live bootleg) - Live at Deinze 1984
Additional Pictures
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