Difference between revisions of "Hard Reign (LP)"
From SistersWiki.org - The Sisters Of Mercy Fan Wiki
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
<br/> | <br/> | ||
This is one of the rather common vinyl bootlegs containing all songs that were recorded on a [[Portastudio Demos 1982|Portastudio at a session in '82]] for the [[Reptile House EP]].<br/> | This is one of the rather common vinyl bootlegs containing all songs that were recorded on a [[Portastudio Demos 1982|Portastudio at a session in '82]] for the [[Reptile House EP]].<br/> | ||
| + | Commonly these songs are known as the [[Portastudio Demos 1982|Portastudio Demos]]. | ||
<br/> | <br/> | ||
<br/> | <br/> | ||
| Line 18: | Line 19: | ||
* Some of the first edition labels come with a white "MADE IN THE U.K." sticker. | * Some of the first edition labels come with a white "MADE IN THE U.K." sticker. | ||
* The front cover image is the same as it appears in the article "The Devil's Floorshow" | * The front cover image is the same as it appears in the article "The Devil's Floorshow" | ||
| − | : released in the Melody Maker magazine, 15th of January 1983. | + | : released in the Melody Maker magazine, 15th of January 1983. (See images down below) |
* On the spine appears only the [[Main Page|band's]] name. | * On the spine appears only the [[Main Page|band's]] name. | ||
* Back cover notes: | * Back cover notes: | ||
| Line 85: | Line 86: | ||
| [[Image:Hard Reign Label 1st Edition.jpg|thumb|left|290px|''Hard Reign'' - Label of the first edition]] | | [[Image:Hard Reign Label 1st Edition.jpg|thumb|left|290px|''Hard Reign'' - Label of the first edition]] | ||
| [[File:Hard Reign label sticker.JPG|thumb|left|290px|''Hard Reign'' - Label with U.K. sticker]] | | [[File:Hard Reign label sticker.JPG|thumb|left|290px|''Hard Reign'' - Label with U.K. sticker]] | ||
| + | | [[File:The devils floorshow 1.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Melody Maker'' - Article "The Devil's Floorshow" (page 1)]] | ||
| + | | [[File:The devils floorshow 2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Melody Maker'' - Article "The Devil's Floorshow" (page 2)]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 17:26, 1 July 2018
This is one of the rather common vinyl bootlegs containing all songs that were recorded on a Portastudio at a session in '82 for the Reptile House EP.
Commonly these songs are known as the Portastudio Demos.
Release Notes
- Label: unknown
- Catalog#: SIS-1
- Format: Vinyl LP
- Released: 1990 (UK)
Remarks
- Released in two editions:
- The first has a light green-white sleeve and white labels with 'Promotional Copy Only' printed on them.
- The second edition has the same cover, but in a black-white printing and plain labels. Some are white, others pale blue.
- Some of the first edition labels come with a white "MADE IN THE U.K." sticker.
- The front cover image is the same as it appears in the article "The Devil's Floorshow"
- released in the Melody Maker magazine, 15th of January 1983. (See images down below)
- On the spine appears only the band's name.
- Back cover notes:
- PORTASTUDIO DEMOS
- All Rights Reserved
- (R)1990 (C)1980
Note:
- There is also a 7" vinyl bootleg with the same title but completely different tracks.
For recent price developments see sistersbootlegs/Hard Reign
| This page is Work in Progress and going to be extended as soon as ever possible |
Track List
| Title on back cover | Supplementary notes | |
| A1. | Valentine #1 | |
| A2. | Body Politic | Pre-version of Fix |
| A3. | Lights | |
| A4. | Anaconda | |
| A5. | Driver | Unreleased song; some similarities to Heartland |
| B1. | Good Things | Unreleased song |
| B2. | Phantom | |
| B3. | Burn | Very different to the final version of Burn; known as well under the title "Burn It Down" |
| B4. | Kiss The Carpet | An instrumantal version of Burn |
| B5. | Valentine #2 | Differs slightly to Take 1 |
Additional Pictures
- Please click into files for larger views -
 Hard Reign - Overview of the second edition with plain white labels The attachment is an A4 ad for the lyric book "Postcards From Above The Chemist" published the first time by "The Reptile House Ltd in 1992. |
