Body Electric (single)
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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
Band/Recording Personnel
| Andrew Eldritch | - Vocals |
| Gary Marx | - Guitars |
| Craig Adams | - Bass |
| Doktor Avalanche | - Drums |
Tracks
| Side A | Duration | Side AA | Duration |
| Body Electric | 4:20 | Adrenochrome | 2:57 |
Remarks
- Released on a label called CNT, located in York, since the band didn't have the money to release the single 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 I Sing The Body Electric by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892).
- 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 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 of varying quality 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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