Saints And Martyrs
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A studio bootleg with rare and early demos and mixes from unto to 1986.
This bootleg exists in basically two editions from two different labels, both of which were apparently released at the same time.
Release Notes
● Label: Ghostrider Records | ● Label: The Brotherhood |
● Catalogue#: - none - | ● Catalogue#: - none - |
● Format: 12" vinyl LP | ● Format: 12" vinyl LP |
● Released: 1989 | ● Released: 1989 |
The Brotherhood Editon
Some acetate of this edtion is known to exist, without any further information available, though. Beyond that, there are several different issues:
● The first issue comes in a b/w cover consisting of a plain white die-cut sleeve | |
with b/w DIN-A 4 copy sheets glued to it on both sides. The cover front shows | The sleeve notes of these three issues are identical: |
a b/w print of a churchyard, while the back cover lists the details of the release | ● Front sleeve note: |
Black vinyl with light-pink labels | Take My Hand And Lead Me To The Garden Of Delight |
● The second issue has the same layout as the first one, apart from the fact that | |
darkpink DIN-A 4 copy sheets are glued to both sides of the plain white sleeve. | ● Back sleeve notes: |
Black vinyl with light-pink labels | Produced by the Shaman For 33° Productions |
● The third issue is almost identical to the second one, but comes with blue vinyl. | Realised by the Brotherhood |
This issue is the rarest. No picture of the blue vinyl could so far be traced. | A Merciless Release |
Possibly, those vinyls were initially delivered with the Ghostrider edition. |
Ghostrider Edition
- This edition differs widely from The Brotherhood one,
- except for the similarly antique font used on the back cover.
- The edition is strictly limited to 225 copies
- with numbering on the back cover.
- The cover front is black and shows a large head and star logo in white print
- with the title of the bootleg written across it in the place where usually
- "Merciful Release" would appear.
- The cover back is white and shows a similar layout in the same antique font
- as the Brotherhood edition, giving details about the tracks, the sources and
- the release, as well as a Walk Away / Black October logo and the numbering
- Your number ---" printed in black.
- The vinyl is ultramarine blue
- and comes with red and white labels indicating A/B, resp.
For recent price developments see sistersbootlegs/saintsmartyrs or popsike/saints and martyrs,
or, alternatively, Roots Vinyl Guide/Saints And Martyrs or CollectorsFrenzy/Saints And Martyrs.
Track List
Side A
Track | Source indicated as |
A1 Red Skies Disappear | First & Last & Always with Marian lyrics |
A2 Good Things | Demo |
A3 Garden Of Delight | Vocals – Andrew Eldritch |
A4 Marian | Instrumental Version |
A5 Body Electric | Alternative Mix |
Side B
B1 Dance On Glass | Demo |
B2 Burn | Alternate Mix |
B3 A Rock And A Hard Place | Alternate Mix |
B4 Dominion / Mother Russia | Early Demo |
B5 Where Spirits Fly | Spirits, Hamburg Soundcheck 5-84 |
Additional Pictures
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Brotherhood Editions
Ghostrider Edition