Victims Of Circumstance (cassette)

Bootleg cassette with material from various sources:

• Track 1 was recorded live in Amsterdam 1984
• Tracks 2 - 6 as well as tracks 8 and 10 are Demos

from The Sisters of Mercy's sessions at Strawberry Studios, Stockport in 1984

• Tracks 7, 9, 12 and 15 could possibly stem from a WEA studio tape dated March 11th, 1985
• Tracks 13 and 14 are alos live tracks but of so far unknown origin
• The origin of track 11 - Afterhours - is so far entirley unknown ...

HEARTLAND Issue Four notes on this

"... infamous 'Victims of Circumstance' tape. The history of this tape is now part

of The Sisters of Mercy 'folklore' as it was rumoured to have been based on an idea

from inside WEA who wanted a compilation of cover versions played by the band ..."

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Track List

1.   Ghostrider / Sister Ray	Live in Amsterdam 1984
2.   Marian	Original Demo widely knows as Red Skies Disappear
3.   Dance On Glass	Demo
4.   A Rock And A Hard Place	Disco Mix
5.   Garden Of Delight	Demo (Hussey)
6.   Garden Of Delight	Demo (Eldritch)
7.   Knocking On Heavens Door	Demo
8.   Serpent's Kiss	Instrumental Demo
9.   Emma	Demo
10.   Jessica's Crime	Salvation Demo for their projected first album Clash Of Dreams
11.   Afterhours	Remix
12.   A Rock And A Hard Place	Demo
13.   Temple Of Love	Live (source unknown)
14.   Some Kind Of Stranger	Live (source unknown)
15.   No Time To Cry	Demo