Cryptic Flowers

Cryptic Flower - Glossy blue/white cover (front)

A live bootleg from late 1984 recorded during the Black October Tour.

Release Notes

• Label: Metropol Records Inc.

• Catalogue#: MERCY

• Format: 12" vinyl LP

• Released: 1985 (Italy)

• Run-outs: MERCY / A and MERCY / B

• Other Identifiers: EAN# 8 711500 011497

Remarks
- according to backsleeve -

• For promotion only
• Cover by Atlan Productions / Artwork by Qubert

The picture of the front cover is a scene "Dracula" (1931 feat. Bela Lugosi)

showing Dorothy Tree, Geraldine Dvorak and Cornelia Thaw

This page is Work in Progress and going to be extended as soon as ever possible

Varieties

• Exists in at least three or four editions:

• Fully printed glossy, dark blue/white cover with 'Limited Edition on colored vinyl' sticker.

= 1st edition coming with white/multicoloured splatter vinyl

• Blue cover without sticker coming with coloured, multicoloured, or black vinyl

• B/w cover with blue backsleeve coming with coloured or multicoloured vinyl

• Blue cover with glued blue cover print - black vinyl and printed labels

• Known vinyl colours include black, yellow, white and blue, red as well as multicoloured white and multicoloured clear vinyl

Sources

• Recorded live on 18th of November 1984 at Zeche, Bochum, Germany. Thatb was the last concert of the Black October Tour.

The recording is incomplete. Burn, Emma, A Rock And A Hard Place, Floorshow, Alice, Body Electric, Gimme Shelter, Adrenochrome and the first part of the final medley Ghostrider are missing.

• Although it seems to be an audience recording, the sound quality is good.

Recording Notes
- according to the backsleeve notes -

• Mixed at Musicland Studios

• Mastered at Hansa Tonstudios

• Mastered by The Wall

• Producer: Rough Mouse

Track List

Side A	Side B
A1. Heartland	B1. Train
A2. Marian	B2. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
A3. Walk Away	B3. Sister Ray
A4. Body And Soul	B4. Louie Louie
A5. No Time To Cry
A6. Anaconda

Additional Pictures

- coming soon -