Tune In - Turn Off - Burn Out

Tune In ... Turn Off ... Burn Out ...

A live bootleg from The Sisters of Mercy's 1985 Tune In - Turn On - Burn Out Tour ...

Due to technical limitations of Wiki-formatting, the original title could not be used for this bootleg.

Tune In... Turn Off... Burn Out... - 2nd edition cover (front)

Tune In... Turn Off... Burn Out... - Picture Disc (front)

Tune In... Turn Off... Burn Out... - 2nd edition cover (spine)

Tune In... Turn Off... Burn Out... - 2nd edition cover (back)

Tune In... Turn Off... Burn Out... - 2nd edition "September Songs" label

Release Notes

Label: Lounging Records / Skeleton Songs Ltd
Catalogue#: TUNE IN
Format: 12" vinyl LP - Picture Disc
Released: 1985

Remarks

Same content as the bootlegs Ghostriderz, and the very rare ones Live At Leeds, Ghost Riders. Although it seems that the present one was the first to be released.
Released in different editions

The first edition was a picture disc.

This release came without any additional cover or artwork.

According to the Reverberation Across The Nation Discography Booklet it was initially limited to 300 and was not the first edition. Due to the picture disc artwork - the sleeve of the cardboard edition on white background - this second statement seems to be quite reliable, but we can't proof it.

Another edition consists of a black 12" vinyl in cardboard cover.

The cover of this one shows the Walk Away logo in red.

On the spine the article of the bands name is skipped: "Sisters Of Mercy - Tune in... Turn off... Burn out..."

At least the first pressings have the "September Songs" labels.

Remark on all the covers: Keep the fire burning...

Source

Originally recorded live at Leeds University, 16 March 1985

The recording is far from being complete.

Train, Marian, No Time To Cry, Possession, Walk Away, Burn, Emma, Amphetamine Logic, A Rock And A Hard Place , Floorshow and Gimme Shelter are missing.

On the other hand this was one of the few concerts were Nine While Nine was part of the set list and it can be found on the present album as well.

A CD-bootleg of the same content was released in 1991, see Tune In... Turn Off... Burn Out...

Although the band didn't know that at the time, this was the last gig of [The Sisters of Mercy]] in their First and Last and Always formation in their hometown of Leeds.