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[[File:A Merciless Release Cover Front.jpg|thumb|320px|left|''A Merciless Release'' - 7" Cover (front)]]
 
[[File:A Merciless Release Cover Front.jpg|thumb|320px|left|''A Merciless Release'' - 7" Cover (front)]]
[[File:A Merciless Release complete view.jpg|thumb|320px|right|''A Merciless Release'' - 7" (complete view with clear yellow vinyl)]]
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[[File:A Merciless Release complete view.jpg|thumb|320px|right|''A Merciless Release'' - 7" (ovderview with clear yellow vinyl)]]
 
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'''Release Notes'''
 
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* There is a yellow box on the back cover for the<br/>number-stamp.
 
* There is a yellow box on the back cover for the<br/>number-stamp.
  
* Comes in a folded black-yellow paper sleeve reaching up only half on the back and stored in a transparent plastic cover
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* Comes in a folded black-yellow paper sleeve <br/>reaching up only half on the back and stored <br/>in a transparent plastic cover
 
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[[File:A Merciless Release Fold-out Cover Back.jpg|320px|right|thumb|''A Merciless Release'' - Fold-out Cover (back)]]
 
[[File:A Merciless Release Fold-out Cover Back.jpg|320px|right|thumb|''A Merciless Release'' - Fold-out Cover (back)]]
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* Additional notes on labels:<br/>on Side A: YANKS RULE<br/>on Side B: LIMEYS DROOL<br/>on both sides: ALL RIGHTS DISTURBED
 
* Additional notes on labels:<br/>on Side A: YANKS RULE<br/>on Side B: LIMEYS DROOL<br/>on both sides: ALL RIGHTS DISTURBED
  
* Available in black, dark purple, yellow (orange) and clear yellow vinyl.
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* Available in black, dark purple, yellow (orange) and clear yellow vinyl. Allegedly, wax copies exist as well.
  
* Alledgedly, wax copies exist as well.
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* Mastered at [https://www.discogs.com/de/label/297011-Greg-Lee-Processing?genre=All&limit=100&page=12 Greg Lee Processing], listed as L-26433. Accordingly, the vinyl matrix is marked L-26433-x <br/>and also reads "ITS JUST LIKE SISTER RAY SAID SCATTERBRAIN CHILD-002-B".
  
* The vinyls are marked with l-26433-x ITS JUST LIKE SISTER RAY SAID SCATTERBRAIN CHILD-002-B.
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* The records run at 33 ⅓ rpm. Some are reported to be badly pressed.
  
* Some vinyls seem to be pressed badly.
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* Five test pressings on clear vinyl were also made. These come in a b/w and yellow cover.  
  
* Five test pressings on white vinyl were made.
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* In addition, this bootleg was repressed on clear yellow and clear blue vinyl by the bootleggers
 
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: and released with the same catalogue# but in a different cover as a limited edition of 200 copies
* These testpressings come in a b/w and yellow cover.
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: under the title [[In Concert At The Royal Albert Hall (7")|In Concert At The Royal Albert Hall]].
 
 
* A unique testpressing on clear vinyl with the same cover does exist as well.
 
 
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For recent price developments see [http://www.sistersbootlegs.de/singles/amercilessrelease.htm sistersbootlegs/A Merciless Release...]<br/>
 
For recent price developments see [http://www.sistersbootlegs.de/singles/amercilessrelease.htm sistersbootlegs/A Merciless Release...]<br/>
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| B.&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Emma (song)|Emma]]
 
| B.&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Emma (song)|Emma]]
 
| original by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Chocolate_%28band%29 Hot Chocolate]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
| original by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Chocolate_%28band%29 Hot Chocolate]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Revision as of 21:25, 9 May 2018

A 7" vinyl bootleg based on recordings from The Sisters of Mercy's gig at The Royal Albert Hall June 1985.

A Merciless Release - 7" Cover (front)
A Merciless Release - 7" (ovderview with clear yellow vinyl)


Release Notes

  • Label: Scatterbrainchild Records
  • Catalogue#: SR 002
  • Universal Product Code (UPC): 37988 65054
  • Format: 7" vinyl single
  • Released: January 1987


Remarks

  • Limited edition of 500 stamp-numbered copies.
  • There is a yellow box on the back cover for the
    number-stamp.
  • Comes in a folded black-yellow paper sleeve
    reaching up only half on the back and stored
    in a transparent plastic cover


A Merciless Release - Fold-out Cover (back)


Further Remarks

  • The labels are olive-greenish brown (looking like bronze- or golden-coloured).
  • Additional notes on labels:
    on Side A: YANKS RULE
    on Side B: LIMEYS DROOL
    on both sides: ALL RIGHTS DISTURBED
  • Available in black, dark purple, yellow (orange) and clear yellow vinyl. Allegedly, wax copies exist as well.
  • Mastered at Greg Lee Processing, listed as L-26433. Accordingly, the vinyl matrix is marked L-26433-x
    and also reads "ITS JUST LIKE SISTER RAY SAID SCATTERBRAIN CHILD-002-B".
  • The records run at 33 ⅓ rpm. Some are reported to be badly pressed.
  • Five test pressings on clear vinyl were also made. These come in a b/w and yellow cover.
  • In addition, this bootleg was repressed on clear yellow and clear blue vinyl by the bootleggers
and released with the same catalogue# but in a different cover as a limited edition of 200 copies
under the title In Concert At The Royal Albert Hall.


For recent price developments see sistersbootlegs/A Merciless Release...


Tracks

A.   Knockin' On Heaven's Door         original by Bob Dylan 3:53
B.   Emma original by Hot Chocolate         4:45


Additional Pictures

- Please click into pictures for larger views -

A Merciless Release - Back cover with black vinyl
A Merciless Release - Overview
A Merciless Release - Black vinyl, cover unfolded
A Merciless Release - Cover (front) with black vinyl (Side A)
A Merciless Release - Yellow vinyl
A Merciless Release - Orange vinyl (Side A)
A Merciless Release - Orange vinyl (Side B)
Test pressing on clear vinyl with b/w and yellow cover