Through The Years

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Through The Years - Box Cover (front)

Through The Years - Box Cover (Spine)

Through The Years - Box Cover (back)

This is a three record box bootleg that features the complete recordings of two concerts of the Sisters of Mercy.

The first concert was performed in 1983 during the Trans-Europe Excess Tour when Ben Gunn still played the second guitar in the band. The other gig is from the Tune In - Turn On - Burn Out Tour in 1985 when Wayne Hussey had already joined the band on guitar, replacing the before mentioned Ben Gunn.

This change of personnel through the years has obviously changed the sound and the modalities of the songs, too, and is well reflected on this bootleg. Some songs are repeatedly featured on the different sides of the records, and they sound amazingly varied as they were recorded at different concerts or in different eras.

Release Notes

• Label: unknown

• Catalogue#: none

• Run-out Matrix: SM8385-A to SM8385-F

• Format: 3 x 12" vinyl LP box

• Released: 1986

Remarks

Sources

• The first record features the whole concert at the Loft, Berlin, Germany on Tue, 30-Aug-1983.

• The second and third record contains the whole concert at the Top Rank, Brighton, England on Mon, 01-Apr-1985.

This was the last time that Gary Marx performed on tour with The Sisters of Mercy. One day later, on April 2nd, he still was present at the Old Grey Whistle Test of the BBC Television performing two songs more, to definitely leave the band afterwards.

Track List

Record One

A1   Burn	B1   Temple Of Love
A2   Valentine	B2   Floorshow
A3   Anaconda	B3   Adrenochrome
A4   Heartland	B4   Gimme Shelter
A5   Alice	B5   Kiss The Carpet
A6   Emma	B6   Body Electric

Record Two

C1   First And Last And Always	D1   Possession
C2   Body And Soul	D2   Walk Away
C3   Train	D3   Burn
C4   Marian	D4   Emma
C5   No Time To Cry	D5   Amphetamine Logic

Record Three

E1   A Rock And A Hard Place	F1   Knockin' On Heaven's Door
E2   Floorshow	F2   Sister Ray
E3   Alice	F3   Ghost Rider
E4   Body Electric	F4   Louie Louie
E5   Gimme Shelter