The Sisters Of Mercy Discography
An Introduction
an epic of many parts, written by corey
with help from an *enormous* number of people. and apologies to
anyone i swiped stuff from without saying thanks.
the sisters of mercy discography is an ego project i've worked on
for several years. it's goal is the be the single greatest referance
work on the sisters of mercy's musical output, official and bootleg.
this goal has fallen by the wayside for various reasons over the last year,
but i am now seizing control once more. if you have anything to add. please
mail scifi@cc.wwu.edu with attn: cwn/som in the subject line.
the discography is broken into parts for convenience's sake thusly:
I. official releases in the UK
albums, singles, compliations, interview and promo only
II. official releases from around the rest of the world
III. official video releases
IV. live bootlegs
V. studio bootlegs and bootleg's with mixed contents.
VI. bootleg video
VII. bands related to the sisters via the Merciful Release label.
VIII.
and may be ftp'ed from ftp.maths.tcd.ie in directory /pub/music/discographies
i need info on the following releases so please e-mail details if you have
them.
falaa remixed version(lp, cs cd cat#, running times, etc, japanses cat#
italian cat, any foreign cat #'s 'cept us, france, ger
floodland-any foreigh cat#'s 'cept us
vison thing-any foreigh cat #'s cept us
sgwbm-all foreigh cat #'s
scoob release date, cd cs cat #'s any countries
alice 12" original us release cat#
body and soul canadian 12" cat #
dominion 12" canadian cat #
lucretia canadian 12" cat #
temple of love 1992 personnel and hightest chart position
under the gun
wake-vhs cat#
shot cat#s
shot rev. 2.0 cat#'s
bootlegs
all along the watchtower 7" cat#, cover art
the acid rain: known contents-where spirits fly + ?
an alive death around up any info
a black pack- any info
blood money lp cat#
brimstone and treacle 7" cat#
brixton live lp cat#
brothers and sisters format, cat#
the damage is done lp cat#
disguised in black 2LP cat#
echoes vol I 7" cat #
the end 2X7" cat#
fade to black 3X7" box set cat#
out of the minds's eye: known contents-chase the yellow?
dark psychos-any info
floorshow (swingin pig( lp cat#
ghostriderz lp any info
gimme gimme gimme b/w sister ray 7" any info
half moon over amsterdam 2XLP any info
halloween lp cat#
holocaust CD any details other than track list
in the drak night lp cat#
knockin on heaven's door 2XLP cat#
the last time around 2XLP cat#
the lights shine clear through the sodium haze 2XLP-cat#, cover art, quality
live at brixton ace LP-any info
live at heidleberg LP any info
live at kir, hamburg- any info
live at the terojan horse LP cat#
nightmares 7" cat #
no time to cry
obscure in darkness LP cat#
opus dei LP cat#
the quality of mercy 2XLP cat#
razor smiles ep cat#
rough diamonds 2XLP cat#
the satanic verse 2XLP cat#
stonehenge lp cat#
deja vu-any info 2XLP cat#
the tour things cd-any info
don juan-known contents-jolene demo +?
lord of darkness-need tracklist, cat # etc
milan (2LP) -any info
psychedelic session CD need tracklist
psychedelic sessions LP cat#
rare obscurities-need track list
rise and reverberate(2LP)-any info
speed kings live 90 LP cat#
speed kings 1990 LP cat#
time to cry LP cat #
through the years box set cat#
train/burn b/w ghostrider 7" cat #
tune in...turn off.. burn out lp cat#
wake 2XLP cat#
weird tales 7" cat#
...and you won't make me jealous 7" cat#
black dominion box set cat#
entertainment or death CD cat#
good things 7"(unofficial angel heart theme) cat #
lucretia my reflection japanese 7" cat #
saints and martyrs 2XLP cat#
dark psychoes CD track list
i can't wait to meet my deadly friends LP cat#
kama sutra 2XCD cat#
rise and reverberate 2XLP any info
don't give it away 7- cat #
video boots
amsterdam '91
dusseldorg '90
live at wembley stadium 11/26/90
reading '91
THE SISTERS OF MERCY DISCOGRAPHY
PART I
official releases
last revison: april 15, 1995
INDEX
I. Albums
II. Singles, eps
III. Compilation Appearances
IV. Interviews
V. Promotional Releases
KEY:
HCP= Highest Chart Position
ROGI= run-out groove inscription
First pressing 12"s are labeled Made in England on the record
label,rather than France, Germany or Holland and omit the
'unauthorised...' warning around the record label. Other things
common to first pressings also use the SOM logo font [caslon
antique] on the spine and gloss black inner sleeves. WYDSM only
has German pressings though.
First pressing 7"s are commonly labeled 'made in france' and/or
with semi-circular cutout at the top of the sleeve to facilitate
grasping the record and omit the 'unauthorised...' warning.
May also have 'made in england' handstamped on the sleeve.
Standard Sisters sleeve style is a black border with rectangular
artwork and 'the Sisters of Mercy' underneath.
Band personnel goes by the following key:
SIS 1= Craig Adams-bass SIS 2= Craig Adams-bass
Gary Marx-guitar Gary Marx-guitar
Ben Gunn-Guitar Wayne Hussey-guitar
SIS 3= Tony James-bass
Tim Brecheno-guitar
Andreas Bruhn-guitar
All band line-ups include:
Andrew Eldritch-vocals
Doktor Avalanche-drums
Line-ups featuring only Andrew Eldritch and one other person will
simply be noted.
For the 1990 European Vision Thing tour Dan Donovan was added as
Keyboard player/Doktor Avalanche operator and is featured on the
WYDSM b-sides only. Suzanne Josesowicz replaced him for the rest
of the tour and not appear on a recording.
Section 1: Albums
I. ALBUMS
1. First and Last and Always
SIDE ONE: Black Planet[4:27]/Walk Away[3:20]/No Time to Cry
[3:54]/A Rock and a Hard Place[3:36]/Marian(version)[5:37]
SIDE TWO: First and Last and Always[3:58]/Possession[4:36]
Nine While Nine[4:07]/Amphetamine Logic[4:46]/Some Kind of
Stranger[7:16]
a. LP Merciful Release MR 337 L Mar 1985
b. CS Merciful Release MR 337 C Mar 1985
NOTES:
First pressing lp has gatefold sleeve of Andrew backlit on
stage. Picture inner sleeve with 'Detroit's Finest Adult Movies'
picture and track listings on one side. Band pictures and
credits on other side. Embossed WEA logo in lower right
hand corner outer sleeve. Lettering is red with white outline.
Black Planet[4:35]/Walk Away[3:23]/No Time to Cry[3:53]/A Rock
and a Hard Place[3:30]/Marian(version)[5:41]/First and Last and
Always[4:11]/Possession[4:36]/Nine While Nine[4:06]/Amphetamine
Logic[4:48]/Some Kind of Stranger[7:17]
c. CD Merciful Release MR 240 616-2 1988
NOTES:
Remixed by Andrew Eldritch specifically for the CD reissue.
GENERAL NOTES:
Produced by Dave Allen. A remastered version will be issued on
CD soon.
HCP: UK #14
PERSONNEL: SIS 2
2. Floodland
SIDE ONE: Dominion/Mother Russia[6:49]/Flood I[6:02]/Lucretia My
Reflection[4:43]/1959[4:00]
SIDE TWO: This Corrosion[8:56]/Flood II[6:01]/Driven Like the
Snow[4:26]/Neverland(a fragment)[2:37]
a. LP Merciful Release MR 441 L Nov 1987
NOTES:
First pressing with numbers and gatefold lyric sheet backed with
picture of Eldritch and Morrison against a sunset.
Dominion/Mother Russia[7:01]/Flood I[6:22]/Lucretia My
Reflection[4:57]1959[4:09]/This Corrosion[10:55]/Flood II
[6:47]/Driven Like the Snow[6:27]/Never Land(a fragment)[2:46]
b. CD Merciful Release MR 242246-2 1987 + Torch & Colours
NOTES:
Has longer versions of This Corrosion and Driven Like the Snow.
c. CS Merciful Release MR 441 C Nov 1987 + Torch
d. LP Merciful Release MR 441ltd numbered lp
GENERAL NOTES:
Produced by Andrew Eldritch with Larry Alexander except
Dominion/Mother Russia by Eldritch/Steinman and This Corrosion
by Steinman
PERSONNEL:
Patricia Morrison-bass,vocals
3. Vision Thing
SIDE ONE: Vision Thing/Ribbons/Detonation Boulevard/Something
Fast
SIDE TWO: When You Don't See Me/Doctor Jeep/More/I Was Wrong
a. LP Merciful Release MR 449 L Oct 22,1990
b. CS Merciful Release MR 449 C
c. CD Merciful Release MR 9031-72663-2 1990
d. CD Merciful Release MR 9031-72663-2 1990 ltd ed of 10000 in a
vinyl textured case with embossed 'Vision Thing' and the Eye
of Horus on the front. Track list/times on the back.
NOTES:
Produced by Andrew Eldritch except More by Eldritch/Steinman
PERSONNEL: SIS 3
4. Some Girls Wander by Mistake
RECORD ONE: Alice/Floorshow/Phantom/1969/Kiss the Carpet/Lights
Valentine/Fix/Burn/Kiss the Carpet(reprise)
RECORD TWO: Temple of Love(ext.ver.)/Heartland/Gimme Shelter
Damage Done/Watch/Home of the Hitmen/Body Electric/Adrenochrome
Anaconda
a. LP(2) Merciful Release MR 555 L Apr 27 1992 gatefold with
six plates of the
single covers.
b. CS Merciful Release MR 555 C Apr 27 1992
c. CD Merciful Release 9031-76476-2 Apr 27 1992
d. CD Merciful Release 9031-76476-2 numbered ltd ed of 500 in a
beveled wood case. Case is black with painted metal "SGWBM" logo
central, approximately 8X6, hinged on the short side with latch
opposite. CD rests in a padded recess with the inserts in a
recess in the lid. Comes with a clear plastic sheet with the
SGWBM logo, 'number xxx of 500 underneath
NOTES:
The title is taken from the Leonard Cohen song 'Teachers',
which was covered by the Sisters in the early days. All tracks
previously released. All copies pressed in Germany.
5. a Slight case of Overbombing: Greatest Hits Volume One
Under the Gun/Temple of Love(1992)/Vision Thing/Detonation Boulevard
Doctor Jeep/More/Lucretia My Reflection/Dominion-Mother Russia/This
Corrosion/No Time to Cry/Walk away/Body and Soul
a. LP Merciful Release MR 557 1993
b. CD
c. CS
Section II: Singles, Eps,Etc.
1. the Damage Done b/w Watch/Home of the Hitmen
a. 7" Merciful Release MR 007 1980
ROGI: "for spiggy"
PERSONNEL: Gary Marx-guitar, possibly bass as well
NOTES:
Produced by Andrew Eldritch. Original valued at $200+ and
widely bootlegged. Many original copies have the labels on the
wrong sides. Limited to 1000 copies. Rumored original copies on
gold vinyl. Deleted.
2. Body Electric b/w Adrenochrome
a. 7" Merciful Release/CNT MR CNT 002 Apr 1982
ROGI: "for spiggy" "bilbo tape one" "rise and reverberate"
COVER ART SOURCE:
Francis Bacon's Study After Velasquez in red on black.
NOTES:
Produced by Andrew Eldritch. Released via CNT due to financial
troubles at Merciful Release. Deleted.
PERSONNEL: SIS 1
3. Alice b/w Floorshow
a. 7" Merciful Release MR 015 Nov 1982
ROGI:"kenny giles walks on water" "for spiggy-flash that ash"
COVER ART SOURCE:
Henri Matisse's Nude Blue in gold on black.
NOTES:
Produced by John Ashton of the Psychedelic Furs. Entered the
Independent Chart at #26.
PERSONNEL: SIS 1
4. Anaconda b/w Phantom
a. 7" Merciful Release MR 019 Mar 1983
ROGI: "nothing" "spiggy rides again"
COVER ART SOURCE:
Alice Cooper's Billion Dollar Babies in silver on black.
NOTES:
Produced by Andrew Eldritch. Single of the Week in Sounds.
PERSONNEL: SIS 1
5. Alice/Floorshow b/w Phantom/1969
a. 12" Merciful Release MR 021 Mar 1983
ROGI: "im westen nichts neues-jesus loves the sisters" "for
spiggy(foreign field)" "mein irisch kind. wo weilest du?"
COVER ART SOURCE:
Same as the 7".
NOTES:
Alice, Floorshow and 1969 produced by John Ashton. Phantom
produced by Andrew Eldritch. 1969 originally by the Stooges.
Released in response to import copies of the American 12"
showing up in the UK at greatly inflated prices. First part of
the ROGI is the German title of Erich Maria Remarque's 'All
Quiet on the Western Front'. Fourth part is lines 33-34 of T. S.
Eliot's poem, 'the Wasteland'.
PERSONNEL: SIS 1
6. the Reptile House E.P.
Kiss the Carpet/Lights/Valentine/Fix/Burn
a. 12"EP Merciful Release MR 023 May 1983
ROGI: "for spiggy-paint it black"
COVER ART SOURCE:
Taken from a National Geographic magazine.
NOTES:
Produced by Andrew Eldritch. First 5,000 came with a lyric
sheet. Single of the Week in Sounds. Some copies are violet on
crimson instead of pink on black. Not listed is Kiss the Carpet
(reprise), which is the same as the drum intro to Kiss the
Carpet that opens the ep. Original pressings have MR023 on the
spine where 'made in england' is on the repressings.
PERSONNEL: SIS 1
7. Temple of Love b/w Heartland
a. 7" Merciful Release MR 027 Oct 1983
ROGI:"for spiggy" "gonzoid amphetamine filth is dead"
b. 12" Merciful Release MRX 027 1983 Extended version + Gimme
Shelter
ROGI: "for spiggy" "long live gonzoid amphetamine filth"
NOTES:
Produced Andrew Eldritch. Gimme Shelter originally by the
Rolling Stones.
HCP: #2 on the Independent Chart
PERSONNEL: SIS 1
8. Body & Soul b/w Train
a. 7" Merciful Release MR 029 June 1984
b. 12" Merciful Release MR 029 T 1984 + Body Electric &
Afterhours
ROGI: "for spiggy+alan vega"
COVER ART SOURCE:
From Dante's Inferno depicting Dante and Virgil on Hell's
Ninth level. Art by Gustave Dore, a 19th Century French
artist. It has no title, but the caption beneath it in edition
featuring it is, 'take care that you do not trod on the heads
of thy brethren.'
NOTES:
Produced by Andrew Eldritch. Available with blue or white
cover art. First pressing was blue, but this is not necessarily
indicative. German pressings have track times. Some blue copies
in envelope sleeves. Spine lettering on first pressing is in the
typical SOM font. The first Sisters record distributed by WEA.
TRACK TIMES:
Body & Soul-3:34/Body Electric-4:38/Train-2:36/Afterhours-7:25
PERSONNEL: SIS 2
9. Walk Away b/w Poison Door
a. 7" Merciful Release MR 033 Oct 1984 + Lmt Ed. flexi of "Long
Train"
COVER ART:
The crescent and bar from the center of FALAA in silver on
black.
NOTES:
Brazilian pressings are especially rare.
b. 12" Merciful Release MR 033 T 1984 + On the Wire and flexi
disc
NOTES:
Produced by Dave Allen. Original cover is red on black
later pressings are silver on black. Inner sleeve is black with
MR logo in rectangular box.
HCP: #45
PERSONNEL: SIS 2
10. No Time to Cry b/w Blood Money
a. 7" Merciful Release MR 335 Feb 1985
b. 12" Merciful Release MR 335 T 1985 + Bury Me Deep
COVER ART SOURCE:
Close-up of lace pattern from the cover of FALAA.
NOTES:
Original pressing in matte black envelope sleeve. NTTC produced
by Dave Allen. BM & BMD produced by Andrew Eldritch.
HCP: #63
PERSONNEL: SIS 2
11. This Corrosion b/w Torch
a. 7" Merciful Release MR 039 Sept 1987
b. 12" Merciful Release MR 039 T 1987 extended + Colours
c. CD Merciful Release MR 039 CD 1987 11.5 min version + Colours
gatefold case
d. CS Merciful Release MR 039 C TC/Torch b/w TC(ext)/Colours
(Colours is an edit)
e. BOX Merciful Release MR 039 B 7" box set + inserts
ROGI-"I'll be picking up your petals in another few hours..."
NOTES:
TC produced by Jim Steinman. Torch produced by Andrew Eldritch.
Colours produced by Andrew Eldritch with Larry Alexander.
HCP: #13
PERSONNEL:
Patricia Morrison-bass,vocals(see Floodland note)
New York Choral Society-choral vocals
12. Dominion b/w Untitled/Sandstorm
a. 7" Merciful Release MR 043 Feb 1988
b. 12" Merciful Release MR 043 T 1988 + Emma
c. CD3" Merciful Release MR 043 CD 1988 replaces Emma with
Ozymandias
d. CS Merciful Release MR 043 C box set+photo insert
e. 12" Merciful Release MR 043 TB box + poster
NOTES:
Dominion produced by Steinman/Eldritch/Alexander. Untitled and
Emma produced by Hugh Jones. Ozymandias is Dominion played
backwards. Emma originally by Hot Chocolate. Box set copies in
envelope sleeve.
HCP: #13
PERSONNEL:
Patricia Morrison-bass ,vocals see Floodland note
13. Lucretia My Reflection b/w Long Train(1984)
a. 7" Merciful Release MR 045 June 1988
b. 12" Merciful Release MR 045 T extended
c. CD Merciful Release MR 45 CD 1988 same as 12"
NOTES:
Long Train(1984) is the same as the version given away with MR
033. Produced by Andrew Eldritch with Larry Alexander.
PERSONNEL:
Patricia Morrison-bass,vocals on Lucretia see Floodland note.
SIS 2 on Long Train(1984)
14. More b/w You Could Be the One
a. 7" Merciful Release MR 47 Oct 1,1990 short version of more
b. 12" Merciful Release MR 47T long version
c. CD Merciful Release MR 47 CD all three
d. CD Merciful Release MR 47 CDX 12" gatefold pack and picture
disc limited to 5000 copies
NOTES:
More produced by Eldritch/Steinman. YCBTO produced by Andrew
Eldritch. Some copies of the 7" have reversed labels
HCP: #11.
PERSONNEL: SIS 3
15. Doctor Jeep(radio edit) b/w Knockin' on Heaven's Door(live
bootleg)
a. 7" Merciful Release MR 51 Dec 1990
b. 12" Merciful Release MR 51 T 1990 extended version
c. CD Merciful Release MR 51 CD all three songs
d. 12" Merciful Release MR 51 TX DJ(8.54) + Burn LBR/Amphetamine
Logic LBR) + poster limited to
5000 copies
NOTES:
Produced by Andrew Eldritch. Live tracks recorded in Bremen,
Germany 1985. Knockin' on Heaven's Door originally by Bob Dylan.
PERSONNEL: SIS 3 on Doctor Jeep, SIS 2 on live tracks
16. When You Don't See me(remix) b/w Ribbons(live)
a. 7" Merciful Release MR 53 Feb 1991
b. 12" Merciful Release MR 53T 1991 + Something Fast(live)
c. CD Merciful Release MR 53 CD 1991 same as 12"
d. 12" Merciful Release MR 53 TX 1991 lmt ed. + patch limited to
5000 copies
NOTES:
Produced by Andrew Eldritch. Only released in Germany. Live
tracks recorded at the Aufhahme,Hamburg,Germany 11/17/90
PERSONNEL: SIS 3
17. Temple of Love(1992) (Touched by the Hand of Ofra Haza) b/w I
Was Wrong(American Fade)
a. 7" Merciful Release MR 053 Apr 20 1992
b. 12" Merciful Release MR 053T B-side is Vision Thing(Canadian
Club Mix)
c. 12" Merciful Release MR 053TX Lmt ed. with poster
d. CD Merciful Release MR 053CD All three + WYDSM(German Release)
c. CD Merciful Release MR 053CDX Lmt Ed
NOTES:
Comes in a box the size of a standard double CD box. With one
side containing the single and the other containing postcards
with the covers of Alice, the Reptile House, Temple of Love
1992 and Some Girls Wander by Mistake.
GENERAL NOTES:
UK pressings are in a full CD case. German pressings are in a
slim case like all other SOM CD singles. Cover art is the same
as the original, but mirror-imaged and horizontally elongated.
HCP: #3
PERSONNEL: Ofra Haza-backing vocals
18. Under the Gun b/w Alice(1993)
a. 7" Merciful Release MR59 1993
b. 12" Merciful Release MR59T
c. CD Merciful Release MR59CD
d. CD Merciful Release MR59CDX lmt. ed. + UTG(Jutland Mix 6:20)
NOTES: All black case with sticker of new MR logo in yellow. Credits on
back are also a sticker.
PERSONNEL: Terri Nunn-vocals
Section III: Compilation Appearances
1. They Shall Not Pass 1985
a. LP Abstract AABT 400 1985
b. CD Abstract AABT 400 1988
NOTES:
Contains Body Electric & Adrenochrome
2. Six Disques Bleu
a. LP(6) ABLUBOX 400 1987
NOTES:
Contains Body Electric & Adrenochrome
3. Shock Vanguard 88 Tutti Frutti
a. LP BMG Ariola Discos 670.4238 BRAZIL 1988
NOTES:
Selections from the Brazilian TV show 'Shock Vanguard'.
Contains This Corrosion (9:17). Also includes tracks by
Everything But the Girl,Aztec Camera, the Jesus & Mary Chain,
Tanita Tikaram,the Adventures,Nitzer Ebb,Fields of the Nephilim
Gene Loves Jezebel and the Screaming Blue Messiahs.
4. Devolution for Music (alternative rock classics, volume one, 1977-1985
a. CD
NOTES: contains Gimme Shelter. also features the cure, new order,pete
shelley,generation x,the teardrop explodes,the b-52's,talking heads
siouxsie & the banshees, killing joke. P.i.L and iggy pop
Section IV: Interviews
NOTE: Interview discs are only *techically* official products by virtue of
the fact that they are generally put out by labels that specialize
in this type of release and have presumably gained the permission of
the tape owner but *not* andrew.
the Conversation Disc series
a. CD ABCD017
NOTES:
Picture disc
DISC NOTES:
Disc picture is the red background photo widely available as a
postcard. Limited to 10,000 copies.
RECORDING NOTES:
Incomplete interviews from WNYU in '84. Also contains the same
interview as the free 7" given out with Spiral Scratch 1.
the Talking Pictures series
a. CD Bakatabak BAK CBAK 4007
b. 12" Baktabak BAK 2082
c. 7"(4) Baktabak BAKPAK 1009
NOTES:
Picture discs.Floodland promotion so so sound quality.
12" Box set
a.CD CID 001
NOTES:
Andrew Eldritch interview. Approx. 30 minutes. Blue cover
Limited edition of 1000.
Black Hat Dark Glasses
a. CD3 ELDRITCH 1
NOTES:
Interview circa '84 with AE on Music View in New York.
Six minutes long. Booklet reprints SOM article from issue 4 of
Spiral Scratch. In slim-line jewelbox. this is probably a
bootleg
Free Spiral Scratch 7"
a. 7"
NOTES:
Given away free with Spiral Scratch one.
Thoughts and Prayers
a. CD
NOTES: Same inter as Dark Hat. Hologram on disc.
Section V: Promotional Releases
NOTE: all are promo only
This Corrosion b/w Torch/Colours
a. CD
NOTES:
Very ltd ed black cd
This Corrosion
a. 7" sam388
NOTES:
radioplay promo
This Corrosion
a. 12"
NOTES:
Black Label. No catalog numbers.
Floodland
a. LP
NOTES:
Radioplay promo. No catalog numbers.
Floodland
a. CD
NOTES:
Test pressing. Completely black cd with TSOM Floodland in a box
on it.
Dominion/Untitled b/w Sandstorm/Emma
a.12"
NOTES:
Black label. No catalog numbers.
Lucretia My Reflection(extended) b/w Lucretia My Reflection(lp)
a. 12" sam443
NOTES:
45rpm No labels. Cover is plastic with one side in a snakeskin
pattern and the other clear. Gloss black inner sleeve. Neither
the record nor sleeve are marked to indicate what it is.
More(radio edit)
a. CD
NOTES:
DJ promo.
Vision Thing/More/Detonation Boulevard
a. 12" Merciful Release sam 724
NOTES:
one sided.
Detonation Boulevard/Detonation Boulevard/Detonation Boulevard
a. CD
Temple of Love(1992)[8:05] b/w Vision Thing(Canadian Club Remix)
a. 12" MR53sam
Temple of Love(1992)
a. CD MR53CD/DJ
Under the Gun(DJ edit) [4:02]/Under the Gun(metropolis mix)[6:17]/Alice(1993)
[3:57]
a. CD Merciful Release 1993
THE SISTERS OF MERCY DISCOGRAPHY
PART II
non-UK releases
last updated: dec 7 1994
INDEX
I. albums
II. singles, eps, etc
III. promotional releases
NOTES:
Track listings. cover art, etc are identical to the UK
counterpart except where noted.
Section I: Albums
First and Last and Always
a. LP Elektra 60405-1 US
NOTES:
Has the photos from the inner sleeve of the UK release on the
back.
b. CD Elektra 60405-2 US
c. CS Elektra 60405-4 US
NOTES:
Amphetamine logic is listed simply as Logic on the sleeve of the
LP, CS and CD use Logic on the sleeve _and_ the tape and CD.
d. LP MR/WEA MR 337L 240 616-1 Germany
e. CS MR/WEA MR 337C 240 616-4 Germany
NOTES:
Amphetamine Logic listed as simply Logic on the Sleeve.
e. LP MR/WEA WE 381 France
f. LP MR/WEA Japan
NOTES: Remixed version of some songs and an instrumental version
of Black Planet added as the last track.
g. LP MR/WEA ITALY
NOTES:
Has the photos from the inner sleeve on the back.
Floodland
a. LP Elektra 60762-1 US
NOTES:
Some copies on High Quality Audiophile Vinyl
b. CD Elektra 60762-2 US + Torch and Colours
c. CS Elektra 60762-4 US + Torch
d. LP WEA 22321 CANADA
e. CD WEA AUS + Torch and Colours
f. CS WEA AUS
NOTES:
Torch follows 1959.
Vision Thing
a. CD Elektra 9 61017-2 1990 US
b. CS Elektra 9 61017-4 1990 US
Section II: Singles
Alice b/w Floorshow
a. 7" Merciful Release MR 015 France
NOTES:
Cover art is white and gold on a black sleeve
Alice/Floorshow b/w Phantom/1969
a. 12" US
NOTES:
Distributed by Braineater and financed by John Ashton
the Reptile House ep
Kiss the Carpet/Lights b/w Valentine/Fix/Burn
a. 12" Merciful Release MR 023 US
NOTES:
Distributed by Braineater
Temple of Love b/w Heartland
a. 7" Merciful Release/Benelux MR 027
NOTES:
Distributed by Himalaya Records. Has a large center hole
(requiring adaptor), instead of a spindle hole.
b. 12" Merciful Release MR 027T + Gimme Shelter
NOTES:
On clear red vinyl. Lmt ed. of 500 copies. Distributed by
Himalaya Records exclusively. Has no run-out groove
inscriptions. Sleeve is light green on black matte.
c. 12" Merciful Release MR 027T US
NOTES:
Distributed by Braineater.
Body and Soul/Body Electric b/w Train/Afterhours
a. 12" WEA CAN
NOTES: Features a Maple leaf on the back
This Corrosion(8:37) b/w Torch(3:50)/Colours(7:13)
a. 12" Elektra 9 0-66790 1987 US
Lucretia My Reflection(remix 4:19) b/w Long Train(1984)
a. CS Elektra 9 4-69378 1988 US
More(4:37)/More(8:30)/You Could Be the One(3:59)
a. CD Elektra 9 66595-2 1990 US
Dominion/Untitled b/w Sandstorm/Emma
a. 12" WEA CAN 1988
Under the Gun[metropolis mix](6:16)/Alice 1993(3:57)/Under the Gun[Jutland
Mix](6:20)
a. CD5 Warner Music Australia Pty Ltd 4509-93609-2 1993 AUS
NOTES: no MR #, otherwise identical to UK release
Section III: Promotional Releases
Black Planet b/w Walk Away
a. 12" Elektra ed5061
Black Planet
a. 7" Elektra
A Rock and A Hard Place
a. 7" Elektra
Nine While Nine
a. 7" Elektra
No Time to Cry
a. 7" Elektra
Possession
a. 7" Elektra
Floodland + Torch
a. CS Elektra 60792
This Corrosion(4.24)
a. Elektra
Dominion/Dominion/Dominion
a. 12" Elektra ed5294
Lucretia My Reflection(4.24 remix) b/w Lucretia My Reflection
(4.24 remix)
a. 7" Elektra 7-69378
Lucretia My Reflection(4.24 remix) b/w Lucretia My Reflection
(4.57)/Lucretia My Reflection(9.52)
a. 12" Elektra ed5321
Lucretia My Reflection((remix edit 4:24)/Lucretia My Reflection
(Extended Remix 9:52)/Lucretia My Reflection (lp version 4:57)
a. CD Elektra prcd8019-2
More(radio edit)
a. CD
NOTES:
DJ promo.
More(4.44 radio edition)/More(8.30 extended version)/You Could Be
the One(7" version 3:58)
a. CD Elektra prcd8253-2
NOTES:
White label in jewel box.
Detonation Boulevard(3.49 remix)
a. CD Elektra PRCD 8308 2
Detonation Boulevard/Detonation Boulevard/Detonation Boulevard
a. CD
Tour Thing '91
Blood Money/Possession/a Rock and a Hard Place/This Corrosion
(7")/1959/Ribbons/Doctor Jeep/I Was Wrong
a. CD Elektra PRCD 8343 1991
NOTES:
DJ promo. Has MR logo screened onto the disc and tour dates on
the back of the jewel box. Track three listed as 'Rock in a Hard
Place'.
Vision Thing (lp version) b/w Vision Thing (remix)
a. Elektra ed5535 1991
When You Don't See Me(remix 4:21)
a. CD Elektra prcd8364-2
NOTES:
Black cover on gold paper
I Was Wrong/Interview
I Was Wrong(3:12)/Andrew Eldritch talk with Danny Fields/I Was
Wrong(6:03)
a. CD Elektra prcd8412-2
NOTES:
MR logo screened onto disc. Inside cover has Tour Dates from the
'Tune In, Turn On, Burn Out...' tour with Public Enemy and Gang
of Four
Vision Thing(lp) b/w Vision Thing(extended remix)
a. 12" Elektra ed5535
THE SISTERS OF MERCY DISCOGRAPHY
PART III
official video
last update: dec 7 1994
INDEX
I: official video releases
II: songs for which videos exist
Section I: Official Video Releases
1. WAKE-choruses from under the rock
First and Last and Always/Body and Soul/Marian/No Time to Cry
Walk Away/Possession/Emma/Amphetamine Logic/a Rock and a Hard
Place/Floorshow/Alice/Fix/Knockin' on Heaven's Door
a. VHS PAL
b. LD Polygram Music Video SM058-3008
NOTES: 2 sides, CLV Digital Stereo
RECORDING NOTES:
Filmed live at the Royal Albert Hall 6/18/85
NOTES:
The last gig before the breakup. Louie, Louie and Ghostrider
were played as an unexpected encore and thus not filmed.
2. SHOT
This Corrosion/Dominion/Lucretia My Reflection/1959
a. VHS PAL
NOTES: A compilation of videos released with Floodland. except for 1959
which was shot exclusively for this release.
3. Shot Rev. 2.0
This Corrosion/Dominion/Lucretia My Reflection/1959/More/Doctor
Jeep/Detonation Boulevard/Vision Thing
a. VHS PAL Warner Music Vision 4509-93909-3
NOTES: Re-release of 'Shot', with the videos from Vision Thing added.
Section II: Songs For Which Videos Exist
body and soul
no time to cry
walk away
first and last and always (whistle test performance)
marian (whistle test performance)
no time to cry (german tv performance)
black planet
this corrosion
dominion
lucretia my reflection
1959
more
doctor jeep
detonation boulevard
vision thing
temple of love 1992
under the gun
THE SISTERS OF MERCY DISCOGRAPHY
PART IV
live bootlegs
last update: april 15, 1995
FORMATTING:
Title
Track Listing
Release Info
Notes
Recording Notes
Quality Notes
Cover Art Notes
Total Running Time
LIVE BOOTLEGS
Adult Movies
[1] Heartland/Marian/Walk Away/Body and Soul/No Time to Cry
Anaconda/Train/Knockin' on Heaven's Door/Sister Ray/Louie,
Louie
[2] First and Last and Always/Train/Marian/No Time to Cry/Emma/a
Rock and a Hard Place/Floorshow/Alice/Gimme Shelter/Knockin' on
Heaven's Door
a. LP(2) Trademark of Quality TMQ72113
NOTES: [2] mis-dated 5/5/90
RECORDING NOTES:
[1] Recorded in Bremen,Germany at the Schlachthof 11/8/84
[2] Recorded in Rome, Italy at the Teatro Espero 5/2/85
QUALITY NOTES: [1] is fairly good.
[2] is very good.
COVER ART NOTES: Red cover with white block lettering.
All Along the Watchtower
gimme gimme gimme/Knockin' on Heaven's Door/Hey Joe/Purple Haze/Stairway to
Heaven/Ghostrider/Sister Ray
a. 7"
RECORDING NOTES: recorded in Manchester at the University
10/13/84
QUALITY NOTES: 5/10
An Alive Death Around Us
a.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Munster, Germany 5/13/91
Amphetamine
Body and Soul(3:41)/Alice(3:34)/Dominion-Mother Russia(7:36)/Ribbons(4:13)
Amphetamine Logic(4:08)/Detonation Boulevard(3:46)/This Corrosion(7:45)
Something Fast(2:36)/Jolene(2:53)/Marian(4:48)/Flood II(5:29)/Temple of Love
(7:57)/Valentine(4:44)/Vision Thing(4:31)
a: CD Crocodile Beat CB 53006
RECORDING NOTES: taken from Chicago, 1991
QUALITY RATING: 8/10
NOTES: the dating of the show is possibly bogus.
Before Darkness
Heartland/Marian/Walk Away/Body and Soul/No Time to Cry/Anaconda
Floorshow/Alice/Body Electric/Gimme Shelter/Adrenochrome
Ghostrider/Sister Ray
a. CD Birdland Record Comp. 1992
NOTES: Burn is listed on the back cover, but is not on the CD.
Numbered edition, no indication of how many were produced
though. Ghostrider & Sister Ray are a medley and sequenced as
one track.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Bremen, Germany 11/8/84
QUALITY NOTES: Sound is a bit muddy, but otherwise fair.
COVER ART NOTES: Stage shot of Andrew, head enclosed in a
five-pointed star.
PACKAGING NOTES: Cover photo is screened onto the disc.
Total Running Time: 55:30
Beware the Ghost
Burn/Valentine/Anaconda/Heartland/Alice/Emma/Temple of Love
Floorshow/Adrenochrome/Gimme Shelter/Kiss the Carpet/Body
Electric/Lights/Sister Ray/Ghostrider/Louie,Louie
a. LP Trademark of Quality TMQ72128
NOTES: Limited to 500 copies
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Amsterdam at the Paradiso 8/28/83
Black Album
a. CD(2)
NOTES: usa 1990/91, disc available separately as 'No Mercy' and
'Visions of Death'.
Black October
Burn/Heartland/Marian/walk Away/Body and Soul/No Time to Cry
Anaconda/Emma/a Rock and a Hard Place/Train/Floorshow/Alice/Body
Electric/Gimme Shelter
a. CD Exile Records CD 4007
NOTES: Andrew sings 'Alice pressed' instead of 'she stands
pressed'.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded live at the Top Rank, Brighton 10/22/84
QUALITY NOTES: very good sound.
COVER ART NOTES: Cover is blue tinted photo of AE. Back is
concert photo of AE.
PACKAGING NOTES: Very well put together. Equal to a legitimate
release.
Total Running Time: 63:34
Black October
[1]Burn/Heartland/Marian/Walk Away/Body and Soul/No Time to
Cry/Anaconda/Emma
[2]a Rock and a Hard Place/Train/Floorshow/Alice/Body ELectric
Gimme Shelter/Knockin' on Heaven's Door/Adrenochrome
a. LP(2) a Merciful Release MR033-T
NOTES: See notes above. same show.
QUALITY NOTES: Good to so-so. Overall 6 and 8.5 out of 10.
COVER ART NOTES: Black cover. Front Top says the Sisters of Mercy
in purple. Picture on front is stark black and white of AE.
Black October in white in lower right corner.
PACKAGING NOTES: Back is listing of tracks with some in all caps.
Marian and Heartland are reversed in the track listing. All
lettering is in purple.
a Black Pack
QUALITY NOTES: Good
Black Visions
First and Last and Always[4:45]/Lucretia My Reflection[5:03]
Body and Soul[3:30]/Detonation Boulevard[3:37]/Ribbons[4:06]
Dominion-Mother Russia[7:27]/Flood II[5:38]/Valentine[4:48]
Heartland[2:48]/Doctor Jeep[5:16]/Jolene[4:15]/Gimme Shelter
[5:39]/This Corrosion[7:26]/Amphetamine Logic[3:02]/Something
Fast[2:42]Vision Thing[4:45]
CD TRACK Listing-Last and Always/L.B./Body and Soul/Detonation
Boulevard/Ribbons/Russia Mother/Flood/Valentine/Hardland/Mr.
Jeep/Jolene/Gimme Shelter/With Corrosion/Amphetamine/Something
Fast/Dark Vision
a. CD GEMA CD 1844
NOTES: Jolene and Amphetamine Logic are reversed when you play
the CD, times are correct though.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Heidelberg at the Ohm 11/22/90
QUALITY NOTES: Sound is much better than the Ohm bootleg
of the same show. Sound good, but the vocals are muddy. Little
crowd noise except between songs.
COVER ART NOTES: Cover is a painting by Francis Bacon
PACKAGING NOTES: CD says 'Dark Vision' in big letters. Inside
cover is a silhouette shot of three of the band.
Andrew Eldritch: vocal Tony James: bass
Andreas Bruhn: guitar Dan Donovan: keyboards
Dr. Avalanche: drum computer
Total Running Time: 74 minutes
Blood Money
A Rock and a Hard Place/Floorshow/Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Body & Soul/Possession/Emma/Amphetamine Logic/Louie,Louie
Ghostrider
a. LP
NOTES: Not the whole show. Ghostrider is actually before
Body and Soul. Ghostrider is listed as Ghost Train. Emma is
listed as Emily.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall 6/18/85
QUALITY NOTES: Good quality, low tape hiss.
COVER ART NOTES: Red pentagram.
Brimstone and Treacle
Whisky in a Jar b/w Louie, Louie/1969
a. 7"
NOTES: Vocals on Whiskey in a Jar are not by Andrew-possibly a
soundcheck by Gary Marx? Whiskey in a Jar was originally a
hit by Thin Lizzy, but is a traditional Irish drinking song.
RECORDING NOTES: Louie, Louie from 6/18/85 at the Royal Albert
Hall. No dates for Whiskey in a Jar or 1969.
Brixton Live
Heartland/Adrenochrome/Floorshow/Gimme Shelter/Emma/Body
Electric/Alice/Anaconda/Valentine/Burn/Jolene
a. LP
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in London at the Brixton Ace 2/19/83
COVER ART NOTES: Crude drawing of two ladies. Front one is Black,
back in blue.
Brothers and Sisters
First and Last and Always/Body and Soul/Marian/No Time to Cry
Possession/Body Electric/Gimme Shelter/Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Train
a.
RECORDING NOTES: recorded in Aachen at the Metropol 4/17/85
QUALITY NOTES: 7/10
Come Together in Mercyland
comfortably numb-some kind of stranger/ribbons/train-detonation boulevard
alice/giving ground/come together/anaconda/on the wire-teachers/amphetamine
logic/flood II/temple of love/this corrosion/first and last and always
a. CD 1994
b. LP 1994
NOTES: lp has more songs
RECORDING NOTES: bank, austria zelt 12/2/93
QUALITY NOTES: 8/10
Total running time: 69:45
Cryptic Flowers
Heartland/Marian/Walk Away/Body and Soul/No Time to Cry
Anaconda/Emma/a Rock and a Hard Place/Floorshow/Alice/Body
Electric/Gimme Shelter/Knockin' on Heaven's Door/Sister Ray
Louie,Louie
a. LP
NOTES: Multi-colored vinyl. Cover just says Nov. '84.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Bremen, Germany at the Schlachof
11/8/84
COVER ART NOTES: Cover is a picture of three nuns.
PACKAGING NOTES: Back cover just says Nov. '84.
the Damage is Done
[a] Damage Done/Watch/Teachers/Adrenochrome/Sister Ray
[b] Burn/Valentine/Anaconda/Temple of Love/Adrenochrome/Kiss the
Carpet/Body Electric
a.LP
NOTES: [a] from [1]
[b] from [2]
Anaconda not listed on sleeve. Lots of spelling errors.
RECORDING NOTES: [1] Recorded in Leeds at St. John's 5/4/81
[2] Recorded in Munster,Germany at the Odeon
9/1/83
COVER ART NOTES: Very crude drawing of the MR logo.
Dark Christmas in London
kiss the carpet.ribbons/alice/giving ground/come together/anaconda
on the wire-teachers/more/under the gun/body electric/amphetamine
logic/flood II/this corrosion/comfortably numb-some kind of stranger
first and last and always/vision thing
a. CD CMD1000
RECORDING NOTES: brixton academy, dec 21 1993
QUALITY NOTES: excellent sound
Dark Paradise
a. CD diabolo records
NOTES: lorelei 1992
the Darks Were in Milan
First and Last and Always/Body and Soul/Marian/No Time to Cry
Possession/Walk Away/Emma/Amphetamine Logic/a Rock and a Hard
Place/Floorshow/Alice/Gimme Shelter/Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Train
a. CD RS Records RSCD12
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Milan, Italy at the Odessa 2001
4/29/85
QUALITY NOTES: Really good. Small glitch in First and Last and
Always.
COVER ART NOTES: Front is black with red lettering and the inner
sleeve photo from FALAA.
Disguised in Black
First and Last and Always/Body & Soul/Train/Marian/No Time to
Cry/Possession/Walk Away/Burn/Emma/Amphetamine Logic/A Rock and
a Hard Place/Floorshow/Alice/Body Electric/Gimme Shelter/Nine
While Nine/Ghostrider
a. LP(2) Dharma Records DH-19 BELGIUM
b. CD the Amazing Pig TAP-CD-9001
NOTES: CD labeled MR9121.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Newcastle at Tiffany's 3/13/85
QUALITY NOTES: cd&lp great.
COVER ART NOTES: B&W photo of AE in spotlight wearing 'the hat'.
Dominion
a. CD
RECORDING NOTES: rockslide festival 91
Echoes Volume One
Temple of Love b/w Valentine
a.7
RECORDING NOTES: recorded 8/28/83 in Amsterdam
Electric Live
First and Last and Always/Ribbons/Alice/Dominion-Mother Russia/Body Electric
Amphetamine Logic/Gimme Shelter/Flood II/This Corrosion/More/Vision Thing
1969/Sister Ray/Comfortably Numb
a. CD Dog Records SE-411 1993
RECORDING NOTES: Hasselt Belgium 92
COVER NOTES: B&W drawing on front of Muscle guy, a Spock-like head and a
pidgeon.
SOUND QUALITY: 8/10
Total Running Time: 76:58
the End
[1] Walk Away/Body and Soul b/w Possession/First and Last and
Always
[2] No Time to Cry/Amphetamine Logic b/w Fix/a Rock and a Hard
Place
a. 7(2)
NOTES: On golden yellow or black vinyl. Has the MR logo on the
record labels.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in London at the Royal Albert Hall
6/18/85
QUALITY NOTES: Fairly good. Sounds fast tho'.
COVER ART NOTES: Black and red with an image of the Grim Reaper.
Enjoy the Puppet Show
ribbons/floorshow/giving ground/more/detonation boulevard/alice
amphetamine logic/body electric/first and last and always/temple of
love/this corrosion/flood II/vision thing/comfortably numb-some
kind of stranger
a. CD 1993
RECORDING NOTES: crystal palace gig,7/3/93, cn-skos from NEC 6/27/92 gig
QUALITY NOTES: very good
Total running time: 76:13
Fade to Black
First and Last and Always/Body and Soul/Marian/No Time to Cry
Possession/Walk Away/Emma/Amphetamine Logic/a Rock and a Hard
Place/Floorshow/Alice/Gimme Shelter/Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Train/Body Electric
a. 3X7" Box set
RECORDING NOTES: recorded in San Francisco at the Kabuki 6/1/85
QUALITY NOTES: 6.5/10
First and Last and Always b/w Marian(version)
a. 7" Poison Door Records PD001 1985
NOTES: indidually numbered limited edition
RECORDNG NOTES: the whistle test studios performances
COVER ART NOTES: live shot of andrew + titles in b&w
Floorshow
First and Last and Always/Body and Soul/Amphetamine Logic/Marian
No Time to Cry/Possession/Walk Away/Heartland/Some Kind of
Stranger/a Rock and a Hard Place/Train/Floorshow/Body Electric
Alice/Gimme Shelter/Gimme Gimme Gimme(a Man After Midnight)
Sister Ray
a. LP(2) the Amazing Kornyfone Record Label TAKRL 2402
NOTES: Limited to 500 copies
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in London at the Lyceum on 3/24/85
COVER ART NOTES: Pink cover with 'Sisters of Mercy' 'Floorshow'
in black block letters.
Floorshow
a Rock and a Hard Place/Floorshow/Gimme Shelter/Alice/Body and
Soul/Marian/No Time to Cry
a. CD the Swingin' Pig Records TSP-CD-077
b. LP
NOTES: On colored vinyl.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Long Beach at Fender's Ballroom
5/30/85
QUALITY NOTES: Good, but the CD version sounds a little slow.
Germany 1990
a. CD PSCD 1167
Ghostriders
First and Last and Always/Body and Soul/Alice/Body Electric/Nine
While Nine/Knockin' on Heaven's Door/Ghostrider/Louie,Louie
a. LP the Amazing Kornyfone Record Label TAKRL 1402
NOTES: Limited to 500 copies
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded at Leeds University on 3/16/85
QUALITY NOTES: 6/10. Fades out some on a couple of songs.
Ghostriderz
a.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Stockholm 1985
Gimme Gimme Gimme b/w Sister Ray
a. 7"
NOTES: One of the first SOM bootleg 7"s. Initial limited edition
of 500 copies.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in New York at the Danceteria 4/13/84
Gimme Shelter
First and Last and Always/Body and Soul/Train/Marian/No Time to
Cry/Possession/Walk Away/Burn/Emma/Amphetamine Logic/a Rock and
a Hard place/Floorshow/Alice/Body Electric/Gimme Shelter/Nine
While Nine/Ghostrider
a. CD Great Dane Records GDR 9134 Nov 1991
NOTES: Booklet contains a catalog of other GDR releases.
Digitally mixed. [ADD]
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Newcastle at Tiffany's 3/13/85
QUALITY NOTES: Bloody excellent.
COVER ART NOTES: Shot of AE and TJ on stage.
PACKAGING NOTES: Booklet contains four photos of AE and track and
band listings.
Half Moon Over Amsterdam
a. LP(2)
NOTES: possibly the same show as Possession
Halloween
Burn/Heartland/Marian/Walk Away/Body and Soul/No Time to Cry
Anaconda/Emma/a Rock and a Hard Place/Train/Adrenochrome
a. LP
RECORDING NOTES: recorded in London at the Lyceum 10/31/84
QUALITY NOTES: 7.5/10
Heartland b/w Anaconda
a. 7" Merciful Release MR 015
NOTES: Made up to look like an official release. Blank record
labels.
COVER ART NOTES: Black and red photo of a South Vietnamese police
officer executing suspected Viet Cong during the Tet Offensive
of 1968.
Heaven Can Wait
Train/Emma/A Rock and A Hard Place/Floorshow/Alice//Body
Electric/Gimme Shelter/Some Kind of Stranger/Stairway to Heaven
Sister Ray
a. LP Trade Mark of Quality TMQ 71106
NOTES: Limited to 500 copies.
QUALITY NOTES: Sound quality is pretty good but muddy in spots.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded at King George's Hall, Blackburn on
3/3/85
COVER ART NOTES: Blue cover with 'Sisters of Mercy' and Heaven
Can Wait' in black block letters.
Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
First and Last and Always/Body & Soul/Amphetamine Logic/Marian
No Time to Cry/Possession/Walk Away/Heartland/Some Kind of
Stranger/Body Electric
a. LP LC1289
NOTES: Soundboard recording. Album title taken from the Leonard
Cohen song of the same name.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in London at the Lyceum 3/24/85
QUALITY NOTES: Good sound quality. 8/10
Total Running Time: about 70 minutes.
Holocaust
First and Last and Always/Body and Soul/Marian/No Time to Cry/Walk Away
Possession/Emma/Amphetamine Logic/A Rock and A Hard Place/Floorshow/Alice
Fix/Knockin' on Heaven's Door/Ghostrider-Louie, Louie
a. CD kiss the stone KTS 097 italy
RECORDING NOTES: europe 1985
QUALITY NOTES: consistant levels, not too much crowd noise
Total running time: 70:31
In the Dark Night
First and Last and Always/No Time to Cry/Walk Away/Emma/Gimme
Shelter Marian/Amphetamine Logic/a Rock and a Hard Place/Alice
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
a. LP
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Florence, Italy at Tenax 5/1/85
COVER ART NOTES: Cover is photo of two kids standing on a bridge.
QUALITY NOTES: 8/10
Killing Fields
Knockin' on Docks Door First and Last and Always/Lucretia My
Reflection/Body and Soul/Detonation Boulevard/Ribbons Dominion-
Mother Russia/Flood II/Valentine/Heartland/Doctor Jeep/Alice
Amphetamine Logic/Gimme Shelter/This Corrosion/Jolene/Temple of
Love/Something Fast/Vision Thing
a. LP(2) the Reptile House Ltd. SM 901 117
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded live on the Docks, Hamburg, Nov. 17,
1991
QUALITY NOTES:Recorded in audience, so-so sound, sometimes rather
good.
COVER ART NOTES: Cover is color photo of SIS 3.
PACKAGING NOTES: Features a Tour Crew list.
Kiss the Blade
burn/heartland/body and soul/anaconda/walk away/emma/floorshow
adrenochrome/alice/body electric/gimme shelter/ghostrider-sister ray
a. CD kiss the stone 1992
RECORDING NOTES: europe 1984 ADD
Sound Quality: above avg
Total running time: 64:46
Knockin' on Heaven's Door b/w Emma
a. 7" Merciless Release
QUALITY NOTES: Pathetic, many ticks in the recording
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
First and Last and Always/Body & Soul/Marian/No Time to Cry/Walk
Away/Possession/Emma/Amphetamine Logic/a Rock and a Hard Place
Floorshow/Alice/Fix/Knockin' on Heaven's Door
a. LP(2)
NOTES: Andrew tells the crowd to shut up constantly because he
has a headache.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Stuttgart, Germany at Maxim 11/12/84
COVER ART NOTES: Lightning bolt.
the Last Time Around
First and Last and Always/Body and Soul/Marian/No Time to Cry
Possession/Walk Away/Emma/Amphetamine Logic/a Rock and a Hard
Place/Floorshow/Alice/Gimme Shelter/Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Train
a.LP(2)
NOTES: Multi-coloured vinyl
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Bielefeld, Germany 4/21/85
QUALITY NOTES: Excellent sound.
PACKAGING NOTES: Very professionally done sleeve.
the Lights Shine Clear Through the Sodium Haze
Burn/Heartland/Body and Soul/Anaconda/Walk Away/Emma/Floorshow
Adrenochrome/Alice/Body Electric/Gimme Shelter/Ghostrider/Sister
Ray
a. LP
RECORDING NOTES: recorded at the Hunky Dory, Detmold 5/29/84
Live in Amsterdam 1984
Burn/Heartland/Anaconda/Walk Away/Emma/Floorshow Adrenochrome
Alice/Body Electric/Gimme Shelter/Ghostrider/Sister Ray
a. CD the Swingin' Pig TSP-CD 104
NOTES: Ghostrider and Sister Ray are sequenced as one track.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Amsterdam at the Melkweg 6/2/84
QUALITY NOTES: 9/10 Very little crowd noise, probably a
soundboard recording.
COVER ART NOTES: Looks like a close-up someone's hair.
Live at Brixton Ace
Jolene
a. LP
RECORDING NOTES: recorded at the Brixton Ace March 17, 1983
Live at Heidelberg
a. LP
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Heidelberg 11/22/90
Live at Kir, Hamburg
a. LP
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded on Hamburg 8/7/83
Live at the Melkway
Burn[3:26]/Heartland[3:54]/Body and Soul[3:42]/Anaconda[3:20]
Walk Away[3:41]/Emma[7:22]/Floorshow[4:11]/Adrenochrome[3:23]
Alice[3:32]/Body Electric[4:30]/Gimme Shelter[6:00]/Ghostrider-
Sister Ray[11:52]
a. CD Flashback World Productions 08.91.0158
NOTES: Back lists Anaconda and Walk Away as track #4 and doesn't
list Floorshow, although Emma is listed as #6 and Adrenochrome
is listed as #8. The CD itself has correct listings.
A soundboard recording.
QUALITY NOTES: fair on most songs, downright bad on some tracks.
COVER ART NOTES: Cover is a picture of AE's profile holding
a microphone, wearing 'the hat' and sunglasses with a red smoke-
filled background.
Total Runing Time: 58:50
Live in the Temple of Love
Body and Soul/Ribbons/Alice/Dominion-Mother Russia/Amphetamine
Logic/Detonation Boulevard/Marian/This Corrosion/Flood II/Temple
of Love/Something Fast/Jolene/Valentine/Vision Thing
a. CD Royal Flush Records 91001
NOTES: The last minute of track 14 overflows into track 15.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Boblingen,Germany at the Sportshalle
5/7/91
QUALITY NOTES: Good, but not excellent.
COVER ART NOTES: Photo of AE with a microphone in hand, wearing a
red and black flowered shirt with sunglasses surrounded by a
red border.
PACKAGING NOTES: The MR logo appears on the CD insert, but not on
the CD.
Total Running Time: About 75 minutes
Live in the Trojan Horse
Burn/Heartland/Body and Soul/Anaconda/Walk Away/Emma/Floorshow
Adrenochrome/Alice/Body Electric/Gimme Shelter/Sister Ray
a. LP
RECORDING NOTES: recorded in Den Haag at the Paard van Troje
12/29/84
QUALITY NOTES: 7.5/10
Live Royal Albert Hall
a. CD
NOTES: see Quality of Mercy for tracks
Louie, Louie b/w Anaconda/Lights
a. 7"
NOTES: Anaconda is listed as Zero
Lights is listed as In the Rain
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded at the Paradiso, Amsterdam 8/28/83
Merciless: Live in Vienna 1991
First and Last and Always/Lucretia My Reflection/Body and Soul
Ribbons/Dominion-Mother Russia/Amphetamine Logic/Detonation
Boulevard/Marian/This Corrosion/Gimme Shelter/Flood II/Temple of
Love/Jolene/Vision Thing
a. CD Wild Angel records MRCD9
NOTES: Track 11 is labeled as Never Again.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Vienna at the Weiner Stadt Halle
5/3/91
COVER ART NOTES: B&W photo of AE with cigarette.
PACKAGING NOTES: Back has track listing, B&W photo on AE at a
micro-phone.(pg 75 of Heartland anthology)
Monochrome
damage done/watch + ?
a. CD PG 012
the Neon Dream
Afterhours/First and Last and Always/Lucretia My Reflection/Body
and Soul/Possession/Ribbons/Alice/Dominion-Mother Russia
Amphetamine Logic/Detonation Boulevard/Temple of Love/Gimme
Shelter/Flood II/This Corrosion/Something Fast/Vision Thing
a. CD KTS(Kiss the Stone) Records KTS021
NOTES: Picture disc.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Reading at the Reading Festival
8/25/91
QUALITY NOTES: decent, but kinda muddy
COVER ART NOTES: Out of focus mosaic stage picture. Silhouette
surrounded by red light.
PACKAGING NOTES: Interiors has two picture of Andrew and two
other photos.
Total Running Time: 76:53
Napalm Gods
a. CD kiss the stone KTS 095 italy
NOTES: same show as possession, see that release for tracks
Total running time: 74:53
Nightmares
Jolene b/w Adrenochrome
a. 7"
NOTES: One of the first Sisters bootleg 7"s. Initial limited
edition of 500 numbered copies.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded 4/21/83 at Gala Hall, Norwich UK.
COVER ART NOTES: Crude drawing of Andrew Eldritch's profile.
No Time to Cry
First and Last and Always/Body and Soul/Marian/No Time to Cry
Possession/Walk Away/Emma/Amphetamine Logic/a Rock and a Hard
Place/Floorshow/Alice/Gimme Shelter/Ghostrider/Knockin' on
Heaven's Door Train
a. LP(2)
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Kolingborg, Sweden 5/17/85 , except last two
recorded in Gothenburg 5/16/85
QUALITY NOTES: Very good, a few tracks are hissy.
COVER ART NOTES: Photo of Ae on stage in fog. Back is the same as
the cover of Dark Entries by Bauhaus
Obscure in Darkness
First and Last and Always/Body and Soul/Marian/no Time to Cry
Possession/Walk away/Emma/Amphetamine Logic/a Rock and a Hard
Place/Floorshow/Alice/Gimme Shelter/Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Train
a. LP
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Frankfurt, Germany 4/22/85
QUALITY NOTES: Very good sound
COVER ART NOTES: Brown/black close-up of Andrew on stage.
the Ohm-Live in Heidelberg Germany
Lucretia My Reflection/Ribbons/Dominion-Mother Russia/Heartland
Doctor Jeep/Alice/This Corrosion/Temple of Love/Vision Thing
a. CD Havucenapig Music ltd
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Heidelberg, Germany 11/22/1990
QUALITY NOTES: Sound is decent but far from clear.
COVER ART NOTES: Red background series photo. Widely available as
a postcard.
PACKAGING NOTES: CD labeled "the Ohm" "No Man on Earth" "for
promotion only" "not for sale"
CD TRACK LISTING: Reflect/Bons/a Prayer/My Heart/Deep/Cry Alice
Hey Now/Love/Sight
Total Running Time: 48:51
Opus Dei
First and Last and Always/Body and Soul/No Time to Cry
Possession/Walk Away/Emma/Amphetamine Logic/a Rock and a Hard
Place/Floorshow/Alice/Gimme Shelter/Knockin' on Heaven's Door
rain
a. CD 1Q9
b. LP
NOTES: Soundboard recording. a bootleg of No Time to Cry.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Kolingsborg,Sweden 5/17/85
except for Knockin' in Gothenburg 5/16/85
Total Running Time: 63:05
Out in the Dark
first and last and always/ribbons/alice/dominion-mother russia
body electric/amphetamine logic/gimme shelter/flood II/this
corrosion/comfortably numb-some kind of stranger/stop draggin
my heart afround/fix/vision thing/1969
a. CD kiss the stone
RECORDING NOTES: europe 92
Possession
Burn/Valentine/Anaconda/Heartland/Alice/Emma/Temple of Love
Floorshow/Adrenochrome/Gimme Shelter/Kiss the Carpet/Body
Electric/Lights/Sister Ray/Louie,Louie/Ghostrider/Louie,Louie
a. LP(2) Skeleton Songs
NOTES: 150 copies on colored vinyl
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded at the Paradiso, Amsterdam 8/28/83
Possession
Burn/Valentine/Zero/Heartland/Alice/Emmaline/Temple of Love
Floorshow/Sisters of Mercy/Gimme Shelter/Kiss/Louie,Louie/In the
Rain/Sister Ray
a.CD Sacred Records Release 215 1991
NOTES: Zero is really Anaconda. In the Rain is really Lights.
Emmaline is really Emma. Louie, Louie is really Body Electric.
Sister Ray is a medley of Sister Ray/Louie Louie/Ghostrider
Louie,Louie. Sisters of Mercy is really Adrenochrome. Probably
the first performance of Temple of Love.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Amsterdam at the Paradiso 8/28/83.
QUALITY NOTES: Soundboard recording so there is _very_ little
crowd noise. the tape however has a pitch problem and seems slow.
COVER ART NOTES: Cover is from the red background series. widely
available in postcard format. Inside cover is from the LA 'Q'
session, 1990.
Possession
a. CD(2) Box set SK5/6
NOTES: See above
RECORDING NOTES: See above
the Quality of Mercy
[1] First and Last and Always/Body and Soul/Marian/No Time to
Cry/Walk Away/Possession/Emma/Amphetamine Logic
[2] a Rock and a Hard Place/Floorshow/Alice/Gimme Shelter/Fix
Knockin' on Heaven's Door/Train/Ghostrider/Louie,Louie
a.LP(2)
NOTES: Fix is Listed as Kiss. Marian is listed as Marianne.
Andrew sings '26 years' in the last verse of falaa.
RECORDING NOT ES: Recorded in London at the Royal Albert Hall
6/18/85
QUALITY NOTES: so-so sound.
COVER ART NOTES: Photo of band leaning over a railing. 'The
Quality of Mercy' in _very_ large letters at the top. 'The
Sisters of Mercy' at the bottom. All lettering in purple. Red
stained-glass on either side of photo.
PACKAGING NOTES: Back has track listing, venue, at bottom is
'made in Belgium promotional use only'.
Razor Shock
Body and Soul/Walk Away/Train/Burn/Heartland/Anaconda/Floorshow
Emma/Adrenochrome/Alice/Gimme Gimme Gimme(a Man After Midnight)
a. LP Clesorecords, Germany
NOTES: Wayne Hussey's first gig. First live performances of Walk
Away, Body and Soul and Train. Title refers to Andrew having a
beard at the time.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Birmingham at the Tin Can Club
4/7/84
Razor Smiles ep
Knockin' on Heaven's Door b/w Gimme Gimme Gimme(a Man After
Midnight)/Stairway to Heaven
a. EP
NOTES: Knockin' on Heaven Door is AE duet with Skeletal Family
and WH on guitar, post SOM '85 breakup. On green vinyl.
RECORDING NOTES: Knockin' is from Marthalle, Hamburg 9/21/85
Gimme Gimme Gimme is from St. Andrews, Detroit 4/16/84
Stairway is from King George's Hall, Blackburn 3/21/85
COVER ART NOTES: Black & white sleeve with a skeleton on the
cover
Return to Arkham
[1] Alice/Lucretia My Reflection/Body and Soul/Ribbons/Dominion-
Mother Russia/First and Last and Always/Amphetamine Logic
Detonation Boulevard/Burn/Marian
[2] This Corrosion/Gimme Shelter/Flood II/Temple of Love
Valentine/Vision Thing/Something Fast/Jolene/1969
a. LP(2) MR X1
NOTES: 10th Anniversary gig. Track listing reverses Something
Fast and Jolene
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Leeds at the University 2/16/91
COVER ART NOTES: The Reptile House logo.
PACKAGING NOTES: Labrador 'Reptile House approved. WEA Records
Ltd. A Warner Communications Company.' 'With Andrew Eldritch,
Doktor Avalanche, Andreas Bruhn,Tony James,Tim Brecheno and
Suzanne Josesowicz'. And 'Made in UK'. The record labels are
blank. Run-out grooves are 'sisters a,b,c,d'
Revelations
SIDE ONE: Burn/Heartland/Marian/Anaconda/Walk Away/Emma
SIDE TWO: A Rock and A Hard Place/Floorshow/Alice/Body Electric/Gimme Shelter
a. LP Planet Rock Records, Detroit PINK INC 1 1984
NOTES: Alice is double-intro. Adams' bass quits, then band
restarts.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in York at the Racecourse Festival
9/22/84
COVER ART NOTES: Photo of band leaning over a railing.
QUALITY NOTES: 6.5/10
Reverberation Across the Nation
a. 7" Pallazzograssi 1988
NOTES: Limited to 50 copies. Comes with a discography booklet.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded at the Teatro Espero in Rome 5/2/85
see we're all aware of that for possible tracks
Rise and Reverberate
First and Last and Always[4:15]/Lucretia My Reflection[5:10]
Body and Soul[3:25] Ribbons[4:40]/Alice[3:25]/Dominion-Mother
Russia[5:01]/ Amphetamine Logic[3:50]/Detonation Boulevard
[3:40]Marian[4:10]/This Corrosion[4:30]/Gimme Shelter[5:50]
Temple of Love[8:22]/Something Fast[2:45]/Jolene[2:40]
Valentine[4:34]/Vision Thing[4:32]
a. CD Sherwood Robin Hood 1
NOTES: Writer credits given. Marian listed as Marianne. Jolene is
credited to O. Newton John.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded live at Rolling Stones, Milan 1991
QUALITY NOTES: A little distant, but otherwise very good.
COVER ART NOTES: Cover is the Doctor Jeep photo reversed with a
mirror image under it.
Total Running Time: 78:43
Rough Diamonds
Kiss the Carpet/Floorshow/Adrenochrome/Alice/Watch/Valentine
Anaconda/Sister Ray/Jolene/Lights/Walk Away(instr soundcheck)
Burn(instr soundcheck)/Where Spirits Fly(instr soundcheck)/1969
Damage Done/Gimme Shelter/Sister Ray/Fix/Ghostrider/Louie, Louie
a. LP(2)
NOTES: One of the few bootlegs with Ben Gunn on guitar.
1-8 from [1]
9,10 from [2]
11-13 Instrumental soundchecks from [3]
14 from [4]
15 from [5]
16-20 from [6]
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded various places-
[1] 1/4/83 Bradford UK, Manhatten
[2] 3/31/83 Hull UK Dingwalls
[3] 5/27/84 Hamburg Germany Markthalle
[4] 5/4/81 Leeds UK University
[5] 5/7/81 Leeds UK St. John's
[6] 6/5/84 Doorroosje Netherlands Nijmegan
QUALITY NOTES: Good sound quality
COVER ART NOTES: AE with fingers to his lips. Back is backstage
shot.
the Satanic Verses
First and Last and Always/Lucretia My Reflection/Body and Soul
Detonation Boulevard/Ribbons/Dominion-Mother Russia/Flood II
Valentine/Heartland/Doctor Jeep/Amphetamine Logic/Marian/Alice
Gimme Shelter/This Corrosion/Jolene/Temple of Love/Something
Fast/Vision Thing
a. LP(2)
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in London at Wembley Stadium 11/24/90
QUALITY NOTES: 7/10
Silence is Platinum
a. 7"(2) box set Pallazzograssi
NOTES: One 7" on green-gray vinyl, the other on white. Limited to
1000 copies.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded 5/30/85 at Fender's Ballroom, Long
Beach CA. Taken from the soundboard
PACKAGING NOTES: Inserts- A glossy numbered poster of the
goldenvoice (the promoter) flyer from the show. A 7" flat
printed on both sides(one side has MR logo, the other has a set
list and date printed reviews of three shows. Box is black with
silver MR logo.
Sins and Secrets
Knockin' on Heaven's Door b/w Emma
a. 7"
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall 6/18/85
Sister Ray
Burn/Heartland/Body and Soul/Anaconda/Walk Away/Floorshow
Adrenochrome/Alice/Body Electric/Gimme Shelter/Sister Ray/Temple
of Love/Some Kind of Stranger/First and Last and Always/Gimme
Gimme Gimme(a Man After Midnight)
a. CD Rarities and Few RFCD 1048
NOTES: limited edition of 1000. Insert is written in Italian.
Sister Ray is a medley of Sister Ray/Louie,Louie/Ghostrider.
Back cover gives writer credits for the cover songs.
RECORDING NOTES: 1-12 Recorded at Detmold 5/29/84
13-15 Recorded at London 3/24/85
QUALITY NOTES: Good. London tracks especially good.
COVER ART NOTES: Front has the Sisters of Mercy in pink italics
with Sister Ray in the lower right corner in white.
PACKAGING NOTES: Overall excellent. No misspelling or altered
song titles. Looks professionally produced.
the Sisters of Mercy Live(Brotherhood)
No Time to Cry/Fix b/w Amphetamine Logic/a Rock and a Hard Place
a. 7" Wardance Records
NOTES: Limited to 300 copies.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in London at the Royal Albert Hall
6/18/85
QUALITY NOTES: Fairly good(tho' there is a small slip in
Amphetamine Logic.
PACKAGING NOTES: Sleeve just has the Sisters of Mercy Live. On
the record the name Brotherhood appears.
the Sisters of Mercy Live(Brotherhood)
a. 7" Wardance Records
NOTES: four different tracks from the above 7". Limited to 250
copies.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in London at the Royal Albert Hall
6/18/85
the Sisters of Mercy Live at Paradiso, Amsterdam
Temple of Love b/w Kiss the Carpet
a. 7" LC 0417
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Amsterdam 8/28/83 at the Paradiso
QUALITY NOTES: Poor sound.
the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Alice b/w Gimme Shelter
a. 7" Moneygrubb Records mg043
NOTES: Some on Blue vinyl. 400 numbered copies
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Boblingen, Germany at the
Sportshalle 5/7/91.
QUALITY NOTES: Excellent
So Dark All Ovewr Europe
a. CD(3)
NOTES: box set of Napalm Gods, Holocaust and Kiss the Blade, see
individual entries
Soundchecks of Mercy
Stairway to Heaven b/w Ghostrider
a. 7" T & C Records TCR023
NOTES: Stairway to Heaven is a soundcheck. Ghostrider is an
instrumental soundcheck. On purple vinyl. limited to 400 copies.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded 3/9/85 at Glasgow, Stratheclyde
University
Speed Kings Live 90
First and Last and Always/Lucretia My Reflection/Body & Soul
Temple of Love/Dominion/Emma/Vision Thing/Detonation Boulevard
a. LP
NOTES: The first live gig since the Royal Albert Hall show.
Played under the pseudonym 'Speed Kings'.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Drogheda, Ireland at the Boxing Club
10/20/90
QUALITY NOTES: 7/10
COVER ART NOTES: '90 band shot in front of a statue.
Speed Kings 1990
Marian/Valentine/When You Don't See Me/Gimme Shelter/This
Corrosion/Doctor Jeep/Something Fast/Alice/1969
a. LP
NOTES: Second half of the Speed Kings Live '90 gig.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Drogheda, Ireland at the Boxing Club
10/20/90
QUALITY NOTES: 7/10
Stonehenge
First and Last Always/Body & Soul/Amphetamine Logic/Marian/No
Time to Cry/Possession/Walk Away/Heartland/Some Kind of
Stranger/Body Electric
a. LP
NOTES: Multi-coloured vinyl
QUALITY NOTES: 8/10
COVER ART NOTES: Photo of Stonehenge
Stranger
First and Last Always/Body & Soul/Marian/No Time to Cry
Possession/Walk Away/Emma/Amphetamine Logic/A Rock and a Hard
Place/Floorshow/Alice/Gimme Shelter/Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Train
a. LP(2)) Twisted Records ROK1
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Milan, Italy at the Odessa 2001
4/29/85
QUALITY NOTES: 6/10 (poor stereo)
Testament of Ivar L.
[1] First and Last and Always/Lucretia My Reflection/Body and
Soul/Detonation Boulevard/Ribbons/Dominion-Mother Russia/Flood
II/Valentine/Heartland/Doctor Jeep
[2] Amphetamine Logic/Marian/Alice/Gimme Shelter/This Corrosion
Jolene/Temple of Love/Something Fast/Vision Thing
a. LP(2) Tenpole ELP 849-3 double
NOTES: On the back is an explanation of Ivar L. ' For your
information: Ivar L. was a young Swedish man in the 19th
Century. He killed his really loved son, he didn't want him to
suffer from being alive. Later on he killed himself when he
realized there was no more reason to live. This record is
dedicated to Gustave.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Duesseldorf, Germany at the
Philipshalle. 11/21/90
QUALITY NOTES: Good.
COVER ART NOTES: Color photo of band in a walkway.
the Tour Things
a. CD
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded during the 90-91 tour
They Are Not Departed or Gone
a. LP
NOTES: Title taken from the Leonard Cohen song 'Sisters of
Mercy'.
Through the Years
Burn/Valentine/Anaconda/Heartland/Alice/Emma/Temple of Love
Floorshow/Adrenochrome/Gimme Shelter/Kiss the Carpet/Body
Electric/First and Last and Always/Body and Soul/Train/Marian/No
Time to Cry/Possession/Walk Away/Burn/Emma/Amphetamine Logic/A
Rock and a Hard Place/Floorshow/Alice/Body Electric/Gimme
Shelter/Knockin' on Heaven's Door/Sister Ray/Ghostrider/Louie,
Louie
a. LP(3) Box Set
NOTES: Some copies on colored vinyl.
1-12 from [1]
13-31 from [2]
Show [2] was Gary Marx's last gig.
RECORDING NOTES: recorded at:
[1] 8/30/83 West Berlin Germany the Loft Club
[2] 4/1/85 Brighton UK Top Rank
COVER ART NOTES: Group Shot from 84.
Time to Cry
First and Last and Always/Body and Soul/Amphetamine Logic/Marian
No Time to Cry/Possession/Walk Away/Heartland/Some Kind of
Stranger/a Rock and a Hard Place/Train/Floorshow/Body Electric
Emma/Alice/Gimme Shelter
a. LP
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in London at the Lyceum 3/24/85
QUALITY NOTES: 8/10
COVER ART NOTES: Picture of three ladies crying over an open
casket.
Train/Burn b/w Ghostrider
a. 7"
NOTES: On clear yellow or black vinyl. Sleeve dates recording at
5/11/84 Sheffield University
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded at Tiffany's, Newcastle, UK 3/13/85
Trans Europe Excess
first and last and always/body and soul/marian.no time to cry
possession/walk away/emma/amphetamibe logic/floorshow/alice
gimme shelter/ghostrider
a. CD Kiss the stone
NOTES: stockholm. may 17 1985
Tune In... Turn Off...Burn Out...
First and Last and Always/Body and Soul/Alice/Body Electric/Nine
While Nine/Knockin' on Heaven's Door/Ghostrider/Louie,Louie
a. LP
NOTES: Picture disc also available.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded at Leeds University 3/16/85
COVER ART NOTES: Walk Away logo in red.
the Unmarked Door
Burn/Heartland/Body and Soul/Walk Away/Emma/Floorshow
Adrenochrome/Alice/Body Electric/Gimme Shelter/Ghostrider/Sister
Ray/Anaconda
a. CD
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Amsterdam at the Melkweg 6/2/84
QUALITY NOTES: mixing desk, 10/10
UNTITLED
Burn/Valentine/Anaconda/Heartland/Alice/Emma/Temple of Love
Floorshow/Adrenochrome/Gimme Shelter/?
a. LP Time Records
NOTES: Burn is the instrumental version commonly mis-labeled Kiss
the Carpet.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Berlin at the Loft Club 8/30/83
QUALITY NOTES: sound ok.
COVER ART NOTES: Plain white sleeve
Total Running Time: about 50 minutes
UNTITLED
Temple of Love/Burn/Floorshow/Anaconda/Adrenochrome/Alice/Body
Electric/Lights/Heartland/Gimme Shelter
a. LP
NOTES: Multi-coloured vinyl
UNTITLED
A. LP
NOTES: Show is incomplete. Recorded at the soundboard.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Blackburn at King George's Hall
3/21/85
QUALITY NOTES: Sound is excellent
Total Running Time: About 20 minutes,
UNTITLED
First and Last and Always/Body and Soul/Amphetamine Logic/Marian
No Time to Cry/Possession/Walk Away/Heartland/Some Kind of
Stranger/Body Electric
a.LP(2)
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in London at the Lyceum 3/24/85
QUALITY NOTES: Sound is excellent
UNTITLED
First and Last and Always/Body and Soul/Marian/No Time to Cry
Possession/Walk Away/Emma/Amphetamine Logic/a Rock and a Hard
Place/Floorshow/Alice/Gimme Shelter/Ghostrider/Knockin' on
Heaven's Door/Train
a. LP(2)
NOTES: Recorded at the soundboard. Andrew sings '26 years' in the
last verse of FALAA.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden at Kolingsborg
5/17/85
QUALITY NOTES: Sound and performance are excellent
Total Running Time: About 80 minutes
UNTITLED
a. LP
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded live at Heidelburg, Nov. 22,1990
UNTITLED
Marian b/w Knockin' on Heaven's Door
a. 7" Swenty Productions
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Sweden '85
COVER ART NOTES: Front is picture of AE and PM. Back is a picture
of AE.
Wake
First and last and Always/Body and Soul/Marian/No Time to Cry
Walk Away/Possession/Emma/Amphetamine Logic/a Rock and a Hard
Place/Floorshow/Alice/Gimme Shelter/Fix/Knockin on Heaven's
Door
a. LP(2)
NOTES: Sound is taken from the video.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall 6/18/85
QUALITY NOTES: Sound is excellent
COVER ART NOTES: Professionally done. Cover is the same as the
video.
Weird Tales
Valentine/Heartland b/w Adrenochrome/Floorshow
a. 7"
QUALITY NOTES: Average
Welcome to the Temple of Love
a. CD
RECORDING NOTES: same as Enjoy the Puppet Show, see that release.
We're All Aware of That
First and Last and Always/Train/Marian/No Time to Cry/Emma/A
Rock and a Hard Place/Floorshow/Alice/Gimme Shelter/Knockin' on
Heaven's Door
a. LP Butterfly/Clean Sound CS1016
NOTES: Picture disc also available.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Rome, Italy at the Teatro Espero
5/2/85
QUALITY NOTES: Excellent sound
COVER ART NOTES: Concert photo of Andrew and Wayne.
PACKAGING NOTES: Used the same typeface and the SOM/MR logo on
back. Almost equal to a legitimate release.
Wholly Ghost
First and Last and Always/Body and Soul/Marian/No Time to Cry
Possession/Walk Away/Emma/Amphetamine Logic/Gimme Shelter/
Ghostrider
a. LP Trade Mark of Quality TMQ 71105
NOTES: Limited to 500 copies
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden at Kolingsborg
5/17/85
`rbootsV
THE SISTERS OF MERCY DISCOGRAPHY
PART V
bootlegs of studio material
last update: dec 7 1994
INDEX
I. Bootlegs of legitimately released material
II. Studio Outtakes,Demos and Unreleased recordings
III. Bootlegs of mixed contents.
FORMATTING:
Title
Track listing
Release info Notes Recording
Notes
Quality notes
Cover art notes
Packaging Notes
Total running time
Section I: Bootlegs Of Legitimate Material
the Damage Done b/w Watch/Home of the Hitmen
a. 7"
NOTES: Bootlegged extensively see notes on official release
Damage Done Watch b/w Watch
a. 7" Primary PY 715
PACKAGING NOTES: Gatefold with poster sleeve.
Damage Done b/w Watch
Adrenochrome b/w Body Electric
a.7(2) Twelve Tracks Records 712tr01 & 712tr02 1987
NOTES: made in UK
QUALITY NOTES: Good sound quality on all but adrenochrome.
COVER ART NOTES: Pg 41 of Heartland anthology. B&W & purple.
Inside has a picture of AE kneeling on a brick path.
PACKAGING NOTES: Gatefold poster sleeve.
Enter the Sisters(version1)
Temple of Love/Burn/Floorshow/Anaconda/Adrenochrome/Alice/Body
Electric Lights/Heartland/Gimme Shelter
a. LP Black Swan Records BS.R 2001
NOTES: Compilation of studio tracks.
COVER ART NOTES: Cover is as Walk Away, but blue.
Enter the Sisters(version 2)
Temple of Love/Burn/Floorshow/Anaconda/Adrenochrome/Alice/Body
Electric/Lights/Heartland/Gimme Shelter
a. LP Metal Speed ms021
NOTES: Compilation of studio tracks. Gimme Shelter is missing
everything after the final spoken war)i,e; 'children, it's
just a kiss away, kiss away). Possibly a second pressing of
the Black Swan version. Or the other way 'round.
RECORDING NOTES: 1 is the extended version
7 is the original version
QUALITY NOTES: Slightly quiet and muffled, drops considerably for
the last two songs.
COVER ART NOTES: Cover is as Walk Away but red. Back cover has
logo box with band member listing above it. Track listing is at
the top left. all writing is in red. There are also versions of
this or the Black Swan version in green and white sleeves.
PACKAGING NOTES: The record itself is on black vinyl with red
labels. A side label is a picture of two Spider-Man type eyes. B
side is a girl in bondage garb holding a chainsaw, with her
reflection underneath her. Some copies with plain black labels.
Enter the Sisters-Black October
Adrenochrome/Alice/Floorshow/1969/Anaconda/Lights/Valentine/Fix
Temple of Love(7")/Heartland/Gimme Shelter/Blood Money/Bury Me
Deep/Emma
a. CD no cat#
NOTES: Compilation of studio tracks. Mastered from vinyl copies
of the original singles. First pressing has Lmt. Ed. of 500.
Other pressings just say Lmt. Ed. Made in England
QUALITY NOTES: Sound quality is quite good.
COVER ART NOTES: Cover is photocopied as per Walk Away cover. B&W
PACKAGING NOTES: Disc has MR logo screened on it rather poorly
Total Running Time: 59:24
Some Boys Wander by Mistake
Body and Soul/Train/Afterhours/Poison Door/On the Wire/Blood Money/Bury Me
Deep/Untitled/Emma/Long Train/Lucretia My Reflection 12" ver/This Corrosion
12" ver.
a. CD 400.942 SOM 1993
NOTES: Claims to be a WEA releae, yet isn't of course.
two pressings. first has black cd, 2nd has a red one.
COVER ART: SGWBM logo with Boys replacing Girls, red background.
QUALITY RATNGN: 10/10
Total Running Time: 66:10
Section II. Studio Outtakes,Demos And Unreleased Recordings
Acoustics from the Beehive
Valentine #1/Body Politic/Lights/Anaconda/Driver/Good Things/Phantom
Burn/Kiss the Carpet/valentine #2/Flood I/Lucretia/Neverland/Untitled
Driven Like the Snow/Flood II
a. CD Beehive 184 BEE 1993
NOTES: Contents derived from Hard Reign and Kill the Lights bootlegs. See
those entries for real song titles.
RECORDING NOTES:1-10 are portastudio demos
11-17 are floodland demoes
COVER ART: Picture of AE from TC video.
"...and You Won't Make Me Jealous...
Poison Door/No Time to Cry b/w Emma/Walk Away
a. 7"
NOTES: Title Taken from the Leonard Cohen Song. One of the first
Sisters 7" bootlegs, mostly because of the demand for a studio
recording of Emma was so great. Initial limited run of 500
numbered copies.
RECORDING NOTES: Peel session 1984
COVER ART NOTES: Color photo of a statue.
Before the Flood
Valentine 1/Body Politic/Lights/Anaconda/Driver/Good Things
Phantom/Burn/Kiss the Carpet/Valentine 2/Floorshow/Lights
Teachers-Adrenochrome/Damage Done/Watch
a. CD Portasound CDSIS 17
NOTES: CD version of Hard Reign see notes on it.
RECORDING NOTES: 1-10 labeled "portastudio demos"
11-13 demos for projected Floorshow ep
14-15 the first Sisters of Mercy single Sept 80
PACKAGING NOTES: Disc marked "for promotional use only. not for
sale" MR/WEA logo photocopied on back of box
COVER ART NOTES: Cover is photo of AE looking mean while the rest
look on. in side has AE with 'the Hat' and 'tune in,turn on,burn
out" back also has another shot of AE and 'the Hat'.
Black Dominion
Black Dominion/a Rock and a Hard Place/Burn/Home of the Hitmen
This Corrosion(3:59)/Body Electric/Body and Soul
a. LP(box)
NOTES: Comes with a concert photo of AE. Black Dominion is set at
45rpm and takes up the entire first side. Most copies are not
boxed sets.
RECORDING NOTES: 2 is the German Disco mix.
3 is from the '84 Kid Jensen session.
6 & 7 are rough mixes.
COVER ART NOTES: Glossy black sleeve with triangular white
sticker on both sides. Front sticker has Black Dominion and
circle logo, back has tracks.
Black Horizon
Black Planet b/w a Rock and a Hard Place
a. 7" MR 31 9.90.71009
NOTES: On lavender vinyl.
RECORDING NOTES: Instrumentals recorded at Strawberry studios.
COVER ART NOTES: Black with Sisters of Mercy at the top and Black
Horizon at the bottom.
PACKAGING NOTES: In folded paper sleeve. The record labels are
black white.
Demos & Remixes
This Corrosion(long mix)/Lucretia My Reflection(remix)/Marian(japan-version)
No Time to Cry(alternative version)/Burn(demo)/Anaconda(outtake)/Afterhours
(demo)/Dance on Glass(demo)/Heartland(demo/Jolene(demo)/Body Electric
(session)/Valentine(demo)/Floorshow(demo)/Dominion-Mother Russia(eldritch
mix)/A Rock and A Hard Place(alternative version)
a. CD somcd 57 1993
NOTES: made in sweden. lmt. ed of 100
Echoes Vol. IV
Anaconda/Floorshow/Floorshow/Afterhours/Black Planet/Train/Burn
Afterhours/Marian/Marian/Afterhours/a Rock and a Hard Place
a. CD Live Life llcd92113 P
RECORDING NOTES: 2-3 labeled as Phantom
3-4,6 are 'short versions'
2,7,11 are 'long versions'
9 is the lp version with some extra distortion
10,12 are instrumentals
all tracks are early demos
COVER ART NOTES: Picture of AE against same background as Vol. I
Total Running Time: 68:24
Entertainment or Death
Body Electric/Long Train/Afterhours/Kiss the Carpet/Jolene
Heartland/Burn/Valentine/Alice/Floorshow/1969/Anaconda/Dominion
Lucretia My Reflection/Temple of Love/Gimme Shelter
a. CD
RECORDING NOTES: 2 is listed as Train
1-7,9-12,16 are single versions
5-8 are from the Kid Jenson session
13-14 are Floodland demos
15 is the 7" version
Total Running Time: 70:38
Fiercer Than Thou
Nrub(Bizarro remix) b/w Ripsters of Mercy(aural terrorist mix)
a. 7" FIERCER 002
NOTES: Overall not worth having except for obsessive fans.
RECORDING NOTES: Nrub is Burn played backwards. Ripsters of
Mercy is FALAA with movie samples in it.
QUALITY NOTES: Good sound
ROGI: A) "rocking the boat in swansea
b) 'thanks to the teen messiah (young adult)
the Floorshow ep
Floorshow/Lights b/w Teachers/Adrenochrome
a. 7"
NOTES: Teachers/Adrenochrome are sequenced as one song. Bootleg
of demos used to label shop. Originally 500 numbered copies.
There are at least three pressings now. All other versions are
repressings, some leaving out the serial numbers and numbering
and with a large center hole(adapter needed). A case of where
there are bootlegs of a bootleg. One of the first Sisters 7"
bootlegs.
RECORDING NOTES: Home studio demos Spring '81
COVER ART NOTES: Photo on pg 68 of Heartland anthology
the Floorshow ep
Floorshow/Lights b/w Teachers/Adrenechrome
a. 7" EP MR1 RH1 BMCN2 KROI 3213
NOTES: See notes above. Limited to 1000 copies.
Garden of Delight
Dance on Glass b/w Black Planet
a. 7"
NOTES: Red or white vinyl.
RECORDING NOTES: Demos from Strawberry Studios, early 84. Dance
on Glass is AE vocal.
COVER ART NOTES: Grey picture of three nude fat ladies.
Garden of Delight
Garden of Delight[5:13] b/w Dance on Glass[4:15]
a. 7" Scatterbrainchild Records SR10 Nov 1987
NOTES: on white or grey vinyl. Lmt. ed. of 500
RECORDING NOTES: A side is AE vocal. B side is WH vocal.
QUALITY NOTES: Reasonably good
COVER ART NOTES: Same as the above with Taoism symbol, a lady
in a bikini and an embossed record label logo on the back.
Ghostley Crew
1969/Anaconda/Phantom/Valentine/Fix/Jolene/Heartland/Burn
Valentine/Alice/Floorshow/Phantom
a. LP Trademark of Quality TMQ 71124
NOTES: Limited to 500 copies.
RECORDING NOTES: demos 1984
Good Things b/w 1969
a. 7" Dutch import
NOTES: Home studio recording quality
Good Things
a.7"
COVER ART NOTES: Comes in official looking glossy sleeve
proclaiming it to be the unofficial theme to Angel Heart with a
nice looking picture of Lucifer sitting in a chair holding a
cane.
RECORDING NOTES: Home studio quality sound. sounds slightly
better than one above.
Hard Reign
SIDE ONE: Valentine 1/Body Politic/Lights/Anaconda/Driver
SIDE TWO: Good Things/Phantom/Burn/Kiss the Carpet/Valentine 2
a. LP Portasound 1990
NOTES: Supposedly a promo item. Driver contains some music and
the first two lines of Heartland. Body Politic is really Fix,
Kiss the Carpet is really Burn and it is in instrumental version
Burn is a new song that contains the characteristic Burn drum
intro,as well as the lines "burn me/burn me/burn me/burn me
down" probably as _very_ early version of the Reptile House
song. It was used as the backwards part of the RH Burn. Lights
]s the Floorshow ep version. The two Valentines have no real
difference. Phantom is the same version that is on Studiouttakes
COVER ART NOTES: Pg 82 of the Heartland anthology.
Kill the Lights
Flood 1/Lucretia My Reflection/Neverland/Untitled/Driven Like
Snow/Flood 2/Afterhours/Lights/Fix/Good Things/Walk Away
a. LP Pallazzograssi 1990
NOTES: Untitled is a long guitar version. Walk Away is supposed
to be a dance mix, but is exactly the same as the FALAA version.
RECORDING NOTES: 1-6 are Floodland demos.
7-10 are demos 1983
11 is an alternate mix
COVER ART NOTES: Photo of AE in fencing outfit.
the Last Magician of Rational Thought
No Time to Cry/First and Last Always b/w A Rock and a Hard
Place/Walk Away
a. 7" Pallazzograssi 1988
NOTES: Limited to 1500 copies. 26 copies lettered a-z, which come
in a gatefold sleeve, have been reserved for private
distribution (tho there *are* higher numbered copies, so who know how many
ther actually are). On white vinyl. Title taken from the Stephen King
novel 'the Stand'.
RECORDING NOTES: Alternative studio recordings.
COVER ART NOTES: Photo on pg 70 of Heartland anthology.
Lord of Darkness
a. LP
RECORDING NOTES: contains the Peel and Kid Jenson sessions
Lucretia My Reflection(2.10) b/w Flood 1
a. 7" Japanese
NOTES: Lmt ed of 200 numbered copies.
RECORDING NOTES: Demos 1987
Psychedelic Sessions
a. CD TCC32
NOTES: radio material
Radioland
1969[2:44]/Floorshow[3:23]/Good Things[3:35]/Alice[3:24]
Heartland[3:27]/Jolene[2:43]/Valentine[4:18]/Burn[3:43]/Poison
Door[3:30]/No Time to Cry[3:53]/Walk Away[3:27]/Emma[6:56]/Train
[7:09]/Floorshow[3:24]/Red Skies Disappear[3:43]/Kiss the Carpet
[5:24]/Garden of Delight[5:06]
a. CD Handmade HAM 010
NOTES: Red Skies Disappear is listed as Marian(demo). Kiss the
Carpet is listed as Kiss Me Carpet.
RECORDING NOTES: Track times listed are slightly off. Tracks 1
and 2 are indexed as one track.
1-4 Peel session 1982
5-8 Kid Jenson session 1983
9-12 Peel session 1984
13 demo 1984
14 is the Floorshow ep version
15 demo 1985
16 demo 1983
17 is Andrew Eldritch vocal
QUALITY NOTES: Many minor sound problems.
COVER ART NOTES: Cover is photo of AE in fencing garb against a
white background.
PACKAGING NOTES: Back is red lettering on a crimson background.
Total Running Time: 69:23 [listed as 70:05]
Saints + Martyrs
Red Skies Disappear/Good Things/Garden of Delight/Marian/Body
Electric/Dance on Glass/Burn/A Rock and a Hard Place/Dominion-
Mother Russia/When Spirits Fly
a. LP(2)
NOTES: Red Skies Disappear listed as First and Last and Always.
RECORDING NOTES: 2,6,9 are demos.
3 is AE vocal.
4 is an instrumental version.
5,7-8 are alternate mixes.
10 is a soundcheck.
the Shuttered Room
Heartland b/w Jolene
Valentine b/w Burn
a. 7"(2) FUNN8(9)
RECORDING NOTES: Kid Jensen session from 1983
the Sisters of Mercy Demos 1982
Lights/Teachers-Adrenochrome/the Damage Done/Watch/the Home of
the Hitmen/Floorshow/Alice/Floorshow/1969/Good Things/Phantom
Adrenochrome/Body Electric/Floorshow/Teachers
a. CS
Victims of Circumstance
Red Skies Disappear/A Rock and a Hard Place b/w Dance on
Glass/Garden of Delight
a. 7" Pallazzograssi 1988
NOTES: Limited to 1500 copies.
RECORDING NOTES: Demos 1985
2 is the Disco Mix
COVER ART NOTES: Photo of AE with arms upraised in front of a
huge MR logo.
Section III. Bootlegs Of Mixed Contents
8 CD Box Set
DISC ONE:
Enter the Sisters More Sisters volume one 1981-1983 MRCD1
Damage Done/Watch/Adrenochrome/Body Electric/Anaconda/Phantom
1969/Alice/Floorshow/Kiss the Carpet/Lights/Valentine/Fix/Burn
(conclusion)
DISC TWO:
Enter the Sisters More Sisters volume two 1983-1985 MRCD2
Burn/Temple of Love/Heartland/Gimme Shelter/Body & Soul/Body
Electric/Train/Afterhours/Poison Door/On the Wire/Blood
Money/Bury Me Deep/Temple of Love
NOTES: 2 is the 7" version
14 is the extended version
DISC THREE:
Psychedelic Sessions MRCD3
1969/Floorshow/Good Things/Alice/Heartland/Jolene/Valentine
Burn/Poison Door/No Time to Cry/Emma/Gimme Shelter/Sisters of
Mercy/Body Electric/First and Last and Always/Marian
RECORDING NOTES: 1-4 Peel session 1982
5-8 Kid Jensen session 1983
9-12 Peel session 1984
15-16 Whistle Test Studios performance
DISC FOUR:
Rare Obscurities MRCD4
Dance on Glass/Garden of Delight/Teachers-Adrenochrome/Red Skies
Disappear/Good Things/Marian/Body Electric/No Time to Cry/First
and Last and Always/a Rock and a Hard Place/Walk Away/Gimme
Gimme Gimme/Jolene/Spirits/Dominion
RECORDING NOTES: 1-5,16 are demos
6 is an instrumental version
8 is a rough mix
9-12 are alternative studio recordings
13-14 are early live recordings
15 is a soundcheck
DISC FIVE:
Live in Newcastle 13.3.1985 MRCD5
First and Last and Always/Body & Soul/Train/Marian/No Time to
Cry/Possession/Walk Away/Burn/Emma/Logic/a Rock and a Hard
Place/Floorshow/Alice/Body Electric/Gimme Shelter/Nine While
Nine/Ghostrider
DISC SIX:
Live in Amsterdam, 28.8.1983 MRCD6
Burn/Valentine/Anaconda/Heartland/Alice/Emma/Temple of Love
Floorshow/Adrenochrome/Gimme Shelter/Kiss/Body Electric/Lights
Sister Ray/Ghostrider/Louie Louie
DISC SEVEN:
Knockin' on Heaven's Door MRCD7
First and Last and Always/Body & Soul/Marian/No Time to Cry/Walk
Away/Possession/Emma/Amphetamine Logic/a Rock and a Hard Place
Floorshow/Alice/Fix/Knockin' on Heaven's Door
DISC EIGHT:
Promotion CD for MR Box Only MRCD8
Alice(2 time starting)/Ripsters of Mercy
NOTES: the eight CDs come in a flimsy cardboard box with the MR
logo on all sides but the bottom. The bottom has the family tree
on it. Discs 1 & 2 come in a double CD case. All others come in
a normal jewelbox. All discs have the crescent Walk Away symbol
and the MR logo. They all say "see card inlay for details" and
they all look the same except for the MRCD number.
Afterhours
[1] Long Train/a Rock and a Hard Place/Afterhours
[2] Knockin' on Heaven's Door/Hey Joe/Purple Haze/Stairway to
Heaven/Ghostrider/Louie,Louie
a. LP
NOTES: See notes for the Sisters 1983-1986
RECORDING NOTES: 1 and 3 are demos(actually, just run through a
mixer)
2 is the German Disco mix
Medley recorded in Manchester 10/13/84
COVER ART NOTES: Woman hanging from a big clock hand.
Armageddon Outtakes
First and Last and Always/Body and Soul/Possession/Amphetamine
Logic/Jolene/Fix/Train/Nine While Nine/Ghostrider/Kiss the
Carpet
a. LP Reptile Records MRO 0 35 L BEL.
NOTES: Limited edition of 250. there are copies up to 264 though.
Some copies on white vinyl.
RECORDING NOTES: 1-3 recorded in Germany 4/?/85
4,6-7 recorded in Germany 4/?/85
5,10 are demos 82/83
8,9. recorded in Newcastle at Tiffany's
3/13/85
QUALITY NOTES: Demos are decent. UK tracks are good. Germany
tracks are pretty bad.
Carmina Burana
Alice/Valentine/Anaconda/1969/Floorshow/Teachers-Adrenochrome
Ghostrider/Sister Ray/Good Things/Garden of Delight
a. LP
NOTES: Limited to 700 copies. 100 copies on colored vinyl.
RECORDING NOTES: 1-4 recorded in London at the Brixton Ace
3/17/83
5-7 from the Floorshow ep.
8-9 are studio medley (11 1/2 min.)
10 1982 demo
COVER ART NOTES: Drawing of Jesus surrounded by angels.
Damage Done + Three Live Tracks
Damage Done/Watch/Teachers/Adrenochrome
a. 7" Pan Vox Records, Portugal
NOTES: Large center hole. In a folded paper sleeve.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded at St. John's Hall, Leeds 5/4/81
COVER ART NOTES: Pg 70 of Heartland anthology. First pressing is
B&W. Second pressing is purple and black. Third pressing is
yellow and black, numeral '1' in front corner.
Dancers Reward
Love Hits/Electric Shades/Lights Go Out/Don't Take It Lightly/
Poison Door/No Time to Cry/Emma
a. LP
RECORDING NOTES: SOM and March Violets Peel Session material
Dark Psychos
a. CD IST143
Echoes Vol. II
a Rock and a Hard Place/Flood III/Afterhours/Jolene/Adrenochrome
Body and Soul/Gimme Shelter/First and Last and Always/Marian
Knockin' on Heaven's Door/Hey Joe/Purple Haze/Stairway to
Heaven/Ghostrider/Louie, Louie/Gimme Gimme Gimme
a. CD Live Life llcd9211
RECORDING NOTES: 1,3 are demo 84
2 is a demo 86
4-5 are live 83
6 is live, 4/26/85 Zurich Switzerland
7 is live 84
8-9 are live 85
10-15 are live 10/13/84 Manchester University
and sequenced as one track.
16 is live New york 84
COVER ART NOTES: Picture of AE on stage, same background as Vol I
Echoes Vol. II
a Rock and a Hard Place/Flood III/Afterhours/Jolene/Adrenochrome
Knockin' on Heaven's Door/Hey Joe/Purple Haze/Stairway to Heaven
Ghostrider/Louie,Louie
a. LP Speed of Light Records
NOTES: See notes on the Sisters 1983-1986 for covers medley info.
RECORDING NOTES: 1&3 are demos '84
2 is a demo '86
4&5 recorded in Norwich at the Gala Hall 4/21/83
6-11 recorded in Manchester 10/13/84
COVER ART NOTES: Picture of AE against same background as Vol. I
Total Running Time: 66:21
Echoes Vol. III
Lucretia My Reflection/Garden of Delight/Kiss the Carpet/Jolene
Train/Dominion-Mother Russia/Where Spirits Fly/Floorshow/Red
Skies Disappear/Burn/Ghostrider/Sister Ray/Train/Louie, Louie
Possession
a. CD Live Life llcd9212
RECORDING NOTES: 1 is Floodland demo, labeled as Empire Down
2 is final demo, 85
3-4 are Reptile House demos
5 is a demo 84
6 is Floodland demo 86
7 is an instrumental soundcheck, labeled When
Splits Fly
8 is a demo 81
9 is a demo 85
10 is an instrumental
11 is live 84
12-13 are live 85
14 is live 4/26/85 Zurich, Switzerland
QUALITY NOTES: varies from rather good to rather poor
COVER ART NOTES: Picture of AE against same background as Vol. I
Total Running Time: 59:08
Good Things + Two Live Tracks
Good Things b/w 1969/Sister Ray
a. 7" Pan Vox Records, Portugal
NOTES: Sequel to Damage Done + Three Live Tracks. Large center
hole on earlier pressings.
RECORDING NOTES: Recorded at York University 5/7/81
COVER ART NOTES: Pg 70 of Heartland anthology. First pressing is
B&W. Second pressing is purple and black. Third pressing is red
and black. Numeral '2' on the front cover.
Halloween in Arkham
[1] Alice/Valentine/Anaconda/Body Electric/1969/Sister Ray
[2] Poison Door/No Time to Cry/Walk Away/Emma
a. LP Arche Noire Records 024
NOTES: Limited to 500 copies
RECORDING NOTES: 1-6 recorded in London at Brixton Ace 3/17/83
7-10 Peel session 1984
QUALITY NOTES: Live tracks are fairly good. Peel session vary
from average to poor.
Hand of God
Red Skies Disappear/Good Things/Garden of Delight/Hey Joe/Purple
Haze/Emma/Long Train/Louie,Louie/Damage Done/Knockin' on
Heaven's Door/Teachers-Adrenochrome/Dance on Glass/Sister Ray
Gimme Gimme Gimme(a Man After Midnight)/When Spirits Fly
Ghostrider/Watch/Stairway to Heaven
a. LP MR48052-1 1988
b. CD MR48052-4 1988
NOTES: Claims to be a WEA release, but obviously isn't. Emma is
listed as Emmaline.
Heartland
Teachers-Adrenochrome/Damage Done/Watch/Floorshow/Lights/Burn
Jolene/Good Things/Heartland/Emma/a Rock and a Hard Place/Red
Skies Disappear/Flood/Dominion-Mother Russia/Ghostrider
a. CD Handmade HAM 012
NOTES: Damage Done listed as Demage Done. Red Skies Disappear is
listed as Marian. Ghostrider is listed as Ghostriders.
RECORDING NOTES: 1-5 demos 1981
6-9 demos 1982/83
10-14 demos 1985/87
15 live 1985
QUALITY NOTES: Mostly pretty good 11 & 12 have a few squiggles.
COVER ART NOTES: Same as the Ohm and Possession.
Total Running Time: 68:01
I Can't Wait to Meet My Deadly Friends
Damage Done/Watch/Burn.....
a. LP
NOTES: Burn is from the first Bremen gig.
RECORDING NOTES: Damage Done and Watch are studio outtakes.
Parts recorded in Bremen, Germany at the Schlachthof
11/8/84 and 5/10/85
COVER ART NOTES: Two covers. One yellow of three angels. One red
of a dagger.
PACKAGING NOTES: Damage Done and Watch are misspelled and listed
in the wrong order.
In the Shadow of Angels
Wide Receiver/Walk Away/Red Skies Disappear/No Time to Cry
Fix/a Rock and a Hard Place/Black Planet/Marian/Candle/Temple
of Love/Poison Door
a. LP Pallazzograssi PG 09
NOTES: Envelope sleeve.
RECORDING NOTES: 1-2,4-5,10 are demos
1 is new song
5 is the same as the ep version, with 'Satanic'
poetry.possibly a pseudo cover by a band called
Candlemasse
6-8 are instrumental versions
9 is an early instrumental version of Driver
11 is live version by Ghostdance 5/12/85,
Croydon, UK and is not listed on the sleeve.
COVER ART NOTES: Purple background with a picture of some
classical architecture close-up, mostly a column and fence
covered in vines. Super-imposed in the center is angel(statue)
covered in moss with plants around it
Kama Sutra
DISC ONE: Body and Soul/Ribbons/Alice/Dominion-Mother Russia
Amphetamine Logic/Detonation Boulevard/Marian/This Corrosion
Gimme Shelter/Flood II/Temple of Love/Something Fast/Jolene
Valentine/Vision Thing
DISC TWO: Body Electric/Long Train/Afterhours/Kiss the Carpet
Jolene/Heartland/Burn/Valentine/Alice/Floorshow/1969/Anaconda
Dominion-Mother Russia/Lucretia My Reflection/Temple of Love
Gimme Shelter
a. CD(2)
NOTES: Disc one is labeled 'black disc' and disc two is 'red
disc'.
RECORDING NOTES: Disc one is live from the later half of the
Vision Thing Tour. Disc two is a combination of studio tracks
and demos
QUALITY NOTES: Disc one is decent and clear.
Disc two is not too great, a poor mixing job.
COVER ART NOTES: A large red star of David on a black background.
The Sisters of Mercy in cursive script on the top and Kama Sutra
on the bottom in an Indian style font.
Total Running Time: Disc one: about 75 minutes
Disc two: about 70 minutes
a Merciful Release
Burn[3:25]/Heartland[3:57]/Body and Soul[3:55]/Anaconda[3:29]
Walk Away[4:00]/Emma[7:21]/Floorshow[4:09]/Adrenochrome[3:42]
Body Electric[4:11]/Gimme Shelter[6:09]/Ghostrider/Sister Ray
[16:55]/Temple of Love[3:48]/Body Electric
a. CD BOSS BOSS 81087
RECORDING NOTES: 1-12 recorded in Detmold at the Hunky Dory
5/29/85
13 recorded in Munster 9/1/83
14 is the single version
COVER ART NOTES: White cover with MR logo.
QUALITY NOTES: Very very good sound
a Merciful Release
a. LP Reptile Records,Inc. MR O 35 L
NOTES: Lmt. Ed. of 250. Made in Belgium
RECORDING NOTES: Contains demos and live material from the UK
and Germany.
Psychedelic Sessions
Good Things/1969/Alice/Floorshow/Poison Door/No Time to Cry/Emma
Walk Away/Burn/Jolene/Gimme Shelter/Adrenochrome
a. LP
NOTES: At least eight different pressings available.
RECORDING NOTES: 1-4 John Peel session 1982
5-8 John Peel session 1984
9-10 Kid Jensen session 1983
11-12 Recorded at the Paradiso, Amsterdam
8/28/83
QUALITY NOTES:Sound quality on live tracks is excellent.
COVER ART NOTES: Psychedelic looking.
Quality of Mercy
Nine While Nine/Ghostrider/Knockin' on Heaven's Door/Alice/Train
a Rock and a Hard Place/Marian/Good Things/1969/Sister Ray
Teachers-Adrenochrome/Jolene/Damage Done/Watch
a. CS Home of the Hitmen Productions 1988
NOTES: Came with the first 25 copies of the Quality of mercy
'zine.
RECORDING NOTES: 1-2 recorded in London at Tiffany's 3/13/85
3 recorded in London at the Royal Albert Hall
8/16/85
4 recorded in Stockholm at Kolingborg 5/17/85
5 recorded in Florence at the Tenax 1/5/85
6 recorded in Rome at the Teatro Espero 5/2/85
7 is the Whistle Test Studios performance
8 is a demo
9-10 recorded in York at the University 5/7/81
11-12 are Floorshow ep demos from 1981
13 recorded in Norwich at the Gala Hall 4/21/83
14-15 from the first single
Both sides include short snippets of the '84 WYNU and
Canadian interviews.
COVER ART NOTES: Pink with photo of the painting Dancer's Reward
by A. Beardsley.
Rare Obscurities
a. CD austro mechan
RECORDING NOTES: Two demos, two live tracks,alternate versions.
Rise and Reverberate
a. LP(2)
the Sisters of Mercy-Don't Give It Away
Alice b/w Alice
a. 7"
NOTES: Limited to 666 copies.
RECORDING NOTES: A side is 82 Peel session version.
B side is from York Racecourse Festival 9/22/84
and is the double intro.
COVER ART NOTES: Photo of a girl.
the Sisters of Mercy 1983-1986
Rock and a Hard Place/Flood III/Afterhours/Jolene/Adrenochrome
Knocking on Heaven's Door/Hey Joe/Purple Haze/Stairway to Heaven
Ghostrider/Louie,louie/Marian/Amphetamine Logic/Body Electric
a. CD Sacred Records Release 230
NOTES: Knocking on Heaven's Door and Purple Haze are sequenced as
one track. Hey Joe comes in the middle of Knockin'. Stairway to
Heaven,Ghostrider and Louie,Louie are sequenced as one track.
Marian is listed as Marianne.
RECORDING NOTES: 1 demo '84
2 demo '86
3 demo '84
4-5 Norwich '83
6-11 Manchester '84. the famous 'covers medley'
12-15 Brighton '85
QUALITY NOTES" Mostly fairly good. Covers medley is a bit muddy.
COVER ART NOTES: B&W MR logo.
Total Running Time: 55:53
Studiouttakes
Lights/Blood Money/Home of the Hitmen/Good Things/Phantom/1969
Sister Ray/Floorshow/Alice/1969/Heartland/Jolene/Valentine
Burn/Kiss the Carpet/Alice/Anaconda/Burn/Heartland/Jolene
Valentine/Adrenochrome/Floorshow/Gimme Shelter/Body Electric
a. CS Emerald Tapes
RECORDING NOTES: Mainly live material and most of the Peel
sessions with a few demos.
QUALITY NOTES: Ranges from dismally poor to bloody impressive.
Suns of Mercy
Ghostrider-Sister Ray/Red Skies Disappear/Dance on Glass/a Rock
and a Hard Place/Garden of Delight/Garden of Delight/Knockin' on
Heaven's Door/Emma/Afterhours/Jolene
a. CD Mongoose Records MONG CD018 1991
NOTES: All contents are from the infamous Victims of Circumstance
tape. Track one is listed as 'the Sisters of Mercy Victims of
Circumstance'. An obvious error by a not too careful transcriber
RECORDING NOTES: 1-2 are a live medley.
3 is listed as First and Last and Always
4 is listed as Black Planet
5 is the disco mix
6 is the WH vocal
7 is the AE vocal
8-9,11 are demos
10 is an outtake
11 is mislabeled Jeolen
QUALITY NOTES: Many sound problems. Severe dropouts in Dance on
Glass,Garden of Delight(WH vocal) and Knockin'.
COVER ART NOTES: Photo of Tony and Andrew from LA 'Q' session.
Total Running Time: 58:46 min
UNTITLED
Good Things b/w 1969/Sister Ray
a. 7" ICM-the Collector series CM 802
RECORDING NOTES: A is a studio version.
B were recorded at York University 5/7/81
PACKAGE NOTES: Produced for Luxor Company, Madrid Spain by Sister
Productions.
Victims of Circumstance
Ghostrider/Sister Ray/Red Skies Disappear/Dance on Glass/a Rock
and a Hard Place/Garden of Delight/Garden of Delight/Knockin' on
Heaven's Door/Serpent's Kiss/Emma/Jessica's Crime/Afterhours/a
Rock and a Hard Place/Temple of love/Some Kind of Stranger
a. CS
NOTES: Supposedly originally circulated by Gary Marx to a few
friends.
RECORDING NOTES: 1,2,14-15 are live.
3 is labeled as Marian(original demo)
4,8,10,16 are demos
5 is the disco mix
6 is the WH vocal
7 is the AE vocal
9,13 are instrumental demos
11 is a Salvation demo
12 is a remix
THE SISTERS OF MERCY DISCOGRAPHY
PART VI
bootleg video
last update: dec 7 1994
section 1: live video
section 2: mixed footage
Section 1: Live Video
Amsterdam '91
Glasgow '83
Kiss the carpet/Anaconda/Alice/Adrenochrome/Valentine/Burn
Jolene/Floorshow/Heartland/Body Electric/Lights/Gimme Shelter
Body and Soul/Walk Away/No Time to Cry/First and Last and Always
Marian
NOTES: Body and Soul/walk Away/No Time to Cry are promo videos.
First and last and Always/Marian are Whistle Test Studios
performance. Shot with one camera from a fixed position in the
balcony.
QUALITY NOTES: Good to excellent.
Dusseldorf '90
Live at Brixton Ace 6/29/83
Kiss the Carpet/Alice/Anaconda/Valentine/Jolene/Heartland
Adrenochrome/Gimme Shelter/Emma
NOTES: Shot from the stage edge.
Total Length: 35 min.
Live at Exit/Chicago/APR 1984
Heartland/Walk Away/Anaconda/Body and Soul/Floorshow/Emma
Adrenochrome/Alice/Gimme Gimme Gimme(a Man After Midnight)/Body
Electric/Sister Ray + bonus video-Body and Soul promo
NOTES: Front cover is TOL turned 90 degrees right. Close single
cam with tripod. Perhaps the only video of the Sisters first US
tour. They use the drum track to Ghostrider for Sister Ray,
resulting in a few minutes of extra drumming after they leave
the stage. GM breaks a string just as Emma starts.
QUALITY NOTES: Very good. Audio is excellent.
Total Length: 55 min.
Live at the Reading Festival 8/25/91
First and Last and Always/Lucretia My Reflection/Body and Soul
Possession/Ribbons/Alice/Dominion-Mother Russia/Amphetamine
Logic/Detonation Boulevard/Temple of Love/Gimme Shelter/Flood
II/This Corrosion/Something Fast/Vision Thing/He's Got the Whole
World in His Hand/Always Look to the Bright Side of Life/1969
Live in San Francisco 4/17/91
First and Last and Always/Lucretia My Reflection/Body and Soul
Ribbons/Alice/Dominion-Mother Russia/Amphetamine Logic
Detonation Boulevard/Marian/This Corrosion/Gimme Shelter/Flood
II/Something Fast/Jolene Valentine/Vision Thing
NOTES: Shot from the balcony. Large breaks in the video due to
ducking security. Not really worth the money paid for it-the guy
who sells it sends copies out on really cheap video tape.
QUALITY NOTES: Audio is good.
Live at Wembly Stadium 11/26/90
Total Length: 2 hrs.
Petersborough 1983
Wake: choruses from under the rock
First and Last and Always/Body and Soul/Marian/No Time to Cry
Walk Away/Possession/Emma/Amphetamine Logic/a Rock and a Hard
Place/Floorshow/Alice/Fix/Knockin' on Heaven's Door
NOTES: Photocopied cover. Possibly quite common. See notes on the
real release.
Reading '91
NOTES: has the MTV feature tacked on the end.
York Racecourse Festival 22.SEPT/1984
Burn/Heartland/Marian/Anaconda/walk Away/Emma/a Rock and a Hard
Place/Floorshow/Alice/Body Electric/Gimme Shelter/Sister Ray
NOTES: "hardly worth the expense" "Band looks awkward in the
daylight and seem to have little enthusiasm for the event" +
the new drum machine repeatedly goes awry. "a complete
shambles" -Heartland
Section 2: Compilation Video
Early Demos, et al. #1
Body and Soul/Walk Away/No Time to Cry/First and Last and Always/Marian
No Time to Cry/Black Planet/Serpent's Kiss/Gimme Shelter/This Corrosion
Dominion/Dominion/Lucretia My Reflection/Lucretia My Reflection
Gun Club
NOTES: 1-3,7,11, 14 are promo videos
4-5 are the old grey whistle test performance
6 is the german tv performance
8 is a Mission promo video
9 is live at glasgow(Night Moves)
10 is live at the roxy
12 is the top of the pops
13 is from the montreux rock festival
15 is two tracks by the gun club on ch4's "Tube". with PM
Early Demos et al #2
No Time to Cry/Black Planet/No Time to Cry/This Corrosion/walk Away
First and Last and Always/Marian/Body and Soul/Walk Away/Domnion
Domnion/Dominion/Burn/Heartland/Marian/Anaconda/Walk Away
Emma/A Rock and a Hard Place/Floorshow/Alice/Body Electric/Gimme
Shelter/Sister Ray-Ghostrider/Kiss the Carpet/Anaconda/Alice/Adrenochrome
Valentine/Burn/Jolene/Floorshow/Heartland/Body Electric/Lights
Gimme Shelter
NOTES: 1-2,5,8,10 are promo videos
3 is live with intro by andrew
4, 12 are the TotP performance
6-7 are the old grey whistle test performances
9 is a re-edited promo video
11 is live at the roxy
13-24 are the York Rock Festival(22/9/84)
25-36 are live at Glasgow(Night Moves) 1983
Sisters of Mercy
Walk Away/Body and Soul/No Time to Cry/First and Last and Always
Xray/This Corrosion/Black Planet/This Corrosion/Wasteland
Severina/Wishing Well/Marian/various interviews
NOTES: 4 is from the Whistle Test Studios performance.
5 is from 120 Minutes 1987
7 is taped off MTV
8 is the Top of the Pops performance.
9 is a Mission video
10-11 are from the Mission's Joan River's Show
performance. Includes some footage of the Royal Albert
Hall gig after 6.
QUALITY NOTES: Good
Sisters of Mercy
No Time to Cry/Black Planet/Interview/This Corrosion/First and Last and
Always/Marian/WEA report/Dominion/Intro by AE/Possession/Emma/Amphetamine
Logic/A Rock and a Hard Place/Floorshow/Alice/Body and Soul/Heartland
Gimme Shelter/Walk Away/Adrenochrome/Jolene
NOTES: 1-2,4,8,16,19 are promo videos
3 interview from Belgian TV
5-6 whistle test studios performances
7 internal WEA sales report
9-15 are excerpts from Wake
17-18 Live at York Racecourse Festival 84
20-22 Glasgow 83
QUALITY NOTES: Ranges from quite good to dismal
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 80 Minutes
THE SISTERS OF MERCY DISCOGRAPHY
Part VII
side projects, Merciful Releases outside work and covers of Sisters songs
last update: april 15,1995
INDEX
SECTION I: Merciful Releases
Sisterhood
the March Violets
Salvation
James Ray & the Performance
James Rays Gangwar
MK Ultra
La Costa Rasa
SECTION II:Outside production and session work
Salvation
Kastriete Philosophen
Gary Moore
Ded Vaynes
SECTION III: Sisters covers
Creaming Jesus
Poesie Noire
Compilations
SECTION IV: misc stuff
Section I: Merciful Releases
the Sisterhood
==============
PERSONNEL: Andrew Eldritch,
Patricia Morrison,
Alan Vega,
Lucas Fox,
James Ray
1. Giving Ground(RSV) b/w Giving Ground(AV)
a.7" Merciful Release SIS 010 Jan 1986
NOTES:
Produced by Andrew Eldritch and Lucas Fox
2. Gift
a. LP Merciful Release SIS 020 June 1986
b. CD Merciful Release SIS 020 1990
NOTES:
Produced by Andrew Eldritch
ROGI-"un jetz konnen wir vielleicht schlafen, oder?"
the March Violets
=================
PERSONNEL: Simon Denbigh-vocals
Rosie Garland-vocals
Tom Ashton-guitar
Laurence Elliot-bass
Dr. Rhythm-drums
1. Religious as Hell/Fodder b/w Radiant Boys/Children on Stun
a.7" EP Merciful Release MR 13 Aug 1982
NOTES:
First Merciful Release product to crack the Independent Chart.
Produced by Kenny Giles. Music is the same as the demo tapes
given to Andrew before he signed them.
2. Grooving on Green b/w Steam
a.7" Merciful Release MR 17 Jan 1983
NOTES:
AE production
ROGI-" frightening..." "...aren't we!"
Salvation
=========
PERSONNEL:
Daniel Mass-vocals
Choque-guitar
James Kingsley-bass
Doctor Avalanche-borrowed drum machine
1. Girlsoul b/w Evelyn
a. 7" Merciful Release MR 025 1983
b. 12" Merciful Release MR 025X 1983 + Dust Up
NOTES:
AE production
2. Clash of Dreams
the October Hour/Jessica's Crime/Burning On/Sea of Dreams/
Figurehead/No Return
a. 12" EP Merciful Release MR 031
NOTES:
Scheduled and recorded, but not released
James Ray & the Performance
===========================
PERRSONNEL: James Ray-vocals
Carl Harrison:-instruments
1. Mexico Sundown Blues b/w Edie Sedgewick
a. 12" Merciful Release MRAY 52 July 1986
ROGI-"that groovy red helmet"
2. Texas b/w Mountain Voices
a. 7" Merciful Release MRAY 38 June 1987
ROGI-"we're everything you hate, we're everything you love the
most"
b. 12" Merciful Release MRAY 38T June 1987 + Johnny Goodbye
ROGI-"you're a liar,you're a cheat, and you're fucking useless"
3. Dust Boat b/w a New Kind of Assassin/Southern White Night
(live)
a. Merciful Release MRAY 11 Oct 1989
4. a New Kind of Assassin
Mexico Sundown Blues/Mountain Voices(remix)/Texas/Dust Boat
Edie Sedgewick/Mexico Sundown Blues(edit)
a. CD Merciful Release MRAY 89CD 1989
NOTES:
Singles compilation
PROMOTIONAL RELEASES
1.Mexico Sundown Blues(radio edit) b/w Mexico Sundown Blues
(instrumental)
a. 7" Merciful Release MRAY 52R 1986
ROGI-"carl harrison is great!"
NOTES:
Radio promo
2. Underdog(live)
a. flexidisc
NOTES:
Recorded live at Leeds University Oct 1989. Ltd ed of 1000.
Cover of the Drones song from 1977.
James Rays Gangwar
==================
PERSONNEL: James Ray
Damon Vingoe
Travis Earl
1. Another Million Dollars b/w Hell,Blonde/Chiara
a. 12" Merciful Release MRAY 99 1990
2. Without Conscience b/w Destination Assassination
a. 7" Merciful Release MRAY 101 1990
b. 12" Merciful Release MRAY 101T 1990
c. CD Merciful Release MRAY 101CD 1990
3. dios
Section VI: Outside Production And Session Work
Salvation
=========
Demos produced by Wayne Hussey
the Shining
Shattered Sky
Lady Faithe
Jessica's Crime(ext.)
Kastriete Philosophen
=====================
PERSONNEL: Katrin Acher
Matthias Arfmann.
NOTES: Active since 1981, from Germany. Translates as Castrated Philosophy
Toilet Queen(remix)/Dragon Flies(Over Cyrnaika)live/Roses(live)
a. 12" Normal
b. CD Normal
NOTES:
Toilet Queen remixed by Andrew Eldritch
Gary Moore
==========
After the War
Dunluce(part one)/After the War/Speak for Yourself/Livin' on
Dreams/Led Clones/the Messiah Will Come Again/Running From the
Storm/this Thing Called Love/Ready for Love/Blood of Emeralds
Dunluce(part two)
a. LP Virgin 91066-1
b. CS Virgin 91066-4
c. CD Virgin 91066-2
NOTES: Andrew contributes backing vocals.
Dead Vaynes
===========
PERSONNEL: Stevie Vayne-vocals, guitar
Mick Vayne-guitar, bass
Tony Nevison-drums
Uncle Haggis-drums
Craig Adams-bass on *
Mr Fixit/Cinderella*/Midnight Gun
a. 12" Bat Fish Inc. USS103c1985
Section III: Covers Of Som Songs
CREAMING JESUS
==============
in Ditch Dweller V
Stray Toasters b/w Temple of Shite/Skinny Head
a. 12" Jungle Records JUNG 57 T 1991
NOTES:
Temple of Shite is a cover of Temple of Love done in sort
of a hardcore way.
POESIE NOIRE
============
Oblivion
Oblivion[4:29]/Marian[4:52]/Uncertain Smile[5:34]/a Night Like
This[4:31]/Deja Vu(7" version)[5.17]/Taste of Candy(7" version)
[4.12]
a. CD Antler Subway Records 5021 CDM 1991
NOTES: 2 is a Sisters of Mercy cover
3 is a the The cover
4 is a Cure cover
1,5,6 taken from the album 'Love is Colder Than Death'
Compilations
============
First and Last and Forever
Black Planet-Automatic Head Detonator/First and Last and Always
the Prophetess/Alice-the Shroud/Afterhours-Eleven Shadows/Body
and Soul-the Last Dance/Amphetamine Logic-Wreckage/Walk Away
Shamefaces/Valentine-Halo/Bury Me Deep-Faith and Disease/Marian
Flesh of My Flesh/Heartland-Triana/Lights-Halo/Black Planet
David E. Williams/Alice-the Prophetess
a. CD Cleopatra CLEO 6647-2 1993
Section IV: Misc Stuff
songs sampling sisters songs:
scarface-'don't fuck with chuckie' : samples doctor jeep
gaye bikers on acid-testicle of god : samples this corrosion
media instances of sisters music:
entertainment tonight used dominion
doctor jeep on beavis & butthead
dominion used on beverly hill 90210
THE SISTERS OF MERCY DISCOGRAPHY
APPENDIX A
last update: dec 8 1994
This is admittedly incomplete. most of the information is taken
from my reformatted version of the gig list sent to me by Joel
and sent to him by ives aerts <gutest8%blekul11.bitnet@cunyvm.
cuny.edu>
mm.dd.yy city, country - venue set list
02.16.81 york, u.k-university
04.04.81 york, u.k. - york damage done/watch/good
university things/adrenochrome/1969
support slot for Thompson Twins 1969/sister ray
05.04.81 leeds, u.k. - st.john's damage done/watch/good
hall things /teachers
adrenochrome/1969/sister
ray
05.07.81 york, u.k. - university damage done/watch /teachers
adrenochrome/sister ray/gimme
gimme gimme/1969
07.02.81 leeds, u.k. - f-club
09.05.81 stafford, u.k. - bingley
hall
09.06.81 leeds, u.k. - futurama
iii floorshow/good things/watch
damage done/1969/teachers
adrenochrome/sister ray
09.07.81 leeds, uk- f-club
05.02.82 york, u.k. - vanbrugh
college vanbrugh college is
part of York University
?. ?.82 london, u.k.- emabssy
club support slot for V.C.O.
07.10.82 london, u.k. -zig zag club
october dates are mostly in support of the Psychedelic Furs
10.06.82 leeds, u.k. - warehouse anaconda/alice/watch
10.09.82 leicester,u.k. -
polytechnic
10.14.82 london, u.k.-hammersmith floorshow/adrenochrome/1969
klub foot body electric
10.15.82 york,u.k. - vanbrugh
college kiss/floorshow/anaconda/alice
adrenochrome/watch/body
electric/sister ray/lights
1969/damage done
11.28.82 london,u.k. -lyceum
electric ball;room 1969 (last song)
also on bill:aswad,maximum,
joy,zebra 1
12.23.82 london,u.k.-hammersmith kiss/floorshow/adrenochrome
w/ uk decay & Blood + Roses klub alice/watch/valentine
foot anaconda/body electric
sister ray
12.26.82 london, u.k. - lyceum kiss the carpet/floorshow
also on bill:sex gang children adrenochrome/valentine
alice/watch/body electric
vibrators,brigandage,ritual, anaconda/sister ray
alien sex fiend
. .82 london, u.k. - imperial
college
01.04.83 bradford, u.k.-manhatten kiss the carpet/floorshow
adrenochrome/alice/watch
valentine/anaconda/sister
ray
01.20.83 leeds, u.k. - warehouse kiss/floorshow/watch
adrenochrome/alice
valentine/anaconda/body
electric/1969/lights/damage
done/sister ray
01.21.83 birmingham, u.k. -
fighting cocks
02.12.83 retford, u.k. -
porterhouse
02.19.83 london, u.k.-brixton ace kiss the carpet/alice/anaconda
valentine/burn/jolene/heartland
adrenochrome/floorshow/gimme
shelter/emma/body electric
03.17.83 london, u.k.-brixton ace alice/valentine/anaconda/body
electric/1969/sister ray
03.24.83 liverpool, u.k. -
warehouse
03.27.83 manchester, u.k. -
gallery anaconda/alice/adrenochrome
valentine/burn/jolene
floorshow /heartland/body
electric/ghost rider/louie
louie/adrenochrome/valentine
burn/jolene/lights/gimme
shelter
03.31.83 hull, u.k. - dingwalls jolene/lights
04.01.83 glasgow,scotland -
nightmoves kiss the carpet/anaconda
alice/adrenochrome/valentine
burn/jolene/floorshow
heartland/body electric/lights
gimme shelter
04.07.83 leeds, u.k. - warehouse kiss the carpet/anaconda
adrenochrome/valentine/burn
jolene/floorshow/heartland
body electric/lights/gimme
shelter/louie,louie
04.19.83 leeds, u.k. - warehouse
04.20.83 manchester, u.k. -
hacienda
04.21.83 norwich, u.k. - gala jolene/adrenochrome
hall
04.22.83 newcastle, u.k. - aliceanaconda/burn/heartland
dingwalls jolene/adrenechrome/floorshow
body electric/sister ray
04.24.83 london, u.k. - lyceum kiss the carpet/alice/anaconda
burn/jolene/heartland
adrenochrome/gimme shelter/body
electric
04.29.83 boscombe, u.k. - academy
05.06.83 london, u.k. - u.l.u. kiss the carpet/alice/anaconda
support slot with flesh burn jolene/heartland/valentine
for lulu adrenochrome/floorshow/gimme
shelter/body electric
05. .83 guildford, uk
06.25.83 sheffield, u.k. -
university
06.29.83 london, u.k. - brixton kiss the carpet/alice/anaconda
ace valentine/burn/jolene/heartland
adrenochrome/floorshow/gimme
shelter/emma/body electric
06.30.83 kingston,u.k.-
polytechnic
07.01.83 hull, u.k. - dingwalls kiss the carpet/alice/anaconda
valentine/burn/heartland
adrenochrome/floorshow/gimme
shelter/body electric
ghostrider /louie,louie
08.11.83 london, u.k. - camden
palace
08.12.83 london, u.k. - electric valentine/heartland/floorshow
ballroom adrenochrome
8.24.83 brussels, belgium -
mallemunt valentine/anaconda/alice/burn
festival emma/heartland/adrenochrome
floorshow/gimme shelter/body
electric
08.28.83 amsterdam, holland - valentine/anaconda/heartland/
paradiso alice/emma/temple of love
floorshow/adrenochrome/gimme
shelter/kiss the carpet/body
electric/lights/medley-sister
ray /louie,louie/ghostrider
louie,louie
08.30.83 berlin, germany - the burn/valentine/anaconda
loft club heartland/alice/emma/temple of
love/floorshow/adrenochrome
gimme shelter/kiss the
carpet/body electric
08.31.83 hamburg, germany - kir burn/valentine/temple of love
alice/adrenochrome/body
electric/lights/kiss the carpet
sister ray
09.1.83 munster, germany - odeon burn/valentine/anaconda/alice
emma/heartland/temple of love
floorshow/adrenochrome/gimme
shelter/kiss the carpet/body
electric/sister ray
09.22.83 manchester, u.k. - jolene
hacienda
10.29.83 los angeles - alexandra
hotel
10.31.83 san francisco - i-beam burn/valentine/anaconda/temple
of love/heartland/emma
adrenochrome /floorshow/body
electric/gimme shelter/kiss the
carpet/alice
11.??.83 stockholm,swe - electric burn/valentine/anaconda/temple
garden of love/heartland/emma
adrenochrome/floorshow/body
electric/kiss the carpet/alice
sister ray
11.??.83 london, u.k. - the venue body electric/alice/burn
valentine/heartland
adrenochrome /floorshow
anaconda/gimme shelter
04.07.84 birmingham, u.k. -tin burn/heartland/walk away
can club anaconda/body and soul
floorshow /train/emma/
adrenochrome/alice/gimme gimme
gimme/body electric/sister ray
louie,louie/ghostrider
04.11.84 boston - spit club
04.12.84 philadelphia - east side
04.13.84 new york - danceteria sister ray/gimme gimme gimme
04.14.84 trenton - city gardens
04.15.84 chicago - exit club heartland/walk away/anaconda
body and soul/floorshow/emma
adrenochrome/alice/gimme gimme
gimme/body electric/sister ray
04.16.84 detroit-st.andrews hall gimme gimme gimme
05.2.84 nottingham, u.k. - rock heartland/train/anaconda/body
city and soul/floorshow/emma
adrenochrome/alice/body
electric/gimme shelter/sister
ray
05.03.84 middlesborough, u.k. -
town hall
05.04.84 manchester, u.k. -
university
05.05.84 leeds, u.k. - university
05.08.84 sheffield, u.k. -
university
05.11.84 liverpool, u.k. -
university
05.12.84 strathclyde, u.k. -
strathclyde burn/heartland/walk away
university anaconda/body and soul
floorshow/emma/adrenochrome
alice/body electric/gimme
shelter/sister ray
05.14.84 norwich, u.k. -
university of east anglia
05.15.84 bradford, u.k. -
university
05.16.84 loughborough, u.k. -
university
05.17.84 coventry, u.k. -
lanchester polytechnic
5.18.84 oxford, u.k. - college of burn/heartland/walk away
further education anaconda/body and soul
floorshow/emma/adrenochrome
alice/body electric/gimme
shelter/sister ray
05.19.84 bristol, u.k. - trinity
hall
05.20.84 exeter, u.k. -university
05.21.84 plymouth, u.k. -top rank
05.23.84 birmingham, u.k.-tin can anaconda/walk away/emma
ballroom floorshow/adrenochrome
alice/body electric/gimme
shelter/sister ray
05.24.84 london, u.k. - electric burn/heartland/anaconda
ballroom afterhours/emma/floorshow
adrenochrome/alice/body
electric/sister ray
05.26.84 den haag, holland -paard burn/heartland/body and
van troye soul/anaconda/walk away
emma/floorshow/adrenochrome
alice/body electric/gimme
shelter/sister ray
05.27.84 hamburg, germany -
markthalle walk away/burn/where
spirits fly(instrumental
soundchecks)
05.28.84 frankfurt, germany -
batschkapp
05.29.84 detmold,germany-hunky burn/heartland/body and
dory club soul/anaconda/walk away
emma/floorshow/adrenochrome
alice/body electric/gimme
shelter/ghostrider/sister ray
05.30.84 bochum, germany - zeche
05.31.84 lier, belgium -
pallieterhal
06.1.84 deinze, belgium -
brielpoort
06.2.84 amsterdam, holland -
melkweg burn/heartland/body and soul
anaconda/walk away/emma
floorshow/adrenochrome/alice
body electric/gimme shelter
ghostrider/sister ray
06.3.84 groningen, holland - vera
06.5.84 nijmegen,holland- burn/heartland/body and
doornroosje soul/anaconda/walk away/emma
floorshow/adrenochrome/alice
body electric/gimme shelter
sister ray/fix/ghostrider
louie,louie
06.06.84 maastricht,holland-combi
08.6.84 new york - irving plaza
08.9.84 new york - the ritz burn/heartland/body and soul
anaconda/walk away/emma
floorshow/alice/body electric
gimme shelter/ghostrider/louie
louie
09.08.84 ahlen, germany - stadium
09.09.84 lorelei, germany -
amphitheatre
09.22.84 york, u.k. - racecourse burn/heartland/marian/anaconda
walk away/emma/a rock and a
hard place/floorshow/alice/body
electric/gimme shelter/sister
ray
10.04.84 edinburgh, scotland -
caley palais
10.05.84 glasgow, scotland -queen burn/heartland/marian/alice/no
margaret hall time to cry/emma/a rock and a
hard place/train/floorshow/walk
away/body electric/gimme
shelter/ghostrider/sister ray
10.06.84 liverpool, u.k. - royal burn/heartland/marian/walk away
court theatre no time to cry/emma/a rock and
a hard place/train/floorshow
alice/body electric/gimme
shelter/anaconda/louie louie
10.07.84 lancaster, u.k. -
university
10.09.84 birmingham, u.k. - burn/heartland/marian/walk away
powerhouse no time to cry/anaconda/some
kind of stranger/train/a rock
and a hard place/floorshow
alice/body electric/gimme
shelter/emma/sister ray
10.13.84 manchester, u.k. - knockin' on heaven's door/hey
university joe/purple haze/stairway to
heaven/ghostrider/louie louie
10.14.84 huddersfield, town hall
10.16.84 newcastle,u.k.-city hall sister ray
10.17.84 nottingham, u.k. - rock
city burn/heartland/marian/walk away
no time to cry/anaconda/emma/a
rock and a hard place/train
floorshow/alice/body electric
gimme shelter/knockin' on
heaven's door/adrenochrome
ghost rider/sister ray
10.18.84 leicester, u.k. -
university
10.19.84 norwich, u.k. -
university of east anglia
10.20.84 colchester, essex burn/heartland/no time to cry
university anaconda/train/marian/walk away
body electric/adrenochrome
ghostrider
10.22.84 brighton, u.k. -top rank burn/heartland/marian/walk away
body and soul/no time to cry
anaconda/emma/a rock and a hard
place/train/floorshow/alice
body electric/gimme shelter
knockin' on heaven's door
adrenochrome
10.23.84 bristol, u.k. - studio
10.24.84 cardiff, u.k.-university
10.25.84 hanley (stoke on trant),
u.k. - victoria hall
10.26.84 leeds, u.k. - university burn/heartland/marian/walk
away/body and soul/no time to
cry/anaconda/emma/a rock and a
hard place/train/floorshow/
alice/body electric/gimme
shelter/knockin' on heaven's
door/adrenochrome
10.27.84 sheffield. u.k. -
university
10.29.84 plymouth, u.k. -top rank
10.30.84 exeter,u.k.-st. george's
hall
10.31.84 london, u.k. - lyceum burn/heartland/marian/walk away
body and soul/no time to cry
anaconda/emma/a rock and a hard
place/train/floorshow/alice
body electric/gimme shelter
knockin' on heaven's door
adrenochrome
11.01.84 guildford - civic hall where spirits fly (soundcheck)
11.02.84 aylesbury - friars
11.06.84 utrecht, holland -tivoli burn/heartland/marian/walk
away/body and soul/no time to
cry/anaconda/emma/a rock and a
hard place/train/floorshow
alice /body electric/gimme
shelter/knockin' on heaven's
door/adrenochrome/ghostrider
11.07.84 detmold, germany - hunky
dory club
11.08.84 bremen,germany- burn/heartland/marian/walk away
schlachthof body and soul/no time to cry
anaconda/train/floorshow/alice
body electric/gimme shelter
adrenochrome/knockin' on
heaven's door/ghostrider/sister
ray
11.09.84 hemer, germany-point one
11.11.84 munich, germany -
kunsthalle
11.12.84 stuttgart,germany -maxim burn/heartland/marian/walk away
body and soul/no time to cry
anaconda/emma/a rock and a hard
place/train/floorshow/alice
body electric/gimme shelter
knockin' on heaven's door
sister ray
11.13.84 cologne, germany - luxor
11.15.84 osnabruck, germany -hyde
park
11.16.84 hamburg, germany -
markthalle
11.17.84 munster, germany - odeon
11.18.84 bochum, germany - zeche
all dates thru 4/1 with the Scientists
03.09.85 glasgow, scotland - ghostrider/stairway to heaven
strathclyde university purple/haze/no time to cry
train/marian(soundchecks)
03.10.85 edinburgh, u.k. - caley
palais
03.11.85 sheffield,u.k.-
university
03.13.85 newcastle,u.k.-tiffany's first and last and always/body
and soul/train/marian/no time
to cry/possession/walk away
burn/emma/amphetamine logic/a
rock and a hard place/floorshow
alice/body electric/gimme
shelter/nine while nine
ghostrider
03.14.85 coventry, u.k. -
polytechnic
3.16.85 leeds, u.k. - university first and last and always/body
and soul/alice/body electric
nine while nine/knockin' on
heaven's door/ghostrider/louie
louie
03.18.85 hull, u.k. - tiffany's
03.19.85 manchester, u.k. - the
ritz
03.21.85 blackburn, u.k. - king first and last and always/body
george's hall and soul/train/marian/no time
to cry/possession/walk away
burn/emma/amphetamine logic/a
rock and a hard place
floorshow/alice/body electric
gimme shelter/some kind of
stranger/stairway to heaven
sister ray
03.22.85 portsmouth, u.k. - first and last and always/body
guildhall and soul/train/marian/no time
to cry/possession
03.24.85 london, u.k. - lyceum first and last and always/body
w/special guests and soul/amphetamine/logic
the blow monkeys marian/no time to cry
possession/walk away/heartland
some kind of stranger/a rock
and a hard place/train
floorshow/body electric/emma
alice/gimme shelter/burn
knockin' on heaven's door
sister ray
03.25.85 london, u.k. - lyceum first and last and always/body
w/special guests and soul/amphetamine logic
the blow monkeys marian/no time to cry
possession/walk away/heartland
some kind of stranger/a rock
and a hard place/train
floorshow/body electric/emma
alice/gimme shelter
03.26.85 birmingham, u.k. - power first and last and always/body
house and soul/train/marian/no time
to cry/possession/walk away
burn/emma/amphetamine logic/a
rock and a hard place
floorshow/alice/body electric
gimme shelter/knockin' on
heaven's door
03.27.85 nottingham, u.k. - rock
city
03.28.85 leicester, u.k. - mr. first and last and always/body
keisa's and soul/train/marian/no time
to cry/possesion/walk away
burn/emma/amphetamine logic/a
rock and a hard/place/floorshow
alice/body electric/gimme
shelter/knockin' on heaven's
door/sister ray/louie louie
03.29.85 liverpool, u.k. - royal
court
03.31.85 bristol, u.k. - studio
04.01.85 brighton,u.k. - top rank first and last and always/body
and soul/train/marian/no time
to cry/possession/walk away
burn/emma/amphetamine logic/a
rock and a hard place/floorshow
alice/body electric/gimme
shelter/knockin' on heaven's
door/sister ray/ghost rider
louie louie
04.12.85 gent, belgium - vooruit
04.13.85 genk - limburghal
04.14.85 amsterdam, holland - first and last and always/body
paradiso and soul/marian/no time to cry
possession/walk away/emma
amphetamine logic/a rock and a
hard place/floorshow/alice/body
electric/gimme shelter/knockin'
on heaven's door/train
04.16.85 bochum - zeiche
04.17.85 aachen,germany -metropol first and last and always/body
and soul/marian/no time to cry
possession/body electric/gimme
shelter/knockin' on heaven's
door/train
04.18.85 hamburg,ger. -markthalle first and last and always/body
and soul/possession
04.19.85 cologne, germany - alter
wartesaal
04.21.85 bielefeld, germany -pc69 first and last and always/body
and soul/marian/no time to cry
possession/walkaway/emma
amphetamine logic/a rock and a
hard place/floorshow/alice
gimme shelter/knockin' on
heaven's door/train
04.22.85 frankfurt, germany - first and last and always/body
batschkapp and soul/marian/no time to cry
possession/walk away/emma
amphetamine logic/a rock and a
hard place/floorshow/alice
gimme shelter/knockin' on
heaven's door/train
04.23.85 munich, germany -
alabamahalle
04.26.85 zurich, switzerland -
volkshaus
04.29.85 milan, italy - odissea
04.30.85 bologna, italy -
punto a capo
05.01.85 florence, italy - tenax first and last and always/no
time to cry/walk away/emma
gimme shelter/marian
amphetamine logic/a rock and a
hard place/alice/knockin' on
heaven's door/train
05.02.85 rome, italy - teatro first and last and always/train
espero marian/no time to cry/emma/a
rock and a hard place
floorshow/alice/gimme shelter
knockin' on heaven's door
05.04.85 bassano,italy-del grappa
05.05.85 torino, italy - big club first and last and always/train
marian/no time to cry/emma/a
rock and a hard place
floorshow/alice/gimme shelter
knockin' on heaven's door
05.07.85 dusseldorf, germany -
philipshalle
05.09.85 berlin, germany-metropol body and soul/marian/no time to
cry/possession/walk away/emma
amphetamine logic/a rock and a
hard place/floorshow/alice
gimme shelter/knockin' on
heaven's door/train
05.10.85 bremen,ger.-schlachthof amphetamine logic/emma/gimme
shelter/burn/fix/knockin' on
heaven's door/train
05.11.85 munster, germany - odeon
05.12.85 bonn, germany -
bisquithalle
05.13.85 hannover, germany -
rotation
05.16.85 gothenburg - mudd club first and last and always/body
and soul/marian/no time to cry
possession/walk away/emma
amphetamine logic/a rock and
hard place/floorshow/alice
gimme shelter/knockin' on
heaven's door/train
05.17.85 stockholm, sweden - first and last and always/body
kolingborg and soul/marian/no time to cry
possession/walk away/emma
amphetamine logic/a rock and a
hard place/floorshow/alice
gimme shelter/ghostrider
knockin' on heaven's door
train
05.30.85 long beach - fenders a rock and a hard place
ballroom floorshow/gimme shelter/alice
body and soul/marian/no time to
cry
06.01.85 san francisco - kabuki first and last and always/body
theatre and soul/marian/no time to cry
possession/walk away/emma
amphetamine logic/a rock and
a hard place/floorshow/alice
gimme shelter/knockin' on
heaven's door/train/body
electric
06.02.85 los angeles - the palace
06.03.85 chicago
06.04.85 detroit - st. andrews first and last and always/body
hall and soul/marian/no time to cry
possession/walk away/emma
amphetamine logic/a rock
and a hard place/floorshow
alice/gimme shelter/knockin' on
heaven's door/train
06.07.85 new york - the ritz
06.18.85 london, u.k. - royal first and last and always/body
albert hall and soul/marian/no time to cry
walk away/possession/emma
amphetamine logic/a rock and a
hard place/floorshow/alice/fix
knockin' on heaven's door/louie
louie/ghost rider
05.14.88 montreaux, switzerland
montreaux rock festival
(industry gig, live_vocals_
only)
10.20.90 drogheda,ireland-boxing first and last and always
club lucretia my reflection/body and
soul/temple of love/dominion-
mother russia/emma/vision
thing/detonation boulevard
marian/valentine/when you don't
see me/gimme shelter/this
corrosion/doctor jeep/something
fast/alice/1969
10.21.90 cork,ireland-mr. henry's
10.25.90 brasilia,brazil-
doscoteca zoom
10.26.90 sau paulo brazil-
projecto sp
10.27.90 sau paulo,brazil-
projecto sp
10.28.90 americano,brazil-clube
flamengo
10.29.90 rio,brazil-canecao
10.30.90 rio,brazil-canecao
11. 8.90 zagreg,yugoslavia-dom
sportova
11.? .90 belgrade,yugoslavia-hala
sportova
11.12.90 ludwigsburg - fourm
11.13.90 lausanne-halle 18
11.15.90 dieze, belgium-brielpoor
11.16.90 hamburg, germany - docks afterhours/first and last and
always/lucretia my reflection
body and soul/detonation
boulevard/ribbons/dominion-
mother russia/flood II
valentine/heartland/doctor jeep
amphetamine logic/alice/gimme
shelter/this corrosion/jolene
temple of love/1969
11.17.90 hamburg, germany - docks afterhours/first and last and
always/lucretia my reflection
body and soul/detonation
boulevard/ribbons/dominion-
mother russia/flood II
valentine/heartland/doctor jeep
amphetamine logic/alice/gimme
shelter/this corrosion/jolene
temple of love/vision thing
11.18.90 hamburg, germany - docks afterhours/first and last and
always/lucretia my reflection
body and soul/detonation
boulevard/ribbons/dominion-
mother russia/flood II
valentine/heartland/doctor jeep
amphetamine logic/alice/gimme
shelter/this corrosion/jolene
temple of love/something fast
vision thing
11.19.90 berlin germany -
eissporthalle afterhours/first and last and
always/lucretia my reflection
body and soul/detonation
boulevard/ribbons/dominion-
mother russia/flood II
valentine/heartland/doctor jeep
amphetamine logic/alice/gimme
shelter/this corrosion/jolene
temple of love/something fast
vision thing
11.21.90 dusseldorf, germany - first and last and always
philipshalle lucretia my reflection/body and
soul/detonation boulevard
ribbons/dominion-mother russia
flood II/valentine/heartland
doctor jeep/amphetamine logic
marian/alice/gimme shelter/this
corrosion/jolene/temple of love
something fast/vision thing
11.22.90 heidelberg, germany - first and last and always
the ohm lucretia my reflection/body and
rhein-neckar-halle soul/detonation boulevard
ribbons/dominion-mother russia
flood II/valentine/heartland
doctor jeep/jolene/gimme
shelter/alice/this corrosion
amphetamine logic/temple of
love/something fast/vision
thing
11.24.90 wembley, u.k. - wembley
arena
11.26.90 wembley, u.k. - wembley
arena
02.16.91 Leeds,uk-the University alice/lucretia my reflection
body and soul/ribbons/dominion-
mother russia/first and last
and always/amphetamine/logic
detonation boulevard/burn
marian/this corrosion/gimme
shelter/flood II/temple of
love/valentine/vision thing
jolene/something fast/1969
02.17.91 Leeds,uk-the polytechnic
tenth anniversary gigs
02.26.91 lisbon,portugal-coliseu
recreios
02.27.91 oporto,portugal-coliseu
03.01.91 murcia,spain-el limite
03.03.91 san sebastian,spain-
txibisto
03.04.91 madrid,spain-universal
sur
03.05.91 valencia,spain-arena
auditorium
03.07.91 barcelona,spain-zeleste afterhours/first and last and
always/lucretia my reflection
body and soul/ribbons/alice
dominion-mother russia
amphetamine logic/detonation
boulevard/this corrosion/flood
II/temple of love/something
fast/jolene/valentine/vision
thing
03.10.91 milan,italy-rolling first and last and always
stone lucretia my reflection/body and
soul/ribbons/alice/dominion-
mother russia/amphetamine
logic/detonation boulevard
marian /this corrosion/gimme
shelter/temple of love
something/fast/jolene
valentine/vision thing
03.11.91 ljubljana,yugoslavia-
hala,tivoli
(most us and canadian dates opened with danielle dax)
03.25.91 kitchener, canada -
university of waterloo
03.26.91 toronto, canada - massey first and last and always
hall lucretia my reflection/body and
soul/ribbons/dominion-mother
russia/amphetamine logic/alice
marian/detonation boulevard
gimme shelter/flood/temple of
love/i was wrong/valentine
vision thing/1969/jolene
03.27.91 montreal, canada -
le spectrum
03.29.91 boston - the citi
03.30.91 new york city - the ritz
04.01.91 washington d.c. -citadel
center
04.02.91 cleveland - the agora
theatre
04.03.91 detroit - latin quarter first and last and always
doctor jeep/ribbons/something
fast/vision thing/detonation
boulevard/marian
04.05.91 chicago -riviera theater afterhours/first and last and
always/lucretia my reflection
body and soul/ribbons/1969
alice/dominion-mother russia
amphetamine logic/detonation
boulevard/this corrosion/gimme
shelter/flood II/temple of love
something/fast/jolene/valentine
vision thing
04.06.91 minneapolis - orpheum
theater
04.08.91 boulder - colorado
university
04.10.91 salt lake city -
kingsbury hall
04.12.91 los angeles - universal first and last and always
amphitheater lucretia my reflection/body and
soul/ribbons/alice/dominion-
mother russia/amphetamine
logic/detonation boulevard
marian/this corrosion/gimme
shelter/flood II/temple of love
something fast/jolene/valentine
vision thing/1969
04.13.91 san diego - sdsu aztec first and last and always
center open air theater lucretia my reflection/body and
soul/ribbons/alice/dominion-
mother russia/amphetamine
logic/detonation boulevard
marian/this corrosion/gimme
shelter/flood II/temple of love
something fast/jolene/valentine
vision thing
4.14.91 laguna hills - irvine first and last and always
meadows lucretia my reflection/body and
soul/ribbons/alice/dominion-
mother russia/amphetamine
logic/detonation boulevard
marian/this corrosion/gimme
shelter/flood II/temple of love
something fast/jolene/valentine
vision thing
04.16.91 san francisco - warfield first and last and always
theater lucretia my reflection/body and
soul/ribbons/alice/dominion-
mother russia/amphetamine
logic/detonation boulevard
marian/this corrosion/gimme
shelter/flood II/temple of love
something fast/jolene/valentine
vision thing
04.17.91 san francisco - warfield first and last and always
theater lucretia my reflection/body and
soul/ribbons/alice/dominion-
mother russia/amphetamine
logic/detonation boulevard
marian/this corrosion/gimme
shelter/flood II/something
fast/jolene/valentine/vision
thing/1969
04.19.91 chandler-compadre stadium
04.30.91 wroclaw, poland-hala
ludowa
05.02.91 budapest, hungary-
petofi hall
05.03.91 vienna, austria-weiner
sdtad hall first and last and always
lucretia my reflection/body and
soul/ribbons/dominion- mother
russia/amphetamine logic
detonation boulevard marian
this corrosion/gimme shelter
flood II/temple of love/jolene
vision thing
05.05.91 frieberg,germany-
stadhalle
05.06.91 munich, germany-deutches
museum jolene
05.07.91 boblingen, germany-
sports halle
05.09.91 hanover, germany-music
halle
05.10.91 berlin, germany-
w.seelenbinder halle
05.12.91 hamburg, germany-
stadtpark
05.13.91 munster, germany-halle
munsterland
05.14.91 essen,germany-grughalle
05.16.91 ghent, belgium -
(velodrome) first and last and always/body
sport paleis and soul/lucretia my reflection
alice/possession/ribbons
dominion-mother russia
detonation boulevard/marian
this corrosion/flood/gimme
shelter/temple of love
something fast/jolene
valentine/vision thing
05.17.91 amsterdam, holland-jaap first and last and always/body
eden hal and soul/lucretia my reflection
alice/possession/ribbons
dominion-mother russia
detonation boulevard/marian
this corrosion/flood/gimme
shelter/temple of love
something fast/jolene
valentine/vision thing
05.19.91 hultsfred,sweden-folkets afterhours/first and last and
park theatre always/lucretia my reflection
body and soul/possession
ribbons alice/dominion-mother
russia/amphetamine logic
detonation boulevard/marian
this corrosion/gimme shelter
flood II/temple of love
something fast/jolene/vision
thing/1969
05.21.91 stockholm,sweden-annexet afterhours/first and last and
always/lucretia my reflection
body and soul/possession
ribbons/alice/dominion-mother
russia/amphetamine logic
detonation boulevard/marian
this corrosion/gimme shelter
flood II/temple of love
something fast/jolene/valentine
vision thing
05.29.91 roskilde,denmark-
roskilde festival
(most sep/aug dates spent touring with public enemy/warrior
soul/gang of 4
07.12.91 chicago, il-poplar creek
music theatre first and last and always
lucretia my reflection/body and
soul(part)/stop draggin' my
heart around/ribbons/alice
dominion-mother russia
amphetamine logic/temple of
love/flood II/this corrosion
something fast
07.13.91 detroit, mi - chene park
music theatre
07.14.91 toronto, can - kingswood
music theatre
07.15.91 montreal, can - verdun
auditorium
07.18.91 brookhaven, ny -
brookhaven amphitheatre
07.19.91 darien center,ny -darien
lake ampitheatre
07.20.91 boston,ma - great woods
CPA
07.24.91 new york, ny -radio city afterhours/first and last and
music hall always/lucretia my reflection
body and soul/possession
ribbons/alice/dominion-mother
russia/amphetamine logic
detonation boulevard/temple of
love/flood II/this corrosion
something fast/vision thing
07.25.91 pittsburgh,PA-metropol afterhours/first and last and
always/lucretia my reflection
body and soul/possession
ribbons/alice/dominion-mother
russia/amphetamine logic
detonation boulevard/temple of
love/flood II/this corrosion
enc:something fast/vision thing
07.26.91 washington dc-dar
constitution hall
07.27.91 atlanta, ga -fox theatre
07.29.91 tampa,fl - entertainment
hall
07.30.91 miami,fl- james l.
knight center
08.01.91 houston,tx - sam houston cancelled
coliseum
08.02.91 dallas,tx - starplex
amphitheatre cancelled
08.04.91 phoenix, az - mesa
amphitheatre Q festival
08.05.91 costa mesa,ca - pacific
coast amphitheatre cancelled
08.06.91 sacremento,ca - cal
expo amphitheater cancelled
08.08.91 denver, co - red rocks
amphitheatre cancelled
08.10.91 berkeley,ca - greek
theatre cancelled
08.13.91 seattle,wa arena cancelled
08.25.91 reading, uk-reading
festival afterhours/first and last and
always/lucretia my reflection
body and soul/possession
ribbons/alice/dominion-mother
russia/amphetamine logic
detonation boulevard/temple of
love/gimme shelter/flood II
this corrosion/something fast
vision thing/he's got the whole
world in his hands/always look
to the bright side of life/1969
THE SISTERS OF MERCY DISCOGRAPHY
APPENDIX B
the SOM list of lists (aka train-spotting for beginners)
last update: dec 8 1994
INDEX
1: songs
2: covers
3: demos
4: remixes
LIST ONE: SONGS (does not include multiple versions or remixes of
the same song)
the Damage Done
Watch Home of the Hitmen
Home of the Hitmen
Body Electric
Adrenochrome
Alice
Floorshow
Anaconda
Phantom
Kiss the Carpet
Lights
Valentine
Fix
Burn
Temple of Love
Heartland
Body and Soul
Train
Afterhours
Poison Door
On the Wire
Blood Money
Bury Me Deep
Black Planet
Walk Away
No Time to Cry
a Rock and a Hard Place
Marian(version)
First and Last and Always
Possession
Nine While Nine
Amphetamine Logic
Some Kind of Stranger
Black Planet(instrumental version)
Dominion/Mother Russia
Flood I
Lucretia My Reflection
1959
This Corrosion
Flood II
Driven Like the Snow
Neverland(a fragment)
Torch
Colours
Untitled
Sandstorm
Vision Thing
Ribbons
Detonation Boulevard
Something Fast
When You Don't See Me
Doctor Jeep
More
I Was Wrong
You Could Be the One
Under the Gun
LIST TWO-Covers (in approximate order of first performance, and
noting whether it has been officially released or not)
Sister Ray-the Velvet Underground no official version
1969-the Stooges b-side of Alice 12"
Jolene-Dolly Parton no official release
Gimme Shelter-the Rolling Stones b-side of Temple of Love 12"
Emma-Hot Chocolate b-side of Dominion 12" only
Ghostrider-Suicide no official release
Louie,Louie-Stooges version no official release
Gimme Gimme Gimme(a Man After
Midnight)-Abba no official release
Knockin' on Heaven's Door-Bob Dylan live b-side to Doctor Jeep
Hey Joe-Jimi Hendrix no official release
Purple Haze-Jimi Hendrix no official release
Stairway to Heaven-Led Zeppelin no official release
Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
(a cappella)-Stevie Nicks with
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers no official release
He's Got the Whole World in His
Hand no official release
On the Bright Side of Life
Monty Python no official release
Comfortably Numb -Pink Floyd no official release
LIST THREE-UNRELEASED SONGS (demos and alternate versions)
Good Things(demo and Peel session versions)
Floorshow |
Lights |--Floorshow ep demos
Adrenochrome|
Teachers |(exists only live and as Floorshow ep demo sequenced
with Adrenochrome. Adapted from the Leonard Cohen
song.)
Body Electric(rough mix)
Driver
Alice(demo, psychedelic drum intro)
Anaconda(demo)
Valentine(demo)
Phantom(demo version)
Burn(not the same as the Reptile House song)
Burn(instrumental demo version, often mislabeled Kiss the Carpet)
Kiss the Carpet(demo version)
Where Spirits Fly(soundcheck instrumental only. Later a
Ghostdance song)
Dance on Glass(the music that became Black Planet with the lyrics
that became incorporated into the Mission songs Dance on Glass,
Sacrilege,Naked and Savage and Love Me to Death)
Garden of Delight(Later became a Mission song with slightly
altered lyrics. Slightly slower than the First Chapter version.
Two versions, one sung by AE, one by Wayne Hussey)
Afterhours(demo)
Serpents Kiss(instrumental version. later became Mission song.)
Red Skies Disappear(the music that became FALAA, sung and with
lyrics by Gary Marx. aka Marian demo)
First and Last and Always(Whistle Test Studios performance)
Marian(instrumental version)
Marian(whistle test Studios performance)
No Time to Cry(alternate studio version)
Walk Away(alternate studio version)
A Rock and a Hard Place(disco mix)
A Rock and a Hard Place(demo)
A Rock and a Hard Place(demo, instrumental)
Dominion/Mother Russia(demo)
Flood (demo) also referred to as Flood III
Flood II(demo)
Lucretia My Reflection(demo)
Neverland(demo) Untitled(demo)
Driven Like the Snow(demo)
LIST FOUR-OFFICIALLY RELEASED REMIXES and VARIATIONS
Temple of Love(extended)
Body Electric(re-recording)
Long Train(extended remix
This Corrosion(7")
This Corrosion(12")
This Corrosion(CD3 version)
This Corrosion(lp version)
Dominion(12" edit)
Lucretia My Reflection(remix edit)
Lucretia My Reflection(extended)
More(edit)
More(extended version)
Doctor Jeep(radio edit)
Doctor Jeep(extended version)
When You Don't See Me(remix)
Temple of Love(1992) re-recording
I Was Wrong(fade)
Vision Thing(Canadien Club Mix)
Under the Gun(metropolis mix)
Under the Gun(jutland mix)
Alice(1993) re-recording
THE SISTERS OF MERCY DISCOGRAPHY
appendix C
Books, Zines and Magazine appearances
last update: dec 1994
INDEX
I: Book
II: Fanzines
III: Magazine appearances
Section I: Books
Ashes
Format: 90 page book
Origin: German
Contents: B&W scrapbook style
Notes: Limited edition of 100 copies
In the Temple
Format: 46 page book
Origin: German
Contents: Incomplete list of bootleg material, concerts. Many
unavailable photos of German tour.
Life
Format: 72 page book
Origin: Italy
Contents: Discography. History. Lyrics. Gig/set list. Bootleg
list
Notes: Comes with a 7"(or CD3) of Emma and Ghostrider live.
Lyrics are translated from Italian translated fron English and
are quite wrong in places. The history section is RIFE with
inaccuracies.
Napalm God
Format: 200 page book
Origin: ?
Contents: B&W scrapbook style. Lyrics. Record and concert
reviews. Press releases and more.
Notes: 1984 ed. 25 copies
1986 ed. 150 copies
1988 ed. 50 copies revised and reset
Quality of Mercy
Format: 40 page booklet
Origin: ?
Contents: Guide to records both official and bootleg of the
Sisters of Mercy and the Mission.
Notes: limited edition of 200 copies
the Sisters of Mercy
Format: A4
Origin: ?
Contents: The history of the Sisters of Mercy in cuttings.
the Sisters of Mercy Discography
Format: 80 page book
Origin: ?
Contents: B&W list of official and bootleg output.
the Sisters of Mercy Discography(sodium haze version)
Format: 20 page booklet
Origin: ?
Contents: Official and bootleg releases. With press runs and
release dates.
Notes: Red cover.
Yellow limited edition signed cover.
the Sisters of Mercy Scrapbook
Format: 60 page book
Origin: ?
Contents: Cuttings from the music press.
Section II:. Fanzines
Heartland
Format: Squarebound 6" X 8 1/4" high gloss paper.
Origin: UK
Issues: 1-4. Edited version of 1-3 available as a single 160
page anthology.
Notes: Originally independent, now the officially sanctioned
mouthpiece of the Reptile House, the official Sisters of Mercy
licensing and publicity agency.
Kiss the Blade
Format: ?
Origin: ?
Issues: 1-3. Each a limited edition of 250 copies.
Notes: UK interviews. Bootleg details. Interviews and free tape.
Rare article with Wayne Hussey while in Dead or Alive in issue
#3.
Romance and Assassination
Format: 8" X 7"
Origin: US
Issues: 1-2
Notes: #1 50 copies, 30 were distributed. Green cover, photo of
band leaning over a railing.
#1 Second run of 75 copies with different cover. Photo on pg
16 of Heartland anthology.
#2 100 copies. Cover is B&W photo on pg 127 of Heartland
anthology.
Standard
Format: 60 pages
Origin: Holland
Issues 1-6. Issue 6 reprints 1-4.
Notes: Also for Joy Division/New Order. Features a rare
Gunn/Marx interview.
Section III: Magazine Appearances
(In chronological order)
FORMAT: date/magazine/title of article
02/27/82 Melody Maker 'Sisterhood of Terror'
09/23/82 Melody Maker Gig review
12/04/82 Sounds Gig review
12/18/82 Sounds 'Missionary Impossible'
?/ ?/83 Melody Maker Reptile House review
05/14/83 NME 'Do the Apocalypse'
05/14/83 NME Gig review
10/ ?/83 Zig Zag 'Suffragette City'
12/ ?/83 Shades 'Sisters of Mercy'
02/? /84 Zig Zag 'Three of a Kind 3 Johns review.
mentions John Langford's SOM
involvement
06/02/84 NME 'Rise and Shine' gig review
06/09/84 Sounds Body and Soul review
08/ ?/84 Zig Zag 'the Land That Time Forgot'
09/29/84 NME 'Hey, Hey, we're the Crapees' gig
review
11/17/84 NME 'Sister Sludge' gig review
?/ ?/85 Sounds 'Twisted Sisters'
03.09.85 Melody Maker 'Have Mercy' FALAA review
03/30/85 NME 'Mister Sister'
02/22/86 Sounds 'Bad Blood in the Family' Hussey
and Adams as the Sisterhood
07/26/86 Sounds 'Sister Sludge' Gift review by
Wayne Hussey
?/ ?/86 Propoganda ?
11/14/87 Melody Maker 'After the Flood' Interview with
AE
?/ ?/88 Sounds 'Cars, Camels and Cecil B.
DeMille' talk with WEA's Art
Director about the Dominion video
01/06/90 Melody Maker 'His Master's Voice'
01/12/90 Melody Maker gig review-Wembley
02/ /90 Ward Music Interview Monthly
05/ /90 Guitar VT review
09/20/90 Sounds "Can the Sisters Still Cut It?'
Interview
12/ /90 Select 'Darkness Visible'
12/ /90 Select VT review
12/ /90 Q 'Sisters in Arms'
12/ /90 Q VT review
/90 Alternative Cover story-the Sisters of Mercy-a
Press Glimpse Behind the Shades
FALL/91 Propaganda Sisters of Mercy
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