The Sisters of Mercy Ultimate Resource Guide

Box Sets

8 CD Box Set aka Family tree 8 CD Box AKA Merciful Release Box Set


Box	Enter The Sisters Front Cover	Enter The Sisters Back Cover	Enter The Sisters Disc 1	Enter The Sisters Disc 2	Psychedelic Sessions Front Cover

Psychedelic Session Back Cover	Psychedelic Session Disc	Rare Obscurities Front Cover	Rare Obscurities Back Cover	Rare Obscurities Disc	Live In Newcastle Front Cover

Live In Newcastle Back Cover	Live In Newcastle Disc	Live In Amsterdam Front Cover	Live In Amsterdam Back Cover	Knockin' On Heaven's Door Front Cover	Knockin' On Heaven's Door Back Cover

Knockin' On Heaven's Door Disc	Promotion CD Front Cover	Promotion CD Back Cover

Bootleg Information

Label: unknown
Catalog#: MRCD1-8
Format: 8x CD
Released: unknown

Recording Notes

Psychedelic Sessions: tracks 1-4 recorded on 25th of August 1982 at the John Peel Session (BBC Radio)
Psychedelic Sessions: tracks 5-8 recorded on 3rd of June 1983 at the David (Kid) Jensen Session (BBC Radio)
Psychedelic Sessions: tracks 9-12 recorded on 19th of June 1984 at the John Peel Session (BBC Radio)
Psychedelic Sessions: tracks 15-16 recorded on 2nd of April 1985 at the Old Grey Whistle Test (BBC TV), London, England

Rare Obscurities: Tracks 1-2,4 recorded in Summer 1984 at the Strawberry Studios, Stockport Demos "Victims of Circumstance"
Rare Obscurities: track 3 recorded in May 1981 - Demo For Projected "Floorshow EP"
Rare Obscurities: track 5 recorded in 1981 - "Demo"
Rare Obscurities: track 6 is an recording of Unknown sources
Rare Obscurities: track 7 recorded in September 1982 at the Strawberry Studios, Portastudio Demos (John Ashton)
Rare Obscurities: track 8 recorded in February 1982 at the Kenny Giles Music Studios, Bridlington, England "Body Electric Demos"
Rare Obscurities: tracks 9-12 recorded in 11th of January 1985 at the WEA "In-House Tapes"
Rare Obscurities: tracks 13-14 are early live recordings.
Rare Obscurities: track 15 is a soundcheck.
Rare Obscurities: track 16 recorded in 1987 at the Portastudio "Floodland Demos"

Live In Newcastle: recorded on 13th of March 1985 at Tiffany's, Newcastle, England

Live In Amsterdam: recorded on 28th of August 1983 at Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Cover Notes

The eight CD's come in a flimsy cardboard box with the MR logo on all side but the bottom. The bottom has the family tree on it.
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.

Credits

Newcastle front and CD scaned by 17.auflage

Tracklist

Enter The Sisters Vol 1 (1981-1983)		Enter The Sisters Vol 2 (1983-1985)
1. Damage Done		1. Burn
2. Watch		2. Temple Of Love (7" Version)
3. Adrenochrome		3. Heartland
4. Body Electric		4. Gimme Shelter
5. Anaconda		5. Body And Soul
6. Phantom		6. Body Electric
7. 1969		7. Train
8. Alice		8. Afterhours
9. Floorshow		9. Poison Door
10. Kiss The Carpet		10. On The Wire
11. Lights		11. Blood Money
12. Valentine		12. Bury Me Deep
13. Fix		14. Temple Of Love (Extended Version)
15. Burn (Conclusion)
Psychedelic Sessions		Rare Obscurities
1. 1969		1. Dance On Glass
2. Floorshow		2. Garden Of Delight
3. Good Things		3. Teachers/Adrenochrome
4. Alice		4. Red Skies Disappear
5. Heartland		5. Good Things
6. Jolene		6. Marian
7. Valentine		7. NRUB
8. Burn		8. Body Electric
9. Poison Door		9. No Time To Cry
10. No Time To Cry		10. First And Last And Always
11. Emma		11. A Rock And A Hard Place
12. Gimme Shelter		12. Walk Away
13. Sisters Of Mercy		13. Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)
14. Body Electric		14. Jolene
15. First And Last And Always		15. Spirits
16. Marian		16. Dominion
Live In Newcastle 13 March 1985		Live In Amsterdam 28 August 1983
1. First And Last And Always		1. Burn
2. Body And Soul		2. Valentine
3. Train		3. Anaconda
4. Marian		4. Heartland
5. No Time To Cry		5. Alice
6. Possession		6. Emma
7. Walk Away		7. Temple Of Love
8. Burn		8. Floorshow
9. Emma		9. Adrenochrome
10. Amphetamine Logic		10. Gimme Shelter
11. A Rock And A Hard Place		11. Kiss The Carpet
12. Floorshow		12. Body Electric
13. Alice		13. Lights
14. Body Electric		14. Sister Ray
15. Gimme Shelter		15. Ghostrider
16. Nine While Nine		16. Louie Louie
17. Ghostrider
Knockin' On Heaven's Door		Promotion CD for MR Box Only
1. First And Last And Always		1. Alice (2 time starting)
2. Body And Soul		2. Ripsters Of Mercy
3. Marian
4. No Time To Cry
5. Walk Away
6. Possession
7. Emma
8. Amphetamine Logic
9. A Rock And A Hard Place
10. Floorshow
11. Alice
12. Fix
13. Knockin' On Heaven's Door

The Damage Is Done Part 1 & 2 (Box Set)


Front Cover	Inlay

Echoes Vol. I - IV


Box Front Cover	Box Back Cover	View of CD's	Poster

Bootleg Information

Label: Live Life
Catalog#: LL CD 9210, LL CD 9211, LL CD 9212, LL CD 9213
Format: 4x CD
Released: 1992 (Luxembourg)

Recording Notes Echoes Vol I

Tracks 1 to 11 recorded on 30th of August 1983 at Loft, Berlin, Germany
Tracks 12-16 recorded on 12th of August 1983 at Electric Ballroom, London, England

Recording Notes Echoes Vol II

Track 1 is a demo from 1984.
Track 2 is a demo from 1986.
Track 3 is a demo from 1984.
Tracks 4-5 recorded on 21st of April 1983 at Gala, Norwich, England
Track 6 recorded on 26th of April 1985 at Vokshaus, Zürich, Switzerland
Track 7 recorded on 27th of May 1984 at Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Tracks 8-9 recorded on 2nd of April 1985 at Old Grey Whistle Test (BBC TV), London, England
Track 10 (a-f is a medley) recorded on 13th of October 1984 at University, Manchester, England
Track 11 recorded on 13th of April 1984 at Danceteria, New York, NY, USA

Recording Notes Echoes Vol III

Track 1 is from the Floodland demos 1986.
Track 2 is from the Final demo 1985.
Tracks 3 & 4 are from Reptile House demo 1983.
Track 5 is a demo from 1984.
Track 6 is from the Floodland demos 1986.
Track 8 is a demo from 1981.
Track 9 is a demo from 1985.
Tracks 7 & 10 (soundcheck) and 11 recorded on 27th of May 1984 at Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Tracks 12-13 recorded on 18th of June 1985 at Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Track 14 recorded on 26th of April 1985 at Vokshaus, Zürich, Switzerland

Recording Notes Echoes Vol IV

Tracks 1-12 are early studio demos.

Cover Information

The box itself is called Echeos, this is of course a typing error.
Plus 1 poster 84 x 59 cm.

Notes

Limited to 1000 numbered copies.

Tracklist

Echoes Vol 1:		Echoes Vol 2:
1-1. Burn (3:34)		2-1. A Rock And A Hard Place (3:52)
1-2. Valentine (5:06)		2-2. Flood III (3:31)
1-3. Anaconda (3:25)		2-3. Afterhours (6:42)
1-4. Heartland (3:29)		2-4. Jolene (2:57)
1-5. Alice (4:11)		2-5. Adrenochrome (3:31)
1-6. Temple Of Love (4:29)		2-6. Body And Soul (3:33)
1-7. Floorshow (4:01)		2-7. Gimme Shelter (6:07)
1-8. Adrenochrome (3:48)		2-8. First And Last And Always (4:04)
1-9. Gimme Shelter (5:18)		2-9. Marian (5:15)
1-10. Kiss The Carpet (4:00)		2-10a. Knockin' On The Heaven's Door (22:53)
1-11. Body Electric (4:36)		2-10b. Hey Joe
1-12. Valentine (4:33)		2-10c. Purple Haze
1-13. Heartland (4:27)		2-10d. Stairway To Heaven
1-14. Adrenochrome (4:38)		2-10e. Ghostrider
1-15. Floorshow (4:56)		2-10f. Louie Louie
1-16. Body Electric (3:51)		2-11. Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)(4:15)

Echoes Vol 3:		Echoes Vol 4:
3-1. Empire Down (2:10)		4-1. Anaconda (Early Studio Version) (3:12)
3-2. Garden Of Delight (5:20)		4-2. Phantom (Long Version) (10:30)
3-3. Kiss The Carpet (5:29)		4-3. Phantom (Short Version) (2:59)
3-4. Jolene (2:36)		4-4. Afterhours (Short Version) (5:39)
3-5. Train (6:55)		4-5. Black Planet (Instrumental) (3:30)
3-6. Dominion/Mother Russia (5:01)		4-6. Train (Short Version) (2:31)
3-7. Where Spirits Fly (2:17)		4-7. Burn (Early Studio Version) (2:55)
3-8. Floorshow (3:15)		4-8. Afterhours (Long Version) (11:30)
3-9. Red Skies Disappears (3:46)		4-9. Marian (3rd Mix) (5:36)
3-10. Burn (3:03)		4-10. Marian (Instrumental) (5:34)
3-11a. Ghostrider (9:51)		4-11. Afterhours (Long Version) (10:40)
3-11b. Sister Ray		4-12. A Rock And A Hard Place (Instrumental) (4:02)
3-12. Train (2:50)
3-13. Louie Louie (2:25)
3-14. Possession (4:38)

The Sexton Was Here

Coffin Box

Silence Is Platinum


Box Front	Front Cover	Back Cover	Contents of Box	Poster

White Vinyl	Grey Vinyl	Green Vinyl	Red Cover Edition

So Dark All Over Europe

Front Cover

Bootleg Information

Label: Kiss The Stone
Catalog#: KTS095, KTS096, KTS097
Format: 3x CD, Box
Released: unknown

Recording Notes

Napalm Gods:
Recorded on 28th of August 1983 at Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Kiss The Blade:
Recorded on 29th of May 1984 at Hunky Dory, Detmold, Germany

Holocaust:
Tracks 1-13 recorded on 18th of June 1985 at Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Track 14 recorded on 16th of March 1985 at University, Leeds, England

Cover Information

Comes with 68x49cm poster.

Tracklist

Napalm Gods (74:53)	Kiss The Blade (64:46)	Holocaust (70:31)

1. Burn	1. Burn	1. First And Last And Always
2. Valentine	2. Heartland	2. Body And Soul
3. Anaconda	3. Body And Soul	3. Marian
4. Heartland	4. Anaconda	4. No Time To Cry
5. Alice	5. Walk Away	5. Walk Away
6. Emma	6. Emma	6. Possession
7. Temple Of Love	7. Floorshow	7. Emma
8. Floorshow	8. Adrenochrome	8. Amphetamine Logic
9. Adrenochrome	9. Alice	9. A Rock And A Hard Place
10. Gimme Shelter	10. Body Electric	10. Floorshow
11. Kiss The Carpet	11. Gimme Shelter	11. Alice
12. Body Electric	12. Ghostrider/Sister Ray	12. Fix
13. Lights		13. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
14. Sister Ray/Louie Louie/ Ghostrider		14. Ghostrider/Louie Louie

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Part 1 (LP):		Part 2 (Cassette):
A1. The Damage Done		C1. Anaconda
A2. Watch		C2. Alice
A3. Teachers		C3. Emma
A4. Adrenochrome		C4. Heartland
A5. Sister Ray		C5. Floorshow
A6. Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)		C6. Gimme Shelter
B1. Burn		D1. Sister Ray
B2. Valentine		D2. Floorshow
B3. Anaconda		D3. Lights
B4. Temple Of Love		D4. Home Of The Hit-Men
B5. Adrenochrome
B6. Kiss The Carpet
B7. Body Electric

Disc 1:		Disc 2:
1. Body And Soul		1. First And Last And Always
2. Alice		2. Lucretia My Reflection
3. Dominion/Mother Russia		3. Body And Soul
4. Ribbons		4. Alice
5. Amphetamine Logic		6. Ribbons
6. Detonation Boulevard		6. Dominion/Mother Russia
7. This Corrosion		7. Amphetamine Logic
8. Gimme Shelter		8. Detonation Boulevard
9. Something Fast		9. Marian
10. Jolene		10. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
11. Marian		11. Gimme Shelter
12. Flood II		12. Flood II
13. Temple Of Love		13. Temple Of Love
14. Valentine		14. This Corrosion
5. Vision Thing

A1. A Rock And A Hard Place		C1. Alice
A2. Floorshow		C2. Body And Soul
B. Gimme Shelter		D1. Marian
		D2. No Time To Cry