The Sisters of Mercy Ultimate Resource Guide
Tape & Radio Interviews

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30 June 1983 - Kingston Poly
  • Andrew Eldritch & Gary Marx discussing Reptile House, Anaconda & March Violets.

  • Not transcribed yet.
15 September 1983 - WKNJ
  • Andrew Eldritch & Gary Marx discussing origins of name, 1969, Gimmie Shelter,Reptile House & Sleeve, Phantom, American bands, playing Boston, Philladelphia & Washington.

  • Not transcribed yet.
19 September 1983 - WNYU
  • Andrew Eldritch discussing Temple Of Love 12", Braineater & March Violets.

  • INT: When you make a record, before you go out to performance, who do you think is your audience? How do you picture your audience as this quintessential person, say you're walking down the street and say, "that's the person that's the guy that takes my record home".
    AE: God only knows. When we started off, we thought, "well all you can really do is make records for yourself and just pray that someone out there likes it". Then you start playing gigs and you begin to concentrate on the first ten rows, like the people you can see. People who are jumping up and down a lot, so you make records for them. Then you realize that's there's actually like another 5-600 people in the place that you can't see and you've no idea what sort of people they are. and then you start thinking about them cus there's always the first ten rows going to do whatever they do anyway.

    INT: Right, because that's the nature of the people that stand right up front stage.
    AE: So. we're back to making records the way we want to and praying that someone out there likes them.
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13 April 1984 - Anne Clarke (WNYU?)
  • Andrew Eldritch discussing Wayne Hussey, Merciful Release, Gimmie shelter, Working Up North, Salvation, Body & Soul 12".

  • Not transcribed yet.
June 1984 - Andrew Eldrich presents his favourite songs
  • Not transcribed yet.
10 July 1984 - Canada
  • Andrew Eldritch discussing Leeds, Merciful Release, Heavy Metal, Doktor A., America, Phantom, Suicide/Vega, Afterhours, Smoke & Lighting, Gimmie Shelter, Body & Soul 12", Origins of the name.

  • Not transcribed yet.
11 May 1984 - Liverpool Rockaround
  • Interview with Gary Marx & Wayne Hussey.Liverpool Rockaround - Newcastle gig cancelled coz of Middlesbrough gig, History of band, Liverpool Warehouse with New Order, American tour six dates, Fav songs, Hobbies, Playing live, Cover versions.

  • Not transcribed yet.
17 October 1984 - Nottingham
  • Interview with Gary Marx & Wayne Hussey about Merciful Release, WEA, Music.

  • Not transcribed yet.
19 March 1985
  • Interview with Andrew Eldritch & Wayne Hussey.

  • Not transcribed yet.
24 April 1985 - Zurich
  • Interview with Wayne Hussey about Gary Marx leaving, Black Planet.

  • Not transcribed yet.
1987 - Simon Mayo
  • Interview with Andrew talking about the making of the Dominion video

  • Not transcribed yet.
1987 - Liz Kershaw interviw
  • Interview with Andrew talking about his favorite songs.

  • Not transcribed yet.
24 August 1988 - Swedish P3
  • Interview with Andrew Eldritch Discussing This Corrosion and band breakup.

  • Not transcribed yet.
September/October 1988 - Spiral Scratch
  • Interview with Andrew.

  • Not transcribed yet.
23 June 1990 - St Goarhausen (Press conference)
  • Interview with Andrew Elditch, Tony, Andreas and Tim discussing the new band, Patricia, Hamburg, Floodland and touring.

  • Not transcribed yet.
31 October 1990 - Austrian Orf Music Box
  • "Prince Of Darkness" walkout

  • Not transcribed yet.
XFM - 1990
  • Andrew Eldritch Radio Interview

    You are listening to XfM, Andrew Eldritch is on the phone.

    x: It's really nice to talk to you, where are you?

    AE: Kassel, I'm in the middle of Germany at the moment.

    x: What on earth are you doing there if you don't mind me asking?

    AE: Occupational hazard - start of a tour.

    x: Start of a tour?

    AE: Yeah, we're playing Kassel tomorrow.
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19 April 1991 - MTV
  • Interview with Tony & Tim.

  • Not transcribed yet.
June 1991 - Andrew Eldritch & Danny Fields
  • Interview with Andrew Eldritch & Danny Fields, from I Was Wrong demo.

  • Not transcribed yet.
13 July 1991 - CINX
  • Interview with Andreas.

  • Not transcribed yet.
14 June 1992 - Bremen Radio
  • Interview with Andrew, babyphotos.

  • Not transcribed yet.
19 August 1993 - UTG
  • Interview with Andrew.

  • Not transcribed yet.
19 August 1993 - Studio Brussel
  • Interview with Andrew.

  • Not transcribed yet.
17 April 2003 - BBC6 Interview
  • Interview with Andrew.

  • "Guy" is Andrew Collins.

    Guy: Andrew Eldritch has arrived. Hello Andrew.
    AE: Good afternoon.

    [Finally Eldritch's voice sounds like the records, despite what some people said. I have an interview from Floodland era and his voice seemed so feeble I was amazed. Voices get thicker with age.]

    G: Nice to have you here...
    AE: Thank you.

    G: on a lovely sunny day...
    AE: It is nice, isn't it?
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