A Merciful Release - 26/02/07

THE place for your Sisters-related comments, questions and snippets of Sisters information. For those who do not know, The Sisters of Mercy are a rock'n'roll band. And a pop band. And an industrial groove machine. Or so they say. They make records. Lots of records, apparently. But not in your galaxy. They play concerts. Lots of concerts, actually. But you still cannot see them. So what's it all about, Alfie? This is one of the few tightly-moderated forums on Heartland, so please keep on-topic. All off-topic posts will either be moved or deleted. Chairman Bux is the editor and the editor's decision is final. Danke.
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A three cd box full of demos d be perfect, the two songs they choose for the reissues were already a perfect choice, plenty of stuff left there
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Silence is platinum wrote:A three cd box full of demos d be perfect, the two songs they choose for the reissues were already a perfect choice, plenty of stuff left there
Seconded !



But i'm a realist... and hence my money is on SGWBM and Overbombing as remastered plus -indeed- one CD right out of the archives (with I hope some stuff that hasn't seen the light of day yet, i.e. please not the known WEA mixes).

Don't believe in the previous 3 remasters (F&L&A, FL and VT) boxset; true, they'll reach a bigger audience like that, but that would have come out
(a) before christmas for the tree value and
(b) anyway sooner than the feb 07 release date (how hard is it to put a cardboard box around 3 cd's, right?

How's that for Logic?
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I doubt we'll get Overbombing remastered. In fact, I think we may have seen the last of that comp, as there's just too many repeated tracks on it, especially so now that the LPs with the bonuses are out.
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As with everything, how much do we read into the title? Is A Merciful Release a statement as well as a title? An epitaph? A closing of one (tedious) chapter?
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Or just a nice reference to the artwork of the early material (like "rise and reverberate" or "for spiggy" would have been)?
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Also spotted at:

http://www.fopp.co.uk/browse.php/cPath/ ... oon/page/2

http://www.powerplaydirect.com/asp/comi ... &platform=
"as we walk on the floodland"
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track list
Disk - 1

1. Dominion/Mother Russia
2. Flood
3. Lucretia My Reflection
4. 1959
5. This Corrosion
6. Flood
7. Driven Like The Snow
8. Never Land (fragment)
9. Torch (bonus track)
10. Colours
11. Never Land (full length/bonus track)
12. Emma
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WHAT ????

THAT is a mistake !


Someone tell me it's a mistake please


please?

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Simmer down people. Don't forget, you don't have to buy it if you don't want to. :wink:
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Ho ho ho,

no, thats the tracklist you can see here
http://www.fopp.co.uk/product_info.php/ ... s_id/52600

i can send you the tracklist for the other two cds :lol:

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Think its just an admin cock up

Try here
http://www.fopp.co.uk/advanced_search_r ... Of%20Mercy

Its not got a copy of Floodland listed, but the other 2 re-issues are on sale. Also claims to have ASCOO to be on order, implying that its not deleted. I agree with MH that its a pretty redundant release now though, and would be surprised to see it in the box.

I love Fopp. The only high street chain left that seems to have any interest in what its selling and how they present it.
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Of course it's a mistake. Read the writeup, it's all about Floodland.

Just think good vibes and this will happen. It's not WEA, and Rhino seem to be genuinely interested in presenting the back catalogue. This will happen, and it will be good.
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mh wrote:It's not WEA, and Rhino seem to be genuinely interested in presenting the back catalogue.
It's true that Rhino is one of the best and most competent reissue labels there is. Let's not get carried away though or we might be very disappointed. :|
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just remember the joy that Never Land (full length) turned out to be, as Michael says "no more negative waves man"
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Aye aye.

Here's my prediction again:

SGWBM
ASCOOB Redux
3rd disk of goodies

Nothing else makes even the remotest bit of sense, and despite the apparent lack of decent QA with the recent reissues (skipping, volume levels) there is both a will and a way to make this happen. :D

In fact, if the w14music thing works out, 2007 could well be the year of the Sisters.
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What have I missed?! :|
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Motz wrote:What have I missed?! :|
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:lol:

Letter boxes screaming indeed :lol:
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twp wrote: Image
:notworthy: :notworthy:
What will we say if it´s the long awaited good news.
Nothing. Can´t speak, overwhelmed we are.
We´ll be standing in a warm wet circle.
:innocent: ;D



..just to add a few positive waves.
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I'm sure if Andy reads all this he will have the

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Who owns the rights for the Jensen & Peel sessions? It would be nice to see them on the 3rd disc.. remastered :D

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xfloorshowx wrote:Who owns the rights for the Jensen & Peel sessions? It would be nice to see them on the 3rd disc.. remastered :D

:?:
Wasn't there some dispute between :von: and the BBC over that very point? Hence the fact they've never been officially released?
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When band do a session for the BBC there is a whole thing about copyright. I think Eldritch was quoted as saying that he couldn't be arsed sitting around the studio fixing that stuff up.
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Reissues in Feb in Box, In Fall 3CD+DVD of Studio outtakes and Wake And other cool stuff
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we get:
what we expect:

availability: Due for release on 26/02/2007

Add "A Merciful Release (3CD)" to my basket
Track List



1. Disc1
2. Black planet
3. Walk away
4. No time to cry
5. A rock and a hard place
6. Marian (version)
7. First and last and always
8. Possession
9. Nine while nine
10. Amphetamine logic
11. Some kind of stranger
12. Poison door
13. On the wire
14. Blood money
15. Bury me deep
16. Long train
17. Some kind of stranger (early)

Disc 2

1. Dominion / Mother Russia
2. Flood I
3. Lucretia my reflection
4. 1959
5. This corrosion
6. Flood II
7. Driven like the snow
8. Never land (fragment)
9. Torch
10. Colours
11. Never land (full length)
12. Emma

Disc 3

1. Vision thing
2. Ribbons
3. Detonation boulevard
4. Something fast
5. When you don't see me
6. Doctor jeep
7. More
8. I was wrong
9. You could be the one
10. More (extended version)
11. Doctor jeep (extended version)
12. Ribbons (live)

:roll:

greetings buzz
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