Merciful Release

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Merciful Release is a record label of sorts. No one say "vanity publishing". Kinda worked out well, though.

The present list is just an overview and does not detail all different formats, promos, re-issues and re-releases of these items.

Merciful Releases

  Number   Date   Group   Title   Type   Comments
  MR007   11/80   The Sisters Of Mercy   The Damage Done   7" single   Edition of 1,000 copies only, deleted.
  Some have labels on the wrong side,
  issues with correct labels are the rarest.
  MRcass2   1981   The Sisters Of Mercy   The Sisters of Mercy Demo Tape     Cassette   Features demo takes, the first single
  and some early live recordings
  MR CNT 002   04/82   The Sisters Of Mercy   Body Electric   7" single   Deleted
  MR13   08/82   The March Violets   Religious As Hell   7" single
  MR015   11/82   The Sisters Of Mercy   Alice   7" single
  MR17   01/83   The March Violets   Grooving In Green   7" single
  MR019   03/83   The Sisters Of Mercy   Anaconda   7" single
  MR021   03/83   The Sisters Of Mercy   Alice   12" EP
  MR023   05/83   The Sisters Of Mercy   The Reptile House EP   12" EP
  MR025   1983   Salvation   Girlsoul   7" single
  MR025X   1983   Salvation   Girlsoul   12" single
  MR027   10/83   The Sisters Of Mercy   Temple Of Love   7" single
  MRX027   10/83   The Sisters Of Mercy   Temple Of Love   12" single
  MR029   06/84   The Sisters Of Mercy   Body And Soul   7" single
  MR029T   06/84   The Sisters Of Mercy   Body And Soul   12" single
  MR031   1984   Salvation   Clash Of Dreams   LP   Album wasn't launched and not available,
  until Salvation remastered, extended and  
  released it in 2014  
  MR033   10/84   The Sisters Of Mercy   Walk Away   7" single   Contains a limited edition 7" flexi disc
  MR033T   10/84   The Sisters Of Mercy   Walk Away   12" single   Contains a limited edition 7" flexi disc
  MR335   02/85   The Sisters Of Mercy   No Time To Cry   7" single
  MR335T   02/85   The Sisters Of Mercy   No Time To Cry   12" single
  MR337L   03/85   The Sisters Of Mercy   First And Last And Always   LP
  MR337C   03/85   The Sisters Of Mercy   First And Last And Always   Cassette
  SIS010   01/86   The Sisterhood   Giving Ground   7" single
  SIS020   06/86   The Sisterhood   Gift   LP
  MRAY52   07/86   James Ray And The Performance     Mexico Sundown Blues   12" single
  MRAY52R   07/86   James Ray And The Performance   Mexico Sundown Blues   7" single   Radio promo
  MRAY38   06/87   James Ray And The Performance   Texas   7" single
  MRAY38T   06/87   James Ray And The Performance   Texas   12" single
  MR039   09/87   The Sisters Of Mercy   This Corrosion   7" single
  MR039B   09/87   The Sisters Of Mercy   This Corrosion   7" single box-set     Limited edition
  MR039T   09/87   The Sisters Of Mercy   This Corrosion   12" single
  MR039C   09/87   The Sisters Of Mercy   This Corrosion   Cassette
  MR039CD   09/87   The Sisters Of Mercy   This Corrosion   CD-single
  MR441L   11/87   The Sisters Of Mercy   Floodland   LP
  MR441C   11/87   The Sisters Of Mercy   Floodland   Cassette
  MR242246-2   11/87   The Sisters Of Mercy   Floodland   CD
  MR043   02/88   The Sisters Of Mercy   Dominion   7" single
  MR043T   02/88   The Sisters Of Mercy   Dominion   12" single
  MR043CD   02/88   The Sisters Of Mercy   Dominion   3" CD-single
  MR043C   02/88   The Sisters Of Mercy   Dominion   Cassette box set     Numbered limited edition
  with small poster
  MR043TB   02/88   The Sisters Of Mercy   Dominion   12" box set  
  MR045   06/88   The Sisters Of Mercy   Lucretia, My Reflection   7" single  
  MR045T   06/88   The Sisters Of Mercy   Lucretia, My Reflection   12" single  
  MR045CD   06/88   The Sisters Of Mercy   Lucretia, My Reflection   CD-single  
  MR240 616-2   1988   The Sisters Of Mercy   First And Last And Always   CD
  MRAY11   10/89   James Ray And The Performance   Dust Boat   12" single  
  MRAY89CD   1989   James Ray And The Performance   A New Kind Of Assassin   CD
  MRAY99   1989   James Rays Gangwar   Another Million Dollars   12" single
  MRAY101   12/89   James Rays Gangwar   Without Conscience   12" single
  MRAY101CD   1990   James Rays Gangwar   Without Conscience   CD-single
  MR47   10/90   The Sisters Of Mercy   More   7" single
  MR47T   10/90   The Sisters Of Mercy   More   12" single
  MR47CD   10/90   The Sisters Of Mercy   More   CD-single
  MR47CDX   10/90   The Sisters Of Mercy   More   CD-single   Comes in a 12" gatefold cover
  Limited edition of 5,000 copies
  MR449L   10/90   The Sisters Of Mercy   Vision Thing   LP
  MR449C   10/90   The Sisters Of Mercy   Vision Thing   Cassette
  MR9031-72663-2   10/90   The Sisters Of Mercy   Vision Thing   CD
  MR9031-72663-2   10/90   The Sisters Of Mercy   Vision Thing   CD   Limited edition of 10,000 copies
  MR51   12/90   The Sisters Of Mercy   Doctor Jeep   7" single
  MR51T   12/90   The Sisters Of Mercy   Doctor Jeep   12" single
  MR51CD   12/90   The Sisters Of Mercy   Doctor Jeep   CD-single
  MR51TX   12/90   The Sisters Of Mercy   Doctor Jeep   12" single   Limited edition of 5,000 copies
  9031-73895-7   02/91   The Sisters Of Mercy   When You Don't See Me   7" single
  9031-73896-0   02/91   The Sisters Of Mercy   When You Don't See Me   12" single
  9031-73897-0   02/91   The Sisters Of Mercy   When You Don't See Me   12" single   Limited edition of 5,000 copies
  including a patch
  9031-73896-2   02/91   The Sisters Of Mercy   When You Don't See Me   CD-single
  MR053   04/92   The Sisters Of Mercy   Temple Of Love (1992)   7" single
  MR053T   04/92   The Sisters Of Mercy   Temple Of Love (1992)   12" single
  MR053TX   04/92   The Sisters Of Mercy   Temple Of Love (1992)   12" single   Limited edition
  MR053CD   04/92   The Sisters Of Mercy   Temple Of Love (1992)   CD-single
  MR053CDX   04/92   The Sisters Of Mercy   Temple Of Love (1992)   CD-single   Limited edition
  MR555L   04/92   The Sisters Of Mercy   Some Girls Wander By Mistake   Double-LP   Gatefold cover
  MR555C   04/92   The Sisters Of Mercy   Some Girls Wander By Mistake   Cassette
  MR9031-76476-2   04/92   The Sisters Of Mercy   Some Girls Wander By Mistake   CD
  MR9031-76476-2   04/92   The Sisters Of Mercy   Some Girls Wander By Mistake   CD   Numbered limited edition of 500 copies
  MR9031-77379-2YS     1992   The Sisters Of Mercy   First And Last And Always   CD   Digitally remastered
  MRAY341CD   1992   James Rays Gangwar   Dios Esta De Nuestro Lado   CD   (Spanish title translates
  into "God Is On Our Side") 
  MR59   08/93   The Sisters Of Mercy   Under The Gun   7" single
  MR59T   1993   The Sisters Of Mercy   Under The Gun   12" single
  MR59TX   1993   The Sisters Of Mercy   Under The Gun   12" single   Limited Edition with poster
  MR59C   1993   The Sisters Of Mercy   Under The Gun   Cassette
  MR59CD   1993   The Sisters Of Mercy   Under The Gun   CD-single
  MR59CDX   1993   The Sisters Of Mercy   Under The Gun   CD-single   Limited Edition with inlay promoting the
  release of A Slight Case Of Overbombing
  MR557   08/93   The Sisters Of Mercy   A Slight Case Of Overbombing   Double-LP
  4509-93579-4   08/93   The Sisters Of Mercy   A Slight Case Of Overbombing   Cassette  
  4509-93579-2   08/93   The Sisters Of Mercy   A Slight Case Of Overbombing   CD  
  MREL001   05/94     La Costa Rasa   Autopilot   CD  
  MREL002   1994   The MK Ultra   This Is This   CD   The MK Ultra = James Ray incarnation
  MREL003   1995   The MK Ultra   Beluga Pop   CD  
  MREL004   01/98   Scoda Blush   Little Late   CD   Distributed by Rough Trade


Information mostly taken from Ian Grimstead's TSOM homepage and the complete TSOM-discography.
This link [1]to it don't work any more, though. Sorry for that. Time flies.

Unrelated Releases

NOTE: This band and their release are in no way connected with The Sisters of Mercy and their very own label Merciful Release.
The identical name of the label and the similar catalogue numbers are the result of a most unusual but mere coincidence.

  Number:   Date:   Group:   Title:   Type:   Comments:
  MR1   1980   The Impossible Dreamers   Books   7" EP   The debut single/EP of The Impossible Dreamers.  
  A page dedicated to this 7" vinyl record including track list,  
  producers and miscellaneous can be found here.
  MR2   1980/81     The Syndromes vs  
  The Merciful Release All-Stars  
  Featuring The Impossible Dreamers  
  Ready In The Rhythm Section     LP   Unrelated to the Sisters of Mercy, except for the identical  
  label name. Contact address of that label was however: 
  78 Sussex Sq, London W2  
  Groove inscriptions: A porky prime cut
  For swinging potatoes, Half baked pop music.  
  Check this website about that LP, 
  the people involved, the track list etc.
  MR5   1982   The Impossible Dreamers   Life On Earth / Spin   12" single     More information on this 12" single,  
  Press Cuttings about the band and also  
  a few photos ...


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