Difference between revisions of "Body Electric (single)"
From SistersWiki.org - The Sisters Of Mercy Fan Wiki
m (add inf/rev) |
m (add pic/min inf) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | [[Image:Bodyelectric.jpg|left|thumb|360px|Body Electric 7" - | + | [[Image:Bodyelectric.jpg|left|thumb|360px|Body Electric 7" - common red cover]] |
| − | [[Image:Body electric pink.jpg|thumb|right|370px|Body Electric 7" with light red cover]] | + | [[Image:Body electric pink.jpg|thumb|right|370px|Body Electric 7" with light red (pink) cover]] |
This is the second single by [[The Sisters of Mercy]]. <br/> | This is the second single by [[The Sisters of Mercy]]. <br/> | ||
| Line 39: | Line 39: | ||
<br/> | <br/> | ||
<br/> | <br/> | ||
| − | + | <br/> | |
| + | [[Image:Body electric back.jpg|right|thumb|370px]] | ||
| + | <br/> | ||
'''Remarks''' | '''Remarks''' | ||
| − | * Released on CNT label, York, since the band didn't have the money to release it themselves on Merciful Release. | + | * Released on CNT label, York, since the band didn't have the money to release it themselves on [[Merciful Release]]. |
* The cover features Francis Bacon's ''Head VI'', a view of which can be found here at the [http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bacon/ WebMuseum] | * The cover features Francis Bacon's ''Head VI'', a view of which can be found here at the [http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bacon/ WebMuseum] | ||
| Line 51: | Line 53: | ||
* The covers are either thin paper or thick and glossy. | * The covers are either thin paper or thick and glossy. | ||
<br/> | <br/> | ||
| + | <br/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''NOTE'''<br/> | ||
| + | Meanwhile some bootlegs have surfaced <br/>which should not be mistaken for the present original release, see:<br/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | - [[Body Electric (Australian Reissue)]] - red vinyl, also available as part of a [[Australian First Singles (bootleg set)|set]] <br/> | ||
| − | + | - [[Body Electric (Greek demo bootleg)]] - alledgedly some "''untitled demo version''"<br/> | |
| − | + | ||
| + | - [[Body Electric - Floorshow (Greek live bootleg)]] - Live in Bologna 1985<br/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | - [[Body Electric - Sister Ray (Greek live bootleg)]] - Live at Deinze 1984<br/> | ||
<br/> | <br/> | ||
<br/> | <br/> | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | + | ||
| + | == Additional Pictures == | ||
{| | {| | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | [[File:Body Electric Vinyl.jpg|thumb|290px|Body Electric 7" vinyl]] |
| − | | [[Image:Body Electric Side A.jpg|thumb| | + | | [[Image:Body Electric Side A.jpg|thumb|280px|Body Electric 7" - Label Side A]]<br/> |
| − | | [[Image:Body Electric Side B.jpg|thumb| | + | | [[Image:Body Electric Side B.jpg|thumb|280px|Body Electric 7" - Label Side AA]] |
|} | |} | ||
<br/> | <br/> | ||
<br/> | <br/> | ||
[[Category: Official Releases]] | [[Category: Official Releases]] | ||
Revision as of 16:42, 8 September 2012
This is the second single by The Sisters of Mercy.
Release Notes
- Label: Merciful Release/CNT Productions
- Catalogue#: CNT 002
- Release Date: April 1982
Tracks:
| Side A | - Body Electric |
| Side AA | - Adrenochrome |
Band/Recording Personnel
| Andrew Eldritch | - Vocals |
| Gary Marx | - Guitars |
| Ben Gunn | - Guitars |
| Craig Adams | - Bass |
| Doktor Avalanche | - Drums |
Remarks
- Released on CNT label, York, since the band didn't have the money to release it themselves on Merciful Release.
- The cover features Francis Bacon's Head VI, a view of which can be found here at the WebMuseum
- The title is derived from the poem I Sing The Body Electric by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892).
- Some copies have a slighter red on the cover than others.
- The covers are either thin paper or thick and glossy.
NOTE
Meanwhile some bootlegs have surfaced
which should not be mistaken for the present original release, see:
- Body Electric (Australian Reissue) - red vinyl, also available as part of a set
- Body Electric (Greek demo bootleg) - alledgedly some "untitled demo version"
- Body Electric - Floorshow (Greek live bootleg) - Live in Bologna 1985
- Body Electric - Sister Ray (Greek live bootleg) - Live at Deinze 1984
Additional Pictures
| |
