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'''Body Electric''' 7" Merciful Release/CNT MR CNT 002 Apr 1982
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This is the second single ever by [[The Sisters of Mercy]]. <br/>
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==Tracks:==
 
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* [[Body Electric song|Body Electric]]
 
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* [[Adrenochrome]]
 
  
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==Band/Recording Personnel==
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[[Image:Bodyelectric.jpg|left|thumb|330px|Body Electric 7" - common red cover]]
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* [[Craig Adams]] - Bass
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[[Image:Body electric pink.jpg|thumb|right|345px|Body Electric 7" with light red (pink) cover]]
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* [[Gary Marx]] - Guitars
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* [[Ben Gunn]] - Guitars
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'''Release Notes'''
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* [[Andrew Eldritch]] - Vocals
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* Label: Merciful Release
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* [[Doktor Avalanche]] - Drums
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: &emsp;&emsp;&emsp; CNT Productions
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* Catalogue#: CNT 002
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* Format: 7" vinyl single
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* Release Date: April 1982
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<br/>
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'''Band/Recording Personnel'''<br/>
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{|
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| [[Andrew Eldritch]]
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| -&nbsp;&nbsp; Vocals
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|-
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| [[Gary Marx]]
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| -&nbsp;&nbsp; Guitars
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|-
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| [[Craig Adams]]  
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| -&nbsp;&nbsp; Bass
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|-
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| [[Doktor Avalanche]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| -&nbsp;&nbsp; Drums
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|-
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|}
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== Tracks ==
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{|
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| '''''Side A'''''
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| '''''Duration'''''  &emsp; &emsp; &emsp;  &emsp; &emsp; &emsp;
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| '''''Side AA'''''
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| '''''Duration'''''
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|-
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| [[Body Electric (song)|Body Electric]] &emsp; &emsp; &emsp;
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| &nbsp;&nbsp; 4:20
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| [[Adrenochrome (song)|Adrenochrome]] &emsp; &emsp; &emsp;
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| &nbsp;&nbsp; 2:57
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|-
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|}
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<br/>
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'''Remarks'''
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* Released on a label called CNT, located in York, since the band didn't have the money to release the single themselves on [[Merciful Release]].
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* The cover features [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon_%28artist%29 Francis Bacon]'s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon_%28artist%29#/media/File:Head_VI_(1949).JPG ''Head VI''], all soaked in a deep crimson dye. A view of the original can also be found at the [http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bacon/ WebMuseum].
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* The issue of the cover art for the '''''Body Electric''''' single was also featured and discussed in [[UTR]], The Sisters' official fanzine, see<br/>- [http://myheartland.co.uk/gallery/details.php?image_id=411 Heartland Gallery/UTR#9 - Page 6] and [http://myheartland.co.uk/gallery/details.php?image_id=412 Heartland Gallery/UTR#9 - Page 7].
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* The title of the single and the song '''''Body Electric''''' are derived from the poem [http://www.whitmanarchive.org/published/LG/1867/poems/7 ''I Sing The Body Electric'' by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)].
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* The covers are either made of thin paper, or they are thick and glossy. Some copies have a lighter almost pink or orange red on the cover than others.
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* All of the original releases come with a thumb cut on the upper side of the cover back.
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[[Image:Body Electric Side B.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Body Electric 7" - Label Side AA]]
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* Label notes on the AA-side:
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: &emsp; &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;''rise and reverberate''
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: &emsp; &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp; SISTERS
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: &emsp;&nbsp; CNT PRODUCTIONS - CNT002 AA
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: &emsp;&emsp;''Hijos del pueblo a las barricadas''
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: &nbsp;''(Children of the people, to the barricades)''
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* Hand-etched run-outs:
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: Side A: CNT2 A1 MPO BILBO. TAPE ONE
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: Side AA: CNT2 AA1 MPO RISE AND REVERBERATE BILBO TAPE ONE FOR SPIGGY
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* A test pressing does exist, see [[Body Electric (test pressing)]].
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'''Broadcast'''
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* As the research by the lovely people [http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/Sisters_Of_Mercy @John Peel Wiki] recently revealed, radio presenter [[John Peel#Sisters_tracks_broadcast_by_John_Peel|John Peel]]
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: played [[Body Electric (song)|Body Electric]] on BBC Radio One during his ''John Peel Show'' on [http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/16_January_1984 16th January 1984].
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: See also this thread [https://www.myheartland.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=25937 @The Heartland Forums] and [[John Peel Shows 1980-85]].
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'''NOTE'''<br/>
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Meanwhile some bootlegs (and also some flexis) of varying quality have surfaced, which should not be mistaken for the present original release, see:
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{|
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| [[Body Electric - Adrenochrome]] - a 7" bootleg-single released in 1987
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| [[Body_Electric_(Greek_bootlegs)#Body_Electric_.28untitled_demo.29|Body Electric (Greek demo bootleg)]] - alledgedly some "''untitled demo version''"
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|-
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| [[Body Electric (flexi)]]
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| [[Body_Electric_(Greek_bootlegs)#Body_Electric_-_Sister_Ray_.28Live_At_Deinze_1984.29|Body Electric - Sister Ray (Greek live bootleg)]] - Live at Deinze 1984
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|-
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| [[Body Electric - Torch (double-sided flexi)]]
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| [[Body_Electric_(Greek_bootlegs)#Body_Electric_-_Floorshow_.28Live_In_Bologna_1985.29|Body Electric - Floorshow (Greek live bootleg)]] - Live in Bologna 1985
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| [[Body Electric (acetate)]] - a bootleg, not the original
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| [[Body_Electric_(Greek_bootlegs)#Body_Electric_.28picture_disc.29|Body Electric (picture disc)]] - another Greek produce
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| [[Body Electric (Australian 2009 re-issue)|Body Electric (Australian 2009 Reissue)]] - red vinyl, mainly available as part of a [[The First Three Singles (Australian 2009 re-issue)|set]] &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;
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|
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|-
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|}
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== Additional Pictures ==
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´- Please click into the images for larger views -
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{|
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| [[Image:Body electric back.jpg|left|thumb|310px|''Body Electric'' - 7" Cover (back)]]
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| [[File:BE Orange Tone Cover Back.jpg|left|thumb|310px|''Body Electric'' - 7" Cover (back) in more orange tone]]
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| [[File:BE Pinkish Tone Cover Back.jpg|left|thumb|310px|''Body Electric'' - 7" Cover (back) in more pinkish tone]]
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|-
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|}
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{|
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| [[File:Body Electric Single Vinyl Side A.jpg|thumb|left|305px|Body Electric 7" vinyl (Side A)]]
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| [[Image:Body Electric Side A.jpg|thumb|310px|left|Body Electric 7" - Label Side A]]<br/>
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| [[File:Body Electric Vinyl.jpg|thumb|315px|left|Body Electric 7" vinyl (Side AA)]]
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|}
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[[Category: Official Releases]]

Latest revision as of 22:16, 28 July 2018

This is the second single ever by The Sisters of Mercy.

Body Electric 7" - common red cover
Body Electric 7" with light red (pink) cover


Release Notes

  • Label: Merciful Release
    CNT Productions
  • Catalogue#: CNT 002
  • Format: 7" vinyl single
  • Release Date: April 1982



Band/Recording Personnel

Andrew Eldritch -   Vocals
Gary Marx -   Guitars
Craig Adams -   Bass
Doktor Avalanche    -   Drums



Tracks

Side A Duration             Side AA Duration
Body Electric          4:20 Adrenochrome          2:57


Remarks

  • Released on a label called CNT, located in York, since the band didn't have the money to release the single themselves on Merciful Release.
  • The covers are either made of thin paper, or they are thick and glossy. Some copies have a lighter almost pink or orange red on the cover than others.
  • All of the original releases come with a thumb cut on the upper side of the cover back.


Body Electric 7" - Label Side AA
  • Label notes on the AA-side:
     rise and reverberate
        SISTERS
   CNT PRODUCTIONS - CNT002 AA
  Hijos del pueblo a las barricadas
 (Children of the people, to the barricades)
  • Hand-etched run-outs:
Side A: CNT2 A1 MPO BILBO. TAPE ONE
Side AA: CNT2 AA1 MPO RISE AND REVERBERATE BILBO TAPE ONE FOR SPIGGY


Broadcast

played Body Electric on BBC Radio One during his John Peel Show on 16th January 1984.
See also this thread @The Heartland Forums and John Peel Shows 1980-85.



NOTE
Meanwhile some bootlegs (and also some flexis) of varying quality have surfaced, which should not be mistaken for the present original release, see:


Body Electric - Adrenochrome - a 7" bootleg-single released in 1987 Body Electric (Greek demo bootleg) - alledgedly some "untitled demo version"
Body Electric (flexi) Body Electric - Sister Ray (Greek live bootleg) - Live at Deinze 1984
Body Electric - Torch (double-sided flexi) Body Electric - Floorshow (Greek live bootleg) - Live in Bologna 1985
Body Electric (acetate) - a bootleg, not the original Body Electric (picture disc) - another Greek produce
Body Electric (Australian 2009 Reissue) - red vinyl, mainly available as part of a set     



Additional Pictures

´- Please click into the images for larger views -

Body Electric - 7" Cover (back)
Body Electric - 7" Cover (back) in more orange tone
Body Electric - 7" Cover (back) in more pinkish tone
Body Electric 7" vinyl (Side A)
Body Electric 7" - Label Side A
Body Electric 7" vinyl (Side AA)
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