Merciful Release

Merciful Release is a record label started by Andrew Eldritch, frontman with Leeds outfit The Sisters of Mercy. As Eldritch states in an early interview he wanted to hear himself on the radio. He and Gary Marx (Mark Pairman) played and recorded on the Sisters Of Mercy's initial single "Damage Done" and pressed one thousand copies. This record was something of a collectors item. Apparently it did get played once on UK radio.

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Andrew Eldritch - The Sisters of Mercy

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Throughout the early eighties the band released several singles on Merciful Release, controlling the format and image of the records. Typically in a black sleeve with artwork centrally mounted and a head and star logo on the rear of sleeves.

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By 1984 the band had signed a distribution deal with Warner Bros (Elektra in the US) whilst still maintaining control of Merciful Release.

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1984 - Warner Bros - Elektra

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In the ninties when the Sisters Of Mercy went quiet as both a recording and touring act a number of CDs were released on the Merciful Release label for MK Ultra; their Buluga Pop and This is This albums, and German band Scoda Blush.

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