Floorshow EP is a bootleg EP by The Sisters of Mercy, released on 7" vinyl in 1986.Patrick Tappe: A Fragment. Self-released, Germany, 2nd edition June 1993, page 53-55. The tracks were taken from a demo tape recorded in 1981.Mark Woodley: Studio Outtakes 1981–1985. In: Heartland fanzine (Issue 4, June 1991, pages 73–77) "Floorshow", "Lights" and "Adrenochrome" were later rerecorded and released on singles. The Leonard Cohen cover, "Teachers", remained unreleased.
Track listing "Floorshow" (Eldritch/Adams/Marx) – 3:20 "Lights" (Eldritch) – 5:30 "Teachers/Adrenochrome" (Cohen/Eldritch) – 7:35
Personnel Andrew Eldritch – vocals Gary Marx – guitars Craig Adams – bass guitar Doktor Avalanche (drum machine) – drums
Artists commentary Andrew Eldritch (1982): "We made a tape once and took it down to Rough Trade. Geoff Travis gave it one listen, it was 18 minutes long, lotsa tracks, tapped his feet all the way through and turned round and said 'It's like Bauhaus!'"Adam Sweeting: The Sisterhood Of Terror. Melody Maker 27 February 1982. Gary Marx (1983): "Andy went to see The Furs a long time ago and gave them our first tape, which they liked and gave to various people, including their manager."
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