Sisters of Mercy - Classic or Dud

Which are these remasters? Sorry if that's a silly question - I've not really paid any attention to the Sisters for years now. But I'd be interested in upgrading my dodgy, scratchy old vinyl editions.

the 2006 rhino remasters.
came out a few years ago ..
albums + b-sides.
not the compilations.

OMG there was an MFSL vinyl version of First/Last that came out in 2009

http://www.discogs.com/Sisters-Of-Mercy-First-And-Last-And-Always/release/2871095

so weird that none of the early EPs got the rhino treatment

licensing issues ?

andrew is a f&cker.

literally.

and no, i do not mean figuratively.

i lived in ls6 87-91 and had a somewhat unexpected insight into the world of andrew and wayne that i would never have expected.

hence the reason i avoided the music for many years.

well, more fool me.

this stuff is f*cking brilliant.

You have to spill now, don't be a tease.

sorry. i cant.

I don't think anybody would be shocked if they found out the band had a lot of/various kinds of sex and drugs.

or were generally less than kind toward their fellow humans

sorry. i cant.

sure you can

^^^

I need to echo this.

shouts INCOMING! during, don't he

lol

omg

ok.
it's a long time gone ..
back in the early 90s i used to rent a room from a friend ..
for a while he had a full on goth girlfriend who had two kids.
young kids.
one was fathered by andrew.
the other wayne.
apparently xmas was not an easy situation.

mercy!

!

"Wayne."

"Andrew."

*silence, as dim Xmas carols play in another room*

"...so what are you calling the new album?"

"Children."

"Mmm."

*more silence*

were they...sisters?

xp

told you it was a good'un.

and genuine.

amazing

Mark can remember the free concert in Leeds city centre in '87 or possibly '88? I was just a nipper at the time it was a counter-event to the national front rally that used to go through the city centre every St Georges day. All I can remember is that New Model Army were playing there. It was the last time I can remember seeing an ocean of old school goths/punks as far as the eye can see in my memory.

Mark can remember the free concert in Leeds city centre in '87 or possibly '88?

new model army.

f*ck yes.

human pyramid.

immense.

human pyramid.

It is so long ago I had forgotten about that, the memory has only just come back to me. jesus!

Well I can't get you that show but speaking of them and Leeds (and approaching Christmas)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5kHAU_rMNA

get the new model army off this oustanding sisters of mercy thread. THIS IS A GOTH SAFE SPACE

Been rocking "Lucretia" quite a lot lately.

been on a sisters o' mercy kick lately. adrenochrome is the best damn thing ever.

Alice don't give it away...No

Of the really early stuff I think I probably play "Good Things" the most. They need to release those BBC sessions officially.

This is making me want to break my EWF mondo listening session and throw on Some Girls Wander By Mistake

I never leave the Sisters for long. Recently been revisiting the Reptile House EP and the Aloce 12".

Someone shared this on Facebook recently:

http://www.the-sisters-of-mercy.com/misc/deardok.htm

Enemies of the Sisters: journalists, record companies, goths, Hussey :)

Yawn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk7F07Q4EiA

whenever I see this revive I expect it to be because Eldritch is dead

Was just reading this interview with Jon Langford on his brief time in the band: http://clrvynt.com/jon-langford-interview/

I thought Eldritch was a pretty clean living dude? Like running marathons and eating kale and all.

kale is the fruit of satan

that interview is great!

Andrew Eldritch is Moving Back to Leeds

like

dud

Okay so last year there was this excellent, really great piece by Mark Andrews on the first years of the band, up to the release of "Alice," featuring interviews with Mr. Eldritch, Jon Langford, etc. Lengthy, detailed, essential

http://thequietus.com/articles/21215-sisters-of-mercy-leeds-andrew-eldritch-interview

The sequel just ran today -- interviews with Gary Marx, Wayne Hussey and Craig Adams, covering "Alice" up through "Temple of Love."

http://thequietus.com/articles/23082-sisters-of-mercy-interview-wayne-hussey-craig-adams-gary-marx

I loved the first part and enjoyed this part even more; gripped from start to finish. 1983 was also my entry point to the world of The Sisters.

Awesome!!!

Enjoyed these. Now I'm reading interviews and came across this:

One time someone came to me and said there is a major scene in a film with these guys in a car driving down a boulevard with them singing one of your songs whilst that happens and I was, ‘well ok’ and I asked for the script and I thought that this is a fucking terrible film. It turned out that is was the scene in Wayne’s World where they are singing Bohemian Rhapsody and originally they wanted This Corrosion!
But for me a bunch of American morons singing my song in a Japanese car is not an exact reflection of what the song was about!

lol, is this common knowledge?

Ha, that's new to me.

i hit leeds in oct'86, so this era was over - sort of.
the hangover from the band loomed heavy where ever you went.
their influence over the city was palpable.
hence why at the time AOC for me felt fresh and new with their go-go styled covers and hip hop/noise collision.
however, both of these articles have been absolutely brilliant and kickstarted a revisit of their early days releases.
'some girls wander by mistake' compiles a lot of the music mentioned - if only we could have a remastered edition.

There is no way that Wayne's World story is accurate.