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Mr Thorburn
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apologies if this query has been discussed in previous posts, as i am new member.

sisters artwork has always interested me. i recall examining each 12" that i bought all those years ago for a joke/comment/reference which appeared in the blocking groove of the vinyl.

can anyone shed any light on this? i recall it stopped once the sisters had signed to warners in 1984.
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Welcome.

You should find what you're after here:

http://www.myheartland.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=894
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I learned something new today, Thanks people :D
but..
a long time ago, Erudite wrote: The run out groove on a vinyl record is the last inch or so that the needle skips reasonably soundlessly across after the recording has finished, before the arm lifts itself off.
what dos the arm do?
mine just stays on the record making me jump out of the shair to save the needle.
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thankyou.

i think 'jesus loves the sisters' was borrowed from 'jesus loves the stooges' which i think appears on the run out groove on one of their records.

i would assume that the band/band members would actually attend the vinyl lacquering/mastering process in those days for the final mix. i think the engineer would simply write the message on the acetate itself.

reminds me of gazing at some sisters 12" acetates/white labels that were for sale in a record shop in shefffield in 1985/6 ( cant remember the name, it was near the city hall). £40 a go for them. if memory serves, they were being sold by the shop on behalf of a certain mr marx.
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Mr Thorburn wrote:thankyou.

i think 'jesus loves the sisters' was borrowed from 'jesus loves the stooges' which i think appears on the run out groove on one of their records.
the 12" of Alice, iirc.

you may find this page of use:

http://www.mixi.net/Sisters.Of.Mercy/Di ... index.html

I think it details the run-out inscriptions of all the singles
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Thanks, but only a few of them are linking for me...


anyone else having the same problem?
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The Pope wrote:Thanks, but only a few of them are linking for me...


anyone else having the same problem?
clicking on the images gives problems - but if you click on the text underneath it works for me.
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:notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:

gracias
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The Pope wrote::notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:

gracias
keep it quiet that I'm helping Papists, otherwise I'll be sent back to Coventry. :twisted:
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lazarus corporation wrote:
The Pope wrote::notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:

gracias
keep it quiet that I'm helping Papists, otherwise I'll be sent back to Coventry. :twisted:
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