old SISTERS tees

30 Jan 2003, 17:35

has anyone got any old sisters tees? the ones that say "sisters" on the front, and "1991" or "reptile" or somesuch on the back?

have you got any scans or photos?

is the writing in upper or lowercase? is it the normal caslon antique font in white, or an outlined version?

sam donut · 30 Jan 2003, 17:49

afaik it's 16.02.91 on the front (or is it 14-- i forget)... erm.. and I forget what the back is like. I'll let you know.

30 Jan 2003, 18:02

sam donut wrote:afaik it's 16.02.91 on the front (or is it 14-- i forget)... erm.. and I forget what the back is like. I'll let you know.

it will be 16

if you can get a piccy that would be ace. cheers

Karst · 30 Jan 2003, 18:05

sam donut wrote: I forget what the back is like. I'll let you know.

I don't think there's anything on it.

30 Jan 2003, 18:07

i know someone who roadied for them at that time and has a tour crew-only tee one that says "dispensible" on the back

6FeetOver · 30 Jan 2003, 18:58

I've still got my '91 tour shirt - though it's pretty much a dustrag at this point...

Does that count?

Lars Svensson · 31 Jan 2003, 01:21

my memory of said tee is that it sez sisters 16 blah blah blah and nowt on the back

however, my memory could be blurred by the fact it's just taken me 7.5 hours to get from just outside of London to Leeds...all because a lickle ickle bit of fookin' snow has fallen...

...Any Southerners here? If so, do tell me why your part of the country grinds to a complete standstill when the snow starts to fall? Captain Mainwairing's "Don't Panic, Don't Panic!" echoes around the South every time this happens...and I bet there'll be piccies of the "Snow Hell" on the front of all the papers tomorrow...despite the fact that The North (remember us?) does suffer from this Every So Often...not to mention Scotland (yeah, that bit at the top which had a low of minus 18 degrees the other week)...Fook's sake...GET IT SORTED!!!!!!!!

F**king TSK!!!!!!!!!!

pikkrong · 31 Jan 2003, 01:52

Lars Svensson wrote:my memory of said tee is that it sez sisters 16 blah blah blah and nowt on the back

however, my memory could be blurred by the fact it's just taken me 7.5 hours to get from just outside of London to Leeds...all because a lickle ickle bit of fookin' snow has fallen...

...Any Southerners here? If so, do tell me why your part of the country grinds to a complete standstill when the snow starts to fall? Captain Mainwairing's "Don't Panic, Don't Panic!" echoes around the South every time this happens...and I bet there'll be piccies of the "Snow Hell" on the front of all the papers tomorrow...despite the fact that The North (remember us?) does suffer from this Every So Often...not to mention Scotland (yeah, that bit at the top which had a low of minus 18 degrees the other week)...Fook's sake...GET IT SORTED!!!!!!!!

F**king TSK!!!!!!!!!!

people from here begin to panic when there's no snow in the winter:
"what the f*** - still november, grey ground and water, always november from october to may" and so on. but now we have snow again. nice. but the wind is too harsh. and degrees -10 and less.

pikkrong · 31 Jan 2003, 02:01

actually i wanted to say that it seems to me i saw this "reptile" t-shirt in ebay recently.
but i can be wrong.
talking about myself i have only one very worn-out "Body and Soul" t-shirt (i bought from one London market in 1997) and one with their old logo.
i do hope i got a new one in Berlin and it would be very good if it were size "medium". in M'era Luna i started to look for them already in the first morning but there wasn't them yet and when i asked them again the next morning, they were sold out

Scardwel · 31 Jan 2003, 12:03

The earliest shirts I have are:

Tour Thing (in black, Vision Thing album cover on the front, 1991 European tour dates on the back.)

Reptile House long sleeve (in black, white head n star logo on the front, "SISTERS REPTILE" on the back, "The Sisters Of Mercy" on the left sleeve.

SISTERS 31.7.93 (black tee with white outline caslon antique lettering, no back print).

JESUS LOVES THE SISTERS (one of my favourites this one, in black with big white caslon antique lettering on the front, "REPTILE HOUSE" on the back.

Vision Thing 'all over' shirt. In grey and black with the 'eye' logo spread all over the front and back, small head n star logo on the front.

paint it black · 31 Jan 2003, 14:00

I have 1984 black October t-shrit very tired,

1985 tune in turn on.... very very tired,

original first & last, now grey and holed

my favourite out of the 50 or so I own/ once owned is the
"I was wrong " Reading t-shirt

....and the oddest is the vision thing american footballer with the lyrics superimposed over the top

and how many of us once owned that horrible bootleg one with the purple splurge and sisters of mercy in huge letters?

Scardwel · 31 Jan 2003, 14:35

Jeez yeah, I remember that one! I think it can still be found on sale in Camden Market if you look hard enough.

31 Jan 2003, 14:46

has anyone got any photos or scans of the plain "slogan" ones?

Debaser · 31 Jan 2003, 17:28

paint it black wrote:I have 1984 black October t-shrit very tired,

1985 tune in turn on.... very very tired,

original first & last, now grey and holed

The fear of retaliation prevents me from saying what I'm thinking!

Oh what the hell

Old get!

Debaser

Jim · 31 Jan 2003, 17:58

I always liked the "need it want it" skinny.

I've still got my vision thing all over print, but my girlfriend's appropriated it as a nighty.

Got my revenge though. "2 tix to leeds please".

Hah.

pikkrong · 31 Jan 2003, 19:16

pikkrong wrote:
Lars Svensson wrote:my memory of said tee is that it sez sisters 16 blah blah blah and nowt on the back

however, my memory could be blurred by the fact it's just taken me 7.5 hours to get from just outside of London to Leeds...all because a lickle ickle bit of fookin' snow has fallen...

...Any Southerners here? If so, do tell me why your part of the country grinds to a complete standstill when the snow starts to fall? Captain Mainwairing's "Don't Panic, Don't Panic!" echoes around the South every time this happens...and I bet there'll be piccies of the "Snow Hell" on the front of all the papers tomorrow...despite the fact that The North (remember us?) does suffer from this Every So Often...not to mention Scotland (yeah, that bit at the top which had a low of minus 18 degrees the other week)...Fook's sake...GET IT SORTED!!!!!!!!

F**king TSK!!!!!!!!!!
people from here begin to panic when there's no snow in the winter:
"what the f*** - still november, grey ground and water, always november from october to may" and so on. but now we have snow again. nice. but the wind is too harsh. and degrees -10 and less.

sorry.
today i heard from the radio you have serious problems with snow storms.
my apologies.

biggy · 31 Jan 2003, 22:32

I used to have - black october shirt , tune in shirt , first last shirt & others .
The only one I have now is my head/star shirt from 1984 . It`s faded , split right down both sides , no sleeves . To be honest I really don`t know why I`ve kept it when I`ve thrown so many others away .

Ed Rhombus · 31 Jan 2003, 22:47

I used to have the good Old First and Last T-shirt, as I remember it went all grey and tired as early as 89!

And I only bought it in 88!

Next time I see Von, I'm asking for me money back!

6FeetOver · 31 Jan 2003, 23:59

paint it black wrote: and how many of us once owned that horrible bootleg one with the purple splurge and sisters of mercy in huge letters?

MEMEME!!! And I still have it!

6FeetOver · 01 Feb 2003, 00:02

I've still got a FALAA bootleg shirt...

Andy TG · 01 Feb 2003, 00:12

Does anyone know where I ca get hold of a (very) cheap - US tour of 91 - its the pruple one with von doing a side on pose - i have lost the bloody thing - and would very muvh to get another one

The earliest t shirt I have is "adronochrome" (in near mint!) and two very old head and star 85's - mostly covered in paint!

Ed Rhombus · 01 Feb 2003, 00:42

Just watch Ebay for a few weeks, one will turn up!

Anton Albrecht · 01 Feb 2003, 01:54

Wop !

Hey Andythegoth, i've got the violet one; bought in france in 92; and still pretty resistant

I got also the head on black and Body & Soul, but tired...
I used to have Alice bought in Camden with my first Only Theatre of pain shirt (RIP Rozz !) Finished in lambs.

Remember the one white with a gondole (or something like a boat). This bootleg shirt could have been a good sleeve, non ?

I'd like to get one L size of head on black with 1985 date. Still the best.
Saw it this summer in Camden, but didn't buy it ! Out of money.

What about posters ?
Still got FLA, Temple of Love, and Body and Soul (my favorite) !

6FeetOver · 01 Feb 2003, 02:41

Anton Albrecht wrote: What about posters ?
Still got FLA, Temple of Love, and Body and Soul (my favorite) !

I've still got a Vision Thing-era poster...

Andy TG · 01 Feb 2003, 02:49

As for Posters- Temple of Love (83 and 92) Under The Gun, Adrenochrome, Reptile House, FALAA, BW Vision Thing Group Shot, ASCOO Promo, and a couple of others of various Von pics!
(and more "cuttings" than I can wave a very big stick at!)

The Purple/Violet T shirt I am after was on Ebay a few months back - with 7 (seven) others and they went for less than Â£20.00 (30 euro) - I was gutted! :-(