From Dave Thompson: "Beautiful Chaos - The Psychdelic
Furs" (Helter Skelter Publishing, 2004, p.108):
"John Ashton, too, was keeping himself busy, heading into
the studio to produce The Sisters of Mercy, a Leeds-based
Goth band whose vocalist Andrew Eldritch was himself a
long-standing Psychedelic Furs fan, and who were now
managed by [Furs manager] Les Mills. Titular similarities
aside, he even borrowed, deliberately or otherwise, the
distinctive echoed intro from the John Peel version of 'Into
You Like a Train' for The Sisters' own 'Train'.
'I had been recommended to The Sisters of Mercy, who
were looking for management, by Howard Thompson,'
says Mills. 'Howard had wanted to sign them before he
went to Columbia in New York and felt that I could help
them. I arranged for them to record with John [Ashton] as
I felt it would benefit both parties, as The Sisters' previous
recorded work had been dire and John wanted to get into
production.'
The two groups had shared a stage in Leeds earlier in the
year, now, following a week of pre-production at Andrew's
flat in Leeds, over two weekends spent sequestered at
Kenny Giles' studio in Bridlington, Ashton oversaw four
songs: two destined for The Sisters' next, third, single -
'Alice' and Floorshow' - the definitive version of the oft-
recorded but still unreleased 'Good Things', and a
distinctive cover of The Stooges' '1969', which would
finally turn up on a 12 inch the following spring.
At Ashton's own suggestion, The Sisters of Mercy were one
of several support bands recruited as opening acts for one-
off shows on The Psychedelic Furs' next British tour - Scritti
Politti and The Passage were among the others."
Sisters in Psychedelic Furs book
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