Andrew Eldritch: Why won't you release a new Sisters LP?
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sultan2075
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Mid 90's I think. It might be an old issue of UTR, or maybe an interview from the period.
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The most successful tyranny is not the one that uses force to assure uniformity but the one that removes the awareness of other possibilities, that makes it seem inconceivable that other ways are viable, that removes the sense that there is an outside.
The most successful tyranny is not the one that uses force to assure uniformity but the one that removes the awareness of other possibilities, that makes it seem inconceivable that other ways are viable, that removes the sense that there is an outside.
Yeah, that rings a bell with me too. Must be on this site somewhere cos I don't think I'd have come across it anywhere else.sultan2075 wrote:Someone sent a fax, possibly to the wrong person, saying scheduling was bad (an album release on the same day as Simply Red or something). Someone took offense. 20 years later, there will never be another record.
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Still at least we have lots of great Simply Red records to listen to.
Well you must know something
'Cos we're dying of admiration here
Mastering obscure alternatives
'Cos we're dying of admiration here
Mastering obscure alternatives
http://www.myheartland.co.uk/viewtopic. ... f3240dd465radiojamaica wrote:Wasn't there a leaked contract or summat?Being645 wrote:What admin mistake, btw? ......
"What happened to the 1991 truce with East West which involved Sisters records retaining WEA distribution in America (to satisfy Time Warner) and coming out via Mute (to satisfy the band - and Mute)?
We had to get away from Elektra, but we weren't allowed to move outside the Warner family. Mute was the only Warner-distributed label to have any interest in the band, and we liked them. We were getting on fine until the first Sisters/Mute record was due to come out.
Mute sent a fax to London, telling East West that East West's poor scheduling would damage the band in America. Nothing unusual (in our case) about the fax or its content. Unfortunately Mute sent a copy to Andrew, whereupon East West terminated the deal.
Since then the Sisters have had no representation in America. Having been on Elektra, we haven't really noticed the difference"
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Oh yes, thanks paulito ... now I remember ...Paulito wrote:http://www.myheartland.co.uk/viewtopic. ... f3240dd465radiojamaica wrote:Wasn't there a leaked contract or summat?Being645 wrote:What admin mistake, btw? ...
"What happened to the 1991 truce with East West which involved Sisters records retaining WEA distribution in America (to satisfy Time Warner) and coming out via Mute (to satisfy the band - and Mute)?
We had to get away from Elektra, but we weren't allowed to move outside the Warner family. Mute was the only Warner-distributed label to have any interest in the band, and we liked them. We were getting on fine until the first Sisters/Mute record was due to come out.
Mute sent a fax to London, telling East West that East West's poor scheduling would damage the band in America. Nothing unusual (in our case) about the fax or its content. Unfortunately Mute sent a copy to Andrew, whereupon East West terminated the deal.
Since then the Sisters have had no representation in America. Having been on Elektra, we haven't really noticed the difference"
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So it was East West who threw the toys out of the pram first? I suppose I'm pleasantly surprised at that...
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
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—Bertrand Russell
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One can never know, really: "'I did that' says my memory. I couldn’t have done that – says my pride, and stands its ground. Finally, memory gives in.'markfiend wrote:So it was East West who threw the toys out of the pram first? I suppose I'm pleasantly surprised at that...
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The most successful tyranny is not the one that uses force to assure uniformity but the one that removes the awareness of other possibilities, that makes it seem inconceivable that other ways are viable, that removes the sense that there is an outside.
The most successful tyranny is not the one that uses force to assure uniformity but the one that removes the awareness of other possibilities, that makes it seem inconceivable that other ways are viable, that removes the sense that there is an outside.
Presumably Andrew threw his toys out of the pram, since I doubt East West would have made such a decision on their own.markfiend wrote:So it was East West who threw the toys out of the pram first? I suppose I'm pleasantly surprised at that...
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Sounds like something, the same girl, wearing the red shoes on MySpace would say, if she wasn't so busy being a bother on FaceBook ... Andrew.H. Blackrose wrote:http://www.thesistersofmercy.com/misc/deardok.htmPrescott wrote:How would you know what he does and does not care about?
You misspelled "toeing". Hope this helps. Also, I actually agree with Von's stated reasons for not releasing a new album: a) they wouldn't make any money out of it; (b) he's happy with what the Sisters are doing right now; (c) if you want to hear the new songs, go to YouTube.Why don't you just keep towing the company line?
"... because we're that kind of people."