Sisters/Smiths

THE place for your Sisters-related comments, questions and snippets of Sisters information. For those who do not know, The Sisters of Mercy are a rock'n'roll band. And a pop band. And an industrial groove machine. Or so they say. They make records. Lots of records, apparently. But not in your galaxy. They play concerts. Lots of concerts, actually. But you still cannot see them. So what's it all about, Alfie? This is one of the few tightly-moderated forums on Heartland, so please keep on-topic. All off-topic posts will either be moved or deleted. Chairman Bux is the editor and the editor's decision is final. Danke.
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I don't know if anyone else does it but if I see a music book about the 80s in a shop I always check the index to see if there are any Sisters mention. Anyway in the Johnny Marr autobiography, there are a couple of pages on the Sisters/Smiths Birmingham show and Marr is really very complimentary about :von: and the Sisters relationship with their fans. That is the one gig I would have loved to been at. Was anyone there? :D
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abridged wrote:if I see a music book about the 80s in a shop I always check the index to see if there are any Sisters mention.
I wish I'd thought of that.
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The Tony Fletcher book about the Smiths also touches on The Sisters briefly - in a complimentary way too.
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Wasn't at the Birmingham gig, but The Smiths supported The Sisters at Brixton and ULU in 1983. I was at both of them, but didn't see The Smiths play at ULU.

Could be wrong, but I always assumed, given the lack of musical similarities, that it was some sort of arrangement set up by Rough trade
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