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Posted: 29 Sep 2009, 19:14
by James Blast
being in the same age bracket as Mr. E, I know exactly where that could come from and it was the front of the badge, it was the 'hook affair' used to attach the badge through a lapel button hole, they weren't restricted to the Leeds area either
Re: back to the bar....
Posted: 29 Sep 2009, 19:16
by markfiend
Nada wrote:Chairman Bux wrote:Bar:
noun
Yes, what about that "bar"?
Let's suppose our moderator's appearance is the hint that a bell rang... who knows....
so, exercising over Pluto's/ Charon metaphor....
"Pass the crystal, spread the Tarot"... I don't think
was ever a fan of astrology
Posted: 29 Sep 2009, 22:32
by stufarq
Mr Thorburn wrote:Im pretty sure I read in an old Sisters fanzine interview that the design was based on the badges that Leeds bus conductors wore in the early/mid 80's.
Presumably Eldritch noticed the logo when he was getting his ticket gripped on the way to a gig/club/heel bar.
APB please - confirmation required from a retired West Yorks bus driver.
Tickets please.
All our clever theories and it comes down to bus spotting!
Posted: 30 Sep 2009, 00:25
by Being645
Driving the bus through the eclipse for us ...
... very kind.
Posted: 30 Sep 2009, 01:25
by Nada
Well... at least you can take both for a trip, can't you?
Posted: 30 Sep 2009, 01:42
by Being645
... to the light fantastic ...
... hopefully soon again ...
Posted: 02 Oct 2009, 11:22
by timsinister
stufarq wrote:
All our clever theories and it comes down to bus spotting!
Well, what about that line from Anaconda about the 'number three' - a reference to the Leeds bus service to the Village Place area?
Posted: 02 Oct 2009, 12:18
by markfiend
The number 3 went to Beeston actually. You'd probably get the 50 along Burley Road and cut across Burley Park to Village Place.
Posted: 05 Oct 2009, 11:41
by timsinister
Worse than a trainspotter, he's a
busspotter!
Posted: 05 Feb 2010, 02:58
by Maisey
56 and proud
Posted: 06 Feb 2010, 19:05
by bismarck
I haven't been around in a while and I haven't read the entire thread, so forgive me if I'm being redundant...
‘Walk Away’ was backed by ‘Poison Door’ on the 7� (MR033), with ‘On The Wire’ included as a bonus track on the 12� (MR033T). Eldritch had remixed and extended ‘Train’ and the song, titled ‘Long Train (Amphetamix)’, was offered as a free flexi-disc (SAM218) in the first 3,000 copies of the 12� and 2,000 copies of the 7�. Eldritch again designed the cover but for the first time opted for a strictly graphic approach rather than an appropriated image. The crescent-and-bar graphic was his attempt to design a band logo that would eventually allow the Head and Star graphic to be used solely as a Merciful Release label logo. This attempt was to falter when the band split in 1985, before the new crescent logo had been fully accepted by the public. Eldritch believed that the Head and Star logo had to grace 1987’s ‘This Corrosion’ single to maintain aesthetic continuity after severe lineup changes and an absence of almost three years; the crescent logo was never revived.
Re: FALAA - Cover symbol
Posted: 06 Feb 2010, 20:10
by Debaser
Casar wrote:On the frontcover there is a symbol, does anybody know exactly what it represents?
Thinking far too deep the lot of yas, it's an aerial shot looking down on a snowman standing on a fence.
Posted: 06 Feb 2010, 21:52
by stufarq
bismarck wrote:I haven't been around in a while and I haven't read the entire thread, so forgive me if I'm being redundant...
‘Walk Away’ was backed by ‘Poison Door’ on the 7� (MR033), with ‘On The Wire’ included as a bonus track on the 12� (MR033T). Eldritch had remixed and extended ‘Train’ and the song, titled ‘Long Train (Amphetamix)’, was offered as a free flexi-disc (SAM218) in the first 3,000 copies of the 12� and 2,000 copies of the 7�. Eldritch again designed the cover but for the first time opted for a strictly graphic approach rather than an appropriated image. The crescent-and-bar graphic was his attempt to design a band logo that would eventually allow the Head and Star graphic to be used solely as a Merciful Release label logo. This attempt was to falter when the band split in 1985, before the new crescent logo had been fully accepted by the public. Eldritch believed that the Head and Star logo had to grace 1987’s ‘This Corrosion’ single to maintain aesthetic continuity after severe lineup changes and an absence of almost three years; the crescent logo was never revived.
Where's that from?
Posted: 07 Feb 2010, 06:39
by Prescott
Hmmmm? Very interesting.
Posted: 07 Feb 2010, 08:53
by bismarck
stufarq wrote:Where's that from?
Erm, I don't remember where I got that from. I have an unusually large collection of Sisters clippings, interviews etc. Ez will recognize it, I imagine.