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I've read in a 6 full pages paper in French magazine D-Side that Dave Humphries was for some times (days, weeks ?), the first SOM singer early in 1980 (while Eldritch was still playing the drums, i.e. he found Doktor Avalanche). Anybody heard about this ?

Never heard about that.

John Langford is associated with the early Sisters (see Zig Zag mag from February 1984) but Dave Humphries... hm....

Our Taylor is Rich wrote:I've read in a 6 full pages paper in French magazine D-Side that Dave Humphries was for some times (days, weeks ?), the first SOM singer early in 1980 (while Eldritch was still playing the drums, i.e. he found Doktor Avalanche). Anybody heard about this ?

Given that the same article says, "Merciful Release was penniless, and it was a label called CNT which released the second sisters single, Body Electric, in April 1982. Another setback. The band went into hibernation, Andrew went into a depression and finally found a job as a DJ on BBC Radio 1 under the name Andy Kershaw," I'd be inclined to take it with a smidgen of the salty stuff. However, I did hear that Barry Humphries used to be the front man for Dead or Alive...

Did I mention that I've met Elvis at Karstadt when I went shopping yesterday? It must have been him.

EvilBastard wrote:

Our Taylor is Rich wrote:I've read in a 6 full pages paper in French magazine D-Side that Dave Humphries was for some times (days, weeks ?), the first SOM singer early in 1980 (while Eldritch was still playing the drums, i.e. he found Doktor Avalanche). Anybody heard about this ?

Given that the same article says, "Merciful Release was penniless, and it was a label called CNT which released the second sisters single, Body Electric, in April 1982. Another setback. The band went into hibernation, Andrew went into a depression and finally found a job as a DJ on BBC Radio 1 under the name Andy Kershaw," I'd be inclined to take it with a smidgen of the salty stuff. However, I did hear that Barry Humphries used to be the front man for Dead or Alive...

Barry Humphries WAS singer for Dead Or Alive i thought he still IS!

Christian wrote:Did I mention that I've met Elvis at Karstadt when I went shopping yesterday? It must have been him.

Elvis only shops at Kaufhof.

Christian wrote:John Langford is associated with the early Sisters (see Zig Zag mag from February 1984) but Dave Humphries... hm....

Absolutely true, it seems that John was still playing the bass early 1982 : in a 2/27/82 review of the York concert (2/5), Melody Maker mentions him : "On bass, the stocky and stalwart JL seems to be in control of his new career - he used to drum for the Mekons"

Our Taylor is Rich wrote:I've read in a 6 full pages paper in French magazine D-Side that Dave Humphries was for some times (days, weeks ?), the first SOM singer early in 1980 (while Eldritch was still playing the drums, i.e. he found Doktor Avalanche). Anybody heard about this ?

Dave Humphries Rocks my Sox....... http://www.davehumphriesmusic.com/

Pure magic.....

There is some truth in this.... his name is mentioned in the credits of SGWBM (as Dave Humphrey), and Gary Marx has mentioned him in replys from the Ghost Dance page in relation to the gig in 81 at the Futurama festival in Stafford....the quote from Gary as follows...
''was it really '81? Yes we played the Futurama Festival in Stafford- as to whether we were a last minute addition I couldn't say. My memories are of playing the gig very early in the day and Andy walking onstage and yelling 'bring out your dead' to the few Bauhaus and Theatre of Hate fans scattered around the largely empty hall.
Now here's one for you trivia fans- the Sisters line up that day included a certain Dave Humphries on 2nd guitar (it was actually his last Sisters gig I think). Not a name I've seen mentioned too many times in the Sisters story''

Well there you go

Interesting. Thanks for the info.

Here's what Sisters wiki says, or rather says not :

Note: this list does not include short-lived members from 1980-1981

So Humphries may be one of those. He obviously left without a trace anyway.

Badlander wrote:Here's what Sisters wiki says, or rather says not :

Note: this list does not include short-lived members from 1980-1981

So Humphries may be one of those. He obviously left without a trace anyway.

To join Les Humphrey Singers and sing about Mexico.

FLOORED1 wrote:There is some truth in this.... his name is mentioned in the credits of SGWBM (as Dave Humphrey), ...d too many times in the Sisters story''

Well there you go

so many thanks, it doesn't change the way it has been, but it's worth knowing this (or not?)

Jon Langford subbed for Craig when he went off to do photography in South America or something like that, didn't he?

There was an old Von interview where he said something like (working from memory here): "the guy who was the singer decided he wasn't very good and asked me to have a go". No mention of names, but it seemed reasonable to work on the basis that was Gary Marx.

Ozpat wrote:

Badlander wrote:Here's what Sisters wiki says, or rather says not :

Note: this list does not include short-lived members from 1980-1981

So Humphries may be one of those. He obviously left without a trace anyway.

To join Les Humphrey Singers and sing about Mexico.

It worked for James Ray And The Performance.

mh wrote:Jon Langford subbed for Craig when he went off to do photography in South America or something like that, didn't he?

yeah, photograph in las Islas Canarias

Dark wrote:

Ozpat wrote:

Badlander wrote:Here's what Sisters wiki says, or rather says not :
So Humphries may be one of those. He obviously left without a trace anyway.

To join Les Humphrey Singers and sing about Mexico.

It worked for James Ray And The Performance.

In a blues' way that is!

Christian wrote:Did I mention that I've met Elvis at Karstadt when I went shopping yesterday? It must have been him.

I met him in Hamburg, at Reeperbahn:

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e398/ ... MG0679.jpg

pikkrong wrote:

Christian wrote:Did I mention that I've met Elvis at Karstadt when I went shopping yesterday? It must have been him.

I met him in Hamburg, at Reeperbahn:

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e398/ ... MG0679.jpg

Kind of looks like the fat Vegas Elllllllllvisssssssssss.....
Not you the other guy...

9while9 wrote:

pikkrong wrote:

Christian wrote:Did I mention that I've met Elvis at Karstadt when I went shopping yesterday? It must have been him.

I met him in Hamburg, at Reeperbahn:

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e398/ ... MG0679.jpg

Kind of looks like the fat Vegas Elllllllllvisssssssssss.....
Not you the other guy...

as my friend commented the photo:
You didn't meet Elvis in Vegas but in Hamburg he still caught you.