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Sisters of Mercy - Life (book/cd) 1988

Posted: 05 Aug 2011, 19:10
by susky
Digging around in storage last night and found the "Life" book which contains a Sisters bio as well as a collection of lyrics, pictures, etc. My girlfriend special ordered it for me back in 1993. Import from Italy. It came with an accompanying 3" mini-cd with "Emma" and "Ghostrider" live versions. Kutan mentioned having the same book but with an accompanying 7" (instead of the mini-cd I have here). Just looked at Patti82's site and I see the listing for both 7" & cd versions. The back of my book says "Including Special 7"/33 RPM" despite being packaged with the mcd so I'm assuming the books are the exact same between 7" and mcd versions? Were their any differences in the books packages with 7" versus mini-cd? Thankfully my copy is unscathed by the teenage scissor attack that many of my other old books/mags suffered in my race to plaster my walls with as many gaunt, crestfallen dudes in black crushed velvet as possible :lol:

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the entry From Patti82's site:

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Posted: 05 Aug 2011, 19:16
by susky
Also, this has probably been posted somewhere on this site before but just noticed the "Family Tree" inside the first few pages of the "Life" book. Figured I'd include here for the heck of it:

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Posted: 05 Aug 2011, 19:40
by mh
I've a copy with the 7", but I don't seem to remember the family tree being in it. Then again, it has been quite a long time since I last dug it out.

Posted: 06 Aug 2011, 15:23
by radiojamaica
Same book with the 7" and CD. I've got both, quite silly actually ;D

Posted: 06 Aug 2011, 19:26
by Aazhyd
I've got the one with the CD too. The family tree is in it.

I think this was part of an Italian series of releases. I've got a similar book for Bauhaus (including a CD as well).

Posted: 06 Aug 2011, 19:37
by Dan
I got the 7" (with no book) for £1 from a record fair.
I have a Syd Barrett book and tiny cd from the same series.

Posted: 06 Aug 2011, 22:48
by stufarq
Got mine second hand somewhere or other, missing the 7"/CD (whichever it came with). Note the inaccuracies in the family tree (Gary not in the band in 1981 or 1985, Wayne replaces Ben a year too early, Jon Langford's name misspelled). At least the biog on the next page got it right...as far as I remember, anyway.

Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 06:29
by Ozpat
mh wrote:I've a copy with the 7", but I don't seem to remember the family tree being in it. Then again, it has been quite a long time since I last dug it out.
Have a look again Michael, the tree is in. :wink:

Posted: 31 May 2012, 07:41
by bearskin
If anyone wants another?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/music-instrume ... 688598.htm

Dunno if it's worth 25 quid though is it?

Posted: 31 May 2012, 08:40
by Doktor Gott
Jeez, memories.... I remember picking up a copy with the 7" from the virgins megastar in Glasgow in about 93.... Hadn't heard any bootlegs at that time and was blown away by ghostwriter... The tiffany gigs one of best boots going imo.