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Virgin.net interview, 1997 wrote: Alexa Williamson : It's been claimed that the Sisters were one of the most bootlegged bands of the Eighties.

: The most bootlegged of all, it's said

Alexa Williamson: Do you think that the Internet has increased this assertion ten-fold to also make the Sisters one of the most bootlegged bands of the Nineties?

: Er, what? We've played bigger concerts in the nineties, but fewer of them, so unless you're talking about the unabating traffic in older Sisters bootlegs... we're unlikely to be the most bootlegged band of the nineties.

The Guardian, 15 Jun 2024 wrote: A few weeks after I hear that story, BPI’s press department sends me a top 10 list of the artists whose bootleg and counterfeit albums have been most frequently removed from online platforms (or “delisted”). The No 1 position, somewhat surprisingly, is held by the veteran goth outfit the Sisters of Mercy, with 695 delistings. Then comes David Bowie, the Rolling Stones, Joy Division and Pink Floyd – followed by the Cure, the Clash, Led Zeppelin, Motörhead and Iron Maiden. Their names are followed by a curt explanation: “You may notice that most of these artists are heritage acts from rock genres. The production of counterfeit vinyl is driven by demand, and this is what is selling.”

timsinister wrote: ↑26 Jun 2024, 15:26 I saw that article as well! What an accolade. Three key g*** acts in the list, proud times.