The Sisters of Mercy - BBC Sessions 1982 1983 1984

The Sisters of Mercy: The complete BBC Sessions
1. Good Things 00:00
2. Floorshow / Alice 03:40
3. 1969 10:29
4. Alice 13:13
5. Heartland 16:44
6. Burn 20:30
7. Valentine 24:46
8. Jolene 29:10
9. Poison Door 31:56
10. Walk Away 35:51
11. No Time To Cry 39:27
12. Emma 43:40

[@advantagerefs]

This was back during apartheid South Africa in June 1985. I wasn't a great fan of Echo & The Bunnymen, but someone gave me their T-shirt. A local from an alternative nightclub wanted it and said he'd give me a record for the shirt. It was First and Last and Always. Changed my life. I started DJing that year, and Sisters was a big part of our alternative anti-apartheid movement in Durban. Going back through their early catalogue was insane. The Body Electric version on the Body & Soul EP is unbelievable. What a great band, and these BBC Sessions are so ridiculously brilliant.

[@starfish6201]

Thats awesome!

[@thomaslove1355]

I consider myself very fortunate to have a seen the 'Sisters of Mercy' on the very hot and beautiful day on April, 26th 1985 live at the infamous 'Zeche' in Bochum, Germany , which was my first ever concert at the age of 15. We called ourselves 'New Waves' back then. We dressed mainly black, wore pointed ankle boots, used hairspray and make-up, we danced to The Cure, Fad Gadget, Neon Judgement, Alien Sex Fiend, Skinny Puppy, Anne Clarke, etc and of course Sisters who were the top New Wave act from 1983 to 1985.. We were proud not being mainstream in most ways. Met some extraordinary people of whom some are still in my life today. Those times were one of the most memorable in my life which shaped me in so many positive ways. At least. I hope so. Peace & be wild

[@Luxfer999]

You nailed, same age.

[@lavieenrose5954]

Those were the days my friend, and don’t forget the fabulous formidable Siouxsie 🖤

[@eddiewillers1]

Cool - I'm a few years older, and from the English Midlands, but was heavily into those same bands as well as the Neue Deutsche Welle, such as X-mal Deutschland.

[@danielgreen3715]

Same here saw them in Leeds still make my heart beat faster and they still echo in my soul today

[@cynthianovoselsky3592]

Your very fortunate

[@cassimf]

This is the best and most visceral version of 'Heartland'. Their early stuff is really special.

[@jamesleonard2870]

I agree! I dig the distortion in Dr Avalanche. It really tares through the track.

[@InGuyFawkesWeTrust1605]

one of the most memorable times in my life, going to small gigs in around 82 and seeing sisters up close, without smoke or gimmicks, just the band with Andrew in his jeans ripped at the knee and leather jacket , churning out those amazing screams during Floorshow etc. i still feel the hairs on my neck standing up to think about it now. great days, how i wish i could go back. Eldritch, Marx, Gunn, Adams, the band who had the biggest influence on my life, here paired up with John Peel, the most important person in my life outside of my own family.

[@antonioleanza9971]

40 years already passed........ Holy shit

[@cyclothymic]

So reassuring that even after everything I can still fall back into the garden of the Sisters of Mercy.

[@jamesschulziii9098]

Mr Eldridge accepts you and all. Especially Dr Avalanche...😎

[@RC-gg1ib]

There are many rooms in my garden......mmmmhmmmm

[@stationsixtyseven67]

#this.

[@thomaswarburton7101]

The Garden of Delight....as it were.

[@shannonm.townsend1232]

Same

[@burnTrobot]

You know the difference between Goths and Emo? Goths have No time to cry.

[@powersnuffgirl]

Sense of humor and fan of TSOM 🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@tylerblakeart4810]

Well Played Sir :D

[@Christine-te4mr]

excellent

[@lavieenrose5954]

No no no no no no 🖤

[@lucianofigueiredo4877]

Vrdd

[@michaelcolello2735]

Pre-Floodland SOM is so goood.

[@hayvenforpeace]

Sisters of Mercy = pure genius. Really wish I was old enough to have seen them live back in the early 80s.

[@christianobermeier7862]

Mr. Eldritch was an Era of Music !

[@j.477]

,,, bloody well put ... greetings fom berlin ...

[@the-darkest-star]

The bass at the beginning of Heartland...damn.

[@SpittingMage]

I am glad I attended about 30 SoM concerts in my life (from a Beatles fan)

[@user-tx9vr7hc4s]

FAVOURITE BAND 2 DANCE ON BACK THOSE DAYS (SL) Belgium

[@hickesy69]

I remember seeing them in their Marx/Adams/Eldritch/Hussey/Avalanche heyday at the Studio in Bristol, circa 85. We met them after and I remember Wayne Hussey's parents being there as he's from Bristol. His dad told me that Wayne used to sit in the garden shed and play guitar until his fingertips bled. Such a formative time in my life and still seeking it out on YT 35 years later. Hope you're all staying safe.

[@widespoon2599]

Ahh the Studio with it's sprung floor. I was there too. Fantastic gig.

[@kingscourtchess]

Same here, fellow friend!

[@InGuyFawkesWeTrust1605]

Heartland opening drums sound like someone bashing a scaffolding pipe with a broomstick. how did that not start a new craze, it sounds awesome

[@morticialavinalilaslilas6616]

Thanks 4 really inviting me to sing backing vox when you saw me briefly in Camden market shopping.x Lavina,1985 legal self estranged wife of Sebastian@Skid Row.

[@stinkybikertwo6594]

Excellent, thank you, my favourite band of all time. They recorded at a studio near where I live, it was a lad in the same year as me at schools Dads studio called Ric Rak studio on the Kirkdale estate in Wortley Leeds.The first time I saw them was at Leeds Student Union Riley Smith Hall 1982. That was it I was hooked.

[@scottshields113]

Poison Door this version, excellent

[@ecowarrior1888]

ALICE and Poison Door 💜 not on here are Marian, Black Planet and Dominion drawing me back back finding myself on the edge of sheer bliss 🥇💋

[@aschlosberg9680]

EMMA (alongside Torch) is probably the straight up saddest song ever written. I am a 50 yr old dude amd for the past 35 yrs this song has brought a tear to my eye every time I hear it...... we were together since we were five! So Pretty, Emma was the star of EVERYONE's eyes....

[@marklong2248]

These really are some of the best versions of these great tracks.

[@chriswilloughby48]

I love Burn so much.

[@user-of1pd6we6u]

Spasyab za takuyu krut !!! JeLayu vsem udachi !!! 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@user-of1pd6we6u]

Udacha ne povredit ne kogda !!! 😅😊😊

[@garynicholson2855]

And when the rain comes down, I would choose to stay ☔😍

[@j.477]

,,, yep ...

[@catnip4587]

I have been a fan since the 80s and own a lot of bootlegs but I still am so pleased when I hear a song or a version of a song I have never experienced 🖤

[@whytegroovin]

some fine historical recordings , john peel was truly the god of all noises and air thunders !!!

[@rebeccarosen6889]

omg,ive never heard this production before,its FABULOUS!

[@Fancy93]

Just thank u for sharing this rarity, one I hadn’t heard before!

[@chris8949]

... so good and raw ! thx

[@InTheFlatField]

Emma - brings tears to my eyes. Brilliant!

[@KLAUSTROPHOBIK_OFFICIAL]

This is GOLD!

[@edwardlozano7312]

YUP Saw them in LA at their height 1985

[@Nosfeicon]

God !! This is fucking Awesome !!!!!

[@Ta-hashBenEskafruneh]

Good things (in THIS version) lays forever among my favourites... 💫👁🎈

[@mr2ew]

I've been a fan for almost 40 years and have never heard their best stuff??? Sounds so nice!

[@Evemeister12]

This rendition of Jolene is utterly hypnotic

[@yann243]

Some old stuff, but so good vibes...someone uploaded the dour concert 1997 too - thanks internet and all that community that make it possible to return in the past like it was yesterday!!! Yann - french SOM fan!!

[@jasonfarrol6277]

Woh, das Ding hab ich noch auf Vinyl.. nannte sich damals "Psychedelich Session" oder so ähnlich.. hatte nur ein völlig anderes Cover.. Ein echtes Schätzchen 🤗

[@daniel1812]

Gibt sicher so einige Leute da draußen, die mit der Scheibe ihre ersten Drogenerlebnisse vor rd. 40 Jahren verbinden... 😁

[@jasonfarrol6277]

@@daniel1812 oh ja, die gibt es 😊 Emma, Gimme Shelter, meine 1.Version von 'Poison Door'.. großartige Musik, immer noch 😃

[@shawn6669]

Because when I hear Hot Chocolate's original version of Emma I think "This is just too cheery. I need to make it even darker and sadder.".

[@URTH-yb5xh]

Thanks for this 🤩

[@floatinghomesound.3000]

Dankeschön

[@andrasbecker5000]

Best music ever from andrew

[@giuseppebuttini6947]

Questi sono i veri Sisters of Mercy 😉

[@oxfordambient]

Awesome mix...early Sisters via the BBC ..nothing better..

[@michaelszypura7202]

Legendie Symphonie

[@myauralfixation]

Can't believe I was a teenager stuck in Australia when this was all happening in the UK. My favourite band.

[@falafel1980]

You had The Birthday Party and Nick Cave atleast hah

[@djrobotcitizen]

imho we had some of the best music in the world happening in Australia at that time.

[@ThreadBomb]

@@falafel1980 ...who lived in the UK.

[@sebastianbaxter6760]

Omgs that version of 'Floorshow' is insanely good - we've lost the spuds again [hooray!]

[@TheMountainBeyondTheWoods]

So good.

[@stadavsten]

Sisters of Mercy both made music I deeply love, and music I can't stand to hear. This album is strictly the former. Nice

[@stephanemontour3842]

Excellent !!! thanks for sharing !!!

[@nmacog]

we covered 7 of the 12 tracks here - not worthy just innocent fun - oh the old days miss them ...

[@aleksanth5362]

Στην λευκη με αγαπη αλεξανδρος 1991 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@samshahrokhi5635]

Awesome

[@andrewkilbride971]

In here, nothing but the good things! 😎

[@spaciousentropy]

Wowwwww.... Love this stuff. thank you.

[@derableser5885]

and when the rain comes down.... these sessions are so brilliant!

[@InGuyFawkesWeTrust1605]

peel sessions always brought the best out in bands

[@thoorne6677]

Damn...forgot how bloody amazing "good things" sounds.

[@ThreadBomb]

It would be great on the dance floor.

[@jamesjackson-df1hi]

Fuckin absolute magic. Thanks mate for this.

[@MsJp467]

yes i 2nd that fab stuff

[@crunkle3290]

really hoping ill be able to see them in a few months. one of my favorite bands

[@professfuckerQueens]

100% !!

[@christiandesayes4718]

merci benoit pour le partage arrive a 58 ans et ton contenu je l adore et grace a toi je rajeuni! merci!!

[@JayJuch]

Emma! what a closer

[@debbieturner6194]

Absolutely incredible music. I LOVE this.

[@chiquefrances9398]

excellent ! what a wonderful gift ! thank you very much indeed !

[@666catanist]

Why do I love this cover of Jolene so much?

[@jaybay2233]

Because its absolutely damn fantastic

[@TheKaiborg]

Jepp. Brilliant!

[@andersjansson6629]

This version of jolene is outstanding

[@pappalessa]

Never understood why good things was never released

[@dabsan]

This brings back some great memories :) still sounds amazing today. Great version of Floorshow.

[@TobysRedSock]

Thanks for putting this up, that version of Floorshow is so good.

[@bluBlaq33]

That version of heartland is so so so much better

[@declanfarrell3933]

Thanks very much I appreciated an 100% I this is amazing sets of tunes 😎🤠🤫🤔😎😼🖤💥🖐👍👊🤜🤛👐👀🦻😎

[@aricemabbit]

fan since '88, when i considered myself a goth, purely because i like SoM - as i get older i realise early times was post-punk, later days are pyscho-rock. genre defining stuff that will be played at my internment. i've decided against Bury Me Deep 🙏🏻

[@bugboy3000]

Tha is for uploading these great gems from the golden age of the SOM

[@benoitmarhadour1703]

Ok, may be i was wrong about that ...

[@JimJoness619]

This emma version is grandiose

[@ObZen1134]

I love this!

[@justinmoore4388]

Sounds incredible.

[@gottstehunsbei]

Very nice! Seit min. 30 Jahren Geht der good stuff in mir durch. Danke für die super Aufnahme hier !!

[@gustavoautran]

BBC versions are much better than the original ones, as usual.

[@burnTrobot]

Andrew is a showman- he loves his audience

[@gigteevee6118]

This release is so nicely mastered, thanks for uploading it!

[@justme5192]

Those were the days when the air was aligned with spiked up hair , black kohl and lipstick trying our best to move in tune to these awesome ever unique songs. Sisters are the forever intellectual love goth gods who made records, sometimes.....

[@opusnigrum1229]

Good Things *-*

[@danielscissorhands]

Thanks for the upload

[@stojkovicigor]

Absolutely beautiful sounds

[@onimenokyochristy4925]

merci mec pour ces versions " early " . je possede tous les albums des sisters , mais pas ces versions " bbc ". encore merci .

[@fh8769]

Brilliant! Thank you so much for this treasure.

[@_ms.mannequin_]

Early SOM remind me a bit of joy division. At least inspired. I LOVE both!

[@resistor27]

Totally agree, more just downer rock.

[@benoitmarhadour1703]

Enjoy : kzbin.info/www/bejne/sILHYpiEppqNm80

[@simong7145]

Simply wonderful.

[@dopul-x3852]

We were together since we were five She was so pretty Emma was a star in everyone's eyes And when she said she'd be a movie queen Nobody laughed With her face like an angel She could be anything Emmaline Emma Emmaline I'm gonna write your name high on that silver screen Emmaline Emma Emmaline I'm gonna make you the biggest star this world has ever seen At seventeen We were wed And I worked day and night to earn our daily bread And every day Emma would go out searching for that play That never, ever came her way And sometimes she come home and she'd be so depressed I'd hear her crying in the back room and feel so distressed And I'd remember back when she was five To the words that used to make Emmaline come alive It was... Emma Emmaline I'm gonna write your name high on the silver screen Emmaline Emma Emmaline I'm gonna make you the biggest star this world has ever seen It was a cold and dark December night When I opened up the bedroom door To find her lying Still and cold upon the bed A love letter lying on the bedroom floor It read, Darling I love you But I just can't keep on living on dreams no more I've tried so very hard not to leave you alone But I just can't keep on trying no more Emmaline Oooh Emma Nooo Emma Emmaline

[@dopul-x3852]

@@solidfluid7649 true

[@Distance2Jupiter]

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[@joaogomes5044]

Thank you ;)

[@NewWesternFront]

damn why do all these recordings have a really amazing and raw shoegazey/noise sound to them? REPLAY

[@kass4121]

Good thing ...yes very good..Les Sisters vraiment tripant!Good Times..

[@goodycaoalso3910]

Wow. So great. Thanks!!!

[@poemeetsludwig2410]

The real soul of The Sisters

[@memoirsofdeadmen]

Every version\live of Floorshow just smacks you around like a sissy. Never disappointed with the daddies of goth

[@salustius]

Thanks for sharing 💀

[@laurentp.pauletti]

Splendid versions , I could cry

[@resistor27]

You don’t have time...

[@idontmind5815]

Great upload! Thank you🙏🏼

[@VehiclesWithJacob4454317]

This is terrific!! Thankyou for posting

[@marcosoderi6276]

Disco dark davvero molto bello e coinvolgente.

[@PauloHenrique-jd9hq]

não tem como esquecer. oque marcou tanto. vai percorrer por muitos anos