Some Girls Wander by Mistake

Infobox Album |
Name = The Sisters of Mercy: Some Girls Wander by Mistake
Type = compilation
Artist = The Sisters of Mercy


Released = April 27, 1992 (UK), October 20, 1992 (USA)
Recorded = 1980-1983
Genre = Gothic rock,
Alternative rock,
Post-punk
Length = 79:31
Label = Merciful Release/eastwest/Warner Music UK Ltd. (UK), Elektra (USA)
Producer = Andrew Eldritch, others
Reviews =
*Allmusic (4.5/5) [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Adpb1z82a8yvj link]
*"Q" (3/5) [http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.review.redirect&fixture_review=120218&resource=120218&fixture_artist=145355 link]
Last album = "Vision Thing"
(1990)
This album = "Some Girls Wander by Mistake"
(1992)
Next album = "A Slight Case of Overbombing"
(1993)
Misc = Singles
Name = Some Girls Wander by Mistake
Type = compilation
Single 1 = Temple of Love (1992)
Single 1 date = April 20, 1992

"Some Girls Wander by Mistake" is a 1992 collection of early independent singles by the UK band The Sisters of Mercy. In Europe it was released on the band's own label Merciful Release under distribution to eastwest/Warner Music UK Ltd. Catalog and bar code numbers are 9031-76476-2 YS and 090317647623, repectively. Due to conflict between Merciful Release and Warner Music, the USA pressing of the CD (Elektra 9 61306-2, 075596130622) - which came as a limited edition containing artwork "postcards" of the early vinyl singles as well as a regular edition without those cards - have been cancelled after release.

The record includes covers of The Stooges "1969" and The Rolling Stones "Gimme Shelter," as well as extended version of original "Temple of Love". The promotional re-recorded single "Temple of Love (1992)", featuring Israeli vocalist Ofra Haza, preceded the album release.

The album's title comes from a Leonard Cohen song, "Teachers", from the 1967 album "Songs of Leonard Cohen", which was band's live staple throughout its career. The full line is "Some girls wander by mistake / Into the mess that scalpels make". This is the same album that the Cohen song "Sisters of Mercy" is on.

Track listing

Record one:
#"Alice" (Eldritch) – 3:33
#"Floorshow" (Eldritch, Marx, Adams) – 3:42
#"Phantom" (Marx, Adams) – 7:12
#"1969" (Alexander, Osterberg, Asheton, Asheton) – 2:46
#"Kiss the Carpet" (Eldritch) – 5:57
#"Lights" (Eldritch) – 5:52
#"Valentine" (Eldritch) – 4:44
#"Fix" (Eldritch) – 3:34
#"Burn" (Eldritch) – 4:50
#"Kiss the Carpet (reprise)" (Eldritch) – 0:38

Record two:
#"Temple of Love (extended)" (Eldritch) – 7:43
#"Heartland" (Eldritch, Marx) – 4:46
#"Gimme Shelter" (Richards, Jagger) – 5:58
#"Damage Done" (Eldritch) – 3:05
#"Watch" (Marx) – 3:13
#"Home of the Hitmen" (Marx) – 0:34
#"Body Electric" (Eldritch) – 4:20
#"Adrenochrome" (Eldritch) – 2:59
#"Anaconda" (Eldritch, Marx) – 4:05

Personnel

*Andrew Eldritch - vocal, guitar
*Gary Marx - guitar, vocal
*Craig Adams - bass guitar
*Ben Gunn - guitar
*Doktor Avalanche (drum machine) - drums

External links

* [http://www.thesistersofmercy.com/gen/rrr1.htm Sleeve notes of the album]
* [http://www.thesistersofmercy.com/mek/mekddone.htm Story of the first single]