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The Sonic-Youth* – Sister

Sonic Youth - Sister album cover

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Genre:Rock
Style:Art Rock, Post-Punk, Indie Rock, Avantgarde
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Tracklist

Schizophrenia4:37
(I Got A) Catholic Block3:28
Beauty Lies In The Eye2:12
Stereo Sanctity3:46
Pipeline / Kill Time4:31
Tuff Gnarl3:12
Pacific Coast Highway4:25
Hot Wire My Heart3:20
Kotton Krown5:04
White Kross2:39

Credits (13)

Notes

Sonic Youth's fifth album, loosely inspired by the writings of Philip K. Dick. Recorded in a studio that used all tubes, the band was very happy with its sound.

The cover art on early pressings featured a Richard Avedon photograph ("Sandra Bennett, twelve year old, Rocky Ford, Colorado, August 23, 1980"), but this was removed following a threat of legal action from Avedon in early 1988. The offending image was initially stickered, and subsequently printed over with black ink (but still visible). On later copies it was replaced entirely by a black rectangle and/or obscured by a printed barcode.
The cover also features a photograph of Disney's Magic Kingdom, which was also obscured on some later versions. This image is commonly misunderstood to have been the cause of the potential lawsuit.

"Sister" is sometimes referred to as the band's fourth album, but the band itself considers the eponymous release to have been an album, making "Sister" number five.

'Hot Wire My Heart' originally performed by Crime (2) in 1976.

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    Cover of Sister, 1987-06-00, VinylSister
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    		Blast First – BFFP 20UK1987UK — 1987
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    Cover of Sister, 1987, VinylSister
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    		Flying Nun Records – NUN 001New Zealand1987New Zealand — 1987
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    		Torso – TORSO 33040, Blast First – TORSO 33040Netherlands1987Netherlands — 1987
    Cover of Sister, 1987-06-01, VinylSister
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    		SST Records – SST 134US1987US — 1987
    Needs Changes
    Cover of Sister, 1987, CassetteSister
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    		SST Records – SSTC 134USA & Canada1987USA & Canada — 1987
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    Cover of Sister, 1987-06-00, CassetteSister
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    		Blast First – BFFP 20CUK1987UK — 1987
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    		Recordvox – 2387-08, Blast First – BFFP 20Germany1987Germany — 1987
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    		Au Go Go – ANDA 60Australia1987Australia — 1987
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    		Di Di Music – Di.-Di. Records 111, Di Di Music – DD 111, Di Di Music – Δ.Δ. 111, Blast First – none
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    		Greece1987Greece — 1987
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    		SST Records – SST CD 134US1987US — 1987
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    		Grabaciones Accidentales – GA-165Spain1987Spain — 1987
    New Submission
    Cover of Sister, 1987, VinylSister
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    		Virgin – 70533, Mute – 70533France1987France — 1987
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    		Blast First – BFFP 20 CDUK1987UK — 1987
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    		Blast First – BFFP 20, Mute – BFFP 20UK1987UK — 1987
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    		SST Records – SSTC 134USA & Canada1987USA & Canada — 1987
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    Cover of Sister, 1987, VinylSister
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    		SST Records – SST 134US1987US — 1987
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    		SST Records – SSTC 134USA & Canada1987USA & Canada — 1987
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    		Blast First – Bffp20UK1987UK — 1987
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    		Blast First – BFFP 20 CDUK1987UK — 1987
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    		SST Records – SSTC 134USA & Canada1987USA & Canada — 1987
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    Cover of Sister, 1987-06-01, CDSister
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    		SST Records – SST CD 134US1987US — 1987
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    Cover of Sister, 1987, VinylSister
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    		Recordvox – 2387-08, Blast First – BFFP 20Germany1987Germany — 1987
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    Cover of Sister, 1987, VinylSister
    LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing
    		Virgin – 70533France1987France — 1987
    New Submission
    Cover of Sister, 1987-06-00, CDSister
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    		Blast First – BFFP 20 CDUK1987UK — 1987
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    Cover of Sister, 1988, VinylSister
    LP, Album, Reissue, Censored
    		SST Records – SST 134US1988US — 1988
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    Cover of Sister / Meet The Residents, 1988, VinylSister / Meet The Residents
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    		Torso – TORSO 33040, Blast First – TORSO 33040Netherlands1988Netherlands — 1988
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    Cover of Sister, 1989, VinylSister
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    		Stiletto – 230.4011Brazil1989Brazil — 1989
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    Cover of Sister, 1994, CDSister
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    		Geffen Records – GED 24514Europe1994Europe — 1994
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    		Geffen Records – DGCC-24514US1994US — 1994
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    		DGC – DGCMD 24514Canada1994Canada — 1994
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    		DGC – DGCD-24514US1994US — 1994
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    		Geffen Records – DGCC-24514Canada1994Canada — 1994
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    		DGC – DGCD-24514US1994US — 1994
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    Cover of Sister, 1995-05-03, CDSister
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    		Geffen Records – MVCG-21016, Geffen Records – GEFD-24514Japan1995Japan — 1995
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    Cover of Sister, 1996-04-15, CDSister
    CD, Album, Reissue
    		Blast First – BFFP 20 CDUK1996UK — 1996
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    Cover of Sister, 1997, VinylSister
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    		Geffen Records – 493 667-1Europe1997Europe — 1997
    Cover of Sister, 1999, CDSister
    CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release
    		ArsNova – AN-2245Russia1999Russia — 1999
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    Cover of Sister, 2002-07-24, CDSister
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    		Geffen Records – UICY-2114Japan2002Japan — 2002
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    Cover of Sister, 2010-12-00, VinylSister
    LP, Remastered, Reissue, Limited Edition, Album, Purple Marbled
    		ORG Music – ORGM-1006, Universal Music Special Markets – B0013422-01US2010US — 2010
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    Cover of Sister, 2010-12-00, VinylSister
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    		ORG Music – ORGM-1006, Universal Music Special Markets – B0013422-01US2010US — 2010
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    Reviews

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    • AnalogueSolarRoast's avatar
      AnalogueSolarRoast
      Mine is a match all the way across, except there is no barcode on the black panel. Also, the back panel is basically just a sticker, but I'm not gonna peel it off. :)
      • aavolcano's avatar
        aavolcano
        I'm after the outer sleeve only of this. UK only please.
        • aavolcano's avatar
          aavolcano
          I'm after the outer sleeve only of this. UK only please.
          • aavolcano's avatar
            aavolcano
            I'm after the outer sleeve only of this. UK only please.
            • GenoCyboPunx's avatar
              GenoCyboPunx
              Not quite 5 stars for me but excellent for what it is, a classic record with above average dynamics that you may be able to get for under $20 new. Separation of sounds is there and the guitars shine here as they always did.
              • wilbur451's avatar
                wilbur451
                Quiet, dynamic, smooth. Good.
                Package is nice too. This album rocks.
                • jloper's avatar
                  jloper
                  nice pressing of this early sy masterpiece ! vinyl quiet and sounds good and im very happy with this re-issue
                  • Kaijala's avatar
                    Kaijala
                    Edited 4 months ago
                    The packaging is awesome, the cover is glossy and the SST booklet is very cool to look through.

                    Having an original pressing of this album is awesome, however, I don't recommend this as a play copy.

                    The sound is not that great. This pressing is cut very quiet. I kept turning it up and the songs didn't sound as impactful as I hoped. I personally think the 2016 reissue is better for listening. Overall, it's cool to have this especially with all the photos present on the cover, but I was a bit disappointed with how quiet it is.
                    • coolestmonth's avatar
                      coolestmonth
                      My future is static
                      It's already had it
                      I could tuck you in
                      And we can talk about it
                      I had a dream
                      And it split the scene
                      But I got a hunch
                      It's coming back to me
                      • TOXICTAPES68's avatar
                        TOXICTAPES68
                        This German release has the Disney photo on sleeve but Avedon photo is blocked out.

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