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[[File:1983 04 06 Brixton Ace Newspaper Announcement.jpg|thumbs|right|300px|Newpaper Cutting Mentioning The Gig]]
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[[File:1983 04 06 Brixton Ace Newspaper Announcement.jpg|thumbs|right|330px|Newpaper Cutting Mentioning The Gig]]
 
== Brixton Ace, London, England ==
 
== Brixton Ace, London, England ==
Part of The Sisters of Mercy's [[Gigography#UK_Spring_Tour_1983|UK Spring Tour in 1983]].<br/>
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Decade-long research and discussion among the fanbase have now credibly proved that [[The Sisters of Mercy]] '''did NOT'''  <br/>
  
Other acts performing on that day included the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_Gang_Children Sex Gang Children], [http://www.discogs.com/artist/357672-Look-Back-In-Anger Look Back In Anger] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_Dead_%28band%29 Play Dead].<br/>
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play Brixton Ace on this day.<br/>
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As you can see in the picture on the right, the evening was announced in the papers, while omitting the fact that
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The acts performing here on March 17, 1983 included the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_Gang_Children Sex Gang Children], [http://www.discogs.com/artist/357672-Look-Back-In-Anger Look Back In Anger] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_Dead_%28band%29 Play Dead].<br/>
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As you can see in the picture on the right, the evening was announced in the papers, with no mention, whatsoever, that <br/>
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[[The Sisters of Mercy]] could possibly also be part of the event.<br/>
  
[[The Sisters of Mercy]] were also part of the event.<br/>  
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In the lower part of that annoucement, there is a concert of the Virgin Prunes + The Sisters of Mercy listed for [[Wed, 06-Apr-1983|April 6th, 1983]].<br/>
 
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'''NOTE:'''&nbsp;&nbsp; It has often been suggested - and stated on covers as well - <br/>
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'''NOTE:'''&nbsp;&nbsp; In the 1980s and from then on, it has often been suggested - and stated on covers as well - <br/>
  
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that this concert formed the basis for various bootlegs like [[Halloween In Arkham]] or [[Carmina Burana]].<br/>
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that this concert formed the basis for various bootlegs like [[Halloween In Arkham]] or [[Carmina Burana]].<br/>
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==Setlist==
 
==Setlist==
- The Sisters' setlist for this gig is '''not known''' as there is no recording of this concert nor any other reliable source. -<br/>
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As The Sisters of Mercy '''did NOT''' play here on that day, there is - as a matter of logical consequence - no setlist, either.<br/>
 
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<br/>
'''''Additional Remarks On The Setlist'''''<br/>
 
The Italian [[LIFE|LIFE fan-book]] issued in 1988 and widely perceived as quite inaccurate does, however, give the below setlist. <br/>
 
This list is entirely wrong and was just taken from the [[Halloween In Arkham|Halloween In Arkham bootleg]] without further comment, which has<br/>
 
caused decade-long rumour and discussion.<br/>
 
  
The first part (tracks 1-6) of that list is actually the setlist of the concert [[Sat, 19-Feb-1983|at Brixton Ace on February 19th, 1983]],<br/>
 
and the second part (tracks 7-11) is from the [[Tue, 19-Jun-1984|John Peel Session at BBC Radio One on 11.7.1984]],<br/>
 
except for [[Jolene]], which is most likely from the [[Sun, 06-Mar-1983|Kid Jensen Show in March 1983 at BBC Radio One]].<br/>
 
  
We mention the below setlist here only for reference in order to end rumours<br/>
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[[File:LIFE Book Front.jpg|thumb|left|350px|''LIFE'' - a fan-produced book and gigography on ''The Sisters of Mercy'']]
and should be very glad, if the correct setlist should surface one day.<br/>
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'''''Additional Remarks On "The Setlist"'''''<br/>
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The Italian [[LIFE|LIFE fan-book]] issued in 1988 and widely perceived as quite inaccurate did, however, give the below setlist. <br/>
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{|
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| &nbsp;1.&nbsp; [[Alice]]
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| &nbsp;7.&nbsp; [[Poison Door (song)|Poison Door]]
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|-
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| &nbsp;2.&nbsp; [[Valentine]]
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| &nbsp;8.&nbsp; [[No Time To Cry]]
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|-
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| &nbsp;3.&nbsp; [[Anaconda]]
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| &nbsp;9.&nbsp; [[Walk Away]]
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|-
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| &nbsp;4.&nbsp; [[Body Electric]] &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| 10.&nbsp; [[Emma]]
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|-
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| &nbsp;5.&nbsp;  [[1969]]
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| 11.&nbsp; [[Jolene]]
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|-
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| &nbsp;6.&nbsp; [[Sister Ray]]
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|
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|-
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|}
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This list is entirely wrong and was just taken from the [[Halloween In Arkham|Halloween In Arkham bootleg]] without further comment, which has caused <br/>
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decade-long rumour and discussion. Anyway, this book was not the only source of irritation, since plenty other producers of discographies,<br/>
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gigographies, fanzines and bootlegs at the time built their products on rumour rather than on information and gave way to a good amount<br/>
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of "creativity" in making up setlists, sources and even tapes.<br/>
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The first part (tracks 1-6) of the above fake setlist is actually the setlist of the concert [[Sat, 19-Feb-1983|at Brixton Ace on February 19th, 1983]], <br/>
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while the second part (tracks 7-11) is from the [[Tue, 19-Jun-1984|John Peel Session at BBC Radio One on 11.7.1984]], except for [[Jolene]], which <br/>
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is most likely from the [[Sun, 06-Mar-1983|Kid Jensen Show in March 1983 at BBC Radio One]].<br/>
  
# [[Alice]]
 
# [[Valentine]]
 
# [[Anaconda]]
 
# [[Body Electric]]
 
# [[1969]]
 
# [[Sister Ray]]
 
# [[Poison Door (song)|Poison Door]]
 
# [[No Time To Cry]]
 
# [[Walk Away]]
 
# [[Emma]]
 
# [[Jolene]]
 
 
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Revision as of 00:42, 3 March 2015

Newpaper Cutting Mentioning The Gig

Brixton Ace, London, England

Decade-long research and discussion among the fanbase have now credibly proved that The Sisters of Mercy did NOT

play Brixton Ace on this day.

The acts performing here on March 17, 1983 included the Sex Gang Children, Look Back In Anger and Play Dead.

As you can see in the picture on the right, the evening was announced in the papers, with no mention, whatsoever, that

The Sisters of Mercy could possibly also be part of the event.

In the lower part of that annoucement, there is a concert of the Virgin Prunes + The Sisters of Mercy listed for April 6th, 1983.

NOTE:   In the 1980s and from then on, it has often been suggested - and stated on covers as well -

             that this concert formed the basis for various bootlegs like Halloween In Arkham or Carmina Burana.

             That assumption is wrong; the source for those bootlegs is another gig of The Sisters at Brixton Ace in February 1983.


Setlist

As The Sisters of Mercy did NOT play here on that day, there is - as a matter of logical consequence - no setlist, either.


LIFE - a fan-produced book and gigography on The Sisters of Mercy


Additional Remarks On "The Setlist"


The Italian LIFE fan-book issued in 1988 and widely perceived as quite inaccurate did, however, give the below setlist.

 1.  Alice  7.  Poison Door
 2.  Valentine  8.  No Time To Cry
 3.  Anaconda  9.  Walk Away
 4.  Body Electric                                                                                     10.  Emma
 5.  1969 11.  Jolene
 6.  Sister Ray

This list is entirely wrong and was just taken from the Halloween In Arkham bootleg without further comment, which has caused
decade-long rumour and discussion. Anyway, this book was not the only source of irritation, since plenty other producers of discographies,
gigographies, fanzines and bootlegs at the time built their products on rumour rather than on information and gave way to a good amount
of "creativity" in making up setlists, sources and even tapes.

The first part (tracks 1-6) of the above fake setlist is actually the setlist of the concert at Brixton Ace on February 19th, 1983,
while the second part (tracks 7-11) is from the John Peel Session at BBC Radio One on 11.7.1984, except for Jolene, which
is most likely from the Kid Jensen Show in March 1983 at BBC Radio One.