Album

Sister

The Sonic-Youth

1987 · Rock

30 collectors on Gatefold own this

Sister by The Sonic-Youth

Sister is a Rock album by The Sonic-Youth, originally released in 1987. On Gatefold: 70 pressings tracked, owned by 30 collectors.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Schizophrenia4:37
  2. A2(I Got A) Catholic Block3:28
  3. A3Beauty Lies In The Eye2:12
  4. A4Stereo Sanctity3:46
  5. A5Pipeline / Kill Time4:31

Side B

  1. B1Tuff Gnarl3:12
  2. B2Pacific Coast Highway4:25
  3. B3Hot Wire My Heart3:20
  4. B4Kotton Krown5:04
  5. B5White Kross2:39

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Art Rock
  • distorted
  • anxious
  • urban

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 in 1976.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Kim GordonBACKING VOCALS BASS VOCALS
  • Lee RanaldoGUITAR BACKING VOCALS VOCALS
  • Steve ShelleyDRUMS
  • Thurston MooreBASS GUITAR SYNTHESIZER
  • Walter SearPROGRAMMED BY
  • Bob TangneyBASS
  • James AaronBASS, GUITAR

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