rare Sonic Youth “Sister” Lp Orig 1987 SST Uncensored Cover w Lyric Sheet Wow

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rare Sonic Youth “Sister” Lp. Original 1987 SST Records. Uncensored Cover w Lyric Sheet!

Jacket and vinyl both in VG + condition. Jacket shows some shelf wear from not being stored in a protective sleeve but overall very presentable with no writing or ring wear. Spine shows some wear. Vinyl in VG+ condition showing some light scuffs here and there. No skips. Labels are excellent.

Lyric sheet is excellent with no issues to mention. Rare and hard to find in this shape.

The Sonic-Youth* – Sister

Label: SST Records – SST 134

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album

Country: US

Released: Jun 1, 1987

Genre: Rock

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

Tracklist:

A1 Schizophrenia 4:37

A2 (I Got A) Catholic Block 3:28

A3 Beauty Lies In The Eye 2:12

A4 Stereo Sanctity 3:46

A5 Pipeline / Kill Time 4:31

B1 Tuff Gnarl 3:12

B2 Pacific Coast Highway 4:25

B3 Hot Wire My Heart

Written-By – Johnny Strike

Written-By – Johnny Strike

3:20

B4 Kotton Krown 5:04

B5 White Kross 2:39

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – Sear Sound

Copyright © – Crime Music

Copyright © – Cesstone Music

Published By – Cesstone Music

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Crime Music

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – SST Records

Mastered At – Masterdisk

Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – △16539

Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-17808

Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-17809

Credits

Engineer – Bill Titus

Illustration [Inner Illos] – Lucius Shepard

Mastered By [DMM Mastering] – Howie Weinberg

Mastered By [DMM] – HW*

Other [Crime Decipher] – Byron Coley

Performer [Sonic Youth] – Kimdashgordon*, Leelinnranaldo*, Stevecougarshelley*, Thurstonmirrormoore*

Photography By [Uncredited] – Richard Avedon

Producer, Directed By – Sonic Youth

Programmed By [Moog] – Walter Sear

Written-By [All Tunage] – Sonic Youth (tracks: A1 to B2, B4, B5)

Notes

Original US pressing issued with a lyric insert sheet.

Includes Richard Avedon photograph and Disney image on cover.

B3: "Hot Wire My Heart" originally released by Crime (2) in 1976.

Insert: "Cover photos from public domain jacked by Sonic Matrix"

Labels:

B3: ©℗ 1976 Crime Music

© 1987 Cesstone Music (BMI)

℗ 1987 SST Records

Songwriter credit on label given as "All rock by Sonic Youth"

Band name on front cover: "Sonic-Youth".

Band name on Back cover: "The Sonic Youth".

Band name on labels: "The Sonic-Youth".

Title on cover and spine: "Sister L.P."

Tracklisting variations:

B2 (label) - PCH

B4 (insert) - Cotton Crown

B5 (insert) - White Cross

Runouts are etched.

"SLM △" in the runout etching indicates that the lacquer disc was processed at, and the metal parts used to manufacture the record were made at Sheffield Lab Matrix.

Direct Metal Mastering (DMM).

Some copies (maybe all?) are translucent brown when held to light (see images).

There is also a subsequent pressing that was released with similar runout etchings and the 'Disney' image in the front cover art, but with a barcode printed on the back cover.