''Some Girls Wander by Mistake'' is a compilation album by English band

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, released on 27 April 1992 on their own label

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, distributed by East West/

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. The album collected the complete and unedited studio recording work of the band from 1980 to 1983: their first six singles and EPs, "The Damage Done", "Body Electric", "Anaconda", ''

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'', '' The Reptile House'', and the 12-inch edition of "Temple of Love". The 2017 release includes two alternate mixes of " Under the Gun": Metropolis mix and Jutland mix, originally released in 1993 on the 12-inch vinyl of "Under the Gun".

Background

"Temple of Love" is the only song from the 1980–1983 time period that was published with an "extended version". The album does not contain the 7-inch version of the song, which is the same as the extended version but faded out halfway. Although "Temple of Love" was re-recorded in 1992 to promote the compilation album's release, the new version was not initially included on the album. "Temple of Love (1992)" featured Israeli vocalist

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. The compilation includes cover versions of "1969", originally recorded by

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, and "Gimme Shelter", originally recorded by

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, which appeared on the ''Alice'' and ''Temple of Love'' 12 inch EPs, respectively. The album title derived from the

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song "Teachers", from the 1967 album ''

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'', which was a staple live cover for the band throughout its career. The full line is: "Some girls wander by mistake / Into the mess that scalpels make". ''Songs of Leonard Cohen'' also included the Cohen song "Sisters of Mercy", which provided the band's name.

Release

The album was issued as a limited-edition CD with artwork "postcards" of the early vinyl singles, and as a regular CD without such cards.

Track listing

The B-side to "Anaconda" was "Phantom", previously made available on the "Alice" EP. Digital versions of the album feature the extended version of "Temple of Love (1992)", in addition to or replacing the original extended version. 2017 bonus tracks

Personnel

;Tracks 1–13, 17–19 *

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– vocals * Craig Adams – bass guitar * Ben Gunn – guitar *

Gary Marx Gary Marx (born Mark Frederick Pearman) is a British guitarist and musician. He was a founding member of British rock band the Sisters of Mercy and its lead-guitarist and songwriter from 1980 to 1985. He left the band in 1985 to form Ghost Dan ...

– guitar *

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(drum machine) – drums ;Track 14–16 *Andrew Eldritch – vocals (lead on 14), guitar, drums *Gary Marx – vocals (lead on 15 and 16), guitar

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

Sleeve notes of the album

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