During this early period, goth bands -like most respectful to themselves bands of the 70's- developed a taste for not only a logo (which includes the font for writing in a distinct way the name of the band) but also for a symbol. I think it presents a certain interest, so lets see as many cases as we can...
Recognizable, effective, successful.
Actually this is not really the band's logo but their own record
company's Merciful Release logo!
It also appears on the early singles labels of other bands
that had signed to M.R. like the March Violets, Salvation and
James Ray and the Performance!
But it got associated only to the Sisters, I think mainly due
to the success of the band and its consistent use
in every single release, t-shirts etc.
It's roots go back to 1858 and Henry Gray's anatomical studies.
Here's the proof...
During the mid 1990's it got replaced by the following (lame) version...
This new version also marked the downfall of the mighty Sisters.
One more thing.
We all know Eldritch and Craig were Motorhead fans.
Is it only my idea that the SOM logo got somewhat influenced by
Lemmy's gang logo?
To be continued...
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Thanks a lot Alan...
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Cheers
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