Some Girls Wander by Mistake is a compilation album consisting of the four early independent vinyl EP sides and every early independent vinyl single side released by the British band The Sisters of Mercy from 1980 to 1983, with tracks 14 to 16 being the Damage Done EP and tracks 5 to 10 being the Reptile House EP, which have been released originally in 1980 and 1983, respectively. In the UK this CD was been released in April 1992 on the band's own label Merciful Release under distribution to Eastwest/Warner Music UK.  　　 　　 　　SOME GIRLS WANDER BY MISTAKE gathers 19 of Sister of Mercy's early goth/dark wave single into one album. 　　 　　 　　For over a decade, the early singles of Andrew Eldritch's goth crew, the Sisters of Mercy, existed only in a limited-edition vinyl format. They also went for fairly high prices, something that led to extensive bootlegging. Thankfully, in 1992 head honcho Eldritch decided to release all of the Sisters' pre-major-label material on a single compilation CD. He was rewarded with a U.K. number one album, and the opportunity to buy himself a new Porsche. The title comes from a Leonard Cohen song, "Teachers," which was the first song performed by the fledgling Sisters. All five early singles/EPs are here, from 1980's "The Damage Done" to 1983's "Temple of Love." The material is not presented chronologically, which is fine since the band's first two singles are the weakest on the album. "The Damage Done" might command a high price on vinyl but isn't a particularly good song, and the 30-second B-side "Home of the Hit-Men" is entirely pointless. Follow-up single "Body Electric" is better, featuring the classic punk workout "Adrenochrome," but it wasn't until 1982's "Alice" that the band hit its stride. The title track is an instant classic, while "Floorshow" became a live show staple. The Reptile House EP, featuring tracks five to ten on the CD, saw the Sisters take a turn into more overtly dark territory, featuring some of their bleakest and most anguished work. Their final indie release, "Temple of Love," continued this trend, with Eldritch turning in an impressive vocal performance. The cover of "Gimme Shelter" doesn't entirely work, but it's an interesting glimpse into the band's roots. Some Girls Wander By Mistake captures the Sisters of Mercy at their most ferocious and angry, in the years before the band became weighed down by over-produced synth-based efforts. As a look at the formative years of a still-popular band, it's great, but as a reminder of the punk roots of the goth movement, it's priceless. 　　 　　 　　Out of print in the U.S.! Collection of all five early seven inch and twelve inch singles, both A and B-sides, released between 1980-1983 before the band signed to a major label. 19 tracks including the extremely rare 'The Damage Done', 'Watch' and 'Home Of The Hit-Men', as well as the original extended version of 'Temple Of Love', their covers of The Rolling Stones' 'Gimme Shelter' and The Stooges' '1969', plus 'Alice', 'Kiss The Carpet', 'Valentine', 'Floorshow', 'Phantom' and more.  　　 　　 　　Including every b-side, the record also includes the cover versions of "1969" originally recorded by the Stooges and "Gimme Shelter" originally recorded by the Rolling Stones.  　　 　　 　　The album title comes from the Leonard Cohen song "Teachers" from the 1967 album Songs of Leonard Cohen, which was the band's live staple throughout its career. The full line is "Some girls wander by mistake / Into the mess that scalpels make". Note that "Songs of Leonard Cohen" is the same album the Cohen song "Sisters of Mercy" is on.