Title: Marianne Faithfull – Broken English / Sister Morphine
Year/Genre: 1982, New Wave
Matrix #: 12MF 100   12″, 45 RPM
Condition: Vinyl Near Mint

Cultural Facts:

1. This UK 12″ single pairs the title track from Faithfull’s comeback album with a re-recorded version of “Sister Morphine,” a song she co-wrote with The Rolling Stones members Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. 

2. The original “Sister Morphine” (1969) was withdrawn in the UK within days due to its drug-reference title.

3. The 1982 single was issued on the label Island Records amid Faithfull’s transition from folk-pop to edgier new-wave rock, marking a key moment in her reinvention. 

4. Recommended for fans of Siouxsie Sioux/Siouxsie and the Banshees, Blondie, and Grace Jones — artists who likewise blurred genre lines and embraced raw, transformed vocal aesthetics.

Price Suggestions:
NM: $20–$30
VG+: $12–$18
VG: $8–$12
G: $4–$7

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