It was founded by Jude Alderson, Teresa D’Abreu and songwriter Jacky Tayler to perform political cabaret challenging society's treatment of women.
[1] They released one self-titled LP (in 1976) for Transatlantic Records, and in their ever changing line-up had artists who would later join bands like Girlschool, The Slits, The Tourists and Au Pairs.
The Sadista Sisters centred around co-founder Jude Alderson[2][3][4][5] and songwriter Jacky Tayler.
Among their productions were Duchess (1979)[6][7] and Red Door Without a Bolt (1981),[7][8] for which they received Arts Council funding.
Although this upset the dynamic of the group, they went on to success and notoriety in Berlin in 1977 turning around the fortunes of the Treibhaus Club.