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[[File:Strawberry Studios large.jpg|thumb|left|380px|Strawberry Studios, Stockport]]<br/>
 
In summer 1984, i.e. in June and July 1984, The Sisters of Mercy recorded their first studio album<br/>
 
In summer 1984, i.e. in June and July 1984, The Sisters of Mercy recorded their first studio album<br/>
  
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| '''''Track'''''
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Reel'''''&nbsp;&nbsp;
| '''''Working Title'''''
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Track'''''&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Working Title'''''
| '''''Track'''''
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Track'''''
| '''''Working Title'''''
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Working Title'''''
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Track'''''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
| '''''Track'''''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Working Title'''''
| '''''Working Title'''''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;1&nbsp;&nbsp; unknown
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''1'''&nbsp;&nbsp;
| ''Tones''
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;unknown
| ''':''' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;''Tones'' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
| [[No Time To Cry (song)|No Time To Cry]]
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;[[No Time To Cry (song)|No Time To Cry]]&nbsp;&nbsp;
|
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
| ''':''' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| &nbsp;
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| &nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;2&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Emma (song)|Emma]]
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''2'''&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Emma (song)|Emma]]&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
|
 
|
| ''':'''
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Walk Away (song)|Walk Away]]&nbsp;&nbsp;
| [[Walk Away (song)|Walk Away]]
 
 
|  
 
|  
| ''':'''
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| &nbsp;
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| &nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;3&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Poison Door (song)|Poison Door]]
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''3'''&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Poison Door (song)|Poison Door]]&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
|  
 
|  
| ''':'''
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;[[A Rock And A Hard Place (song)|A Rock And A Hard Place]]&nbsp;&nbsp;
| [[A Rock And A Hard Place (song)|A Rock And A Hard Place]]
 
 
|
 
|
| ''':'''
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| &nbsp;
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| &nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;4&nbsp;&nbsp; [[First And Last And Always (song)|First And Last And Always]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''4'''&nbsp;&nbsp;
| ''Scottish One A''  
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;[[First And Last And Always (song)|First And Last And Always]]<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;(album version)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
| ''':'''
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;''Scottish One A''  
| [[First And Last And Always (song)|First And Last And Always]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;[[First And Last And Always (song)|First And Last And Always]]<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;(Japan version)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
| ''Scottish One B''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;''Scottish One B''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
| ''':'''
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| &nbsp;
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| &nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(album version)
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''5'''&nbsp;&nbsp;  
|  
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Possession (song)|Possession]]
 
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|
| (Japan version)
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;unknown
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;''Spit On Your Grave''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;unknown&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| &nbsp;&nbsp; ''Evil Come Evil Go''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;5&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Possession (song)|Possession]]
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''6'''&nbsp;&nbsp;  
|
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Marian (song)|Marian]]&nbsp;&nbsp;
| ''':'''
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;''Marianne''
| unknown
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Wide Receiver (song)|Wide Receiver]]&nbsp;&nbsp;
| ''Spit On Your Grave''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
| ''':'''
 
| unknown&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
| ''Evil Come Evil Go''
 
|-
 
| &nbsp;&nbsp;6&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Marian (song)|Marian]]
 
| ''Marianne''
 
| ''':'''
 
| [[Wide Receiver (song)|Wide Receiver]]
 
 
|  
 
|  
| ''':'''
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| &nbsp;
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| &nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;7&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Nine While Nine (song)|Nine While Nine]]
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''7'''&nbsp;&nbsp;
| ''Child Of Light''
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Nine While Nine (song)|Nine While Nine]]
| ''':'''
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;''Child Of Light''
 
|  
 
|  
 
|  
 
|  
| ''':'''
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| &nbsp;
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| &nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;8&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Some Kind Of Stranger (song)|Some Kind Of Stranger]]
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''8'''&nbsp;&nbsp;
| ''Little Wing''
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Some Kind Of Stranger (song)|Some Kind Of Stranger]]&nbsp;&nbsp;
| ''':'''
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;''Little Wing''
 
|
 
|
 
|  
 
|  
| ''':'''
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| &nbsp;
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| &nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;9&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Some Kind Of Stranger (Early)]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''9'''&nbsp;&nbsp;
| ''Andy's Little Wing''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Some Kind Of Stranger (Early)]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
| ''':'''
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;''Andy's Little Wing''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
|  
 
|  
 
|  
 
|  
| ''':'''
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| &nbsp;
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| &nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
| 10&nbsp;&nbsp; unknown
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''10'''&nbsp;&nbsp;
| ''Down to E.....''
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;unknown
| ''':'''
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;''Down to E.....''&nbsp;&nbsp;
| [[On The Wire (song)|On The Wire]]
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;[[On The Wire (song)|On The Wire]]&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
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| ''':'''
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| &nbsp;
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| &nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
 
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[[File:FALAA 2006 Tray.jpg|thumb|right|400px|''First And Last And Always'' - 2006 Rhino Re-release CD-tray]]
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[[File:FALAA 2006 Inlay p14.jpg|thumb|right|340px|''First And Last And Always'' - 2006 Rhino re-release inlay p. 14]]
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[[File:FALAA 2006 Tray.jpg|thumb|left|380px|''First And Last And Always'' - 2006 Rhino Re-release CD-tray]]
 
== ''Further Tracks ''==
 
== ''Further Tracks ''==
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Apart from the songs listed above, further tracks were recorded but not used for the actual [[First And Last And Always (album)|First And Last And Always album release]].<br/>
Apart from the songs listed above, further tracks were recorded<br/>
 
 
 
but not used for the actual [[First And Last And Always (album)|First And Last And Always album release]].<br/>
 
 
   
 
   
Some of them were elaborated later for official [[Ghost Dance]] and [[The Mission]] records.<br/>
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Some of them were elaborated later for official [[Ghost Dance]] and [[The Mission]] records. The tracks as they were have of course been eternalized on various bootlegs such as [[Victims Of Circumstance 7"|Victims Of Circumstance]] or [[Rare Obscurities (Family Tree Box)|Rare Obscurites]].<br/>
 
 
More information on this can be found [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_and_Last_and_Always#Strawberry_Recording_Studios_.28June_to_July_1984.29 here in this Wiki...]
 
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The tracks as they were have of course been eternalized on various bootlegs<br/>
 
 
 
such as [[Victims Of Circumstance 7"]] or [[Rare Obscurities (Family Tree Box)|Rare Obscurites]].<br/>
 
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* [[Red Skies Disappear (song)|Red Skies Disappear]]
 
* [[Red Skies Disappear (song)|Red Skies Disappear]]
 
* [[Dance On Glass]]
 
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* [[Serpent's Kiss]]
 
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More information on this can be found [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_and_Last_and_Always#Strawberry_Recording_Studios_.28June_to_July_1984.29 in this Wiki...]<br/>
 
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Revision as of 11:02, 5 May 2016

Strawberry Studios, Stockport

In summer 1984, i.e. in June and July 1984, The Sisters of Mercy recorded their first studio album

First And Last And Always at Strawberry Recording Studios in Stockport near Manchester.

With them was record producer Dave Allen.

By the end of July 1984, mixes for 18 songs were prepared on ten analogue master reels.


For the Rhino 2006 re-release of First And Last And Always the original sheet

with the list of these master reels was used as artwork for the CD-tray.

See the picture way down below ...

According to this page in another Wiki

the titles Tones, Spit on Your Grave, Evil Come Evil Go and Down to E.....

refer to known songs and were used as working titles.

In addition, some six further tracks were recorded

which did not refer to the planned album release.



List of master reels and tracks as given on the original sheet



  Reel     Track     Working Title   Track   Working Title   Track           Working Title
    1     unknown   Tones          No Time To Cry             
    2     Emma     Walk Away      
    3     Poison Door     A Rock And A Hard Place      
    4     First And Last And Always
  (album version)    
  Scottish One A   First And Last And Always
  (Japan version)    
  Scottish One B        
    5     Possession   unknown   Spit On Your Grave       unknown         Evil Come Evil Go    
    6     Marian     Marianne   Wide Receiver      
    7     Nine While Nine   Child Of Light    
    8     Some Kind Of Stranger     Little Wing    
    9     Some Kind Of Stranger (Early)      Andy's Little Wing        
   10     unknown   Down to E.....     On The Wire      



First And Last And Always - 2006 Rhino re-release inlay p. 14
First And Last And Always - 2006 Rhino Re-release CD-tray

Further Tracks

Apart from the songs listed above, further tracks were recorded but not used for the actual First And Last And Always album release.

Some of them were elaborated later for official Ghost Dance and The Mission records. The tracks as they were have of course been eternalized on various bootlegs such as Victims Of Circumstance or Rare Obscurites.


More information on this can be found in this Wiki...