The End

The End - 1st edition - red cover (front)

The End - 1st edition - red cover (back)

The End - 2nd edition - blue cover (front)

The End - 2nd edition - blue cover (back)

A double-single bootleg from the late 1980s featuring a live recording from June 18th 1985 at Royal Albert Hall

- the concert was to be "The End" of The Sisters of Mercy in their First And Last And Always line-up.

The End - First edition with red/white cover and clear yellow vinyls

Release Notes

• Label: Wardance Records

• Format: 2 x 7" single set

• Catalogue#s: Record 1: WDR3/L29729/PC1/29/88
                      Record 2: WDR5/L30055/PC 3/88

• Released: 1988 (USA)

Remarks

• The singles play at 33 rpm.

• The bootleg was released in various editions.

The first edition was limited to 300 copies and comes in a red/white wrap-around sleeve.

• The vinyls are clear yellow with Merciful Release logo labels.

• Allegedly, this edition includes copies with b/w covers as well.

The End - 2nd edition with mauve vinyls

The second edition was also limited to 300 copies.

• The cover shows the same cover art as the original one but in blue/white colour on the front.

• The cover art on the back is b/w.

• The vinyls have a mauve colour and plain white labels.

• This edition is also said to include a b/w cover version.

A re-issue release exists as well.

• This one is limited to 1,000 copies and is allegedly available in three variations:
  - Black vinyls with black (no) labels in ared/white wraparound cover
  - Black vinyls with white labels in a blue/black/white wraparound cover
  - Black vinyls with black (no) labels in a b/w wraparound cover
  

NOTE: None of the alleged full b/w sleeves or the black vinyls with white labels have ever been seen.

Track List

The End - Original edition with vinyls in sleeves

Record 1

• A1   Walk Away

• A2   Body And Soul

• B1   No Time To Cry

• B2   Possession

Record 2

• C1   First And Last And Always (listed as "First Last And Always")

• C2   Amphetamine Logic (listed as "Logic")

• D1   Fix

• D2   A Rock And A Hard Place

For recent price developments see sistersbootlegs/The End or popsike/theend or, alternatively, this page...


Additional Pictures

---

- Please click into file for larger views -

2nd edition blue/black wrap-around sleeve

1st edition wit clear yellow vinyls

1st edition red wrap-around sleeve

2nd edition - mauve vinyl, plain white labels

1st edition - yellow vinyls, Merciful Release logos

Reissue - black vinyl, black (no) labels