WEA In-House Tapes 1985
A set of three of the In-House Tapes from The Sisters of Mercy's
then record company WEA with track mixes for the
First And Last And Always album release have surfaced with time.
Tape Details
- Label: WEA Records
- Registration No.: 01-380 1011'
- Time of Preparation: January/February 1985
An according bootleg-CD titled The WEA Mixes 1985 does of course
exist as well. Even this bootleg has meanwhile been faked and sold
by Greek sellers on online-platforms in the past few years,
see The WEA Mixes 1985 - Greek Bootleg-CD.
The original tapes were prepared during three sessions on the following days:
11 January 1985
WEA Records - 11/1/85
Total running time: 24:36 min.
Four tracks from this recording session are featured on
the Palazzograssi bootleg The Last Magician Of Rational Thought.
Recorded Tracks
Mack Mixes
| 1. No Time To Cry | - 3.44 |
| 2. First & Last & Always | - 3.30 |
| 3. Walk Away | - 3.24 |
| 4. A Rock And A Hard Place | - 3.47 |
Eldritch Mixes
| 5. Walk Away | - 3.24 |
| 6. A Rock And A Hard Place | - 3.36 |
| 7. A Rock And A Hard Place | - 3.46 |
31 January 1985
WEA Records - 31/1/185 - The Sisters Of Mercy
Tracks From The Forthcoming
Sisters Of Mercy Album
First & Last & Always
Total running time: 16:13 min.
Recorded Tracks
| 1. First & Last & Always |
| 2. No Time To Cry |
| 3. A Rock And A Hard Place |
| 4. Marian ** |
** Marian is wrongly spelled "Mariann" in the track list.
04 February 1985
WEA Records - 4/2/85
The Sisters Of Mercy
Total running time: 24:18 min.
Recorded Tracks
| 1. No Time To Cry | - Edited |
| 2. No Time To Cry | - Unedited |
| 3. Black Planet | - 2nd Mix |
| 4. First & Last & Always | - |
| 5. Black Planet | - 3rd Mix |
| 6. Black Planet | - 4th Mix |
