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[[Image:Theend.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Blue cover]]
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This is a live recording from June 18th 1985 at Royal Albert Hall, a concert which was supposed to be ''The End'' of The Sisters of Mercy.
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|[[File:The End Red Cover Front.jpg|230px|thumb|''The End'' - 1st edition - red cover (front)]]
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|[[File:The End Red Cover Back.jpg|240px|thumb|''The End'' - 1st edition - red cover (back)]]
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|[[Image:Theend.jpg|thumb|235px|''The End'' - 2nd edition - blue cover (front)]]
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|[[Image:The End (back).jpg|thumb|235px|''The End'' - 2nd edition - blue cover (back)]]
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A double 7" single set, according to the cover it was limited to 300 copies.
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A double-single bootleg from the late 1980s featuring a live recording from [[Tue, 18-Jun-1985|June 18th 1985 at Royal Albert Hall]]<br/>
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Released in 1988 on Wardance Records in the USA, WDR3/L29729/PC1/29/88&WDR5/L30055/PC 3/88, in the following versions:
 
  
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mauve vinyl  with white labels & blue/black/white wraparound sleeve
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- the concert was to be "The End" of The Sisters of Mercy in their [[First And Last And Always (album)|First And Last And Always]] line-up.<br/>
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black vinyl  with white labels & blue/black/white wraparound sleeve
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[[File:The End With Clear Yellow Vinyls.jpg|thumb|left|400px|''The End'' - First edition with red/white cover and clear yellow vinyls]]
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black vinyl  with black labels & red/white wraparound sleeve
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yellow vinyl with Merciful Release labels & red/white wraparound sleeve
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'''Release Notes'''
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yellow vinyl with Merciful Release labels & black/white wraparound sleeve
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* Label: Wardance Records
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black vinyl  with black labels & black/white wraparound sleeve
 
  
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==Track list==
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* Format: 2 x 7" single set
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# [[Walk Away song|Walk Away]]
 
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# [[Body And Soul (song)|Body And Soul]]
 
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# [[No Time to Cry song|No Time To Cry]]
 
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# [[Possession]]
 
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# [[First And Last And Always song|First And Last And Always]] (listed as ''"First Last And Always"'')
 
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# [[Amphetamine Logic]] (listed as ''"Logic"'')
 
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# [[Fix]]
 
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# [[Rock And A Hard Place|A Rock And A Hard Place]]
 
  
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* Catalogue#s:
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: One record: WDR 3/L29729/PC1/29/88
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: The other record: WDR 5/L30055/PC 3/88
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* Released: 1988 (USA)
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'''Remarks'''
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* The singles play at 33 rpm.
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* The order of the songs is completely different to how they were performed during the gig
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: and it doesn't coincide with the track list on the cover either.
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* Further more there are some spelling mistakes in the track list:
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: [[First And Last And Always (song)|First And Last And Always]] is listed as ''"First Last And Always"''
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: [[Amphetamine Logic (song)|Amphetamine Logic]] appears simplified as ''"Logic"''
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: [[A Rock And A Hard Place (song)|A Rock And A Hard Place]] is printed as ''"Rock And A Hard Place"''
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* The bootleg was released in various editions:
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The '''first edition''' was limited to 300 copies and comes in a red/white wrap-around sleeve.
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* The vinyls are clear yellow with [[Merciful Release]] logo labels which are numbered with "A" and "B".
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: As they are identical on the two records, one can only distinguish the two vinyls by the run-out grooves: WDR 3 and WDR 5.
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* Allegedly, this edition includes copies with b/w covers as well.
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[[File:The End Blue with Mauve Vinyls.jpg|310px|right|thumb|''The End'' - 2nd edition with mauve vinyls]]
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The '''second edition''' was also limited to 300 copies.
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* The cover shows the same cover art as the original one but in blue/white colour on the front.
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* The cover art on the back is b/w.
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* The vinyls have a mauve colour and plain white labels.
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* This edition is also said to include a b/w cover version.
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A '''re-issue''' release exists as well.
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* This one is limited to 1,000 copies and is allegedly available in three variations:<br> - Black vinyls with black (no) labels in ared/white wraparound cover<br>- Black vinyls with white labels in a blue/black/white wraparound cover<br>- Black vinyls with black (no) labels in a b/w wraparound cover<br>
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'''NOTE:''' None of the alleged full b/w sleeves or the black vinyls with white labels have ever been seen.<br/>
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==Track List==
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[[File:The End Red Cover With Yellow Vinyls In Sleeves.jpg|thumb|right|310px|''The End'' - Original edition with vinyls in sleeves]]
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'''''Record WDR 3'''''
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* A1&nbsp;&nbsp; [[First And Last And Always (song)|First And Last And Always]]
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* A2&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Body And Soul (song)|Body And Soul]]
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* B1&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Walk Away (song)|Walk Away]]
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* B2&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Possession (song)|Possession]]
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'''''Record WDR 5'''''
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* A1&nbsp;&nbsp; [[No Time To Cry (song)|No Time To Cry]]
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* A2&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Fix (song)|Fix]]
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* B1&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Amphetamine Logic (song)|Amphetamine Logic]]
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* B2&nbsp;&nbsp; [[A Rock And A Hard Place (song)|A Rock And A Hard Place]]
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For recent price developments see [http://www.sistersbootlegs.de/singles/theend.htm sistersbootlegs/The End] or [http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?searchtext=sisters+of+mercy+the+end&thumbs=&currsel=&sortord=&x=0&y=0 popsike/theend] or, alternatively, [http://collectorsfrenzy.com/search?q=Sisters+of+Mercy+-+The+End&search-button= this page...]<br/>
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'''Additional Pictures'''
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- Please click into file for larger views -
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{|
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|[[File:The End Repressing Blue White Black Cover Full.jpg|thumb|265px|''The End'' - Second edition with blue/black wrap-around sleeve]]
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|[[File:The End Cover With Clear Yellow Vinyls.jpg|thumb|430px|''The End'' - First edition with clear yellow vinyls]]
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|[[File:The End Red Wrap Around Cover.jpg|thumb|265px|''The End'' - First edition with red wrap-around sleeve]]
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{|
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|[[File:The End Mauve Vinyl.jpg|thumb|330px|''The End'' - Second edition with mauve vinyl, plain white labels]]
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|[[File:The End Yellow Vinyls.jpg|thumb|320px|''The End'' - First edition with yellow vinyls, Merciful Release logos]]
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|[[File:The End Reissue with black vinyl no label.jpg|thumb|340px|''The End'' - Reissue with black vinyl, black (no) labels]]
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[[Category: Bootlegs]]
 
[[Category: Bootlegs]]
 
[[Category: Live Bootlegs]]
 
[[Category: Live Bootlegs]]
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[[Category: Vinyl Bootlegs 7"]]

Latest revision as of 18:29, 27 March 2020

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:
One record: WDR 3/L29729/PC1/29/88
The other record: WDR 5/L30055/PC 3/88
  • Released: 1988 (USA)


Remarks

  • The singles play at 33 rpm.
  • The order of the songs is completely different to how they were performed during the gig
and it doesn't coincide with the track list on the cover either.
  • Further more there are some spelling mistakes in the track list:
First And Last And Always is listed as "First Last And Always"
Amphetamine Logic appears simplified as "Logic"
A Rock And A Hard Place is printed as "Rock And A Hard Place"
  • 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 which are numbered with "A" and "B".
As they are identical on the two records, one can only distinguish the two vinyls by the run-out grooves: WDR 3 and WDR 5.
  • 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 WDR 3


Record WDR 5


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


Additional Pictures

- Please click into file for larger views -

The End - Second edition with blue/black wrap-around sleeve
The End - First edition with clear yellow vinyls
The End - First edition with red wrap-around sleeve
The End - Second edition with mauve vinyl, plain white labels
The End - First edition with yellow vinyls, Merciful Release logos
The End - Reissue with black vinyl, black (no) labels


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