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:

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

• A1   First And Last And Always

• A2   Body And Soul

• B1   Walk Away

• B2   Possession

Record WDR 5

• A1   No Time To Cry

• A2   Fix

• B1   Amphetamine Logic

• B2   A Rock And A Hard Place

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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