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[[Image:First and last.jpg|right|thumb|330px|''First And Last And Always'' - Album Cover (Front)]]
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[[First and Last and Always (album)|First And Last And Always]] was the first studio album by [[start|The Sisters Of Mercy]].<br/>
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It reached number 14 in the UK charts.
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The album as generally available on CD now has been remixed,<br/>
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and many fans feel that the 1992 CD remix is inferior to the original.
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The album was re-released in late 2006 on the Rhino Label, featuring<br/>
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the original vinyl mixes, b-sides and a demo version of Some Kind Of Stranger.<br/>
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'''Release Notes'''
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* Vinyl: [[Merciful Release]] MR 337 L Mar 1985
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* Tape Cassette: Merciful Release MR 337 C Mar 1985
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* CD (original version) WEA 2292-40616-2 1988
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* CD (Digitally Remastered in 1992): [[EastWest]] 9031-77379-2 1992
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* CD Rhino UK 5101-17579-2 2006
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The song [[Amphetamine Logic (song)]] is listed as [[Logic]] on the sleeve.<br/>
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==Track List==
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* [[Black Planet (song)|Black Planet]]
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* [[Walk Away (song)|Walk Away]]
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* [[No Time To Cry (song)|No Time To Cry]]
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* [[A Rock And A Hard Place (song)|A Rock And A Hard Place]]
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* [[Marian (song)|Marian (Version)]]
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* [[First And Last And Always (song)|First And Last And Always]]
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* [[Possession]]
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* [[Nine While Nine]]
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* [[Amphetamine Logic (song)|Amphetamine Logic]]
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* [[Some Kind Of Stranger (song)|Some Kind Of Stranger]]<br/>
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'''2006 Extra Tracks'''
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* [[Poison Door]]
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* [[On The Wire (song)|On The Wire]]
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* [[Blood Money (song)|Blood Money]]
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* [[Bury Me Deep]]
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* [[Long Train]]
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* [[Some Kind Of Stranger (Early)]]
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==Band/Recording Personnel==
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as credited on the inner sleeve:<br/>
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* [[Wayne Hussey]] - Guitars
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* [[Craig Adams]] - Bass
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* [[Andrew Eldritch]] - Voices
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* [[Gary Marx]] - Guitars
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* [[Doktor Avalanche]] - Drums
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'''Production Notes'''
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* Production by [[Dave Allen]] for [[Palace Productions Limited]]
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* Sleeve Designs by [[Andrew Eldritch]]
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* Layouts by [[Mick Lowe]]
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* Photographs by [[Jill Furmanovsky]] and [[Ruth Polsky]]
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* Additional Photograph on Gatefold Vinyl and CD version by [[Tom Sheehan]]
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* Mixed by [[Andrew Eldritch]] and [[Dave Allen]]
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[[Image:Falaa-cd-diffs.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Difference between the original and the 1992 remastered First and Last and Always CDs ]]
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==Release Notes==
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First and Last and Always probably has the most variations in terms of mixes of all the Sisters' releases.<br/>
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The vinyl LP was originally released on gatefold vinyl, subsequent releases have standard sleeves. The Japanese release is sought after as it has different song mixes to other vinyl pressings. <br/>
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The CD version was first released in 1988 and contains mixes from the Japanese and normal vinyl releases. It was reported that this was because the master tapes had been lost. 1992 saw a digitally remastered release which again had slightly different mixes. Besides the standard jewel case release the CD was also released in long box format.<br/>
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The 2006 release was the first time that Poison Door, On The Wire and Bury Me Deep were available on CD. Blood Money appeared on the Tour Thing 91 promo CD and Long Train was featured as the B-Side to Lucretia in 1988. Some Kind Of Stranger (Early) is pretty much a demo of the song, with slightly different lyrics and a much rawer sound.<br/>
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Some more information can be found here [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_And_Last_And_Always in another Wiki] as well as [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_and_Last_and_Always here (in German)], quite comprehensive and offering a hell lot of very interesting references to original sources.<br/>
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[[Category: Official Releases]]

Revision as of 21:37, 10 January 2012

First And Last And Always - Album Cover (Front)


First And Last And Always was the first studio album by The Sisters Of Mercy.
It reached number 14 in the UK charts.

The album as generally available on CD now has been remixed,
and many fans feel that the 1992 CD remix is inferior to the original.

The album was re-released in late 2006 on the Rhino Label, featuring
the original vinyl mixes, b-sides and a demo version of Some Kind Of Stranger.

Release Notes

  • Vinyl: Merciful Release MR 337 L Mar 1985
  • Tape Cassette: Merciful Release MR 337 C Mar 1985
  • CD (original version) WEA 2292-40616-2 1988
  • CD (Digitally Remastered in 1992): EastWest 9031-77379-2 1992
  • CD Rhino UK 5101-17579-2 2006


The song Amphetamine Logic (song) is listed as Logic on the sleeve.

Track List


2006 Extra Tracks


Band/Recording Personnel

as credited on the inner sleeve:


Production Notes


Difference between the original and the 1992 remastered First and Last and Always CDs

Release Notes

First and Last and Always probably has the most variations in terms of mixes of all the Sisters' releases.

The vinyl LP was originally released on gatefold vinyl, subsequent releases have standard sleeves. The Japanese release is sought after as it has different song mixes to other vinyl pressings.

The CD version was first released in 1988 and contains mixes from the Japanese and normal vinyl releases. It was reported that this was because the master tapes had been lost. 1992 saw a digitally remastered release which again had slightly different mixes. Besides the standard jewel case release the CD was also released in long box format.

The 2006 release was the first time that Poison Door, On The Wire and Bury Me Deep were available on CD. Blood Money appeared on the Tour Thing 91 promo CD and Long Train was featured as the B-Side to Lucretia in 1988. Some Kind Of Stranger (Early) is pretty much a demo of the song, with slightly different lyrics and a much rawer sound.

Some more information can be found here in another Wiki as well as here (in German), quite comprehensive and offering a hell lot of very interesting references to original sources.