The Sisters of Mercy - First and Last and Always 40th Anniversary Edition

The Sisters of Mercy
First and Last and Always 40th Anniversary Edition
(4x Red and Black Marble Vinyl) 
Release: 1985
Re-Release: 2025

Track Listing:

LP 1: First And Last And Always (33⅓ RPM)

Black Planet

Walk Away

No Time To Cry

A Rock And A Hard Place

Marian (Version)

First And Last And Always

Possession

Nine While Nine

Logic

Some Kind Of Stranger

EP 1: Body And Soul (45 RPM)

Body And Soul

Body Electric (1984 Version)

Train

12" EP 2: Walk Away (45 RPM)

Walk Away

Poison Door

On The Wire

12" EP 3: No Time To Cry (45 RPM)

No Time To Cry

Blood Money

Bury Me Deep

More Info:
Originally released in 1985 and given an audiophile remaster on this Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab vinyl pressing, The Sisters of Mercy’s First and Last and Always remains the undisputed monolith of gothic rock and dark post-punk. Produced by Dave Allen, the record is built upon the rigid, danceable heartbeat of "Doktor Avalanche" (their iconic Oberheim DMX drum machine), coated in Craig Adams' thick, chorus-drenched basslines and the interlocking, crystalline 12-string acoustic and electric guitar chime of Wayne Hussey and Gary Marx. Hovering over this icy architecture is Andrew Eldritch’s cynical, smoke-cured baritone, turning genre-defining tracks like "Black Planet," "No Time to Cry," and "Marian" into pitch-black anthems of subterranean groove, dread, and hypnotic style that sound wider and punchier than ever on the MoFi cut.