The Sisters Of Mercy ‎– First And Last And Always
Label:
Merciful Release ‎– MR 337L, Merciful Release ‎– 240 616-1
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country:
UK & Europe
Released:
 
Genre:
Electronic, Rock
Style:
Goth Rock
 
Tracklist
Position    Title/Credits    Duration
A1    Black Planet    4:27
A2    Walk Away    3:20
A3    No Time To Cry
Music By – C. Adams*
3:54
A4    A Rock And A Hard Place    3:36
A5    Marian (Version)    5:37
B1    First And Last And Always    3:58
B2    Possession
Music By – Eldritch*, Adams*
4:36
B3    Nine While Nine    4:07
B4    Logic    4:46
B5    Some Kind Of Stranger    7:16
 
Manufactured By – Record Service GmbH
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA Records Ltd.
Copyright © – WEA Records Ltd.
Published By – RCA Music Ltd.
Published By – Candelmaesse Ltd.
Produced For – Palace Productions
Pressed By – Record Service Alsdorf
Bass – Craig Adams
Design [Sleeve Designs] – Andrew Eldritch
Drums – Doktor Avalanche
Guitar [Guitars] – Gary Marx, Wayne Hussey
Layout [Layouts] – Mick Lowe
Mixed By – Andrew Eldritch, Dave Allen*
Music By – Gary Marx (tracks: A3, B1, B3 to B5), Wayne Hussey (tracks: A1 to A5, B2)
Photography By – Jill Furmanovsky, Ruth Polsky
Producer – Dave Allen*
Voice [Voices] – Andrew Eldritch
Words By – Eldritch*
UK/Europe release Issued in standard (non gatefold) sleeve without barcode. The back sleeve sports an embossed colourless Warner logo in the bottom right corner. Printed inner sleeve. The sleeve has French price code 381. A nearly identical version has French price code 321. See below for more info about variants.
B4 is titled 'Amphetamine Logic' on the label.
No Rights Societies on labels
Produced for Palace Productions.
All tracks published by RCA Music Ltd. / Candelmaesse Ltd.
Manufactured in Germany by Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf.
℗ + © 1985 WEA Records Ltd.
Different versions of this release exist:
UK Gatefold: no barcode, LC4281 on labels
UK Picture sleeve (this version): no barcode, LC4281 on labels, WE381 price code on back sleeve
UK Picture sleeve: no barcode, LC4281 on labels, WE321 price code on back sleeve
EU Gatefold: no barcode, GEMA/BIEM + LC4281 on labels
EU Gatefold (repress): no barcode, GEMA/BIEM + LC1557 + EW logo on labels
EU Picture sleeve: no barcode, GEMA/BIEM & LC4281 on labels
EU Picture sleeve: barcode, GEMA/BIEM & LC4281 on labels (likely a repress since a barcode was added to the sleeve)
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side A - stamped): R / S Alsdorf 240616-1 A 6
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side B - stamped): R / S Alsdorf 240616-1 B 2
Label Code: LC 4281
Price Code (France): WE 381
Price Code: ⓤ
Matrix / Runout (Side 1 - stamped - (UK1 = etched) var 2): R / S Alsdorf 2̶4̶0̶3̶1̶6̶-̶1̶ ̶A̶3̶ 240616-1 A 3 UK1
Matrix / Runout (Side 2 - stamped - (22 = etched) - var 2): R / S Alsdorf 240616-1 B 2× 22