THE SISTERS OF MERCY 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST AND LAST AND ALWAYS
4LP BLACK AND RED MARBLE VINYL SET FEATURES THE ORIGINAL ALBUM AND THE 3 EPs PRECEDING ITS RELEASE - BODY & SOUL, WALK AWAY, & NO TIME TO CRY - FEATURING NON-ALBUM BONUS TRACKS
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Sisters Of Mercy’s debut album First And Last And Always, a 4LP Black and Red Marble vinyl set will be available on July 4.
The collection includes the original album alongside the three EPs preceding its release - Body & Soul, Walk Away, and No Time To Cry. Each EP features non-album bonus tracks, with the main album available as a standalone LP in its original gatefold jacket with printed inner bag on Black and Red Marble vinyl.
Formed in Leeds by guitarist Gary Marx and vocalist Andrew Eldritch in 1980, they released First And Last And Always in March 1985, and is the culmination of five years of independent releases that saw them build up a large cult following.
Their first release with Warner reached #14 on the UK Album Charts by which time the band featured Wayne Hussey on guitar and Craig Adams on bass - both of whom would later leave the band to form The Mission.
FIRST AND LAST AND ALWAYS
4LP TRACKLIST
LP1: Original Album
Side A
1. Black Planet
2. Walk Away
3. No Time To Cry
4. A Rock And A Hard Place
5. Marian (Version)
Side B
1. First And Last And Always
2. Possession
3. Nine While Nine
4. Logic
5. Some Kind Of Stranger
LP2: BODY AND SOUL EP
Side A
1 . Body And Soul
2 . Body Electric (1984 Version)
Side B
1. Train
2. Afterhours
LP3: WALK AWAY EP
Side A
1. Walk Away
Side B
1. Poison Door
2. On The Wire
LP4: NO TIME TO CRY EP
Side A
1. No Time To Cry
Side B
1. Blood Money
2. Bury Me Deep