First and Last and Always
Studio album by The Sisters of Mercy
Released	March 11, 1985 1988 (on tray card)
Recorded	1984
Genre	Gothic rock, Alternative rock
Length	45:37
Label	Merciful Release/Warner Bros.
Producer(s)	David M. Allen
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Q Favourable Dec. 1999, p.171
The Sisters of Mercy chronology
	First and Last and Always (1985)	Floodland (1987)

First and Last and Always, the debut album by UK band The Sisters of Mercy was released on March 11, 1985, on band's own label Merciful Release (under distribution contract with WEA). It has been described by songwriter and singer Andrew Eldritch as 'some decent songs, but iffy production' [1]. Image File history File links First_and_last. ... A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... The Sisters of Mercy are a band that emerged out of the British post punk scene in 1980-1981. ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Gothic rock (also called goth rock or simply goth) is a genre of rock music that developed during the late 1970s. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music[1] (also simply called alternative) were coined in the 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired bands on independent record labels that didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Merciful Release is a record label started by Andrew Eldritch, frontman with Leeds outfit The Sisters of Mercy. ... Warner Bros. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Categories: Wikipedia articles needing factual verification | People stubs ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Q is a music and entertainment magazinepublished monthly in the United Kingdom. ... The Sisters of Mercy are a band that emerged out of the British post punk scene in 1980-1981. ... Floodland is the album released by The Sisters of Mercy in 1987, complete with heavy production, layers of synthesizer, choral singing, and the drum machine Doktor Avalanche. ... A debut album is the first released record album by an artist or a band. ... The Sisters of Mercy are a band that emerged out of the British post punk scene in 1980-1981. ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Merciful Release is a record label started by Andrew Eldritch, frontman with Leeds outfit The Sisters of Mercy. ... Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) is one of the four major record labels. ... Andrew Eldritch (born Andrew William Harvey Taylor, May 15, 1959) is the frontman, singer, songwriter and the only remaining original member of The Sisters of Mercy, a band that emerged from the British post punk scene and, in later years, also flirted with pop and hard rock. ...

All members of the band except Andrew Eldritch left the group after album's promotional concert tour.

A clearer version of the album, remixed by Andrew Eldritch, was released in 1992.

Despite Eldritch's highly vocal rejection of the designation "Goth", First and Last and Always has consistently been praised in the canon of gothic rock, and in December, 1999, Q magazine included it in their list of "The Best Gothic Albums of All Time". Q is a music and entertainment magazinepublished monthly in the United Kingdom. ...

Amphetamine Logic is listed as Logic on the album, because the word Amphetamine cannot be used because of drug laws.

Track listing

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1. "Black Planet" (music: Hussey) – 4:27
2. "Walk Away" (music: Hussey) – 3:20
3. "No Time to Cry" (music: Adams, Marx, Hussey) – 3:54
4. "A Rock and a Hard Place" (music: Hussey) – 3:36
5. "Marian (version)" (music: Hussey) – 5:37
6. "First and Last and Always" (music: Marx) – 3:58
7. "Possession" (music: Hussey, Eldritch, Adams) – 4:36
8. "Nine While Nine" (music: Marx) – 4:07
9. "Amphetamine Logic" (music: Marx) – 4:46
10. "Some Kind of Stranger" (music: Marx) – 7:16

Wayne Hussey (born Jerry Lovelock on 26 May 1958 in Bristol) is a British musician, best known as a member of The Mission and The Sisters of Mercy. ... Brithsh musician, bass guitarist and songwriter of: The Sisters of Mercy (1981-1985) Mission UK (1985-1992, 1999-2002) The Cult (1993-1995) Colorsound (1998-) Alarm (2003-) Categories: Stub | The Sisters of Mercy ... Gary Marx is a lead-guitarist (b. ...

Personnel

• Andrew Eldritch - vocals
• Wayne Hussey - guitar, backing vocals
• Gary Marx - guitar
• Craig Adams - bass guitar
• Doktor Avalanche (drum machine) - drums
• Dave Allen - producer