SISTERS OF MERCY
FIRST AND LAST AND ALWAYS (JAPANESE EDITION) (RSD26) - LP

UPC: 5021732982216
Label: RHINO
Format: LP
Release Date: April 18, 2026
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This product is a Record Store Day 2026 title. It will be available in store on April 18th, 2025 at 8 a.m. ET when our store opens.

Any remaining stock will be made available online on April 19th, 2026 at 8AM EST for LOCAL PICKUP orders. Orders for shipping will be available at 7PM Sunday April 19th

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DESCRIPTION:

Formed in Leeds in the UK by guitarist Gary Marx and vocalist Andrew Eldritch in 1980, The Sisters Of Mercy released their first full-length album First And Last And Always in March 1985. The culmination of five years of independent releases, whilst building up a large cult following, their debut album reached Number 14 the UK charts, by which time the band also featured Wayne Hussey on guitar and Craig Adams on bass, both of whom would later leave the band to form The Mission. Originally signing to Warner Music in 1984, First And Last And Always was the only album from this highly influential line-up. The album was released in Japan in July 1985, and features different versions of four tracks.
Although this unique mix was used for the first CD edition in 1988, this new LP will be the first time that this mix will be available on vinyl outside of Japan. It will also be remastered from a new transfer of the original Japan production master.

TRACK LIST:

Side One
1. Black Planet
2. Walk Away
3. No Time To Cry
4. A Rock And A Hard Place
5. Marian (Version)

Side Two
1. First And Last And Always
2. Possession
3. Nine While Nine
4. Logic
5. Some Kind Of Stranger