The Sisters of Mercy First and Last and Always 180g 1LP & 3EP Box Set (Vinyl)

30th Anniversay Edition 180g Vinyl LP & 3EP Box Set!

Vinyl Boxed Set Combines the Band's 1985 Classic First and Last and Always Album with Three EPs from That Era

The Sisters of Mercy mastered the art of dark and foreboding rock in 1985 with the band's influential major-label debut, FIRST AND LAST AND ALWAYS. To commemorate the album's 30-year anniversary, Rhino releases a vinyl boxed set that includes the original album together with three 12" EPs from that era: Body And Soul, No Time To Cry, and Walk Away. The set contains four LPs, all pressed on 180-gram vinyl, and comes packed in an attractive card slipcase.

When The Sisters of Mercy signed with WEA in May 1984, the band consisted of Andrew Eldritch (vocals), Gary Marx and Wayne Hussey (guitars), Craig Adams (bass), and a drum machine named Doktor Avalanche. The group's first release for the label was the 12" EP Body and Soul. Eldritch once described the release as: "a vision of heaven with everyone on speed."

In March 1985, almost a year after Body And Soul, The Sisters of Mercy released its landmark album, First and Last and Always . It climbed to #14 on the album charts in the band's native England. Among the standout tracks are "Marian," "Rock And A Hard Place," and the ominous "Black Planet," which was released as a single in the U.S. Even though the album was enthusiastically embraced by goth rock culture, Eldritch has steadfastly rejected the label, saying the band has more in common with classic rock from the Sixties than the post-punk scene of the Eighties

Also featured in this set are two singles from First and Last and Always that were issued as 12" singles with multiple b-sides. "Walk Away" was backed with "Poison Door" and "On The Wire." With was followed by "No Time To Cry," which was backed with "Blood Money" and "Bury Me Deep."

Features:
• 30th Anniversay Edition
• 180g Vinyl
• 1LP & 3EP Box Set
• Housed in Attractive Card Slipcase

Musicians:
Andrew Eldritch, vocals
Craig Adams, bass guitar
Wayne Hussey, guitar, vocals
Gary Marx, guitar
Doktor Avalanche (drum machine), drums

Selections:
First and Last and Always LP
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

Body And Soul EP
Side One:
1. Body And Soul
2. Body Electric (1984 version)
Side Two:
1. Train
2. Afterhours

Walk Away EP
Side One:
1. Walk Away
Side Two:
1. Poison Door
2. On The Wire

No Time To Cry EP
Side One:
1. No Time To Cry
Side Two:
1. Blood Money
2. Bury Me Deep