℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd
| Released | July 24, 2015 |
| Duration | 1h 20m 58s |
| Record Label | WM UK |
| Genre | Rock (Gothic) |
First and Last and Always Collection (Digital Edition)
The Sisters Of Mercy
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Black Planet
The Sisters Of Mercy |
4:28 | |||
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1.2
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Walk Away
The Sisters Of Mercy |
3:23 | |||
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1.3
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No Time to Cry
The Sisters Of Mercy |
4:06 | |||
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1.4
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A Rock and a Hard Place
The Sisters Of Mercy |
3:36 | |||
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1.5
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Marian (Version)
The Sisters Of Mercy |
5:44 | |||
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1.6
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First and Last and Always
The Sisters Of Mercy |
4:02 | |||
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1.7
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Possession
The Sisters Of Mercy |
4:39 | |||
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1.8
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Nine While Nine
The Sisters Of Mercy |
4:12 | |||
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1.9
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Amphetamine Logic
The Sisters Of Mercy |
4:50 | |||
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1.10
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Some Kind of Stranger
The Sisters Of Mercy |
7:20 | |||
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2.1
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Body and Soul
The Sisters Of Mercy |
3:40 | |||
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2.2
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Body Electric
The Sisters Of Mercy |
4:41 | |||
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2.3
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Train
The Sisters Of Mercy |
2:47 | |||
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2.4
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Afterhours
The Sisters Of Mercy |
7:28 | |||
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2.5
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Poison Door
The Sisters Of Mercy |
3:42 | |||
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2.6
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On the Wire
The Sisters Of Mercy |
4:20 | |||
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2.7
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Blood Money
The Sisters Of Mercy |
3:15 | |||
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2.8
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Bury Me Deep
The Sisters Of Mercy |
4:45 |
Sisters of Mercy release a new box-set of their classic album First and Last and Always! First and Last and Always was the debut studio album by the legendary English gothic rock band.
For the album sessions the band had acquired a new drum machine, an Oberheim DMX. The album lyrics were all written by Andrew Eldritch, who said his writing "owes more to collage editing in film". Their content, with various references to drugs and separation, mirror Eldritch's condition at the time: "I was so shot when I wrote the lyrics on the album that there's no distancing of persona at all."
This new collection contains two discs: the original album is presented alongside a bonus disc features three 12-inch EPs from that era: Body And Soul, No Time To Cry and Walk Away.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – WM UK Studio Masters
Disc 1, Tracks 1, 4-10; Disc 2, Tracks 1-4, 8 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source Disc 1, Tracks 2, 3; Disc 2, Tracks 5-7 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit
Disc 1, Tracks 1, 4-10; Disc 2, Tracks 1-4, 8 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source Disc 1, Tracks 2, 3; Disc 2, Tracks 5-7 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.33 -4.90 to -0.80 | -18.22 -25.04 to -14.22 | -14.91 -21.40 to -10.60 | 12 9 to 14 | |
| 1.1 | Black Planet | -0.80 | -14.22 | -10.6 | 9 |
| 1.2 | Walk Away | -0.80 | -15.13 | -11.7 | 10 |
| 1.3 | No Time to Cry | -1.11 | -17.70 | -14.4 | 12 |
| 1.4 | A Rock and a Hard Place | -0.80 | -17.15 | -14.2 | 11 |
| 1.5 | Marian (Version) | -0.80 | -17.52 | -14.9 | 12 |
| 1.6 | First and Last and Always | -0.80 | -18.65 | -15.1 | 12 |
| 1.7 | Possession | -0.80 | -18.79 | -16.2 | 13 |
| 1.8 | Nine While Nine | -1.31 | -18.57 | -16.0 | 13 |
| 1.9 | Amphetamine Logic | -1.51 | -19.01 | -15.8 | 12 |
| 1.10 | Some Kind of Stranger | -1.32 | -18.77 | -15.0 | 12 |
| 2.1 | Body and Soul | -0.80 | -17.86 | -15.0 | 12 |
| 2.2 | Body Electric | -0.80 | -17.63 | -13.8 | 12 |
| 2.3 | Train | -0.80 | -18.68 | -14.9 | 14 |
| 2.4 | Afterhours | -1.54 | -20.69 | -17.4 | 12 |
| 2.5 | Poison Door | -0.80 | -16.09 | -12.4 | 11 |
| 2.6 | On the Wire | -1.64 | -18.01 | -14.3 | 11 |
| 2.7 | Blood Money | -2.71 | -18.41 | -15.2 | 10 |
| 2.8 | Bury Me Deep | -4.90 | -25.04 | -21.4 | 13 |