First and Last and Always
by The Sisters of Mercy
- Type: Album
- Released: 11 March 1985
- Label: Merciful Release
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 46:40
- Community rating: 4/5 from 10 ratings
Artists on this release: Craig Adams, Doktor Avalanche
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A defining pillar of gothic rock, 'First and Last and Always' pairs Andrew Eldritch's sepulchral baritone with chiming, razor-sharp guitar lines and driving drum machine rhythms. The album establishes a relentlessly brooding, smoke-filled atmosphere that became the template for an entire subculture. It is a masterclass in dark, melodic, and intensely theatrical post-punk.
Genres
Descriptors: atmospheric, bleak, male vocalist, synth, dance, synthesizers, guitars
Tracklist
- Black Planet (04:41)
- Walk Away (03:24)
- No Time to Cry (03:59)
- A Rock and a Hard Place (03:35)
- Marian - Version (05:43)
- First and Last and Always (04:15)
- Possession (04:42)
- Nine While Nine (04:10)
- Amphetamine Logic (04:51)
- Some Kind of Stranger (07:20)
Credits
- Craig Adams - bass
- Andrew Eldritch - design [sleeve designs], mixed by, voice [voices], words by
- Doktor Avalanche - drums
- Gary Marx - guitar [guitars], music by
- Wayne Hussey - guitar [guitars], music by
- Mick Lowe - layout [layouts]
- David M. Allen - mixed by, producer
- Jill Furmanovsky - photography by
- Ruth Polsky - photography by