Sisters of Mercy – First and Last and Always (Vinil 140g, LP)

Sisters of Mercy’s 1985 album would become the standard by which all subsequent gothic rock albums would be measured. The dark psychedelic rock soundscape, accompanied by Andrew Eldritch’s sepulchral voice and a drum machine that eerily took on a life of its own, set the style for a whole generation of gothic rock bands and is still part of the standard repertoire of every gothic party. However, the success of the album did not do the band any good and they broke up shortly after its release.

Legend has it that Eldritch was so heavily drugged during the recordings that he ran into walls and the recordings had to be interrupted several times. Surprisingly, however, the album is a very successful MFSL reissue. While the darkness of the music gets under your skin with the now even deeper bass, previously hidden details in the keyboards shine like never before. Even the German lyrics on Marian suddenly become easier to understand.

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Silver Label

Under the product name Silver Label, MFSL has been releasing a new series of LPs since early 2011. These are remastered and cut at Mobile Fidelity on the mastering chain designed by Tim de Paravicini and pressed on 140g vinyl at RTI in Los Angeles. The packaging meets the same high standards as the well-known Original Master Recording series with a lined rice paper inner sleeve, a protective intermediate sleeve and a sequential serial number on the outer cover. Mobile Fidelity is planning a series of experimental releases as well and is willing to make do with a copy of the master tape in this series if the original tape cannot be provided. All LPs will be released as limited editions and are likely to become sought-after collector’s items.

Lista pieselor

1. Black Planet

2. Walk Away

3. No Time to Cry

4. A Rock and a Hard Place

5. Marian

6. First and Last and Always

7. Possession

8. Nine While Nine

9. Amphetamine Logic

10. Some Kind of Stranger