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First And Last And Always by The Sisters Of Mercy, album cover

First-year pressing

First And Last And Always 1985 Europe Pressing (MR 337L)

First And Last And Always by The Sisters Of Mercy

Artist
The Sisters Of Mercy
Title
First And Last And Always
Labels
  • Merciful Release MR 337L
  • Merciful Release 240 616-1
Country
Europe
Released
1985
Format
LP, Album
Barcode
none

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

  • R/S Alsdorf 240616-1 A7Runout, variant 1, side A - stamped
  • R/S Alsdorf 240616-1 B2Runout, variant 1, side B - stamped
  • R/S Alsdorf 240616-1 A6Runout, variant 2, side A - stamped
  • R/S Alsdorf 240616-1 B2Runout, variant 2, side B - stamped
  • R/S Alsdorf 240616-1 A7 44Runout, variant 3, side A - stamped, '44' hand-etched
  • R/S Alsdorf 240616-1 B2xxx 26Runout, variant 3, side B - stamped, 'xxx', '26' hand-etched
  • R/S Alsdorf 240316-1 A 3 (crossed) 240616-1 A3 /D 50Runout, variant 4, side A
  • R/S Alsdorf 240316-1 B 2 48Runout, variant 4, side B
  • R/S Alsdorf 240616-1 A7 4Runout, variant 5, side A- stamped, '4' etched
  • R/S Alsdorf 240616-1 B2 GRRunout, variant 5, side B- stamped, 'GR' etched
All 50 pressings of First And Last And Always