First and Last and Always Format:4LP - Red and Black Marbled at friend Nick Bassett’s basement

at friend Nick Bassett’s basement studio on his Yamaha MT8X 8 track

providing a glimpse into a transformative period following the fall of the Trujillo regime

The title track

Sonic experimentation of acoustic instruments

First and Last and Always Format:4LP - Red and Black Marbled at friend Nick Bassett’s basement1985's First and Last and Always remains unequalled in the genre Goth, permanently granted top place on a pedestal from which it cannot be toppled. From the opening claustrophobia of "Black Planet" to the melancholy "No Time to Cry", Eldritch continually assured listeners that "everything's gonna be alright". Continuing with the bass driven guitar gem "Possession" and the closing "Some Kind of Stranger", an untouchable epic that, clocking in at over