The final is a greatest hits album-cassette released in 1986 to summarise the career of english pop duo wham!. The album was not initially released in north america, where the album music from the edge of heaven was released instead. Six songs from that album appear on this compilation.

The compilation album coincided with the farewell concert of the same name on 28 june 1986, at wembley stadium. When george michael guested on the aspel & company talk show on 1 march 1986, he announced that wham! Were to split and perform one last concert, entitled the final. He also announced that he planned to record the last wham! Single with andrew ridgeley the following week in los angeles.

In fact, as he revealed to journalist paula yates on the tube, he was planning to record four tracks, two of which—;where did your heart go? and the edge of heaven—had been previously played on the whamamerica! Tour, with the other two being new tracks he was experimenting with. This was prior to the filming of the video for michael;s then-forthcoming solo single, a different corner;.

Michael was planning to release three of the tracks as part of a wham! Ep, but was not sure which one of the songs was going to be the main single at that point. All of these would appear on the final. As of 12 march 1986, the album and single had been completed and ready for release under the wham! name.

Cassette and booklet are in VG condition.