The Smiths – Louder Than Bombs

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Label:	Rough Trade – 92 55691
Format:	2 x Vinyl , LP, Compilation , Gatefold
Country:	Canada
Released:	1987
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Indie Rock

Tracklist

A1	Is It Really So Strange?	3:02
A2	Sheila Take A Bow	2:41
A3	Shoplifters Of The World Unite	2:57
A4	Sweet And Tender Hooligan	3:33
A5	Half A Person Producer – Stephen Street	3:35
A6	London Producer – Stephen Street	2:06
B1	Panic	2:17
B2	Girl Afraid	2:48
B3	Shakespeare's Sister	2:08
B4	William, It Was Really Nothing	2:10
B5	You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby	3:21
B6	Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now	3:34
C1	Ask	3:15
C2	Golden Lights	2:38
C3	Oscillate Wildly	3:26
C4	These Things Take Time	2:21
C5	Rubber Ring	3:46
C6	Back To The Old House	3:04
D1	Hand In Glove	3:10
D2	Stretch Out And Wait	2:37
D3	Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want	1:50
D4	This Night Has Opened My Eyes Producer – Roger Pusey	3:40
D5	Unloveable	3:55
D6	Asleep	4:16

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Warner Communications
Licensed From – Rough Trade Records
Distributed By – WEA Music of Canada, Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – BBC
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sire Records Company
Copyright © – Sire Records Company
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Pressed By – Cinram
Published By – Morrissey / Marr Songs, Ltd.
Published By – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Published By – Carlin Music Corp.
Published By – Carbert Music, Inc.

Credits

Bass Guitar – Andy Rourke
Cello – Andy Rourke
Coordinator [Art] – Jo Slee
Drums – Mike Joyce
Engineer – Stephen Street (tracks: B3, D2)
Guitar – Johnny Marr
Guitar [Additional] – Craig Gannon (tracks: A5 to B1, B5, C1)
Harmonica – Johnny Marr
Harmonica [Vamp, Uncredited] – Johnny Marr (tracks: C1)
Harmonium – Johnny Marr
Layout – Caryn Gough
Management – Ken Friedman (2)
Mandolin – Johnny Marr
Mixed By – Steve Lillywhite (tracks: C1)
Model [Cover Star] – Shelagh Delaney
Music By – Johnny Marr
Piano – Johnny Marr
Producer – The Smiths (tracks: B3, C3, D1, D2)
Sleeve – Morrissey
Songwriter – Twinkle (3) (tracks: C2)
Voice – Morrissey
Words By – Morrissey

Notes

Tracks A1 and A4 were produced for The BBC Radio 1 John Peel Show.

Includes two brown inner sleeves - blank, other than "©1987 SIRE RECORDS COMPANY 92 55691" in small white font on the top right corner of one side of each.

All songs © 1984 (tracks B2, B4, B6, C4, C6,, D1, D3, D4), 1985 (tracks B3, C3, C5, D2, D6), 1986 (tracks B1, C1, D5) 1987 (tracks A1 to A6, B5) Morrissey/Marr Songs Ltd. PRS. All rights on behalfs of Morrissey / Marr Songs Ltd. for the World controlled by Warner Bros. Music Ltd. PRS. All rights on behalfs of Warner Bros. Music Ltd. for the Western Hemisphere istered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. BMI except C2 ©1965 Carlin Music Corp., all rights for the U.S. and Canada istered by Carbert Music, Inc. BMI.

Regarding the "vamp" credit, Marr has stated "On 'Ask'... I'm also vamping on a 'G' harmonica through a Urei Boom Box".

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 7599-25569-1
Barcode (String): 07599255691
Rights Society (Publishing rights): PRS
Rights Society (Publishing rights): BMI
Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in a circle in the runouts): CR
Pressing Plant ID (Printed on the labels. ): CR
Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1, etched ["CR" in a circle, stamped], variant 1): 92-55691 A1 CR
Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2, etched ["CR" in a circle, stamped], variant 1): 92-55691 B1 ➂ CR
Matrix / Runout (Runout side 3, etched ["CR" in a circle, stamped], variant 1): 92-55691-C1 CR
Matrix / Runout (Runout side 4, etched ["CR" in a circle, stamped], variant 1): 92-55691-D1 CR
Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1, etched ["CR" in a circle, stamped], variant 2): 92-55691 A1 CR
Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2, etched ["CR" in a circle, stamped], variant 2): 92-55691 B1 ⓹ CR
Matrix / Runout (Runout side 3, etched ["CR" in a circle, stamped], variant 2): 92-55691-C1 CR
Matrix / Runout (Runout side 4, etched ["CR" in a circle, stamped], variant 2): 92-55691-D1 ⓶ CR
Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1, etched ["CR" in a circle, stamped], variant 3): 92-55691 A¹ CR
Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2, etched ["CR" in a circle, stamped], variant 3): 92-55691 B¹ ② CR
Matrix / Runout (Runout side 3, etched ["CR" in a circle, stamped], variant 3): 92-55691-C¹ CR
Matrix / Runout (Runout side 4, etched ["CR" in a circle, stamped], variant 3): 92-55691-D¹ CR

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Louder Than Bombs (Cassette, Compilation, AR)	Rough Trade	9 25569-4, 4-25569	US	1987
	Louder Than Bombs (2×LP, Compilation, Stereo, Specialty Pressing)	Rough Trade	1-25569, 9 25569-1	US	1987
	Louder Than Bombs (CD, Compilation, DADC)	Rough Trade	9 25569-2	US	1987
Recently Edited	Louder Than Bombs (CD, Compilation)	Sire	CD 25569	Canada	1987
	Louder Than Bombs (CD, Compilation, Club Edition)	Rough Trade	9 25569-2	US	1987