The Smiths – The Smiths
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Rough Trade – ROUGH 61 |
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Country: |
UK |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Jangle Pop |
Tracklist
| A1 | Reel Around The Fountain | 5:55 | |
| A2 | You've Got Everything Now | 3:58 | |
| A3 | Miserable Lie | 4:27 | |
| A4 | Pretty Girls Make Graves | 3:41 | |
| A5 | The Hand That Rocks The Cradle | 3:45 | |
| B1 | Still Ill | 3:19 | |
| B2 | Hand In Glove | 3:23 | |
| B3 | What Difference Does It Make? | 3:49 | |
| B4 | I Don't Owe You Anything | 4:04 | |
| B5 | Suffer Little Children | 5:29 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Strawberry Studios
- Recorded At – Matrix Studios
- Recorded At – Eden Studios
- Recorded At – Pluto Studios
- Distributed By – The Cartel
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Rough Trade Records Ltd.
- Lacquer Cut At – CBS Studios, London
- Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
- Copyright © – Copyright Control
Credits
- Artwork [Art] – Richard Boon
- Bass Guitar [The Bass Guitar] – Andy Rourke
- Drums [The Drums] – Mike Joyce
- Engineer [Engineered By] – Phil Bush
- Engineer [Sound] – Grant Showbiz
- Guitar [Guitars], Harmonica – Johnny Marr
- Lacquer Cut By – TY* (tracks: B1 to B5)
- Model [Cover Star] – Joe Dallesandro
- Music By – Johnny Marr
- Photography By [Andy Rourke, Mike Joyce] – Joelle Depont*
- Photography By [J.M.] – Andy Catlin*
- Photography By [Morrissey] – Romi*
- Piano, Organ – Paul Carrack (tracks: A1, A2, B4)
- Producer – John Porter (tracks: A1 to B1, B3 to B5)
- Promotion – Scott Piering
- Sleeve – Morrissey
- Voice – Morrissey
- Words By – Morrissey
- Words By [Quotation From Sonny Boy By] – Henderson* (tracks: A5)
Notes
Sleeve, labels and illustrated inner sleeve with lyrics and credits printed in maroon on grey-blue background. This version shows the stencilled Rough Trade logo.
Some copies with a hype sticker highlighting "Hand In Glove" and "What Difference Does It Make?".
"Recorded at Pluto (Manchester), Eden (London), Matrix (London) and Strawberry (Manchester). Winter, 1983."
"The Smiths thank: Joe Moss, Geoff Travis, Scott Piering (promotion), Grant Showbiz (sound), Oliver May, Richard Boon (art), Jim Shelley, Joelle Depont, Troy Tate, Nick Robbins".
Track A5 quotation courtesy Campbell-Connelly/Carlin Music/Redwood Music.
Runouts are etched except "A" (looks like "Λ") and "D" (looks like "[ )") which are stamped and may appear sideways.
℗ 1984 Rough Trade Records Ltd.
© 1984 Copyright Control
Some copies with a hype sticker highlighting "Hand In Glove" and "What Difference Does It Make?".
"Recorded at Pluto (Manchester), Eden (London), Matrix (London) and Strawberry (Manchester). Winter, 1983."
"The Smiths thank: Joe Moss, Geoff Travis, Scott Piering (promotion), Grant Showbiz (sound), Oliver May, Richard Boon (art), Jim Shelley, Joelle Depont, Troy Tate, Nick Robbins".
Track A5 quotation courtesy Campbell-Connelly/Carlin Music/Redwood Music.
Runouts are etched except "A" (looks like "Λ") and "D" (looks like "[ )") which are stamped and may appear sideways.
℗ 1984 Rough Trade Records Ltd.
© 1984 Copyright Control
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): ROUGH 61 - A1 TIMTOM CB
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): ROUGH 61 - B2
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): ROUGH 61 - A2 TIMTOM CB
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): ROUGH 61 - B1 TY
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): ROUGH 61 - A1 TIMTOM ::
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): ROUGH 61 - B3
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): ROUGH 61 - A3
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): ROUGH 61 - B3
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): ROUGH 61 A2 U A A TIMTOM cbs
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): ROUGH 61 B2 I U TY C
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6): ROUGH 61 - A1 TIMTOM/CBS ::
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6): ROUGH 61 - B1 TY
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 7): ROUGH 61 A2
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 7): ROUGH 61 - B4
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 8): ROUGH 61 . A2 TimTom cbs
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 8): ROUGH 61 - B3
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 9): ROUGH 61- A3
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 9): ROUGH 61 - B1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 10): ROUGH 61 . A3 TimTom
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 10): ROUGH 61 . B3
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 11): ROUGH 61 A2 TimTom cbs
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 11): ROUGH 61 - B4 TY
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 12): ROUGH ∙ 61 ∙ A3 TimTom D
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 12): ROUGH ∙ 61 ∙ B1 E
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 13): ROUGH 61 A2 TimTom cbs A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 13): ROUGH 61 B3 5
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 14): ROUGH 61 - A3 A TimTom
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 14): ROUGH 61 - B4 D TY A
Other Versions (5 of 184)
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The Smiths (CD, Album) | Rough Trade | 35JC-102 | Japan | 1984 | ||
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The Smiths (LP, Album) | Rough Trade | 1-25065, 9 25065-1 | US | 1984 | ||
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The Smiths (LP, Album, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, All Media, Limited Edition) | Rough Trade | ROUGH 61, RTOS 136 | Benelux | 1984 | ||
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The Smiths (LP, Album) | Rough Trade | ROUGH 61 | Netherlands | 1984 | ||
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The Smiths (Cassette, Album) | Rough Trade | ROUGH C 61 | UK | 1984 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Fantastic sound, devastatingly beautiful music. This is the one to own! This 1st pressing version sounds crisp and clear throughout with nice dynamics. Highly recommend if you can find a NM copy for around £30. -
sounds amazing
i have a press with the lighter title and block rough trade stamp
i lucked out and found a nm copy today as well as a nm hatful of hollow ... just need queen is dead and strangeways now to have all the LPs .
Smiths sound so good on vinyl, never really heard these songs until i heard them on the record -
I've got A3 timtom/B3 from new and it sounds awesome, say better than the recent remastered versions. This kicks some serious lunch on bass and drums, guitar not so much.
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Mine has one Cursive label and one capitals, is that a misprint? Grey writing to front A2/B2 -
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mine skips like crazy on the first songs on each side..which stinks... still ill is my favorite -
I was triying to add my pink marbled copy but I think it doesn't work. Could you please help me with this?
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Does anyone know if my original Canadian copy holds any significance with the added promotional copy stamp on the back of the cover? -
I have two different UK issues here, one with a matt inner sleeve and light blue title (like shown in current image) with an italic Rough Trade logo on the label (which I don't recall seeing before), but I also have another copy with glossy inner sleeve, dark grey title and regular square Rough Trade logo on the label -
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