The Smiths – Louder Than Bombs
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Rough Trade – 9 25569-1 |
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US |
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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 | 3:35 | |
| A6 | London | 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 | 3:40 | |
| D5 | Unloveable | 3:55 | |
| D6 | Asleep | 4:16 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Sire Records Company
- Record Company – BBC Enterprises Ltd.
- Record Company – Warner Communications
- Licensed From – Rough Trade Records
- Marketed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – BBC
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sire Records Company
- Copyright © – Sire Records Company
- Copyright © – The Curtis Publishing Company
- Pressed By – Allied Record Company – B-26800
- Pressed By – Allied Record Company – B-26801
- Pressed By – Allied Record Company – B-26802
- Pressed By – Allied Record Company – B-26803
- Lacquer Cut At – K Disc Mastering
- Mastered At – Specialty Records Corporation
- Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – △15828
- Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – △15829
- Produced For – BBC Radio 1
- Produced For – The John Peel Show
- Published By – Carbert Music, Inc.
- Published By – Morrissey / Marr Songs, Ltd.
- Published By – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
- Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Credits
- Bass Guitar, Cello – Andy Rourke
- Coordinator [Art Co-ordination] – Jo Slee
- Drums – Mike Joyce
- Engineer – Stephen Street (tracks: D2)
- Guitar [Additional] – Craig Gannon (tracks: A5 to B1, B5, C1)
- Guitar, Music By, Piano, Mandolin, Harmonica, Harmonium – Johnny Marr
- Harmonica [Vamp, Uncredited] – Johnny Marr (tracks: C1)
- Lacquer Cut By – L*
- Layout – Caryn Gough
- Management – Ken Friedman (2)
- Merchandising – Winterland*
- Mixed By – Steve Lillywhite (tracks: C1)
- Model [Cover Star] – Shelagh Delaney
- Producer – The Smiths (tracks: B3, C3, D1, D2)
- Sleeve – Morrissey
- Voice, Words By – Morrissey
- Written-By – Morrissey
Notes
Tracks A1 & A4 were produced for The BBC Radio 1 John Peel Show.
Recorded in England from April 1983-November 1986.
Cover Star: Shelagh Delaney, reprinted from the Saturday Evening Post.
Released under licence from Rough Trade Records, England.
This pressing and the Specialty pressing The Smiths - Louder Than Bombs originally had labels with 'SIRE™'. Later pressings had 'SIRE®' or 'SIRE'.
Includes brown paper record sleeves with the following printed on one corner of each: '©1987 SIRE RECORD COMPANY MADE IN U.S.A. 9 25569-1'
Regarding the "vamp" credit, Marr has stated "On 'Ask'... I'm also vamping on a 'G' harmonica through a Urei Boom Box".
Runouts are etched except Kdisc and the SRC logo.
Recorded in England from April 1983-November 1986.
Cover Star: Shelagh Delaney, reprinted from the Saturday Evening Post.
Released under licence from Rough Trade Records, England.
This pressing and the Specialty pressing The Smiths - Louder Than Bombs originally had labels with 'SIRE™'. Later pressings had 'SIRE®' or 'SIRE'.
Includes brown paper record sleeves with the following printed on one corner of each: '©1987 SIRE RECORD COMPANY MADE IN U.S.A. 9 25569-1'
Regarding the "vamp" credit, Marr has stated "On 'Ask'... I'm also vamping on a 'G' harmonica through a Urei Boom Box".
Runouts are etched except Kdisc and the SRC logo.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: BMI
- Rights Society: PRS
- Barcode (Text): 0 7599-25569-1
- Barcode (Scan): 075992556910
- Pressing Plant ID (Side A label embossed): A
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): 1-25569 A SH5 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26800 SH5 △15828 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): 1 25569 B SR5 1-1 B26801 SRC
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 1): 1 25569 C SR5 1-3 B-26802 SRC
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 1): 1-25569-D-SH7 Kdisc L [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26803-SH7 △15829-X 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): 1-25569 A SH6 Kdisc L [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26800 SH6 △15828 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): 1 25569 B SH5 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26801-SH5 △15828 X 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 2): 1 25569 S-26802-SR5 △15829 0-4 PAR B-26802-SR5 △15829 0-4C SR5 1 1-4 S-26802-SR5 △15829 0-4 PAR B-26802-SR5 △15829 0-4 SRC
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 2): 1-25569-D-SH7 Kdisc L [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26803-SH7 △15829-X 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): 1-25569-A-SH6 Kdisc L [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26800-SH6 △15828 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): 1 25569 B SH5 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26801-SH5 △15828-X 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 3): 1-25569-C-SH7 Kdisc L [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26802-SH7 △15829 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 3): 1 25569-D SR5 1-3 B 26803 SRC
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): 1-25569 A SH5 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26800 SH5 △15828 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): 1 25569 B SR5 1-2 SPAR B26801 SRC 1 25569 B SR5 1-2 SPAR △15828 X SRC
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 4): 1-25569-C-SH7 Kdisc L [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26802-SH7 △15829 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 4): 1-25569-D-SH7 Kdisc L [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26803-SH7 △15829-X 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): 1-25569-A-SH6 Kdisc L [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26800-SH6 △15828 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): 1 25569 B SR5 1-4 B-26801-SR5 △15828-X 0- SPAR SRC
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 5): 1-25569-C-SH7 Kdisc L [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26802-SH7 △15829 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 5): 1-25569-D-SH7 Kdisc L [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26803-SH7 △15829-X 1-1
Other Versions (5 of 94)
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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 | |||
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Louder Than Bombs (2×LP, Compilation, Gatefold) | Rough Trade | 92 55691 | Canada | 1987 | ||
| Louder Than Bombs (CD, Compilation, DADC) | Rough Trade | 9 25569-2 | US | 1987 | |||
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Louder Than Bombs (CD, Compilation) | Sire | CD 25569 | Canada | 1987 |
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Just purchased this one, but it's a gold-stamped promo pressing. There doesn't appear to be a separate listing, so I though I'd note it here.
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Edited 3 years agoMorrissey has proven time and time again to be insufferable regarding his social/political stances, but his voice/lyrics, Marr's music, and their wonderful rhythm section (Rourke and Joyce) will always have a special place in my heart. I discovered The Smiths during my teens, but my iration did not really take off until my first real break-up happened. For me, this compilation (and every studio album) consists of many "Songs that saved *my* life", and I'm sure there are plenty of others who agree with me. One of the first LPs I bought when I started collecting/listening back in 2015. There is not a doubt in my mind that this is one of the greatest compilations ever assembled
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