The Smiths – The Smiths
Label: | Warner Music UK Ltd. – 2564665880 |
|---|---|
Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
Country: | Europe |
Released: | |
Genre: | Rock |
Style: | Jangle Pop, Indie Pop, Indie Rock |
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.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Music UK Ltd.
- Copyright © – Warner Music UK Ltd.
- Recorded At – Pluto Studios
- Recorded At – Eden Studios
- Recorded At – Matrix Studios
- Recorded At – Strawberry Studios
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BB45478
Credits
- Bass Guitar – Andy Rourke
- Drums – Mike Joyce
- Engineer [Engineered By] – Neil King*, Phil Bush
- Guitar [Guitars], Harmonica – Johnny Marr
- Lacquer Cut By – F.A.*, FA.*
- 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 (8)
- Piano, Organ – Paul Carrack (tracks: A1, A2, B4)
- Producer [Produced By] – John Porter
- Sleeve – Morrissey
- Voice – Morrissey
- Words By – Morrissey
Notes
Printed inner sleeve with lyrics, credits and photos.
Cutting engineer and pressing plant derived from matrix.
[Back cover]
recorded at Pluto (Manchester), Eden (London), Matrix (London), Strawberry (Manchester). Winter, 1983.
℗ 1984 Warner Music UK Ltd.
[Labels]
℗ & © 1984 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Made in the E.U.
The runouts are hand-etched, some parts behind the strings are difficult to reproduce
The Smiths thank: Joe Moss (2), Geoff Travis, Scott Piering (promotion), Grant Showbiz (sound), Oliver May, Richard Boon (art), Jim Shelley, Joëlle Dépont, Troy Tate, Nick Robbins
[Track A5]
Quotation from Sonny Boy (De Sylva, Henderson, Brown, Jolson) courtesy Campbell Connelly/Carlin Music/Redwood Music
Cutting engineer and pressing plant derived from matrix.
[Back cover]
recorded at Pluto (Manchester), Eden (London), Matrix (London), Strawberry (Manchester). Winter, 1983.
℗ 1984 Warner Music UK Ltd.
[Labels]
℗ & © 1984 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Made in the E.U.
The runouts are hand-etched, some parts behind the strings are difficult to reproduce
The Smiths thank: Joe Moss (2), Geoff Travis, Scott Piering (promotion), Grant Showbiz (sound), Oliver May, Richard Boon (art), Jim Shelley, Joëlle Dépont, Troy Tate, Nick Robbins
[Track A5]
Quotation from Sonny Boy (De Sylva, Henderson, Brown, Jolson) courtesy Campbell Connelly/Carlin Music/Redwood Music
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 8 25646 65880 0
- Barcode (Scanned): 825646658800
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1): BB45478-01A2
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1): BB45478-01B1 F.A.
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2): BB45478-01A2 V V [Symbol]
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2): BB45478-01B1 FA. 31
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 3): BB45478-01A2
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 3): BB45478-01B1 F.A.VƐ
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 4): BB45478-01A2 V ⏊ V
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 4): BB45478-01B1 FA. 31X
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 5): BB45478-01A2 ++ A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 5): BB45478-01B1 1L F.A.
Other Versions (5 of 184)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | The Smiths (LP, Album, Stencilled Logo) | Rough Trade | ROUGH 61 | UK | 1984 | ||
Recently Edited | The Smiths (CD, Album) | Japan Record, Rough Trade | 35JC-102 | Japan | 1984 | ||
Recently Edited | The Smiths (LP, Album) | Sire, Sire, Rough Trade | 1-25065, 9 25065-1 | US | 1984 | ||
Recently Edited | The Smiths (LP, Album, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, All Media, Limited Edition) | Rough Trade, Rough Trade | ROUGH 61, RTOS 136 | Benelux | 1984 | ||
Recently Edited | The Smiths (LP, Album) | Rough Trade | ROUGH 61 | Netherlands | 1984 |
Recommendations
2016 WorldwideVinyl —LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo
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Reviews
fyi Morrissey wanted hateful of hallow to be the debut; and in my mind it is and this is the second album.
This is a fantastic press.- This is what I've put together from compiling information available at the time of release in 2009, 2011 and 2012:
* 2009: Rhino, licensing from Warner, released a remaster of the Smiths albums on vinyl in US and UK; remaster was done by Johnny Marr and Frank Arkwright
* 2011: Rhino, licensing from Warner, released these album remasters, as well as remasters by Marr and Arkwright of Rank, Hatful of Hollow, and Louder Than Bombs as CD and vinyl box sets
* 2011: Warner released the remasters by Arkwright and Marr as individual entries on CD, at least in Europe
* 2012: Warner released the remasters by Arkwright and Marr as individual entries, on vinyl, and only in Europe
* Since 2012: both Rhino and Warner have reissued some of the the Arkwright and Marr remasters, on vinyl and CD and in some cases multiple times; countries vary - Completely acceptable repress. I'm playing it on a 70s system and it sounds like I remember as a youth. I chase that sound...and the sonics are clean and warm <ortofon blue cartridge> . Unless you can score a OG mint and afford it...welcome to the world of The Smiths starts here.
- Nice clean pressing. No surface noise and really defined sound
Scored this today finally. Collection is complete.
Pressing is incredible, like the rest of the reissues.
Quiet, flat, and well mastered to vinyl. Excellent price point right now, very pleased with this RE.
Does anyone know why this pressing doesn't have This Charming Man on it? Low key disappointed :/- The original recordings are not, even by a long shot, of "audiophile quality". So unless the CD or LP sounds really bad - and they'd have to make an effort of it, this version should do quite nicely.
Edited 3 years agoBought new, flat vinyl with zero surface noise, sounds pretty good to me, maybe a bit less dynamic than the UK and US 1st pressings but definitely worth it and considering how prices on vinyl go sky high very fast if I was you I will buy this now before you'll end up spending three times what's worth today....- This sounds good to me. Good separation and no problems with the bass or sibilance.
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