Tag: The Smiths
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The Smiths, How Soon is Now? (Maxi-Single), 1984 on Sire
This is a US pressing of the 12″ single, with a “Long Version” on the A-side and an edited shorter version on the B-Side, both of which are different than (or “different to” as they say in the UK) the UK 7″ single version. One of my favorite Smiths songs of all time – that…
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The Smiths, Hatful of Hollow, 1984 on Rough Trade
Another (like The World Won’t Listen) compilation album from The Smiths, including some BBC sessions plus other singles and B-sides. Came out in 1984 in the UK but was not released until 1993 in the US (instead Sire released Louder than Bombs for the US market). This LP includes “How Soon is Now?” as the…
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The Smiths, The Queen is Dead, 1986 on Rough Trade
Third studio LP from The Smiths, following Meat is Murder. This might have been the first Smiths LP I had, with “Frankly, Mr. Shankly,” “Cemetry Gates,” and “Bigmouth Strikes Again” permanently etched in my brain. Love the Salford Lads Club photo from the inside of the gatefold. My copy—via Crossroads Music in Portland OR—is a…
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The Smiths, Meat is Murder, 1985 on Rough Trade / Sire
Released on Rough Trade in the UK and Sire in the US, this was the second studio album from the Smiths. The US version of the LP included “How Soon is Now?” which did not appear on the UK edition. but was issued as a single. The version I knew growing up was the US…
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The Smiths, The World Won’t Listen, 1987 on Rough Trade
This is a compilation album—the second of three—including singles and b-sides from 1985-1987. Most of these tracks also appear on Louder Than Bombs (a 2xLP), but two are different versions and two are edits. Fantastic collection of songs, including “Panic,” “Ask,” “Bigmouth Strikes Again,” “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out,” “That Joke Isn’t…
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The Smiths, The Smiths, 1984 on Rough Trade
Masterful debut album by Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce aka The Smiths. Produced by John Porter and recorded at multiple studios in Manchester and London in 1983. Yes, I still listen to The Smiths even if Morrissey is problematic. This is a fantastic debut – not necessarily my favorite single Smiths record,…
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The Smiths, Strangeways Here We Come, 1987 on Rough Trade.
Fourth (and final) studio album from The Smiths, produced by Stephen Street, Morrissey, and Johnny Marr and recorded at The Wool Hall in Beckington, Somerset. On constant repeat in my late 80s experience. Strangeways was a prison in Manchester (now Manchester Prison) – The Smiths had previously used the Salford Lad’s Club for the cover…
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Billy Bragg, Bloke on Bloke, 1997 on Cooking Vinyl
Seven songs from the William Bloke sessions, released as a limited edition “mini-album.” Johnny Marr joins on “The Boy Done Good” and gets co-writing credit. Also included is a cover of “Never Had No One Ever” and two remixes by Moodswings. Worth the price of admission just for the Johnny Marr track and The Smiths…