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| Total Length = 45:36 | | Total Length = 45:36 | ||
| Recorded = Autumn 1983 | | Recorded = Autumn 1983 | ||
| Writer = Morrissey/Marr | | Writer = [[Writer::Morrissey]] / [[Writer::Johnny Marr]] | ||
| Producer = [[John Porter]]<br>[[The Smiths]] | | Producer = [[Producer::John Porter]]<br>[[Producer::The Smiths]] | ||
| Mastered = | | Mastered = | ||
| Art = Joe Dallesandro | | Art = Cover star: [[Mention::Joe Dallesandro]] in "[[Mention::Flesh]]" (1968) by Paul Morrissey<br>Layout: [[Mention::Caryn Gough]] | ||
| Vinyl Etching = | | Vinyl Etching =No matrix message | ||
| Publisher = [[Rough Trade Records]] (UK) <br>[[Sire Records]] (US) | | Publisher = [[Rough Trade Records]] (UK) <br>[[Sire Records]] (US) | ||
| Format = Vinyl, CD | | Format = Vinyl, CD | ||
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==Information== | ==Information== | ||
===Recording=== | ===Recording=== | ||
Includes [[Paul Carrack]] on piano & organ. | |||
===Release=== | ===Release=== | ||
==Track list== | ==Track list== | ||
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| 09-duration = 4:05 (Morrissey/Marr | | 09-duration = 4:05 (Morrissey/Marr) | ||
| 10 = Suffer Little Children | | 10 = Suffer Little Children | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:51, 20 February 2024
| THE SMITHS Studio Album | |
|---|---|
| Name | The Smiths |
| Release | 20 February 1984 3 April 2012 (remaster) |
| Total Length | 45:36 |
| Recorded | Autumn 1983 |
| Writer/composer | Morrissey / Johnny Marr |
| Producer | John Porter The Smiths |
| Art work | Cover star: Joe Dallesandro in "Flesh" (1968) by Paul Morrissey Layout: Caryn Gough |
| Vinyl Etching | No matrix message |
| Publisher | Rough Trade Records (UK) Sire Records (US) |
| Format(s) | Vinyl, CD |
| Chart position | UK #2 US #150 |
| Studio Album chronology | |
The Smiths → Meat Is Murder
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| Singles | |
| |
Information
Recording
Includes Paul Carrack on piano & organ.
Release
Track list
UK CD Edition
[Rough Trade ROUGHCD61]
- Reel Around The Fountain – 5:58 (Morrissey/Marr)
- You've Got Everything Now – 3:59 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Miserable Lie – 4:29 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Pretty Girls Make Graves – 3:24 (Morrissey/Marr)
- The Hand That Rocks The Cradle – 4:38 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Still Ill – 3:23 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Hand In Glove – 3:25 (Morrissey/Marr)
- What Difference Does It Make? – 3:51 (Morrissey/Marr)
- I Don't Owe You Anything – 4:05 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Suffer Little Children – 5:28 (Morrissey/Marr)
UK Vinyl
[Rough Trade ROUGH61]
Side A
- Reel Around The Fountain – 5:58 (Morrissey/Marr)
- You've Got Everything Now – 3:59 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Miserable Lie – 4:29 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Pretty Girls Make Graves – 3:24 (Morrissey/Marr)
- The Hand That Rocks The Cradle – 4:38 (Morrissey/Marr)
Side B
- Still Ill – 3:23 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Hand In Glove – 3:25 (Morrissey/Marr)
- What Difference Does It Make? – 3:51 (Morrissey/Marr)
- I Don't Owe You Anything – 4:05 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Suffer Little Children – 5:28 (Morrissey/Marr)
US CD Edition
[Sire 9 25065-2]
- Reel Around The Fountain – 5:58 (Morrissey/Marr)
- You've Got Everything Now – 3:59 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Miserable Lie – 4:29 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Pretty Girls Make Graves – 3:24 (Morrissey/Marr)
- The Hand That Rocks The Cradle – 4:38 (Morrissey/Marr)
- This Charming Man – 2:41 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Still Ill – 3:23 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Hand In Glove – 3:25 (Morrissey/Marr)
- What Difference Does It Make? – 3:51 (Morrissey/Marr)
- I Don't Owe You Anything – 4:05 (Morrissey/Marr
- Suffer Little Children – 5:28 (Morrissey/Marr)
US Vinyl
[Sire 9 25065-1]
Side A
- Reel Around The Fountain – 5:58 (Morrissey/Marr)
- You've Got Everything Now – 3:59 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Miserable Lie – 4:29 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Pretty Girls Make Graves – 3:24 (Morrissey/Marr)
- The Hand That Rocks The Cradle – 4:38 (Morrissey/Marr)
Side B
- This Charming Man – 2:41 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Still Ill – 3:23 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Hand In Glove – 3:25 (Morrissey/Marr)
- What Difference Does It Make? – 3:51 (Morrissey/Marr)
- I Don't Owe You Anything – 4:05 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Suffer Little Children – 5:28 (Morrissey/Marr)
Discogs Information
Credits
- Bass - Andy Rourke
- Drums - Mike Joyce
- Engineer - Neill King
- Engineer - Phil Bush
- Guitar, Harmonica - Johnny Marr
- Lacquer Cut By - Tim Young
- Model [Cover Star] - Joe Dallesandro
- Music By - Johnny Marr
- Photography By [Andy Rourke, Mike Joyce] - Joëlle Dépont
- Photography By [J.m] - Andrew Catlin
- Photography By [Morrissey] - Romi Mori
- Piano, Organ - Paul Carrack
- Producer - John Porter
- Sleeve - Morrissey
- Voice - Morrissey
- Words By - Morrissey
Notes
The original version features the Rough Trade logo in cursive letters. The labels are grey with blood red text, and the credits below the song titles appear as "words: Morrissey - music: Marr".
Comes with a lyric inner sleeve.
Recorded at Pluto (Manchester), Eden (London), Matrix (London) and Strawberry (Manchester), winter 1983.
Cover Star Joe Dallesandro culled from Andy Warhol's Flesh (directed by Paul Morrissey, 1968, distributed by Virgin Films and Video) reproduced by permission.
Images
- The Smiths - Discogs master release: https://www.discogs.com/master/4264
- The Smiths (LP Album Cursive Logo) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/4639827-The-Smiths-The-Smiths
Discogs information (additional release)
Notes
℗ 1984 Rough Trade Records Ltd. © 1984 Copyright Control Recorded at Pluto (Manchester), Eden (London), Matrix (London) and Strawberry (Manchester), winter 1983.
Images
- The Smiths (Album) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/714271-The-Smiths-The-Smiths
Discogs information (additional release)
Notes
Recorded Winter 1983.
Cover Star: Joe Dallesandro culled from Andy Warhol's 'Flesh' (directed by Paul Morrissey, 1968, distributed by Virgin Films and Video) reproduced by permission.
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
"The Hand That Rocks The Cradle" quotation from "Sonny Boy" (Henderson, Brown, Jolson) courtesy Campbell-Connelly/Carlin Music/Redwood Music.
℗ 1986 © 1984
Made in England
Images
- The Smiths (Album Reissue Nimbus) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/9722412-The-Smiths-The-Smiths
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