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  1. 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 b-side to “William, It Was Really Nothing” – the track was also on US editions of Meat is Murder. Also includes “Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want” which was also on the William single b-side.

    My copy, via Crossroads Records in Portland OR, is a 2011 reissue by Rhino on Sire labels, pressed at Rainbo.

    #1980s #1984 #AndyRourke #CrossroadsRecords #JohnnyMarr #MikeJoyce #morrissey #PortlandOR #Rainbo #Rhino #RoughTrade #Sire #TheSmiths #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds
  2. 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 2012 European reissue which doesn’t particularly name a label, though the copyright is to Warner Music UK Limited.

    #1980s #2012 #RoughTrade #TheSmiths #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #WarnerMusicUKLtd
  3. 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 version with “How Soon is Now?” on the b-side as the first track.

    I was not vegan back when I first heard this LP but loved it from the get go – too me a good 20 years to come around to Morrissey’s POV on eating animals, and while I can’t say I agree with his politics these days this LP is still perfect.

    My copy—via Joe’s Albums in Worcester MA—is a 2012 reissue pressed at Optimal which restores the UK tracklist and omits “How Soon is Now?”

    #1980s #1985 #2012 #JoeSAlbums #morrissey #Reissue #RoughTrade #Sire #TheSmiths #vegan #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #WorcesterMA
  4. 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 Funny Anymore,” and “You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby.”

    What teenager hasn’t felt “And I’ve got no right to take my place in the human race . . . “?

    My copy—via a record fair at Mill No. 5 in Lowell MA—is a UK issue from 1987, pressed by MPO. (Louder than Bombs was released in the US in lieu of this record, which was not released on vinyl in the US until the 2011 reissue series).

    #1980s #1987 #AndyRourke #JohnnyMarr #LowellMA #MikeJoyce #MillNo5 #morrissey #RoughTrade #TheSmiths #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

  5. 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 Funny Anymore,” and “You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby.”

    What teenager hasn’t felt “And I’ve got no right to take my place in the human race . . . “?

    My copy—via a record fair at Mill No. 5 in Lowell MA—is a UK issue from 1987, pressed by MPO. (Louder than Bombs was released in the US in lieu of this record, which was not released on vinyl in the US until the 2011 reissue series).

    #1980s #1987 #AndyRourke #JohnnyMarr #LowellMA #MikeJoyce #MillNo5 #morrissey #RoughTrade #TheSmiths #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

  6. 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 Funny Anymore,” and “You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby.”

    What teenager hasn’t felt “And I’ve got no right to take my place in the human race . . . “?

    My copy—via a record fair at Mill No. 5 in Lowell MA—is a UK issue from 1987, pressed by MPO. (Louder than Bombs was released in the US in lieu of this record, which was not released on vinyl in the US until the 2011 reissue series).

    #1980s #1987 #AndyRourke #JohnnyMarr #LowellMA #MikeJoyce #MillNo5 #morrissey #RoughTrade #TheSmiths #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

  7. 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 Funny Anymore,” and “You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby.”

    What teenager hasn’t felt “And I’ve got no right to take my place in the human race . . . “?

    My copy—via a record fair at Mill No. 5 in Lowell MA—is a UK issue from 1987, pressed by MPO. (Louder than Bombs was released in the US in lieu of this record, which was not released on vinyl in the US until the 2011 reissue series).

    #1980s #1987 #AndyRourke #JohnnyMarr #LowellMA #MikeJoyce #MillNo5 #morrissey #RoughTrade #TheSmiths #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

  8. 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, but so much of what makes them great is already here.

    My copy—via a record fair at Mill No. 5 in Lowell MA—is a 1984 US pressing on Sire / RoughTrade, pressed at Specialty Records.

    #1980s #1984 #AndyRourke #JohnPorter #JohnnyMarr #London #LowellMA #ManchesterUK #MikeJoyce #MillNo5 #morrissey #RoughTrade #Sire #TheSmiths #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

  9. "Meat is Murder," the second record by the Smiths, was released 40 years ago yesterday. Tiernan Cannon became a fan of the band long after it became obvious that lead singer Morrissey is a bad egg, "a battle-hardened culture warrior of the right wing, a man whose political views have slipped far beyond the point of contrarianism into straight-up chauvinism." The problem, says Cannon, writing for @PasteMagazine, is that Morrissey — back in the day, at least — was also an exquisite songwriter, capable of eliciting empathy, calling for compassion, taking the side of the underdog. Here's Cannon's story on what to do when the artist is a genius, but the human being is "pathetically, tragically flawed." What's your perspective — can you separate the art from the artist?

    flip.it/35lF_g

    #Music #TheSmiths #Morrissey #Entertainment #MeatIsMurder #Poll

  10. Een goeie dag om integraal één van de beste albums ooit te draaien.

    Meat is Murder van The Smiths.

    youtube.com/watch?v=eQTc4GolJt

    Dit album is vandaag precies 40 jaar oud.

    #meatismurder #thesmiths #1985