THE SMITHS S/T OZ ROUGH TRADE MORRISSEY BUY IT NOW FOR mon-au2

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THE SMITHS - " THE SMITHS" (SELF TITLED)

EXTREMELY RARE AUSTRALIA VINYL RELEASE 1984 IN ORIGINAL GLOSSY COVER, ORIGINAL PRINTED INNER SLEEVE (INCL. LYRICS) & ORIG. POLY INNER BAG. COMES WITH PROTECTIVE OUTER SLEEVE.

GLOSSY COVER DESIGNED BY MORRISSEY FEATURES AMERICAN ACTOR JOE DALLESANDRO IN A CROPPED STILL FROM ANDY WARHOL'S 1968 FILM "FLESH".

NOT LISTED ON DISCOGS WITH THE EXACT SAME MATRIX No.s.

NONE FOR SALE ON DISCOGS OR EBAY AT DATE OF THIS LISTING.

VINYL IN AMAZING CONDITION AFTER 38 YEARS.

Track Listing

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 Voice [Female] – Annalisa Jablonska 3:41 A5 The Hand That Rocks The Cradle 3:45 B1 Still Ill 3:19 B2 Hand In Glove Remix – John Porter 3:23 B3 What Difference Does It Make? 3:49 B4 I Don't Owe You Anything 4:04 B5 Suffer Little Children Voice [Female] – Annalisa Jablonska 5:29

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – Strawberry Studios
Recorded At – Matrix Studios
Recorded At – Eden Studios
Recorded At – Pluto Studios
Lacquer Cut At – CBS Studios, London
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Rough Trade Records Ltd.
Distributed By – The Cartel
Copyright © – Copyright Control

Credits

Bass – Andy Rourke
Drums – Mike Joyce
Engineer – Neil King, Phil Bush
Guitar, Harmonica – Johnny Marr
Lacquer Cut By – timtom
Music By – Johnny Marr
Other [Cover Star] – Joe Dallesandro
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 – John Porter
Sleeve – Morrissey
Voice – Morrissey
Words By – Morrissey

Notes

Recorded at Pluto (Manchester), Eden (London), Matrix (London) and Strawberry (Manchester), winter 1983.

This version:
Made and distributed in Australia under licence CBS Productions Pty. Limited.
Variant - red / green Rough Trade labels
MATRIX No.s

Side 1 runout, (stamped): Å MX203925 RTRANZ 004-1

Side 2 runout, (stamped): Å MX203926 . B RTRANZ 004-2

NOT LISTED ON DISCOGS WITH THESE EXACT SAME MATRIX No.s - NO "B" SIDE 2.

CONDITION (SEE PICS. - AN INTEGRAL PART OF DESCRIPTION)

RECORD NEAR MINT, GLOSSY ALMOST MIRROR-LIKE SURFACES; VERY LITTLE PLAY

LABELS EXCELLENT, MINOR SPINDLE TRAILS BOTH SIDES

PRINTED INNER SLEEVE GOOD+, PART SPLIT SIDE SEAMS; SOME MINOR SMALL STAINS; SOME MINOR CREASES; VERY MINOR PART OUTER RING IMPRESSION (NOT WEAR) FRONT & BACK

COVER GOOD+, STILL GLOSSY, COLOURS BRIGHT & VIVID; ORIGINAL RECORD STORE PRICE STICKER ON FRONT; 5cm (2") SEAM SPLIT AT SPINE (SEE PIC. #9); VERY MINOR CNR. / EDGE WEAR; SOME MINOR CREASES; EXTREMELY MINOR OUTER RING IMPRESSION FRONT & BACK; FEW EXTREMELY MINOR SURFACE SCUFFS; MINOR SMALL STAIN FRONT

SUPERB 80's AUSTRALIA PRESS INDIE ROCK / THE SMITHS / MORRISSEY / JOHNNY MARR / ANDY ROURKE / MIKE JOYCE / JOHN PORTER / ROUGH TRADE / CBS PRODUCTIONS / VINYL / LP / RECORD / ANDY WARHOL / JOE DALLESANDRO / FLESH / COLLECTABLE IN REALLY NICE SHAPE AFTER 38 / THIRTY EIGHT YEARS

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POSTAGE : PADDED ENVELOPE PLUS PROTECTIVE PACKING.

HAPPY TO COMBINE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES.

OVERSEAS - INTERNATIONAL AIR EXPRESS INCL. SIGNATURE ON DELIVERY + INSURANCE.

CONTACT TELEPHONE No. REQUIRED.

CUSTOMS DECLARATION:

· Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility.

· We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as "gifts" - AUS and International government regulations prohibit this. Customs Declaration will state "USED RECORD/S"