SANDIE SHAW Hand In Glove - Original UK 12" Single - THE SMITHS Johnny Marr

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SANDIE SHAW

Hand In Glove

Original UK 12" Single released on Rough Trade Records in 1984.

RTT 130 A1   timtom cbs   /   RTT-130 B1   TY-CBS

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"Hand in Glove" is a song by the The Smiths, written by singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr. It was released as the band's first single in 1983 on Rough Trade Records. "Hand in Glove" peaked at number three on the UK Indie Chart, but did not make the pop charts. A remixed version of the song was featured on the band's debut album, The Smiths, in 1984. That same year, a cover version was recorded by singer Sandie Shaw featuring Smiths members Marr, Andy Rourke, and Mike Joyce as backing musicians.

Despite having established themselves as a group, Morrissey and Marr still harboured ambitions that they would be recognised as songwriters by having their songs covered by others. Their top choice was singer Sandie Shaw, who had scored several hits throughout the 1960s and was one of the most prominent British vocalists of her era. In the summer of 1983, Marr and Morrissey began asking Shaw to cover their song "I Don't Owe You Anything", which they had conceived with her in mind to perform. The pair sent Shaw various letters coupled with song demos. Shaw was sceptical at first; she was discouraged by the negative media attention that accompanied the Smiths song "Reel Around the Fountain", and when she received a copy of "Hand in Glove" in the mail, she reportedly exclaimed to her husband "he's started sending me pictures of naked men with their bums showing!"

Shaw was eventually won over by the intervention of Geoff Travis and by Morrissey's praise of her in the press. In January 1984, NME announced that Shaw and The Smiths would release a collaborative recording of "I Don't Owe You Anything" as a single on Rough Trade. In February, Shaw and The Smiths journeyed to Matrix Studios in London, where Shaw recorded three Smiths songs with Marr, Joyce and Rourke. The version of "Hand in Glove" recorded at Matrix was performed in the key of D minor, while Marr placed the intro riff's accent on a major scale and Shaw altered some lyrics. Shaw ended up selecting their recording of "Hand in Glove" as the single's a-side, placing "I Don't Owe You Anything" as the b-side.

Released as a single in April 1984 solely under Shaw's name, the recording became Shaw's first hit in a decade. Marr, Rourke and Joyce backed Shaw on two mimed television performances of the song, first on Channel 4's Earsay in March 1984, and then on Top of the Pops on 26 April, where the band appeared barefoot in homage to the singer, who did so often in the 1960s.

Tracks Are :-

Side One

Hand In Glove

Side Two

I Don't Owe You Anything
Jeane

Released on 'Rough Trade Records' in 1984

Catalogue No. RTT 130

Disc is in VG+ condition (some light surface marks)

Sleeve is in EX condition

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UK 1ST CLASS POSTAGE RATES FOR LPs & 12" SINGLES:

1 LP £3.90
2 LP £3.90
3 LP £6.50
4 LP £6.50
5 LP £6.50
6 LP £6.50

INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE RATES TO EUROPE FOR LPs & 12" SINGLES:

1 LP £6.10
2 LP £7.50
3 LP £9.00
4 LP £10.50
5 LP £12.00
6 LP £13.50

INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE RATES TO DESTINATIONS OUTSIDE EUROPE (USA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN ETC ETC) FOR LPs & 12" SINGLES:

1 LP £8.50
2 LP £11.00
3 LP £13.50
4 LP £16.00
5 LP £18.50
6 LP £21.00

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POSTAGE RATES FOR 7” SINGLES & CDs:

UK: £1.80 – then £0.50 each extra.
EUROPE: £4.50 – then £0.50 each extra.
DESTINATIONS OUTSIDE EUROPE: £5.50 – then £1.00 each extra
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND: £6.50 then £1.00 each extra

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