THE SMITHS, 1ST ALBUM 84 1ST PRESS ROUGH 61 UK VINYL LP EXC+ TOP AUDIO, VG+ SLV
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WELCOME AGAIN TO MY AUCTION. I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND HAVE ABOUT 3,000 LP'S AND 500 SINGLES OF MOST GENRES AND HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY FOR 13 YEARS. PLEASE NOTE MY 100% FEEDBACK. I USUALLY TEND TO LIST RECORDS THAT I NO LONGER PLAY OR HAVE DUPLICATES OF. ALL MY RECORDS ARE CAREFULLY LOOKED AFTER, THEY HAVE BEEN CLEANED ON MY KNOSTI ANTI-STAT CLEANER AND PLACED IN BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVES. ALL THE COVERS ARE PLACED IN BRAND NEW OUTER PLASTIC SLEEVES. I ALWAYS PLAY THE RECORDS THAT I AM LISTING, LISTENING THROUGH HEADPHONES ON MY HIGH END SYSTEM. I GRADE MY RECORDS USING THE RECORD COLLECTOR'S GRADING SYSTEM - I NEVER USE MINT CONDITION UNLESS FOR A BRAND NEW SEALED RECORD. ALL MY RECORDS ARE SENT OUT IN BOXED MAILERS WITH THICK CARDBOARD STIFFENERS TO PREVENT ANY DAMAGE IN THE POST. I USUALLY SEND OUT RECORDS TO THE WINNING BIDDERS VIA ROYAL MAIL 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR.
MY POSTAGE COSTS INCLUDE THE COST TO MYSELF OF MAILERS, INNER AND OUTER SLEEVES, CLEANING OF THE RECORDS ETC. SO PLEASE BEAR THIS IN MIND.
ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE A GREAT COPY OF ONE OF THE BEST DEBUT ALBUMS OF THE 80'S :
THE SMITHS, THE SMITHS 1984 UK FIRST PRESS CURSIVE ROUGH LOGO LABELS VINYL LP IN EXCELLENT PLUS TOP AUDIO CONDITION WITH A VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION SLIGHTLY GLOSSY SURFACE NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE WITH THE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION. A LIGHTLY PLAYED TOP COPY. THIS SOUNDS FANTASTIC THROUGH HEADPHONES WITH HARDLY ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE HEARD, IF AT ALL, SILENCE BETWEEN TRACKS! ONLY SELLING AS I HAVE SOME OTHER SUPERB COPIES OF THIS BRILLIANT SMITHS ALBUM.
UK FIRST PRESS ETCHED MATRIX NUMBERS (NEAREST MATRIX VARIANT 4 HIGHLIGHTED) :
SIDE 1 - ROUGH 61 A2 tim tom ^ 1 1 SIDE 2 - ROUGH 61 B2 ty 4 ^
AS BELOW FROM DISCOGS :
The Smiths ?– The Smiths
Label:
Rough Trade ?– ROUGH 61
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Cursive Logo
Country:
UK
Released:
24 Feb 1984
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Indie Rock
TracklistHide Credits
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 5:29Companies, 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 (p) – Rough Trade Records Ltd.
- Distributed By – The Cartel
- Copyright (c) – 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
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.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A - Runout variant 1): ROUGH 61 - A1 TIMTOM CBS
- Matrix / Runout (Side B - Runout variant 1): ROUGH 61 - B2
- Matrix / Runout (Side A - Runout variant 2): ROUGH 61 - A2 TIMTOM CBS
- Matrix / Runout (Side B - Runout variant 2): ROUGH 61 - B1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A - Runout variant 3): ROUGH 61 - A2 TIMTOM CBS
- Matrix / Runout (Side B - Runout variant 3): ROUGH 61 - B2
- Matrix / Runout (Side A - Runout variant 4): ROUGH 61 - A1 C timtom/CBS ?
- Matrix / Runout (Side B - Runout variant 4): ROUGH 61 - B2 ? C TY ?
VINYL : IN LIGHTLY PLAYED EXCELLENT VISUAL CONDITION. WITH A VERY NICE SHINE, JUST A COUPLE OF LIGHT SURFACE MARKS ON SIDE WHICH DON'T SOUND AT ALL. AUDIO PLAYBACK IS IN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION, GIVING VIRTUALLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, IF AT ALL. QUIET BETWEEN TRACKS. JUST A FEW LIGHT BACKGROUND 'DUST IN THE GROOVE POPS' ON SIDE 2. THIS SOUNDS SUPERB THROUGH HEADPHONES, A GREAT FIRST PRESS COPY IN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION. FIRST PRESS CURSIVE 'ROUGH' LOGO LABELS : SOME LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS, LIGHTLY PLAYED SINCE PURCHASE. EXCELLENT CONDITION.
SLIGHTLY GLOSSY NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE : KEPT IN A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE SINCE PURCHASE. SLIGHT EDGE AND CORNER WEAR, NO CORNER BUMPS. ONE SMALL SCUFF TO THE FRONT SURFACE BY THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER, HARDLY NOTICEABLE. THE SPINE IS TOTALLY LEGIBLE, BUT WITH SOME WEAR AT THE TOP CORNER. VIRTUALLY NO RING WEAR, NO WEAR TO THE OPENING EDGE. VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION. I HAVE ALSO PLACED THE COVER IN A BRAND NEW POLYTHENE OUTER SLEEVE.
LYRIC INNER SLEEVE : JUST A CORNER CREASE, ONE EDGE SPLIT CAUSED BY THE RECORDS EDGE. EXCELLENT CONDITION.
PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES FOR THE LOVELY CONDITION.
I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLY-LINED INNER.
OVERALL : THE VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT PLUS AUDIO CONDITION WITH A VERY GOOD PLUS SLEEVE AND EXCELLENT LYRIC INNER SLEEVE. A GREAT SOUNDING COPY!
I WILL SEND RECORDS VIA TRACK ABLE AIRMAIL TO THE EU OR THE REST OF THE WORLD, PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.
GOOD LUCK IF YOU BID!
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