The Smiths – Louder Than Bombs
(Sire/Rough Trade Records 1987 9255691)
Gatefold Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Inner Sleeves have a couple of small splits
Double Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are a few light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. The band consisted of vocalist Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce.
Louder Than Bombs is a compilation album by English rock band The Smiths. It was released as a double album in March 1987 by their American record company, Sire Records and was then released in the UK in 1988 by Rough Trade Records.
Track listing
All tracks written by Morrissey/Marr except “Golden Lights”, written by Twinkle and “Oscillate Wildly”, written by Johnny Marr.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Is It Really So Strange?” (B-side of “Sheila Take a Bow”; John Peel session, 12/2/86) | 3:04 |
| 2. | “Sheila Take a Bow” (Single A-side) | 2:41 |
| 3. | “Shoplifters of the World Unite” (Single A-side) | 2:57 |
| 4. | “Sweet and Tender Hooligan” (B-side of “Sheila Take a Bow”; John Peel session, 12/2/86) | 3:13 |
| 5. | “Half a Person” (B-side of “Shoplifters of the World Unite”) | 3:36 |
| 6. | “London” (B-side of “Shoplifters of the World Unite”) | 2:07 |
| 7. | “Panic” (Single A-side) | 2:20 |
| 8. | “Girl Afraid” (B-side of “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now”) | 2:48 |
| 9. | “Shakespeare’s Sister” (Single A-side) | 2:09 |
| 10. | “William, It Was Really Nothing” (Single A-side) | 2:11 |
| 11. | “You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby” (US mix of aborted single A-side) | 3:23 |
| 12. | “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now” (Single A-side) | 3:34 |
| 13. | “Ask” (Remix of single A-side) | 3:18 |
| 14. | “Golden Lights” (B-side of “Ask”) | 2:39 |
| 15. | “Oscillate Wildly” (B-side of “How Soon is Now?“) | 3:27 |
| 16. | “These Things Take Time” (B-side of “What Difference Does It Make?”) | 2:23 |
| 17. | “Rubber Ring” (B-side of “The Boy with the Thorn in His Side”) | 3:48 |
| 18. | “Back to the Old House” (B-side of “What Difference Does It Make?”) | 3:05 |
| 19. | “Hand in Glove” (Single A-side mix) | 3:13 |
| 20. | “Stretch Out and Wait” (B-side of “Shakespeare’s Sister”) | 2:38 |
| 21. | “Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want” (B-side of “William, It Was Really Nothing”) | 1:52 |
| 22. | “This Night Has Opened My Eyes” (From Hatful of Hollow; John Peel session, 9/14/83) | 3:40 |
| 23. | “Unloveable” (B-side of “Bigmouth Strikes Again”) | 3:55 |
| 24. | “Asleep” (B-side of “The Boy with the Thorn in His Side”) | 4:11 |
Personnel
- Morrissey – vocals
- Johnny Marr – guitars, piano, harmonica, mandolin on “Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want” and “Golden Lights”,
- Andy Rourke – bass guitar, cello on “Shakespeare’s Sister” and “Oscillate Wildly”
- Mike Joyce – drums, tambourine on “Hand in Glove” and “Stretch Out and Wait”
Additional musicians
- Craig Gannon – rhythm guitar on “Half a Person”, “London”, “Panic”, “You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby”, “Ask” and “Golden Lights”, mandolin on “Golden Lights”
- Kirsty MacColl – backing vocals on “Ask” and “Golden Lights”
- John Porter – slide guitar on “Sheila Take a Bow”, sound effects on “Ask”, drum machine and bass guitar on “Golden Lights”
- Stephen Street – additional drum machine programming on “London”, sampling on “Rubber Ring”, sound effects on “Asleep”
Production
- Johnny Marr – producer (A3)
- Johnny Marr, Morrissey and Stephen Street – producers (A5–6)
- Morrissey and Marr – producers (A2, C5, D5–6)
- John Porter – producer (A1, A4, B1–2, B4–6, C1-2, C4, C6, D3)
- Roger Pusey – producer (D4)
- The Smiths – producers (B3, C3, D1–2)
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