The Smiths Recordings

The Smiths recordings in release order (this page 1987 - 1988)

click here for 1983 - 1984

click here for 1985 - 1986

click here for 1989 - present

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Many thanks to Flavio, without whom these pages would be a lot longer in the making.
See his full size The Smiths and Morrissey scans here:- Vulgar Picture


1987 WEA 604.7258 Panic b/w Vicar In a Tutu // The Draize Train
12" single Brazil

 
 
26th January 1987 Rough Trade RT-195 Shoplifters of the World Unite b/w Half a Person
7" single UK

 
 
26th January 1987 Rough Trade RT-195 Shoplifters of the World Unite b/w Half a Person
7" single UK (without barcode)
 
 
26th January 1987 Rough Trade RTT-195 Shoplifters of the World Unite b/w London // Half a Person
12" single test-pressing UK
 
 
26th January 1987 Rough Trade RTT-195 Shoplifters of the World Unite b/w London // Half a Person
12" single UK


 
 
26th January 1987 MNW-Rough Trade RTT-195 Shoplifters of the World Unite b/w London // Half a Person
12" single Sweden
 
 
26th January 1987 Line Records LIS1-00020-B Shoplifters of the World Unite b/w Half a Person
7" single Germany

 
 
26th January 1987 Line Records LIEP-300009 Shoplifters of the World Unite b/w London // Half a Person
12" single Germany
 
 
26th January 1987 Line Records 108945 Shoplifters of the World Unite b/w Half a Person
7" single Europe

 
 
26th January 1987 Line Records 608945 Shoplifters of the World Unite b/w London // Half a Person
12" single Europe
 
 
26th January 1987 Rough Trade DLM-8667-87 Shoplifters of the World Unite b/w London // Half a Person
12" single Spain
 
 
January 1987 Virgin 90299 There Is a Light That Never Goes Out b/w Half a Person
7" single France
 
 
early 1987 CBS RTANZ019 Ask b/w Cemetry Gates
7" single Australia
 
 
early 1987 CBS RTANZ12019 Ask b/w Shoplifters of the World Unite // Cemetry Gates
12 " single Australia

 
 
1987 RoughTrade YD-717-9751 Ask TheSmiths and Il Garibaldi SergioCaputo
7" promo Italy
I believe this is a home-made sleeve
 
 
23rd February 1987 Rough Trade ROUGH-101 The World Won't Listen
12" album UK

 
 
27th February 1987 Rough Trade ROUGH-CD101 The World Won't Listen
CD album UK
 
 
27th February 1987 Megadisc MD-7940 The World Won't Listen
12" album Holland

 
 
27th February 1987 Rough Trade RTD-45 The World Won't Listen
12" album Germany

 
 
27th February 1987 TransMedia ROUGH-101 The World Won't Listen
12" album Portugal

 
 
27th February 1987 RTV Ljubljana LL-1626 The World Won't Listen
12" album Yugoslavia
 
 
27th February 1987 CBS 450467-1 The World Won't Listen
12" album Australia

 
 
27th February 1987 Victor VIL-28074 The World Won't Listen
12" album Japan
 
 
27th February 1987 Victor VDP-1199 The World Won't Listen
CD album Japan
 
 
27th February 1987 Rough Trade-CGD RGH-20614 The World Won't Listen
12" album Italy
 
 
27th February 1987 CBS ROUGH-101-1 The World Won't Listen
12" album Israel
 
 
27th February 1987 Virgin 30260 The World Won't Listen
CD album France
 
 
27th February 1987 WEA 91898-2 The World Won't Listen
CD album Europe
 
 
5th March 1987 Sire 125569 Louder Than Bombs
2x12"test-pressing album US
 
 
31st March 1987 Sire 9 25569-1 Louder Than Bombs
2x12"album US


 
 
31st March 1987 Sire 25569-1 Louder Than Bombs
2x12"album Canada
 
 
31st March 1987 Stiletto 270.4001 Louder Than Bombs
2x12"album Brazil
 
 
31st March 1987 Rough Trade-Festival L-70269 Louder Than Bombs
2x12"album Australia
 
 
April 1987 Sire PRO-A-2712 Shoplifters of the World Unite
12" promo single US

 
 
13th April 1987 Rough Trade RT-196 Sheila Take a Bow b/w Is It Really So Strange?
7" single UK
 
 
13th April 1987 Rough Trade RT-196 Sheila Take a Bow b/w Is It Really So Strange? // Sweet and Tender Hooligan
12" single UK
 
 
April 1987 Line LIS1-00024-B Sheila Take a Bow b/w Is It Really So Strange?
7" single Germany

 
 
April 1987 Line LICD-9.00308-L Sheila Take a Bow // Is it Really So Strange // Sweet and Tender Hooligan// Shoplifters
of the World Unite // Half a Person // Panic // London

mini-CD Germany


 
 
April 1987 Virgin VG-2086-Z Sheila Take a Bow // Shoplifters of the World Unite // Is it Really So Strange? // Sweet
and Tender Hooligan

12" single Greece
 
 
April 1987 Rough Trade 41258-M Sheila Take a Bow // Is it Really So Strange? // Sweet and Tender Hooligan
12" single Spain
 
 
May 1987 Sire 25569-2 Louder Than Bombs
CD album US


 
 
May 1987 Victor VICP-43 Louder Than Bombs
CD album Japan
 
 
7th July 1987 Sire W2-25426 The Queen Is Dead
CD album US

 
 
7th July 1987 Sire 25065-2 The Smiths
CD album US
(Also shown is an alternative back cover)

 
 
7th July 1987 Sire 25269-2 Meat Is Murder
CD album US

 
 
14th August 1987 Rough Trade RT-197 Girlfriend In a Coma b/w Work Is a Four-Letter Word
7" single UK

 
 
14th August 1987 Rough Trade RTT-197 Girlfriend In a Coma b/w Work Is a Four-Letter Word // I Keep Mine Hidden
12" single UK
Also shown is the mis-pressed 12" cover with the green tint only visable at the top most edge


 
 
August 1987 Rough Trade 651099-7 Girlfriend In a Coma b/w Work Is a Four-Letter Word
7" single Australia
 
 
August 1987 Rough Trade 651099-6 Girlfriend In a Coma b/w Work Is a Four-Letter Word // I Keep Mine Hidden
12" single Australia
 
 
August 1987 Virgin 90349 Girlfriend In a Coma b/w Work Is a Four-Letter Word
7" single France
 
 
22nd September 1987 Sire PRO-A-2843 Girlfriend In a Coma
12" single-sided single US
 
 
22nd September 1987 Sire 1-25649 Strangeways, Here We Come
12" album US

 
 
22nd September 1987 Sire 25649-2 Strangeways, Here We Come
CD album US

 
 
22nd September 1987 Sire 9256491 Strangeways, Here We Come
12" album Canada

 
 
28th September 1987 Rough Trade ROUGH-106 Strangeways, Here We Come
12" album UK

 
 
28th September 1987 Virgin 30262 Strangeways, Here We Come
CD album France
 
 
28th September 1987 RT Deutschland RTD-60 Strangeways, Here We Come
12" album Germany

 
 
28th September 1987 Victor VIL-28100 Strangeways, Here We Come
12" album Japan

 
 
28th September 1987 Megadisc MD-7920 Strangeways, Here We Come
12" album Holland
 
 
28th September 1987 Rough Trade-MNW ROUGH-106 Strangeways, Here We Come
12" album Sweden
 
 
28th September 1987 WEA 670-4099 Strangeways, Here We Come
12" album Brazil
 
 
28th September 1987 TransMedia ROUGH-106 Strangeways, Here We Come
12" album Portugal

 
 
28th September 1987 CBS ROUGH-106-1 Strangeways, Here We Come
12" album Israel
 
 
28th September 1987 CBS_460230-1 Strangeways, Here We Come
12" LP Australia

 
 
28th September 1987 Sire 25649-2 Strangeways, Here We Come
CD album US
 
 
6th November 1987 Rough Trade RT-198 I Started Something I Couldn't Finish b/w Pretty Girls Make Graves (Troy
Tate demo)

7" single UK

 
 
6th November 1987 Rough Trade RTT-198 I Started Something I Couldn't Finish b/w Pretty Girls Make Graves (Troy
Tate demo)
// Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (live in London 12/12/1986)
12" single UK

 
 
Nov. 1987 CBS 651284-7 Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before b/w Pretty Girls Make Graves (Troy
Tate demo )

7" single Australia
 
 
Nov. 1987 CBS 651284-6 Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before b/w Pretty Girls Make Graves (Troy
Tate demo)
// Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (live 12/12/86)
12" single Australia
 
 
November 1987 Megadisc MD-5280 Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before b/w Pretty Girls Make
Graves
7" single Holland
 
 
November 1987 Line LIS1-00025B Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before b/w Girlfriend In a Coma
7" single Germany

 
 
November 1987 Line LMS-300013 Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before b/w Work Is a Four-Letter
Word // Girlfriend In a Coma
// I Keep Mine Hidden
12" single Germany

 
 
November 1987 Line LIEP-300013 Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before b/w Work Is a Four-Letter
Word // Girlfriend In a Coma
// I Keep Mine Hidden
12" single Germany

 
 
November 1987 Line LICD-9004 Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before b/w Work Is a Four-Letter
Word // Girlfriend In a Coma
// I Keep Mine Hidden
CD single Germany
 
 
November 1987 Sire 728136 Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before b/w Stop Me If You Think
You've Heard This One Before
7" promo single US

 
 
November 1987 WEA EP #2 William It Was Really Nothing and 3 other songs by 3 other groups
7" promo EP Canada
 
 
16th November 1987 Rough Trade RT-166 (reprint) William, It Was Really Nothing b/w How Soon Is Now?
7" single UK
front
 
 
16th November 1987 Rough Trade RT-166 (reprint) William, It Was Really Nothing b/w How Soon Is Now? // Please
Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
12" single UK
side1
 
 
11th December 1987 Rough Trade RT-200 Last Night I Dreamed That Somebody Loved Me b/w Rusholme Ruffians
(John Peel session 9/8/84)

7" single UK
 
 
11th December 1987 Rough Trade RTT-200 Last Night I Dreamed That Somebody Loved Me b/w Rusholme Ruffians //
Nowhere Fast (John Peel session 9/8/84)

12" single UK

 
 
11th December 1987 Rough Trade RTT-200-CD Last Night I Dreamed That Somebody Loved Me b/w Rusholme
Ruffians // Nowhere Fast (John Peel session 9/8/84)
// William, It Was Really Nothing
CD single UK


 
 
21st January 1988 Victor VDP-28025 Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
CD Maxi-single Japan
 
 
1988 CBS 6529732 The 12" Mixes
CD single Australia
 
 
late 1988 Rough Trade-Festival D-1075 The Boy with the Thorn In His Side // Rubber Ring // Asleep
CD single Australia
 
 
5th September 1988 Rough Trade ROUGH-126 Rank
(A Live Recording from the National Ballroom in Kilburn, London 23rd October 1986)
12" album UK


 
 
13th September 1988 Sire 25786-1 Rank
(A Live Recording from the National Ballroom in Kilburn, London 23rd October 1986)
12" album US

 
 
13th September 1988 Sire 25786-2 Rank
(A Live Recording from the National Ballroom in Kilburn, London 23rd October 1986)
CD album US

 
 
13th September 1988 Stiletto 230-4003 Rank
(A Live Recording from the National Ballroom in Kilburn, London 23rd October 1986)
12" album Brazil
 
 
September 1988 CBS-Rough Trade ROUGH-126 Rank
(A Live Recording from the National Ballroom in Kilburn, London 23rd October 1986)
12" promo album Israel
 
 
September 1988 Victor VIL-28126 Rank
(A Live Recording from the National Ballroom in Kilburn, London 23rd October 1986)
12" album Japan
 
 
September 1988 Victor VDP-1356 Rank
(A Live Recording from the National Ballroom in Kilburn, London 23rd October 1986)
CD album Japan
 
 
September 1988 Rough Trade-Megadisc RTD-90/MD-7900 Rank
(A Live Recording from the National Ballroom in Kilburn, London 23rd October 1986)
12" album Holland/Germany

 
 
September 1988 Rough Trade-Megadisc RTD-CD-90/MDC-7900 Rank
(A Live Recording from the National Ballroom in Kilburn, London 23rd October 1986)
CD album Holland/Germany
 
 
1988 Rough Trade-Festival D-30225 Rank
(A Live Recording from the National Ballroom in Kilburn, London 23rd October 1986)
CD album Australia
 
 
September 1988 The Catalogue London
(A Live Recording from the National Ballroom in Kilburn, London 23rd October 1986)
6" flexi UK
 
 
October 1988 Dutch East India Trading DEI8302-2 The Peel Session
(recorded on the 18th May 1983, aired on the 31st May 1983)
CD album US
 
 
late 1988 Rough Trade-Festival D-1073 Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now // Girl Afraid // Suffer Little Children
CD single Australia
 
 
late 1988 Rough Trade-Festival D-1076 Panic // Vicar In a Tutu // The Draize Train
CD single Australia

 
 
late 1988 Rough Trade-Festival D-1077 Ask // Cemetry Gates // Golden Lights
CD single Australia
 
 
28th Nov. 1988 Rough Trade ROUGH-255 Louder Than Bombs
2x12" albums UK
A seriously busy day for Rough Trade UK
 
 
28th Nov. 1988 Rough Trade RTT-171-CD Barbarism Begins At Home // Shakespeare's Sister // Stretch Out and Wait
CD single UK

 
 
28th Nov. 1988 Rough Trade RTT-215-CD The Headmaster Ritual // Nowhere Fast // Stretch Out and Wait //
Meat Is Murder
CD single UK

 
 
28th Nov. 1988 Rough Trade RTT-191-CD The Boy With the Thorn In His Side // Rubber Ring // Asleep
CD single UK
 
 
28th Nov. 1988 Rough Trade RTT-156-CD Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now // Girl Afraid // Suffer Little Children
CD single UK

 
 
28th Nov. 1988 Rough Trade RTT-193-CD Panic // Vicar In a Tutu // The Draize Train
CD single UK
 
 
28th Nov. 1988 Rough Trade RTT-194-CD Ask // Cemetry Gates // Golden Lights
CD single UK

 
 
28th Nov. 1988 Rough Trade RTT-146-CD What Difference Does It Make? // Back to the Old House // These Things
Take Time
CD single UK
 
 
28th Nov. 1988 Rough Trade RTT-166-CD William It Was Really Nothing // How Soon Is Now // Please, Please, Please
Let Me Get What I Want
CD single UK

 
 

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