The Smiths ‎– Louder Than Bombs
Label:
Sire ‎– 1-25569, Sire ‎– 9 25569-1, Rough Trade ‎– 1-25569, Rough Trade ‎– 9 25569-1
Format:
2 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Specialty Pressing
Country:
US
Released:
1987
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Alternative Rock, Indie Rock
 
Tracklist
Position    Title/Credits    Duration
A1    Is It Really So Strange?    3:02
A2    Sheila Take A Bow    2:41
A3    Shoplifters Of The World Unite    2:57
A4    Sweet And Tender Hooligan    3:33
A5    Half A Person
Producer – Stephen Street
3:35
A6    London
Producer – Stephen Street
2:06
B1    Panic    2:17
B2    Girl Afraid    2:48
B3    Shakespeare's Sister    2:08
B4    William, It Was Really Nothing    2:10
B5    You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby    3:21
B6    Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now    3:34
C1    Ask
Voice [Additional] – Kirsty Maccoll
3:15
C2    Golden Lights
Written-By – Twinkle (3)
2:38
C3    Oscillate Wildly    3:26
C4    These Things Take Time    2:21
C5    Rubber Ring    3:46
C6    Back To The Old House    3:04
D1    Hand In Glove    3:10
D2    Stretch Out And Wait    2:37
D3    Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want    1:50
D4    This Night Has Opened My Eyes
Producer – Roger Pusey
3:40
D5    Unloveable    3:55
D6    Asleep    4:16
 
Licensed From – Rough Trade Records
Marketed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Produced For – BBC Radio 1
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sire Records Company
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – BBC
Copyright © – Sire Records Company
Copyright © – Morrissey / Marr Songs, Ltd.
Copyright © – Carlin Music Corp.
Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Mastered At – K Disc Mastering
Published By – The Curtis Publishing Company
Published By – Morrissey / Marr Songs, Ltd.
Bass Guitar – Andy Rourke
Coordinator [Art Co-ordination] – Jo Slee
Drums, Cello – Mike Joyce
Engineer [Engineered By] – Dave Dade (tracks: A1, A4), Stephen Street (tracks: B3, D2)
Guitar [Additional] – Craig Gannon (tracks: A5, A6, B1, B5, C1)
Guitar, Music By, Piano, Mandolin, Harmonica, Harmonium – Johnny Marr
Harmonica [Vamp, Uncredited] – Johnny Marr (tracks: C1)
Lacquer Cut By – L*
Layout – Caryn Gough
Management – Ken Friedman (2)
Mixed By – Stephen Street (tracks: C2), Steve Lillywhite (tracks: C1)
Model [Cover Star] – Shelagh Delaney
Producer – John Porter (tracks: A1, A4, B1, B2, B4 to B6, C1, C2, C4, C6, D3), Johnny Marr (tracks: A2, A3, A5, A6, C5, D5, D6), Morrissey (tracks: A2, A5, A6, C5, D5, D6), The Smiths (tracks: B3, C3, D1, D2)
Sleeve – Morrissey
Voice – Morrissey
Written-By – Marr* (tracks: A1 to C1, C3 to D6)
Written-By, Words By – Morrissey (tracks: A1 to C1, C3 to D6)
This release has a "Registered" mark (®) near the label logos. Other releases, such as Louder Than Bombs or Louder Than Bombs, are very similar.
Includes brown paper record sleeves with the second catalog number printed on them.
[On back sleeve:]
Recorded in England from April 1983 – November 1986
Produced tracks A1 and A4 for The BBC Radio 1 John Peel Show, released by arrangement with BBC Enterprises Ltd
Cover Star: Shelagh Delaney, reprinted from the Saturday Evening Post © 1961 Curtis Publishing Co
Released under licence from Rough Trade Records, England.
Made in U.S.A.
©1987 Sire Records Company
℗1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 Sire Records Company
[On liner:]
Made in U.S.A. 9 25569-1
[On labels:]
A-side: ℗ 1987 Sire Records Company ℗ 1987 BBC
A-side: ℗ 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 Sire Records Company
A-side: ℗ 1984, 1985, 1986 Sire Records Company
A-side: ℗ 1984, 1985, 1986 Sire Records Company ℗ 1987 BBC
[Additional runout information:]
Runouts are hand-etched, except for the stamped parts 'SRC' and 'kdisc'.
Regarding the "vamp" credit, Marr has stated "On 'Ask'... I'm also vamping on a 'G' harmonica through a Urei Boom Box".
Barcode (Text): 0 7599-25569-1
Rights Society: BMI
Pressing Plant ID (Sides B and D pressing ring): E A S T
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Variant 1): 1 25569 A SR6 1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Variant 1): 1 25569 B SR5 1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side C, Variant 1): 1 25569 C SR5 1-3
Matrix / Runout (Side D, Variant 1): 1 25569-D SR5 1-3
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Variant 2): 1 25569 A SR6 1-1 SRC
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Variant 2): 1-25569-B-SR8 1-1 kdisc L SRC
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Matrix / Runout (Side D, Variant 2): 1 25569-D SR5 1-1 SRC
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Variant 3): 1 25569 A SR6 1-1 SRC
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Variant 3): 1-25569-B-SR8 1-1 kdisc L SRC
Matrix / Runout (Side C, Variant 3): 1 25569 C SR5 1-3 SRC
Matrix / Runout (Side D, Variant 3): 1 25569-D SR4 1-1 SRC
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Variant 4): 1 25569 A SR6 1-1 SRC
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Variant 4): 1 25569 B SR5 1-1 SRC
Matrix / Runout (Side C, Variant 4): 1 25569 C SR5 1-3 SRC
Matrix / Runout (Side D, Variant 4): 1 25569-D SR5 1-1 SRC
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Variant 5): 1 25569 A SR6 1̶-̶1̶ 1-3 SRC
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Variant 5): 1-25569∙B-SR8 1-1 kdisc L SRC
Matrix / Runout (Side C, Variant 5): 1 25569 C SR5 1-3 SRC
Matrix / Runout (Side D, Variant 5): 1 25569 D SR4 1-1 SRC