THE SMITHS, Rough 61, Rough Trade Records-1984, UK, Morrissey and Marr.
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Description
Great record with controversial songs including "Reel Around the Fountain" and "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle",
and also "Suffer Little Children"
Condition: both, record and inner sleeve both in excellent condition; I cannot see any hairline scratches. Outside sleeve in very good condition with some slight wear on corners due to shelving. Payment: Paypal only. Ships to Continental USA. Also ships internationally via ebay global shipping program. The following write up was taken from the Internet:The Smiths[edit]
In February 1984, the group released their debut album The Smiths, which reached number two on the UK Albums Chart.[50] Both "Reel Around the Fountain" and "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" met with controversy, with some tabloid newspapers alleging the songs were suggestive of paedophilia, a claim strongly denied by the group.
In March 1984, they performed on Channel 4 music program The Tube.[51]
The album was followed the same year by the non-album singles "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" and "William, It Was Really Nothing", which featured "How Soon Is Now?" on its B-side. Securing the band's first top ten placing, "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" was also significant for marking the beginning of engineer and producer Stephen Street's long-term working relationship with the band.[52]
More controversy followed when "Suffer Little Children", the B-side to "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now", touched on the theme of the Moors murders. This caused an uproar after the grandfather of one of the murdered children heard the song on a pub jukebox and felt the band was trying to commercialise the murders. After meeting with Morrissey, he accepted that the song was a sincere exploration of the impact of the murders. Morrissey subsequently established a friendship with Ann West, the mother of victim Lesley Ann Downey, who is mentioned by name in the song.[53]
The year ended with the compilation album Hatful of Hollow. This collected singles, B-sides and the versions of songs that had been recorded throughout the previous year for the Peel and Jensen shows
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