THE SMITHS William it Was Really Nothing (Very rare 1984 UK Rough Trade hand set preliminary artwork design concept for the 12" vinyl single. Incredible [and early] example of Smiths artwork, the keen eyed might spot that the 'The Smiths' band name text was amended slightly on the official release, making this just that extra bit special [as if 100% genuine original Rough Trade/Jo Slee Smiths artwork wasn't special enough!]. Presented on high quality line board with hand annotated tracing paper overlay and frontleaf, colour bar charts and measuring a huge 30" x 20½"! This incredibly rare item is in superb condition and is just begging to take pride of place in your Smiths collection!) more...
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THE SMITHS William It Was Really Nothing (Very scarce 1987 issue UK Rough Trade 2-track solid centre 7" vinyl single backed with How Soon Is Now. The song is popularly believed to have been written by Morrissey about his friend Billy Mackenzie, lead singer ofThe Associates, with whom he was rumoured to be romantically linked. Housed in a mauve tinted picture sleeve featuring Billie Whitelaw as Lottie from the 1968 movie 'Charlie Bubbles', directed by Albert Finney. The sleeve has a small stickermark in the top right corner, but the vinyl is in near mint condition. This issue has now become increasingly hard to find and much rarer than the original issue RT166). more...
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THE SMITHS William It Was Really Nothing (1984 UK 3-track 12" single with the A1/B2 matrices & 'The Impotence Of Ernest' & 'Romantic And Square Is Hip And Aware' in the run-out grooves, also including How Soon Is Now? & Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want, green tinted 'man on bed' picture sleeve. The sleeve & the vinyl remain in Excellent condition RTT166) more...
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THE SMITHS William It Was Really Nothing (Rare 1984 German 3-track 12" maxi-single pressed on Purple Marbled Vinyl, also including Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want and the groundbreaking, ethereal How Soon Is Now?. The green tinted picture sleeve with the 'Platte in mehrfarbigem Vinyl' printed circular flash, has light signs of shelfwear with a couple of seam splits to the edges but the vinyl itself appears barely played. Undoubtedlythe rarest and best looking of all the coloured vinyl singles INT125.219) more...
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THE SMITHS William It Was Really Nothing (Stunning and very rare 1984 UK withdrawn RED uncut artwork proof for the 7" vinyl single front and reverse sleeve. Whilst the tracklisting for the band's fifth single was already confirmed [William, Please, Please, Please & How Soon Is Now, were all demoed by Marr in one feverish weekend of recording apparently!], this early artwork proof is in RED, completely different to the green and lilac finished sleeves. Hand annotations alongthe side bar indicate this is a '1st proof' and final decisions regarding the font and layout were still unconfirmed at this stage. Measuring 8" x 18" the item has been never been folded, remains free of creases, rips or tears and is in superb overall condition - a true rarity for the Smiths collector and just begging to be framed!) more...
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THE SMITHS William It Was Really Nothing (1984 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single with the A1/B2 matrices and 'The Impotence Of Ernest' & 'Romantic And Square Is Hip And Aware' in the run-out grooves, also including How Soon Is Now? and Please PleasePlease Let Me Get What I Want; green tinted 'man on bed' picture sleeve that retains its opened shrink so has very little wear, while the vinyl has just the odd light surface scuff RTT166) more...
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THE SMITHS William It Was Really Nothing (1984 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single with the A1/B2 matrices and 'The Impotence Of Ernest' & 'Romantic And Square Is Hip And Aware' in the run-our grooves, also including How Soon Is Now? and Please PleasePlease Let Me Get What I Want. The green tinted 'man on bed' picture sleeve has some shelfwear to the edges / corners with a little creasing & age yellowing present while the vinyl has some light surface scuffs showing signs of play and remainsin VG condition RTT166) more...
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THE SMITHS William Was It Really Nothing (Rare 1984 UK Rough Trade 3-track white label test-pressing 12" including How Soon Is Now & Please Let Me Get What I Want, RTT166) more...
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THE SMITHS William Was It Really Nothing (Rare 1984 UK Rough Trade 2-track white label test-pressing 7" b/w Please Please Let Me, RT166) more...
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THE SMITHS William Was It Really Nothing (Very Rare UK 1984 UK 2-track Rough Trade red label promotional 7" vinyl single with intact push-out centre, also includes Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want, housed in a hole-punched commercial picture sleeve which denotes promotional use only. A fabulous and hard to find rarity, and a must for any collection RT166) more...
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THE SMITHS William, It Was Really Nothing (1984 French 3-track vinyl 12" also featuring How Soon Is Now ? & Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want, picture sleeve) more...
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THE SMITHS William, It Was Really Nothing (Scarce 1984 Greek 3-track 12" vinyl single, also including How Soon Is Now and Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want, green tinted 'man on bed' picture sleeve. The sleeve displays some general wear and has a couple of sticker marks on the front, whilst the vinyl shows only light evidence of play VG2023-Z) more...
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THE SMITHS William, It Was Really Nothing (Scarce 1984 German wide centre Intercord label 7" vinyl single, also featuring Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want, picture sleeve INT110.169) more...
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THE SMITHS William, It Was Really Nothing (Rare 1987 UK Rough Trade label second issue 3-track 12" vinyl single, also including How Soon Is Now? & Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want, rare purple tinted 'Billie Whitelaw' picture sleevewith blue die-cut inner. The sleeve shows little sign of wear and the vinyl is EX- with just a few cosmetic marks - a nice copy! RTT166) more...
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THE SMITHS William, It Was Really Nothing (Rare 1987 UK Rough Trade label second issue 3-track 12" vinyl single, also including How Soon Is Now? & Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want, rare purple tinted 'Billie Whitelaw' picture sleeve with blue die-cut inner. The sleeve shows little sign of wear and the vinyl is Very Good and shows some notable scuffing which has no real impact on play. RTT166) more...
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THE SMITHS William, It Was Really Nothing (Withdrawn 1984 Italian mispress 12" vinyl single, also featuring How Soon Is Now? & Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want. Note: the version of How Soon found here is a unique 6:47 mix unavailable anywhere else in the world & never released on CD. The story goes, Rough Trade sent the incorrect master for the b-side How Soon Is Now? to Virgin in Italy. This collector's item featured at No. 9 in Record Collector's '100 Greatest Smiths Rarities' [June 2005, issue 311]. According to the magazine, the mistake was not discovered until copies were delivered to the stores, with a rough estimate of just 100 known copies to have escaped into the hands of collectors before it was swiftly withdrawn. Complete with the Italian picture sleeve with a bullet-hole promo stamp in the corner, see 'more info' for details of this highly prized The Smiths rarity... VINX71) more...
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THE SMITHS William, It Was Really Nothing (Withdrawn 1984 Italian mispress 12" vinyl single, also featuring How Soon Is Now? & Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want. Note: the version of How Soon found here is a unique 6:47 mix unavailable anywhere else in the world & never released on CD. The story goes, Rough Trade sent the incorrect master for the b-side How Soon Is Now? to Virgin in Italy. This collector's item featured at No. 9 in Record Collector's '100 Greatest Smiths Rarities' [June 2005, issue 311]. According to the magazine, the mistake was not discovered until copies were delivered to the stores, with a rough estimate of just 100 known copies to have escaped into the hands of collectors before it was swiftly withdrawn. Complete with the Italian picture sleeve, see 'more info' for details of this highly prized The Smiths rarity... VINX71) more...
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THE SMITHS William, Was It Really Nothing (Stunning unissued 1987 UK Rough Trade unfolded uncut card printer proof for the 7" vinyl front and reverse sleeve with colour, registration and proofing bars. The front sleeve is the Mauve tinted picturesleeve featuring Billie Whitelaw as Lottie from the 1968 movie 'Charlie Bubbles, measuring 20" x 14". The reverse has UNRELEASED yellow lettering that was used by the designers Jo Slee and Caryn Gough as part of the production process, quitelikely the only copy left in existence. Great artwork that would look stunning framed - Simply fabulous!! ) more...
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THE SMITHS William, Was It Really Nothing (Very rare unissued 1987 UK Rough Trade unfolded uncut card printer proof artwork for the 12" vinyl front and reverse sleeve with colour bars. The front sleeve is the Mauve tinted picture sleeve featuring cover star Billie Whitelaw as Lottie from the 1968 movie 'Charlie Bubbles and measures 25" x 14". The reverse has the all-important UNRELEASED yellow lettering, presumably used by the designers Jo Slee and Caryn Gough aspart of the production process, needless to say there aren't many of these in existence! This item is in superb condition, has never been displayed and is free of any creasing - A top Smiths collectable!) more...
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THE SMITHS The World Won't Listen (Original issue, now deleted, 1986 French 16-track CD includes Panic, Ask, Bigmouth Strikes Again & Shoplifters - picture sleeve 30260) more...
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