THE SMITHS I Started Something I Couldn't Finish (Rare 1987 UK unfolded uncut thin card printer proofs for the front and reverse 7" vinyl single. The image measures 15" X 8" and is set within an untrimmed 22" x 15" surround, with allignment, proofing bars and colour scheme sticker visible. Another killer slice of Smiths artwork this time featuring a still of Avril Angers taken from 1966 British movie 'The Family Way'. This item has remained unfolded and is free of creases and is in more...
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THE SMITHS American Tour Poster - Blank (Monster rare 1985 Sire/Rough Trade U.S. unfolded promotional poster featuring a great Paul Slattery shot of the band. Measuring 24" x 14" with band logo record company info, this poster was used duringthe American leg of the 'Meat Is Murder' and the blank top and bottom portions were most probably used for tour dates to be hastily written in! This item has never been displayed and is unfolded and shows virtually no trace of wear - hard to be more...
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THE SMITHS Proof artwork for CD singles (Super rare 1988 UK unfolded uncut paper printer proof artwork for the original ROUGH TRADE issue CD singles, featuring full artwork for four singles across one sheet measuring 18" x 25". Of particular note is the inclusion of the Headmaster Ritual artwork which used an image of Viv Nicholson without her consent resulting in the single being hastily withdrawn [all copies were subsequently destroyed]. This item has never been displayed and, aside more...
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THE SMITHS The Queen Is Dead (How cool is this! An incredibly rare 1986 UK Rough Trade hand set preliminary artwork design concept for a Melody Maker advertisement/fly poster with the iconic Alain Delon cover star image, used to promote the forthcoming vinyl LP!! It's presented on high quality line board with hand annotated tracing paper overlay and frontleaf, measuring 20½" x 16". Also included are two 12" x 24" thin paper proofs of the advertisement, using a unique blue tint. All in more...
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NALINEE DARMRONG The Smiths (2016 US Special Edition 224-page hardback book featuring an definitive pictorial document of The Smiths, showcasing never-before-published photographs of one of the most influential bands of the late twentieth century at the apex of its popularity. Photographer Nalinee Darmrong traveled with and captured the band during its peak years: Meat Is Murder and The Queen Is Dead tours 1985 & 1986. This volume is filled with reams of photographs of the band bac more...
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THE SMITHS That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (Superb 1985 UK unfolded uncut card printer proof for the WITHDRAWN ROUGH TRADE 12" vinyl sleeve with registration & proofing bars. Measuring 24" x 13". The difference between this issue & the commercially released sleeve we all know is front sleeve is tinted Grey instead of Beige & the rear is tinted very light pink as opposed to the more Scarlet tones on the finished sleeve. This design was personally rejected by Morrissey, Stunning artwork that begs to be framed, likely one of only a handful made) more...
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THE SMITHS William It Was Really Nothing (Stunning 1987 UK ROUGH TRADE unfolded uncut fragile printer proof artwork for the 12" vinyl front & reverse sleeve with proofing bars, featuring annotations/alteration notes from the designer. The front sleeve is the incredible picture sleeve featuring Billie Whitelaw as Lottie from the 1968 movie 'Charlie Bubbles, measuring 25" x 13" this is a great piece of artwork that would look stunning framed. This was a 'Works in progress' artwork proof with partially tinted colouring & was used to confirm layout and text. This is most likely a 'one off'!) more...
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THE SMITHS Strangeways, Here We Come (Stunning 1987 UK unfolded uncut printer card proof artwork for the rare ROUGH TRADE cassette album front, inner and reverse sleeve with proofing & registration bars. Measuring 12" x 6" this is a great piece of artwork that would look stunning framed and with most pieces destroyed after release it is likely that this is one of only a handful still left in existence. Featuring the distinctive cover shot of Richard Davalos with layout and design by J more...
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THE SMITHS That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (Superb 1985 UK unfolded uncut card printer proof for the WITHDRAWN ROUGH TRADE 7" vinyl sleeve complete with registration & proofing bars. Measuring 15" x 8",this is one of just a handful known to be in existance. The difference between this issue and the commercially released sleeve we all know is 'The Smiths' is written in red and the front and back colour are in a much lighter shade with red tint more...
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THE SMITHS Barbarism Begins At Home (Scarce 1985 UK Rough Trade promotional-only single-sided vinyl 12", with custom 'DJ Copy - Not For Sale' label & housed in a Viv Nicholson picture sleeve. The song didn't originally get a commercial release inthe UK. However in January 1985, two different specially pressed 12" promos were sent to DJs shortly before the release of the 'Meat Is Murder' album. Both promo 12"s were numbered RTT171, this is the pressing featuring the full 7 minute version of the track, and is extremely hard to find these days! The sleeve has only some light edgewear and the vinyl has just a couple of light surface scuffs, but looks barely played. This copy also includes a 10" x 8" black & white publicity photograph, picture postcard and copied biography RTT17 more...
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THE SMITHS Silver & Gold Presentation Pack (Rare 1987 German presentation pack limited to 300 copies only, comprising Sheila take a bow/Stop me if you think in coloured vinyl. Though it is titled Silver & Gold the discs are actually silver and Orange for each release but hey the thought was there. These are housed in an exclusive display presentation ready for attaching to a wall) more...
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THE SMITHS How Soon Is Now Mispressed (Ultra Rare 1985 Original unissued Rough Trade UK 7" white label test pressing which has been mispressed on the b side with Oscillate Wildly instead of the actual Well I Wonder track. This rarity has in the past only rumoured to have existed with only a couple of copies sold to private collectors without hitting the open market. It is thought that less than ten copies are known to have survived and we are pleased to able to offer this exciting item, RT176) more...
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THE SMITHS Hatful Of Hollow (1984 second issue French-pressed Rough Trade label 16-track CD album, includes This Charming Man and How Soon Is Now, complete with the thick 24-page lyric picture booklet sleeve and with no barcode on the reverse. Due to the thickness of the booklet, there is some wear to the back page but is otherwise in great condition! ROUGHCD76) more...
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THE SMITHS Meat Is Murder Live EP White Label 7" (Rare plain label UK 7" test pressing for this unissued and WITHDRAWN single which pre- dates the 'Mayking' pressing, features live versions from Oxford of Meat Is Murder, Nowhere Fast and Stretch Out And Wait. Pressed in the UK as opposed to the Mayking pressing which was made by the French based company MPO. Only a handful were made of this unique and 100% genuine rarity) more...
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THE SMITHS The Sound Of The Smiths (Rare official 2008 UK Rhino 45-track 2 x CD-R acetate set for the 'Deluxe Editon' digitally remastered release. This double CD edition features a 23-track collection including genuine classics such as Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, How Soon Is Now, Panic & Girlfriend In A Coma and much more... plus a bonus 22-track CD featuring rare B-sides, tracks that were exclusive to 12" releases and selected live recordings such as the Troy Tate produced Prett more...
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THE SMITHS The Sound Of The Smiths (2008 US 'Deluxe Edition' 45-track digitally remastered Double CD album set, comprises a 23-track collection including genuine classics such as Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, How Soon Is Now, Panic & GirlfriendIn A Coma and much more, along with a Bonus 22-track Disc featuring rare b-sides, tracks that were exclusive to 12" releases and selected live recordings such as the Troy Tate produced Pretty Girls Make Graves and What's The World, a coverof more...
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THE SMITHS Singles Box (2009 UK strictly limited edition 38-track digitally remastered [by Frank Arkwright overseen by Johnny Marr] 12 x CD single boxset - This CD edition of the 'Singles Box' containing the first ten UK-issued Smiths singles, such as 'This Charming Man', 'Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now', 'How Soon Is Now?' & more, all in their original picture sleeves, featuring the original 12" single tracklistings, excluding the first single 'Hand In Glove', which appears in it's m ** Limited to 10,000 Copies ** more...
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THE SMITHS The Sound Of The Smiths (2008 Argentinean 'Deluxe Edition' 45-track digitally remastered Doubke CD album set, comprises a 23-track collection including genuine classics such as Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, How Soon Is Now, Panic& Girlfriend In A Coma and much more, along with a Bonus 22-track Disc featuring rare b-sides, tracks that were exclusive to 12" releases and selected live recordings such as the Troy Tate produced Pretty Girls Make Graves and What's The World, a more...
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THE SMITHS How Soon Is Now? (1986 Portuguese-only 36-track triple vinyl LP repackaging of the albums 'Hatful Of Hollow', 'The Queen Is Dead' and 'Strangeways, Here We Come' albums, unique single pocket picture sleeve. There is some evident edgewear to the sleeve with pinchmarks and creasing visible however, the vinyl discs themselves showing just minimal signs of play!) more...
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THE SMITHS What Difference Does It Make? (Very rare 1984 UK production printers proof fragile paper artwork sheet for the 12" single, measuring 25" x 15" with with registration, colour and proofing bars visible. What makes this piece of vintage Smiths artwork unique is not just that the band name credit on the front panel is missing [1st issues were like this] but more importantly the appearance on the reverse panel of the Rough Trade logo that resembles the Capitol Records logo! Earl more...
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THE SMITHS How Soon Is Now? (Super Rare & Never Before Seen 1984 Spanish promotional-only vinyl 7" from the archives, released in miniscule numbers on the small Spanish independent label, Nuevos Medios. This is one of the rarest Smiths 45s inthe world & remains largely undocumented [we have never seen one in our thirty years trading Smiths vinyl]. The cover is fully textured &, confusingly, the artwork of the man on bed comes from the William, It Was Really Nothing release. The lab more...
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THE SMITHS The Singles 'A' Sampler (Super Rare 2008 UK promotional 4-track CD-R featuring unique disc graphics in the style of an original 'A' label promotional single. Tracks highlighted are This Charming Man, How Soon Is Now? There Is A Light That Never Goes Out and Panic. This CD was given to the first two hundred lucky customers who pre-ordered the Singles Box Set from the Rhino Records UK web site & was never available for retail sale. It remains sealed in the original pouch &u more...
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THE SMITHS Collection Of 16 7'' Singles (Superb set of FOURTEEN original UK 7'' vinyl singles on Rough Trade plus TWO 7'' single reissues [This Charming Man & Hand In Glove - Full Length Version backed with Hand In Glove - Original Single Version] from 1992 on WEA, SIXTEEN 7'' singles and 28 tracks in total! The Rough Trade originals include What Difference Does It Make? [Terence Stamp picture sleeve], Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, William It Was Really Nothing ['man on bed' green t more...
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THE SMITHS That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore. (Extremely rare 1985 original Rough Trade promotional poster to promote the single. This superb iconic piece of 'musical art' measures 23" x 11" with reproduced 'Soldiers Helmet' artwork from the 'MeatIsMurder' album sleeve featuring the cover star culled from Emile de Antonio's 1969 In The Year Of The Pig image. Morrissey replaced the words 'Make War Not Love' with 'Meat Is Murder' on the soldier's helmet to stunning effect!!. Also includ more...
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THE SMITHS Sheila Take A Bow (Ultra rare 1987 UK solid centre silver injection moulded label vinyl 7" test pressing for the single, also including Is It Really So Strange recorded for the John Peel Show on Radio One. As mentioned this has plain silver labels, one has been hand annotated with Smiths and RT196 in pencil, with a plain company die-cut paper sleeve. This example is in a fantastic condition with very little signs of this actually seeing a turntable, first copy we have seen more...
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THE SMITHS The Very Best Of (2001 Japanese 23-track CD album featuring collection of some of their greatest hits including Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, How Soon Is Now?, This Charming Man, Girlfriend In A Coma, There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want, Sheila Take A Bow, Shakespeare's Sister, Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before and more, comes with the picture / lyric booklet, Japanese lyric insert and 'Warner 35th Anniversary' obi-st more...
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THE SMITHS The Complete Picture (2001 US Region 1 NTSC DVD featuring 12 classic videos plus 'The Queen Is Dead' a film by Derek Jarman - total running time 50 minutes, housed in an eco-pak style DVD card picture sleeve) more...
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THE SMITHS Stop Me (Very rare 1988 Japanese 9-track Rough Trade CD EP - unique to Japan - including Girlfriend In A Coma, Pretty Girls Make Graves & Work Is A Four Letter Word, complete with 'Murray Head' picture sleeve and original obi-strip. This copy is in MINT unplayed condition as still factory sealed from new VDP-28025) more...
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THE SMITHS The Complete Picture (Scarce 1992 US 12-track NTSC video, includes the Derek Jarman short film 'The Queen Is Dead', great picture slipcase) more...
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THE SMITHS Stop Me (Very rare 1988 Japanese 9-track Rough Trade CD EP - unique to Japan - including Girlfriend In A Coma, Pretty Girls Make Graves & Work Is A Four Letter Word, complete with 'Murray Head' picture sleeve and original obi-strip, this copy is in immacuate condition VDP-28025) more...
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