THE SMITHS Sheila Take A Bow (Rare 1987 black & white 15" x 12" paper proof for the front and reverse sleeve of the Rough Trade 7" single featuring cover star Candy Darling. This is an 'in process' proof used by art designers Jo Slee and Caryn Gough as part of the production processd. Naturally there is a little edge creasing (plus a small half inch tear to the right corner) as this would have been used by the designer for authorising the layout with the band or label - a true one off more...
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THE SMITHS The Smiths (Very rare, vintage and original, Rough Trade promotional only poster from around the Hatful of Hollow/1988-89 period. Measuring 34" x 24" in size, this example has survived the test of time pretty well. Although it displays some minor edge creasing and a tear to the lower right edge, overall, these minor points could be rectified with professional or archival framing from which it would benefit as it is printed to relatively thin paper. A rare and desirable p more...
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THE SMITHS What She Said (Superb and incredibly rare 1985 UK Rough Trade original metal 'mother' stamper for the B-side of the Shakespeare's Sister 12" release and featuring What She Said and Stretch Out And Wait RTT181. Quite probably one of thefew left in existence as these were normally destroyed once the production run was complete. One of the ultimate gems of any Smiths collection!!) ***See More info below for further details on 'Stampers'*** more...
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THE SMITHS Shakespears Sister (Superb and incredibly rare 1985 UK Rough Trade set of A and B side metal 'mother' stampers for the release and includes 3 tracks Shakespears Sister b/w What She Said & Stretch Out And Wait. Quite probably the only existing complete set left in existence as these were normally destroyed once the production run was complete. Complete with the original cardboard stamper box. One of the ultimate gems of any Smiths collection!!) **See More Info for further details on 'Stampers'** more...
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THE SMITHS Bigmouth Strikes Again (Rare 1986 Greek limited edition 5-track 12" vinyl EP which includes Panic, The Draize Train, Money Changes Everything & Unloveable. This version is different for the UK relese of this EP only contained threesongs and not five. Purple-tinted James Dean picture sleeve with Greek text. The back of the sleeve shows a little creasing and the vinyl looks barely played VG-2071-Z) more...
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THE SMITHS Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (Rare 1987 Dutch Megadisc label 3-track black vinyl 12", includes Live Version and Pretty Girls Make Graves - Early Cello Version, grey tinted picture sleeve. The sleeve has light corner creasing to the bottom right & shows only light wear & the vinyl is Excellent with light paper scuffs which have little or no impact on play MD125280) more...
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THE SMITHS Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (Rare 1987 Australian Rough Trade 3-track 12" vinyl single including Pretty Girls Make Graves and Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others, unique orange picture sleeve. The sleeve shows alittle light ringwear with a small area of paper loss due to a sticker in the top right corner, whilst the vinyl is in Excellent condition with just the odd hairline having little or no impact on play) more...
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THE SMITHS Ask (Scarce 1986 German limited edition 3-track 12" single pressed on CLEAR VINYL, also includes Cemetry Gates and Golden Lights, housed in a unique colour picture sleeve showing Colin Campbell in a still from the seminal '60s film 'The Leather Boys' with 'Top Hit England' text printed in the top right hand corner! The sleeve shows just a little wear from storage and apart from some very light inaudible cosmetic scuffs and few spindle wear, the vinyl remains in Excel more...
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THE SMITHS The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (1985 French 3-track 12" single, also featuring Rubber Ring & Asleep. Obtained from the famous RTL Radio Library in Paris, this is an advance copy with Virgin/Rough Trade stock labels & a promo embossed picture sleeve with 'disque gratuit interdit a la vente' in the top right corner. There is also a 'RTL Discotheque' stamp on the back cover & an 'Oct 1985' review date stamp on the side A label for review before release. The sleeve & vinyl more...
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THE SMITHS Best...I (1992 UK German-pressed 14-track compilation vinyl LP, includes This Charming Man, Hand In Glove and Panic, housed in a matt picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little edgwear wear & ringwear, with a little discolourationto the left front side but no splits or rips. The vinyl has a couple of superficial surface marks and just light signs of play. Overall an Excellent example of the hard to find 90s pressing SMITHS8) more...
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THE SMITHS Bigmouth Strikes Again (Rare 1986 Greek limited edition 5-track 12" vinyl EP which includes Panic, The Draize Train, Money Changes Everything & Unloveable. This version is different for the UK relese of this EP only contained threesongs and not five. Purple-tinted James Dean picture sleeve with Greek text. This example was exported to be sold in the UK, and has been sealed with a vintage shop sticker under the shrink and and import sticker on the shrink! VG-2071-Z) more...
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THE SMITHS Rank: Proof artwork for CD & Cassette (Super rare 1988 UK unfolded uncut paper printer proof artwork for both the original ROUGH TRADE issue Cassette and Compact Disc. Measuring 25" x 18" this item is of particular note in that theartwork for the Rank Cassette and Compact Disc differs from the finished release; here the middle image is bright yellow instead of light brown. Also included is an unfolded five-panel cassette inlay for the finished release in Mint condition. more...
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THE SMITHS How Soon Is Now? (1985 German 3-track 12" vinyl single with the blue & silver labels, also including Well I Wonder & Oscillate Wildly, housed in the glossy picture sleeve. There is some noticeable wear to the sleeve with pinchmarks & scuffing at the edges and a little sticker wear to the top right corner however, despite a few surface scuffs and a name hand-written [in blue pen against the blue background] on the both labels, the vinyl remains in excellent condition RTD020T more...
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THE SMITHS The Smiths (Scarce 1984 German 10-track vinyl LP on the blue Rough Trade labels with black text, housed in the glossy picture sleeve with darker grey 'The Smiths' lettering in the top right-hand corner plus the lyric / picture inner. The sleeve is displaying minor pinchmarks / creasing and scuffing to the edges however, the vinyl appears in barely played condition RTD25) more...
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THE SMITHS Complete (2011 UK limited edition remastered 8-CD set, lovingly reworked by Johnny Marr and Rhino UK. It includes all four of the band's studio albums: 'The Smiths' [1984], 'Meat Is Murder' [1985], 'The Queen Is Dead' [1986], 'Strangeways, Here We Come' [1987]; their sole live album 'Rank' [1988]; as well as firm fan favourite compilations 'Hatful Of Hollow' [1984], 'The World Won’t Listen' [1987] and 'Louder Than Bombs' [1987]. Each disc is issued in a mini replica of the more...
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THE SMITHS That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (1985 French 5-track 12" EP, including live versions of Nowhere Fast, Stretch Out & Wait, Shakespeare's Sister & Meat Is Murder recorded at the Oxford Apollo on 18th March 1985. Obtained from the famousRTLRadio Library in Paris, this is an advance copy with Virgin/Rough Trade stock labels & a promo embossed picture sleeve with 'disque gratuit interdit a la vente' in the top right corner. There is also a 'RTL Discotheque' stamp on the back cove more...
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THE SMITHS Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (Limited edition 1987 German wide centred 7" single pressed on Yellow Vinyl, also including Girlfriend In A Coma, with Murray Head picture sleeve. Thefragile thin paper sleeve is strictly graded Very Good, with some minor wear and some signs of moisture discolouration, however remains remains fully intact with no splits or rips. However, the vinyl remains excellent with very little signs of more...
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THE SMITHS Sheila Take A Bow (Scarce 1987 Greek EMI / Rough Trade 4-track 12" vinyl single also including Shoplifters Of The World Unite, plus Is It Really So Strange and Sweet And Tender Hooligan recorded for BBC Radio One's John Peel Show inDecember 1986. Housed in a matt 'Candy Darling' picture sleeve with Greek and English text plus lyric/biography insert. The labels have black print on a white background [rather than the usual red]. Only the Greek issue 12" included 'Shoplifters more...
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THE SMITHS Sheila Take A Bow (Rare and deleted 1987 Greek EMI/Rough Trade 4-track 12" vinyl single also including Shoplifters Of The World Unite, plus Is It Really So Strange and Sweet And Tender Hooligan recorded for BBC Radio One's John Peel Show in December 1986, housed in a picture sleeve featuring 'cover star' Candy Darling with Greek and English text. Labels have black print on a white background [rather than the usual red]. The sleeve on this copy does show some marks where a s more...
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THE SMITHS Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (Limited edition 1987 German wide centred 7" single pressed on YELLOW VINYL, also featuring Girlfriend In A Coma, with Murray Head picture sleeve. Thethin paper sleeve does show some faint creasing but remains fully intact & the vinyl looks barely played LIS1.00025B) more...
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THE SMITHS The World Won't Listen (Scarce 1986 Italian issue 16-track compilation vinyl LP including That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore and Shoplifters Of The World Unite, housed in a glossy picture sleeve with the lyric inner. There is a 'CampioneGratuito' promotional stamp to the bottom left corner of both sleeves. With just a little evidence of shelfwear & light play, both sleeve and vinyl remains in excellent condition RGH20614) more...
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THE SMITHS Strangeways, Here We Come (Scarce 1985 US 10-track promo LP incluidng Girlfriend In A Coma, picture sleeve with gold promo stamp + lyrics inner - hole punched top right) more...
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THE SMITHS The Smiths (1984 Portuguese Rough Trade/Transmedia label 10-track LP, variant picture sleeve which has salmon-coloured 'The Smiths' lettering in the top right-hand corner rather than the usual slate grey. Both sleeve and vinyl are in 'Excellent' condition TM/RT61) more...
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THE SMITHS The Queen Is Dead (A super rare 1986 UK original Rough Trade 23" x 11" unfolded promotional poster for the album release. As seminal album images go this has to be one of the best, featuring the now iconic image of Morrissey's 'cover star' Alain Delon in the Frenech noir classic 'The Unvanquished'. Also includes band logo and title printed in green text across the top, and format information (and 16th June 1986 release date too!) printed along the bottom. A stunning post more...
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THE SMITHS This Charming Man [Remixes] (Scarce 1992 US limited edition 8-track 12" vinyl maxi-single including the Manchester & London versions, Single Mix, Original Single Version alongside Francois Kevorkian's New York mixes and a live versionrecorded for the BBC Radio One John Peel Show in September 1983 plus Wonderful Woman, housed in the custom top-opening picture sleeve. The sleeve displays some light corner creasing to the edges with a light water mark to the back right bottom more...
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THE SMITHS The Smiths (Scarce original 1984 Portuguese Rough Trade / Transmedia label 10-track LP, housed in a picture sleeve variant with salmon-coloured 'The Smiths' lettering in the top right-hand corner rather than the usual slate grey. The sleeve is Excellent with a spot of lifting to the gloss from sticker removal whilst the vinyl appears barely ever played TM/RT61) 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 Great more...
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THE SMITHS The Queen Is Dead (Rare 2011 UK Record Store Day exclusive 25th Anniversary limited edition 10-track 10" vinyl LP, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve - still sealed in original shrinkwrap with pink 'Record Store Day' stickerin the top right corner - limited to 1500 copies only! ROUR96) more...
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THE SMITHS Sheila Take A Bow (Scarce 1987 Greek EMI / Rough Trade 4-track 12" vinyl single also including Shoplifters Of The World Unite, plus Is It Really So Strange and Sweet And Tender Hooligan recorded for BBC Radio One's John Peel Show inDecember 1986, housed in a matt 'Candy Darling' picture sleeve with Greek and English text. The labels have black print on a white background [rather than the usual red]. Only the Greek issue 12" included 'Shoplifters'. All other 12" issues were more...
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THE SMITHS There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - The Music Of The Smiths & Morrissey (Rare UK promotional only 2-CD compilation album set, comprising 12-track 'The Smiths' CD and 12-track 'Morrissey' disc, issued by publishers Warner Chappell topromote the use of the classic repertoire of Morrissey and The Smiths. Includes What Difference Does It Make?, Hand In Glove, Suedehead, Everyday Is Like Sunday, First Of The Gang To Die and soooo many more. Custom printed brown and white disc more...
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