The Smiths The World Won't Listen
1987 2x Vinyl
Indie Rock

Main image
Rough Trade
bass guitar Andy Rourke
tracks c1 to d6 cello Andy Rourke
coordinator [art co-ordination] Jo Slee
drums Mike Joyce
tracks a3 to a6, a8 to b6, b8, d1, engineer Stephen Street
tracks a1 to a3, a7, b3, d2 guitar Craig Gannon
guitar, music by Johnny Marr
tracks a2 harmonica [vamp, uncredited] Johnny Marr
tracks a1 to b8 lacquer cut by [runout etching Å] Steve Smart
tracks d1 to d6 lacquer cut by [runout etching Δ] Tony Taurins
layout Caryn Gough
photography by [group photograph ©] Lawrence Watson
photography by [photography ©] Jurgen Vollmer
tracks c1 to d6 piano, mandolin, harmonica, harmonium Johnny Marr
tracks a1, a2, b7, c1, c3 to d3, d5 producer John Porter
tracks a3, a4, a6 to b3, b8 producer Johnny Marr
tracks a3, a4, a6, a8 to b3, c2 producer Morrissey
tracks a5, b4 to b6, d4 producer The Smiths
voice, words by, sleeve Morrissey
tracks a1 to c6, d3 to d6 written-by Johnny Marr
tracks a1 to c6, d3 to d6 written-by Morrissey
Phonographic Copyright (p) Rough Trade Records Ltd.
Made By Rough Trade Records Ltd.
Made By CBS Productions Pty. Limited
Distributed By CBS Productions Pty. Limited
Phonographic Copyright (p) BBC
Lacquer Cut At CBS Records, Artarmon
Lacquer Cut At CBS Records, Artarmon
Lacquer Cut At CBS Records, Artarmon
Lacquer Cut At CBS Records, Artarmon
The Australian Double LP Version of this release.
Gatefold sleeve, with an inner sleeve printed with lyrics and credits for each disc.

Gatefold sleeve:
℗ 1986 Rough Trade Records Ltd./Sound recording made by Rough Trade Records Ltd. - first published ℗ in U.K. 1986.
Made and distributed in Australia under licence by CBS Productions Pty. Limited.

Inner sleeves:
Rough Trade Records, 61-71 Collier Street, London N1 9BE.

Disc 1 inner sleeve:
Recorded between January 1985 and September 1986.

Disc 2 inner sleeve:
Recorded In England between April 1983 and November 1986

Labels:
Made and distributed in Australia under licence

Side A and B labels:
℗ 1986 Rough Trade Records Ltd.

Side C and D labels:
+[tracks C2, C4 to D6] ℗ 1987 Rough Trade Records.
++[tracks C1, C3] ℗ 1987 BBC

Note that there is a mispress of this release, with a The World Won't Listen sleeve, and labels from Record 1, but with the vinyl pressed from a George Harrison album, here Cloud Nine.

Promo copies of this release exist, but is the same as general release with the exception of a sticker on rear stating: Sample Record - Not For Sale and it also has a hype sticker on front sleeve.

Regarding the vamp credit, Marr has stated On 'Ask'... I'm also vamping on a 'G' harmonica through a Urei Boom Box.
Matrix / Runout: MX218825 (Side A label)
Matrix / Runout: MX218826 (Side B label)
Matrix / Runout: MX218827 (Side C label)
Matrix / Runout: MX218828 (Side D label)
Matrix / Runout: Å 450978-1 (MX218331 · B) Mx 218825 (450467 ·1·1) (Side A runout hand-etched)
Matrix / Runout: Å 450978-1 (MX 218332 - B) Mx 218826 (450467 ·1·2) (Side B runout hand-etched)
Matrix / Runout: MX 218827 450978 - 1 R2 - 1 (Side C runout hand-etched)
Matrix / Runout: Δ MX 218828 4509781 R2 - 2 (Side D runout hand-etched)



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