One of the greatest albums of all time was released on this day in 1984 -- the debut album from the Smiths turns 30 today. Trip back in time and enjoy the music videos from The Smiths, plus watch the band's legendary December 1983 concert which preceded the album's release. The show featured much of the material that would end up on The Smiths.
01. Handsome Devil
02. Still Ill
03. This Charming Man
04. Pretty Girls Make Graves
05. Reel Around The Fountain
06. What Difference Does It Make
07. Miserable Lie
08. This Night Has Opened My Eyes
09. Hand In Glove
10. These Things Take Time
11. You've Got Everything Now
Johnny Marr revealed in a new interview with NME that the Smiths (who signed to Rough Trade) were never turned down by Factory Records. Marr said the Smiths were not interested in recording for Factory:
"So much has been made of Factory apparently turning The Smiths down, but that's a crock of shit. The Smiths would have signed to Factory over my dead body... I didn't want to be assimilated into the Factory aesthetic...
If you were a musician in Manchester at that time, it was almost the law that you went on your hands and knees and begged Tony Wilson for his papal blessing to stick you in the studio, and I wasn't about to do that"
Read the full article over at NME.
Published on February 20th, 2014 @ 5:31 AM