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The Smiths (Album) by The Smiths

Artist Biography For The Smiths

The Smiths Were An English Rock Band Formed In Manchester In 1982. They Comprised The Singer Morrissey The Guitarist Johnny Marr The Bassist Andy Rourke And The Drummer Mike Joyce. They Are Regarded As One Of The Most Important Acts To Emerge From The 1980s British Independent Music Scene. The Smiths Signed To The Independent Label Rough Trade Records In 1983 And Released Their First Album The Smiths In 1984. They Based Their Songs On The Songwriting Partnership Of Morrissey And Marr. Their Focus On A Guitar Bass And Drum Sound And A Fusion Of 1960s Rock And Post-Punk Was A Rejection Of The Synth-Pop Sound That Was Predominant At The Time. Several Smiths Singles Reached The Top 20 Of The UK Singles Chart And All Their Studio Albums Reached The Top Five Of The UK Albums Chart Including The Number-One Album Meat Is Murder 1985 . They Achieved Mainstream Success In Europe With The Queen Is Dead 1986 And Strangeways Here We Come 1987 Both Of Which Entered The Top 20 Of The European Albums Chart. Internal Tensions Led To The Smiths' Breakup In 1987 Followed By Public Lawsuits Over Royalties. Their Live Album Rank 1988 Reached The Top 10 In Europe. Since The Band's Dissolution The Members Have Refused Offers To Reunite And Have All Separately Stated That The Band Is Finished And Will Never Reunite. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/The_Smiths Studio Albums
The Smiths 1984 Meat Is Murder 1985 The Queen Is Dead 1986 Strangeways Here We Come 1987

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The Smiths Is The Debut Studio Album By English Rock Band The Smiths Recorded In 1983 And Released On 20 February 1984 By Record Label Rough Trade. After The Original Production By Troy Tate Was Felt To Be Inadequate John Porter Re-Recorded The Album In London Manchester And Stockport During Breaks In The Band's UK Tour During September 1983.
The Album Was Well Received By The Critics As Well As The Public It Reached Number Two On The UK Albums Chart And Stayed On The Chart For 33 Weeks. It Established The Smiths As A Prominent Band In The 1980s Music Scene In The United Kingdom. The Sleeve For The Smiths Was Designed By Morrissey. It Features American Actor Joe Dallesandro In A Cropped Still From Andy Warhol's 1968 Film Flesh. The Photograph Of Morrissey On The Original Card Inner Sleeve Was Taken At An Early London Concert By Romi Mori Who Would Subsequently Play Bass Guitar For The Gun Club.