Annotation
This compilation was originally released on Sire in 1987 in USA and Canada only. That year, substantial quantities of US Sire pressings of all formats were imported into the UK and distributed by Rough Trade Distribution / The Cartel. As such the imported version entered the UK Album Chart in May 1987: https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/louder-than-bombs/
That USA import got issued an official Rough Trade cat no ROUGH 255 which was based on the Sire Cat No and appeared in Music Week's "New Album" list on June 13 https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1987/Music-Week-1987-06-13-I.pdf (page 8) (Album charts also in the same issue showing the CD). This catalogue number was not printed on that initial release as these were standard USA CDs.
Subsequently, Rough Trade manufactured a UK version which was released in 1988. 1988 UK pressings can be identified by the use of the Rough Trade logo and catalogue number system: ROUGH 255, ROUGH C255 and ROUGH CD255.
https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1988/MW-1988-12-10.pdf
Made in England on rear tray inlay, but pressed and printed in France by MPO and Imp. Morault - Rouen
Annotation last modified on 2023-08-06 11:03 UTC.
Tracklist
| CD 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Rating | Length |
| 1 | Is It Really So Strange?
| 3:05 | |
| 2 | Sheila Take a Bow
| 2:42 | |
| 3 | Shoplifters of the World Unite
| 2:58 | |
| 4 | Sweet and Tender Hooligan
| 3:35 | |
| 5 | Half a Person
| 3:37 | |
| 6 | London
| 2:07 | |
| 7 | Panic
| 2:20 | |
| 8 | Girl Afraid
| 2:49 | |
| 9 | Shakespeare's Sister
| 2:09 | |
| 10 | William, It Was Really Nothing
| 2:11 | |
| 11 | You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby
| 3:23 | |
| 12 | Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
| 3:35 | |
| 13 | Ask
| 3:18 | |
| 14 | Golden Lights
| 2:40 | |
| 15 | Oscillate Wildly
| 3:28 | |
| 16 | These Things Take Time
| 2:23 | |
| 17 | Rubber Ring
| 3:48 | |
| 18 | Back to the Old House
| 3:04 | |
| 19 | Hand in Glove
| 3:14 | |
| 20 | Stretch Out and Wait
| 2:38 | |
| 21 | Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want
| 1:52 | |
| 22 | This Night Has Opened My Eyes
| 3:40 | |
| 23 | Unloveable
| 3:56 | |
| 24 | Asleep
| 4:09 | |
Credits
Release
| manufactured in: | France |
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| manufactured by: | MPO (French pressing plant, manufacturing and distribution company) |
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| distributed by: | The Cartel |
| printed by: | Imprimerie Morault |
| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/release/598368 [info] |
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Release group
| included in: | Complete |
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| part of: | Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 365) (order: 365) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 369) (order: 369) |
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| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/master/20975 [info] |
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| other databases: | https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/the-smiths/louder-than-bombs/ [info] |
| Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000191781 [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q1754791 [info] |
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