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Louder Than Bombs (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
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Frogtoon Music Album Info: Louder Than Bombs

Louder Than Bombs Is The Third Compilation Album By English Rock Band The Smiths Released As A Double Album On March 30 1987 By Their American Record Company Sire Records. It Peaked At Number 62 On The US Billboard 200 Album Chart. Popular Demand Prompted Their British Record Company Rough Trade To Issue The Album Domestically As Well. Upon Its Release In The UK In May 1987 It Reached No. 38 On The British Charts. In 2003 The Album Was Ranked No. 365 On Rolling Stone Magazine's List Of The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time And Ranked No. 369 On A 2012 Revised List. The Album Was Certified Gold By The RIAA In 1990. The Album Was Released As The American Counterpart To Their Recent British Compilation The World Won't Listen And Consisted Of All Singles And Nearly All B-Sides That Had Not At That Point Been Available In The United States Either On Single Or Album With A Few Other Tracks Added. The Title Is Borrowed From A Line In Elizabeth Smart's Extended Prose Poem By Grand Central Station I Sat Down And Wept. The Album Was Intended To Be A Substitute For Both The World Won't Listen And Their 1984 Compilation Hatful Of Hollow As These Had Not Been Released In The United States. This Is Why The Non-Single Track "This Night Has Opened My Eyes" From Hatful Of Hollow Was Included. Single A-Sides "This Charming Man" And "How Soon Is Now?" Had Already Been Released In The US As Bonus Cuts On The LPs The Smiths And Meat Is Murder Respectively. As With The World Won't Listen This Compilation Includes The Scrapped Single "You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby" Passed Over In Favour Of "Shoplifters Of The World Unite" Albeit In A Different Shorter Mix. However This Shorter Version Of The Song Was Replaced When Bombs Was Reissued In 2011. Additionally The Louder Than Bombs Version Of "Stretch Out And Wait" Is The Version From The B-Side Of "Shakespeare's Sister" Which Features Slightly Different Lyrics. Also Of Note Is The Fact That "Ask" Appears On Both Louder Than Bombs And The World Won't Listen In A Slightly Different And Longer Mix Than Its Single Version. Due To The Album Offering Many B-Sides And The "Sheila Take A Bow" Single That Had Never Been Collected Onto An Album Before Louder Than Bombs Became Very Popular On Import With Fans In The UK. To Avoid High Import Prices Being Paid The Smiths' Domestic Record Company Rough Trade Decided To Release The Compilation As Well Provoking Cries Of Outrage By Fans Who Only Three Months Previously Had Purchased The Slimmer Single Album UK Counterpart. The Blow Was Somewhat Softened By The Fact That The Double Album Retailed At Single Album Price. After WEA Acquired The Smiths' Back Catalogue In 1992 All Smiths Albums Were Re-Released At Mid Price Including Louder Than Bombs. The Cover Art For Louder Than Bombs Designed By Morrissey Features British Playwright Shelagh Delaney Of Salford Greater Manchester. The Photograph Was Originally Published In The Saturday Evening Post After Delaney At The Age Of 19 Made Her Literary Debut With The Play A Taste Of Honey. The Play Inspired Many Early Lyrics Written By Morrissey And The Song "This Night Has Opened My Eyes" Included Here Is Based On The Plight Of The Play's Heroine Jo An Unwed Mother.