The SmithsThe World Won't Listen

Label:

Rough Trade – 450467 1

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Compilation

Country:

Australia

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Indie Rock

Tracklist

A1 Panic 2:19
A2 Ask 3:16
A3 London 2:06
A4 Bigmouth Strikes Again 3:12
A5 Shakespeare's Sister 2:09
A6 There Is A Light That Never Goes Out 4:02
A7 Shoplifters Of The World Unite 2:56
A8 The Boy With The Thorn In His Side 3:15
B1 Asleep 4:09
B2 Unloveable 3:54
B3 Half A Person 3:35
B4 Stretch Out And Wait 2:44
B5 That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore 3:49
B6 Oscillate Wildly 3:26
B7 You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby 3:30
B8 Rubber Ring 3:46

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Rough Trade Records Ltd.
  • Recorded ByRough Trade Records Ltd.
  • Made ByCBS Productions Pty. Limited
  • Distributed ByCBS Productions Pty. Limited
  • Lacquer Cut AtCBS Records, Artarmon – MX218331-B
  • Lacquer Cut AtCBS Records, Artarmon – MX218332-B
  • Pressed ByCBS Records, Artarmon
  • Published ByWarner Bros. Music Australia Pty. Limited

Credits

  • Bass GuitarAndy Rourke
  • Coordinator [Art Co-Ordination by]Jo Slee
  • DrumsMike Joyce
  • Guitar, Music ByJohnny Marr
  • Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching Å]Steve Smart
  • LayoutCaryn Gough
  • Mixed BySteve Lillywhite (tracks: A2)
  • Photography ByJurgen Vollmer
  • ProducerThe Smiths (tracks: A5)
  • Voice, Words By, SleeveMorrissey

Notes

Recorded between January 1985 and September 1986
All songs recorded in England

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

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout groove (hand-etched)): Å MX218331-B 450467.1.1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout groove (hand-etched)): Å MX218332-B 450467.1.2

Other Versions (5 of 112)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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The World Won't Listen (LP, Compilation) Rough Trade MD 7940 Netherlands 1987
The World Won't Listen (LP, Compilation, EMI Pressing) Rough Trade ROUGH 101 UK 1987
The World Won't Listen (CD, Compilation, MPO) Rough Trade ROUGH CD101, ROUGH CD 101, CD101 UK 1987
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The World Won't Listen (CD, Compilation, PM 527) Rough Trade 30260 1987
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The World Won't Listen (2×LP, Compilation) Rough Trade 450978 1 Australia 1987

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