This collection comprises seven original United Kingdom-pressed 7-inch vinyl singles by the English rock band The Smiths and their lead singer Morrissey. The lot includes five singles by The Smiths released on the Rough Trade label and two solo Morrissey singles released on the Parlophone and Island labels. Each record is housed in its original pictorial paper sleeve, designed in the band’s distinctive style featuring monochromatic or tinted celebrity photography.
The Smiths singles included are:
Sheila Take a Bow (1987) with a red-tinted sleeve featuring Candy Darling.
Heaven Knows I m Miserable Now (1984) with a beige-tinted sleeve featuring Viv Nicholson.
This Charming Man (1983) featuring Jean Marais.
The Boy with the Thorn in His Side (1985) featuring Truman Capote.
William, It Was Really Nothing (1984) featuring Billie Whitelaw.
The Morrissey singles included are:
The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get (1994) featuring a self-portrait.
Alma Matters (1997) featuring the artist leaning against a car.
The sleeves bear various printed artist names and titles, some oriented vertically. Several sleeves retain original yellow retail price stickers from previous sale.
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