The Peel Sessions (The Smiths EP)

The Peel Sessions
EP by
ReleasedOctober 1988
Recorded18 May 1983
StudioMaida Vale, London
GenreAlternative rock
Length16:19
LanguageEnglish
LabelStrange Fruit
ProducerRoger Pusey
The Smiths chronology
Rank
(1988)
The Peel Sessions
(1988)
Best... I
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

The Peel Sessions is an EP by the English rock band the Smiths. The EP, released in 1988, was recorded on 18 May 1983 for the BBC Radio 1 disc jockey John Peel's show which was subsequently broadcast on 31 May 1983.[3] All but "Miserable Lie" were already included on the 1984 album Hatful of Hollow.

Track listing

All songs written by Morrissey and Marr.[4]

  1. "What Difference Does It Make?" – 3:12
  2. "Miserable Lie" – 4:38
  3. "Reel Around the Fountain" – 5:51
  4. "Handsome Devil" – 2:46

Personnel

Personnel taken from The Peel Sessions liner notes.[4]

The Smiths

Technical personnel

References

  1. ^ DiGravina, Tim. The Peel Sessions at AllMusic.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. ^ "18/05/1983 – The Smiths". BBC. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
  4. ^ a b The Peel Sessions (EP liner notes). The Smiths. 1988.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)