The Smiths – The Boy With The Thorn In His Side

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Label:	Rough Trade – RTT 191CD
Format:	CD , Single
Country:	UK
Released:	Nov 1988
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Indie Rock

Tracklist

1	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side	3:17
2	Rubber Ring	3:55
3	Asleep	4:10

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – MPO
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Rough Trade Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.

Credits

Bass – Andy Rourke
Coordinator [Art Co-ordination] – Jo Slee
Design [Sleeve] – Morrissey
Drums – Mike Joyce
Engineer – Stephen Street
Guitar, Piano – Johnny Marr
Layout – Caryn Gough
Model [Cover Star] – Truman*
Music By – Johnny Marr
Orchestrated By – The Smiths
Photography By – Cecil Beaton
Producer – Morrissey
Voice – Morrissey
Words By – Morrissey

Notes

Original single September 1985

Special thanks to Grant Showbiz
Recorded in Manchester August 1985

Cover star - Truman
Cecil Beaton photograph courtesy of Sotheby's London

℗ 1988 Rough Trade Records Ltd
© 1985 Warner Bros. Music Ltd
Made in by MPO

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 5 014644 601917
Matrix / Runout: RTT 191 MPO 01 @
Label Code: LC 5661

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (12", 45 RPM, Single, CBS)	Rough Trade	RTT 191	UK	1985
Recently Edited	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo)	Megadisc	MD 5294	Netherlands	1985
Recently Edited	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single)	Rough Trade	80208		1985
Recently Edited	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (7", 45 RPM, Single, EMI, Push-out Centre)	Rough Trade	RT 191	UK	1985
Recently Edited	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (12", 45 RPM, Stereo)	Warner Bros. Records	92 03920	Canada	1985