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Artist: The Smiths
Title: Hatful Of Hollow
Format: 12"
Label: Rough Trade
Cat No: ROUGH 76
Released: 2 Nov 1984
Country:
Genres: Alternative RockIndie Rock
Status Have
Added To List 18th February 2025
Disc 1 | 12"
Aston Clinton Pressing, Gatefold 
A Matrix:
ROUGH 76 A1 THE IMPOTENCE OF ERNEST A  
B Matrix:
ROUGH · 76 · B1 Ian (EIRE) A  

Additional Information

Comments This first issue UK variant has the following distinguishing characteristics:
Gatefold sleeve with Garrod & Lofthouse credit on back cover;
Aston Clinton 'A', 'Λ' , "<" or '>', or broken 'B' letters in runouts, and characteristic Aston Clinton pressing rings;
Correct black dot before 'Girl Afraid' on rear sleeve, as opposed to the misprinted [r=5474686];
Front sleeve sticker has 'Rough 76' at top, '1983+84' before 'John Peel' and the R.R.P. of £3.99;
Inner sleeve has songs in an order different from the tracklisting, with most of the A-side songs on the flipback side.

Copies may exist with or without hype sticker.

A2, A4, A6, A8, B2, B6 and B7 from the [l134459] John Peel Show.
A3, B3 and B4 from the BBC Radio 1 David Jensen Show.
Released by arrangement with BBC Enterprises Ltd.

© 1984 Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
℗ 1984 Rough Trade Records Ltd.
Made in the UK
UK distribution by The Cartel.
Printed and made in Great Britain by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd

First UK issue Aston Clinton variants with differing attributes:
[r=5474686] has the missing dot misprint on rear sleeve; otherwise identical.
[r=26326712] has the inner sleeve with correct tracklist order; otherwise identical.

Runouts are mostly etched Aston Clinton text is stamped.

* variant 7 runout. Side A has stamped incomplete D, Side B has 11 11 etched with one 1 reversed in each pair
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