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The Smiths    How Soon Is Now?

music video    The Smiths

"How Soon Is Now?" was originally a B-side

of the 1984 single "William, It Was Really Nothing".

"How Soon Is Now?" was featured

on the compilation album Hatful of Hollow and on U.S., Canadian, Australian

and Warner UK editions of the group's second album Meat Is Murder

released in 1985.

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnpILIIo9ek

Recording Meat Is Murder,

The Old Grey Whistle Test    BBC 2    12 February 1985

The Smiths

Recording Meat Is Murder, The Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC 2, UK - 12 Feb 1985

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCqUk3vMm0c

Johnny Marr

Photograph: Christopher Thomond

for the Guardian

Q&A: Johnny Marr

G

Saturday 28 February 2015    06.00 GMT

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/feb/28/
johnny-marr-interview

L’insoumis, 1964

Delon’s death scene in the film noir, aka The Unvanquished,

was used for the cover of the Smiths’ 1986 album The Queen Is Dead

Alain Delon: a life in pictures

French actor Alain Delon has died aged 88.

Best known for his cinema work in the 1960s,

he starred in a string of works by auteur directors before turning producer.

Here we look back at his life and career

The Guardian

Sun 18 Aug 2024 09.16 CEST

Last modified on Tue 20 Aug 2024 19.41 CEST

https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2024/aug/18/
alain-delon-a-life-in-pictures

The Smiths outside Salford Lads Club in 1985.

Photograph: Stephen Wright

(smithsphotos.com)

This charming Manchester:

is Morrissey's city still recognisable?

G

Wednesday 4 February 2015    09.11 GMT

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/feb/04/
manchester-morrissey-the-smiths

The Smiths

Years active 1982–1987

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Strangeways,_Here_We_Come

- Released 28 September 1987

Recorded March–April 1987

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arts/rock-concert-the-smiths.html

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The_Queen_Is_Dead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS3UMjNUqFM&list=
OLAK5uy_klS8Pn413KiwpcfIJpyE2aghZDLqAE-dY&index=1

- Released 16 June 1986

Recorded July–December 1985

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arts/the-pop-life-new-disk-by-smiths-is-a-hit.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/28/
arts/the-pop-life-the-smiths-new-british-quartet.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Meat_Is_Murder

- Released 11 February 1985,

Recorded 1984

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The_Smiths_(album)

- Released 20 February 1984,

Recorded September–November 1983

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