The Smiths Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now RARE MISPRESS WITHDRAWN VERSION
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This is the rare version with a longer mix of the title track.  I have play tested it to confirm.  Plays lovely, vinyl is very nice, although some light scuffing on the surface that does not affect play.

A Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now 3:51 B1 Girl Afraid 2:46 B2 Suffer Little Children Engineer [Uncredited] – Neill King, Phil Bush Voice [Female, Uncredited] – Annalisa Jablonska 5:27




  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Rough Trade Records Ltd.
  • Copyright © – Rough Trade Records Ltd.
  • Copyright © – Warner Bros. Music
  • Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
  • Recorded At – Matrix Studios
  • Lacquer Cut At – CBS Studios, London
  • Bass Guitar [The Bass Guitar] – Andy Rourke
  • Drums [The Drums] – Mike Joyce
  • Engineer [Engineered By] – Bob Potter (tracks: A, B1)
  • Guitar [Guitars] – Johnny Marr
  • Lacquer Cut By – TY*
  • Layout – Caryn Gough
  • Model [Cover Star] – Viv Nicholson*
  • Music By – Johnny Marr
  • Producer [Produced By] – John Porter
  • Sleeve – Morrissey
  • Voice – Morrissey
  • Words By – Morrissey
This is the 'mispressed' initial version with A1 matrix runout on side A that is said to be an extended version which was quickly withdrawn
This version has an extra line of the "I was happy for a while etc." before the instrumental fade out 3 min 51 seconds as opposed to 3.34 for all other releases 

Cover star: Viv Nicholson shot from Spend Spend Spend (V Nicholson and Steven Smith) Photograph by courtesy of Syndication International
Recorded at Matrix (London), Feb 1984

B2 taken from the Rough Trade Album "The Smiths" (Rough 61)

© 1984 Warner Bros. Music
℗ © 1984 Rough Trade Records Ltd

Female vocals "Annalisa Jablonska" and the Engineers "Phil Bush", "Neill King" are not credited on this release. "Bob Potter" is credited as engineer on back cover in general (not only for tracks A and B1). Sleeve with white spine as opposed to later pressings which have an orange spine.

Runouts:
- Runouts are hand-etched except for the stamped Aston Clinton stamper numbers and letters
- Letter 'A' appears as 'Λ'
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): SMITHS PRESUMABLY RTT_156.A.1 A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): FOREVER ILL Ty RTT-156.B.1 A


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