The Peel Sessions (The Smiths EP)

1988 EP by The Smiths

The Peel Sessions

EP by The Smiths

Released

October 1988

Recorded

18 May 1983 at Maida Vale Studios, London

Genre

Alternative rock

Length

16:19

Language

English

Label

Strange Fruit

Producer

Roger Pusey

The Smiths chronology

Rank
(1988)

The Peel Sessions
(1988)

Best... I
(1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
'The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'

The Peel Sessions is an EP by the English rock band the Smiths. The EP, which was 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. All but "Miserable Lie" were already included on the 1984 album Hatful of Hollow.

Track listing

All songs written by Morrissey and Marr.

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

Personnel

Personnel taken from The Peel Sessions liner notes.

The Smiths

Morrissey – vocals
Johnny Marr – guitar
Andy Rourke – bass guitar
Mike Joyce – drums

Technical personnel

Roger Pusey – production

References

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

v t e The Smiths
Morrissey Johnny Marr Andy Rourke Mike Joyce Craig Gannon
Studio albums	The Smiths Meat Is Murder The Queen Is Dead Strangeways, Here We Come
Live albums	Rank
Compilation albums	Hatful of Hollow The World Won't Listen Louder Than Bombs Stop Me Best I Best II Singles The Very Best of The Smiths The Sound of The Smiths The Smiths Singles Box Complete
Extended plays	The Peel Sessions
Singles	"Hand in Glove" "This Charming Man" "What Difference Does It Make?" "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" "William, It Was Really Nothing" "How Soon Is Now?" "Shakespeare's Sister" "Barbarism Begins at Home" "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" "Bigmouth Strikes Again" "Panic" "Ask" "Shoplifters of the World Unite" "Sheila Take a Bow" "Girlfriend in a Coma" "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish" "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before" "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" "Sweet and Tender Hooligan"
Other songs	"Still Ill" "Suffer Little Children" "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" "The Headmaster Ritual" "Asleep" "The Queen Is Dead" "Cemetry Gates" "I Know It's Over" "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" "A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours"
Related articles	Discography Songs Live performances The Smiths Is Dead Shoplifters of the World

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