The Peel Sessions (The Smiths EP)

The Peel Sessions

EP by The Smiths
Released	1988
Recorded	18 May 1983 at Maida Vale Studios, London
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	16:19
Language	English
Label	Strange Fruit
Producer	Roger Pusey

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

The Peel Sessions is an EP by the English alternative 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.^[2] All but "Miserable Lie" were already included on the 1984 album Hatful of Hollow. The EP did not chart (top 75) but did reach number 90 outside the UK singles chart.

Track listing

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

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ "18/05/1983 – The Smiths". BBC. Retrieved 9 July 2008.

The Smiths

Morrissey Johnny Marr Andy Rourke Mike Joyce Craig Gannon Dale Hibbert

Studio albums	The Smiths Meat Is Murder The Queen Is Dead Strangeways, Here We Come

Extended plays	The Peel Sessions

Live albums	Rank

Compilations	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

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	"Suffer Little Children" "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others"

Related articles	Discography The Smiths Is Dead Songs List of live performances

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