The Smiths :: The John Peel Sessions

I really miss That Truncheon Thing. If you don’t know, TTT was a music blog run by a couple of really cool guys (Frank and Rich) in Atlanta who regularly featured high quality classic bootlegs from some of the most important artists in rock history (The Clash, The Who, R.E.M., Springsteen, etc.). Despite ending a very appreciated year long run back in January, the blog still has most of these bootlegs available for download and are well worth seeking out. {update - nope, they aren't. whoops. I don't know if TTT just recently took them down, but I was pretty sure they were all still there. Anyway, I've re-uploaded them.}

A little over a year ago they featured this collection of songs The Smiths recorded over 2 separate visits to John Peel’s BBC radio show back in 1983 and 1986. The recordings sound great, and are just one example of the virtual treasure chest of goodies still waiting to be discovered over at their page. For more info on these recordings, read what Frank had to say here.

THE SMITHS - THE JOHN PEEL SESSIONS Artwork:
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Back cover

01 Back To The Old House
02 Handsome Devil
03 Miserable Lie
04 Reel Around The Fountain
05 Still Ill
06 This Charming Man
07 This Night Has Opened My Eyes
08 What Difference Does It Make?
09 How Soon Is Now?
10 Nowhere Fast
11 Rusholme Ruffians
12 William, It Was Really Nothing
13 Half A Person
14 Is It Really So Strange?
15 London
16 Sweet and Tender Hooligan
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