The Smiths - "The Smiths" label_Clouds Hill Guitarists on the recording include

Guitarists on the recording include Walter Becker

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then invites musician friends to play and improvise over his melodies

Warm lap steel guitars and echoing drums move through dreamy ballads

" it was not commercially released on vinyl until ten years after it's initial release

The Smiths - "The Smiths" label_Clouds Hill Guitarists on the recording includeDigitally re mastered edition of the 1984 debut album from the legendary British quartet. Arriving in an era dominated by Synthpop and gloomy Post Punk, the Smith's eponymous debut was the beginning of a new era. Johnny Marr's inventive songwriting and ringing guitars were catchy and melodic and were made all the more original by Morrissey's vocal style and lyrics. Although The Smiths continued to improve over the course of their career, the songs