The Smiths Debut Album Turns 40

The time has come to celebrate 40 years of the Smiths’ debut album, THE SMITHS. Featuring instant classics including WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?, HAND IN GLOVE and STILL ILL, the LP still stands as a major milestone from one of the greatest bands of the 1980s. Now available in reissued form on 180 gram vinyl from RHINO Records, tune in for a celebration of THE SMITHS on this week’s episode of THE RHINO REPORT.
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[@proptosis2682]

One of the greatest

[@pablojuega3312]

One of the greatest IMO😢❤

[@keytronic]

This album influenced so many indie emo American bands! The Smiths are timeless.

[@riomokoginto332]

there's a light that never goes out

[@bigbadbuckinboots]

"Strangeways Here We Come" is my favorite album by The Smiths.

[@deeliciousplum]

Oh? The memories of missed friends and all the little spaces which played The Smiths for us to let go in. 🥰

[@blancoynegrofoto]

hatful of hallow

[@jesboogie]

The best of the best 1st wave Band

[@peach411]

Louder than bombs

[@zoes320]

Louder than Bombs❤

[@wrestlingwithjay3770]

OMG

[@demonshinobi66]

March 1st a monumental day it is a celebration 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@MonsieurTerrorizer]

Greatest band of all time, and meat is murder is my favorite album

[@garydare2238]

The blue album with live/semi-live tracks including "How Soon is Now?" - sorry, in transit, can't recall

[@pablojuega3312]

There is a light.....

[@DocJJohnson]

Another really really Goode one..thank you..!!

[@TheMusicmak3r]

Yes!

[@alissaburge6375]

I grew up with The Smiths with front man Mr. Happy as Morrissey lead vocals and we know lost of the bass player Andy Rouke passed away last year and The Smiths are favorites of all times in the past and I was born in 1973 and I grew up listening to them in my youth years when I lived in L. A. so many years ago before everything had changed every ten years of the generations in the past. I don’t like heavy metal stuff and the rap crap among teenagers listening to and I also loved the synthesizer pop music too. I had been to New York and the music scenes are big in Manhattan. I loved New York City music scene is now better than most of the west coast type of crap among teenagers.

[@gungrabber970]

Does it still suck?

[@PuppyKatt]

What is my favourite song or album by the Smiths? Let's see . . . that is a difficult question for me to answer, because until now, I have never heard of them, so I would have to say . . . none of them.

[@MrDLOC11]

Please stop letting everyone know about the Smiths. We would rather keep them to ourselves.

[@wolfmichelle53]

The Queen is dead🎉

[@captainwin6333]

The Queen Is Dead.

[@jesboogie]

LONG LIVE THE KING 👑

[@stevenpatricknorton458]

Not their best album, probably their worst. Meat is murder made up for that though

[@nacho710oninstagram2]

My favorite album is the one with the extra track and a tacky badge. 😮😮😮😮