The Smiths : The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (1982)

Decibelle studio, Manchester 1982. Morrissey & Marr's debut studio recordings
Shared by Dale Hibbert
Morrissey : Vocals
Johnny Marr : Guitar
Dale Hibbert : Bass
Simon Wolstencroft : Drums
Recorded @ Philipe Delcloque's Decibelle studio, Manchester in 1982.
Dale Hibbert was sound engineer @ Decibelle & gave free overnight access to Morrissey & Johnny to record Their first demos
Dale is the Owner / Chef of vegetarian & vegan coffee house 'Domu' in Bangor domukafe.com/

[@mickjonesteeth]

His voice is so unsettling here

[@somnambulanttilt]

we lost our four-year-old boy a year ago to cancer; i spent many long nights at his bedside caring for him. the sorrow this song conjures in my heart--beyond all dreams

[@pipebombmailer22]

LOOL THATS HILARIOUS

[@TeaCup_Mouse]

I’m so very sorry for your loss 💝 The same happens to me when I listen to “I know it’s over” I lost my son 17 years ago when he was just 18 months old. It’s still so very painful.

[@somnambulanttilt]

@@TeaCup_Mouse we are linked by an unmerciful bond

[@pandawandas]

I'm so sorry

[@franklyms.shankly8688]

So sorry to hear that. Omg, Is it hard to hear it today? My heart goes out to you. March, 2 yrs ago, I lost my best friend and thought it would help in the morning process to make a video in remembrance. I did Well I Wonder and Asleep. They came out beautiful but now I cant even hear the two songs.. So sad.

[@isaacnoroncaasi]

According to what Marr says in his autobiography, he played the bass in this song as well.

[@TheSmithsUnofficial]

Finally..... Thank You Dale Hibbert

[@franklyms.shankly8688]

Original, raw , amazing and soooo addicting!! Repeat

[@nickark4807]

i agree, this one seems so raw and emotional

[@tomimpala]

1982. Jesus.

[@taylortimeless]

Sounds like Lou Reed covering a Smiths song

[@darrenholmes1292]

Love the Velvet-y guitar at the end

[@tenuousgrip6599]

Garage Smiths - wow that's pretty raw. Brings back memories of that woofer I had with a tear in it.

[@MrCelibate]

this is musichistory, thanks a lot. Godspeed Albert Finney

[@MozzaChick]

I love this with every particle of my being and more.

[@iheartthesmiths]

this is absolutely 100% their best song. i love the smiths so so so much. their lyrics are written as if shakespeare kissed morrisseys pen, like, really. and i think it’s beautiful because though most of their songs aren’t about girls and stuff, when it is, it’s beautiful. it’s not like “she’s pretty” “she’s cute”, it’s like then analyzing her in every way and writing about her life and certain interactions and stuff. AND. especially how much they talk about eyes. this song, jeane, etc etc. beautiful

[@Oldmotherhell]

RIP Albert Finney

[@player-coach]

rest of the videos are gone, and so goes my life.. :(

[@luizantonio70]

Amazing register!!! Thank you so much!!!

[@latontolog]

Johnny was 'inspired' by Patti Smith's "Kimberly", it's extremely clear in this version :)

[@1967born]

Maybe that's why they called themselves The Smiths.

[@holdencaulfield4230]

@@1967born nope, Marr wrote in his autobiography that the name was chosen from a couple of other names proposed by Morrissey because it made clear their intent to be "common", claiming a certain banality in that period where everything was "excessive". They therefore chose the surname most used in England.

[@midlifemindfulness4417]

Love this song!😊

[@moonknight7331]

i think i remeberer reading jonny did bass on this one, i dont remeber thought

[@Jon-nt8sx]

I love how Morrisseys vocals were an abeyance to the traditional bluesy style.

[@avercoffee8433]

who knew where this would take them

[@adamv4344]

Thanks

[@yvonneparkin1618]

Thanks 🙏

[@Ct-rq8zy]

That’s before they got big

[@ethanc1719]

Marrs guitar sounds off on this

[@gabsxcat]

esplêndido 😮😮😮😮😮

[@winzt9]

well... shit! never heard this one before! x what a huge difference mates! love from Amsterdam xxx

[@luislizard2626]

Marr : Knock knock ...I’ve heard you want to form a band I’m up for it!!! I play guitar Have you written any stuff ? Oh don’t worry if is scribble we’ll arrange it together.. Morrissey gives him the stare Open the drawers and takes out 1k pages of amazing poetry LoL

[@mercurialmagictrees]

Haha awesome. That James Dean photo is a good choice. I re watched "Rebel Without A Cause" on VHS last night. It's such an emotionally impactfull film.

[@TheGBs1972]

Very Velvet Underground...Morrissey even sounds a bit like Nico

[@guiltbyimplication]

Fantastic to hear this piece of musical history. Simon Wolstencroft's drumming though is terrible.

[@simonedgbaston]

💚

[@shortygado9478]

Upload more if you have any

[@Pilcha.]

August 1982

[@peterlorrequartet6559]

wow, interesting demo....

[@jonath7183]

best smiths song ever fr

[@Peter-ih2tn]

useful demo

[@taylortimeless]

Lou Reed vibes

[@theoneandonlyownage]

absolutely

[@mikekomalley]

Well I do agree the guitar sounds like the velvets at least

[@Archiv3sofpa1n]

This was even before Mike and Andy

[@starvvedofmirth]

really?!??????

[@emanuelhernandez1628]

Johnny Marr sounds pretty different in this

[@henrikibsen6258]

Poor person's gear.

[@pamela8329]

Diamond in the rough💎

[@henrikibsen6258]

Johnny sounds like Sterling Morrison here.

[@dowon549]

Wayyy better than the remastered

[@peenchub151]

What happened to all the other videos?

[@arthurvezin]

Now I know what inspired Radiohead's Lurgee off Pablo Honey

[@littleches]

morrissey's undeveloped vocals.

[@photographedemode]

❤️💋

[@TheGBs1972]

Where the hell were these demos unearthed from?

[@starvvedofmirth]

rightt wtf

[@imsorryforarguingbut4555]

most likely a dusty box under dale hibbert’s bed

[@imsorryforarguingbut4555]

@@starvvedofmirthwhy did you choose to identify as a morrissey fan while making subliminals and ed playlists. please stay with the lana del rey fans thank you

[@mattcasey5392]

YOUR MOTHER SHE MUST NEVER KNOW

really missing something here

[@Gbonejohn1974]

sounds like it could be on a patti smith album

[@fajarnuralam5463]

Where the smiths live in new york?

[@ShaferHart]

when they were The Johns

[@imsorryforarguingbut4555]

before johnny would tune up his guitar to fit moz’s voice

[@Artifacts187]

i want to be near you.

[@liliumbeds2151]

It's not Morrisey