Handsome Devil (1983-05-18: John Peel radio session)
~ Recording by The Smiths
Annotation
From the BBC Radio 1 JOHN PEEL Show broadcast 1983-05-31, recorded on 1983-05-18
https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/1980s/1983/May18thesmiths/
Annotation last modified on 2023-06-25 08:18 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| Official | |||||||||
| 1.6 | Handsome Devil | 2:46 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rough Trade (pre‐2000) | ROUGH 76 |
| 1.6 | Handsome Devil | 2:46 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 4509-91893-2 |
| 1.6 | Handsome Devil | ?:?? | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rough Trade (pre‐2000) | Rough C76, Rough C‐76 |
| 1.6 | Handsome Devil | 2:46 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rough Trade (pre‐2000) | RTD 26 |
| 1.6 | Handsome Devil | 2:46 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| JAPAN RECORD (Tokuma label) | 32JC-129 |
| 1.6 | Handsome Devil | 2:46 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rough Trade (pre‐2000) | Rough CD76 |
| 1.6 | Handsome Devil | 2:46 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rough Trade (pre‐2000), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 30257 |
| 1.4 | Handsome Devil | 2:45 | The Smiths | The Peel Session | The Smiths | EP + Live |
| Strange Fruit (British label dedicated to the distribution of BBC recordings, like Peel sessions) | SFPS055 |
| 1.4 | Handsome Devil | 2:45 | The Smiths | The Peel Session | The Smiths | EP + Live |
| Strange Fruit (British label dedicated to the distribution of BBC recordings, like Peel sessions) | SFPSCD055 |
| 1.4 | Handsome Devil | 2:45 | The Smiths | The Peel Session | The Smiths | EP + Live |
| Dutch East India Trading | DEI8302-2 |
| 1.4 | Handsome Devil | 2:45 | The Smiths | The Peel Session | The Smiths | EP + Live |
| Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC) | SFPS 055 |
| 1.4 | Handsome Devil | 2:45 | The Smiths | The Peel Session | The Smiths | EP + Live |
| Dutch East India Trading | DEI8302-2 |
| 1.4 | Handsome Devil | 2:45 | The Smiths | The Peel Session | The Smiths | EP + Live |
| Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC) | SFPS 055 |
| 1.4 | Handsome Devil | 2:45 | The Smiths | The Peel Session | The Smiths | EP + Live |
| Strange Fruit (British label dedicated to the distribution of BBC recordings, like Peel sessions) | 642203 |
| 1.6 | Handsome Devil | 2:46 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Reprise Records, Sire Records | 45205-2 |
| 1.6 | Handsome Devil | 2:46 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation | wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 4509-91893-2 | |
| 1.6 | Handsome Devil | 2:45 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 4509-91893-1, SMITHS 2 |
| 1.4 | Handsome Devil | 2:45 | The Smiths | The Peel Session | The Smiths | EP + Live |
| Strange Fruit (British label dedicated to the distribution of BBC recordings, like Peel sessions) | SFPSCD055 |
| 1.6 | Handsome Devil | 2:46 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Reprise Records, Sire Records | CDW 45205 |
| 1.6 | Handsome Devil | 2:46 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | WPCR 12439, WPCR-12439 |
| 1.60 | Handsome Devil | 2:44 | The Smiths | Complete | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International) | |
| 1.60 | Handsome Devil | 2:44 | The Smiths | Complete (iTunes LP) | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.60 | Handsome Devil (John Peel session 18/05/83) | 2:45 | The Smiths | Complete | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International) | |
| 6.6 | Handsome Devil | 2:46 | The Smiths | Complete (2011 Deluxe Edition) | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 2564665906 |
| 14.6 | Handsome Devil | 2:44 | The Smiths | Complete (2011 Deluxe Edition) | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 2564665906 |
| 6.6 | Handsome Devil | 2:44 | The Smiths | Complete | The Smiths | Album + Compilation | Rhino (reissue label) | 2564665907 | |
| 1.6 | Handsome Devil | 2:44 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 2564660487 |
| 1.6 | Handsome Devil (John Peel session 18/05/83) | 2:45 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow (2011 remaster) | The Smiths | Album + Compilation | Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International) | ||
| 1.6 | Handsome Devil | 2:46 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation | Rhino (reissue label) | 2564665882 | |
| 1.6 | Handsome Devil | 2:46 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.6 | Handsome Devil | 2:46 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow (CD-Matrix: IFPI L016; CD 450991893-2.3 V01; IFPI 0526) | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 4509-91893-2 |
| 1.6 | Handsome Devil | 2:44 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International) | |
Relationships
| engineer: | Nick Gomm |
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| producer: | Roger Pusey |
| bass guitar: | Andy Rourke (on 1983-05-18) |
| drums (drum set): | Mike Joyce (UK drummer) (on 1983-05-18) |
| guitar and harmonica: | Johnny Marr (on 1983-05-18) |
| vocals: | Morrissey (English singer-songwriter) (on 1983-05-18) |
| recorded at: | Maida Vale Studios: Studio 5 in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1983-05-18) |
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| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/0NFYBiY95SUauRVdgf77PK [info] |
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| recording of: | Handsome Devil Handsome Devil (on 1983-05-18: live) |
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Related works
Handsome Devil
| lyricist: | Morrissey (English singer-songwriter) |
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| composer: | Johnny Marr |
| publisher: | Glad Hips Music |
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