Smiths, The "1983, Troy Tate Abandoned Sessions" LP

• The legendary lost Smiths debut - 14 songs recorded with producer Troy Tate before the band scrapped it and re-recorded with John Porter; rawer, stranger, and more intimate than the official release
• Violet vinyl pressing of one of rock's most mythologized archival recordings
• For fans of: The Smiths, The Cure, Echo & the Bunnymen, Orange Juice, Josef K

When The Smiths recorded their famous debut album they first had Troy Tate as a producer. They weren't entirely pleased with the final production, so they re-recorded the album with John Porter. The Smiths had recorded 14 songs with producer Troy Tate in the summer of 1983, 13 of which were supposed to become their debut album, seemingly titled “The Hand That Rocks The Cradle”. Disagreements arose regarding the sound production, and The Smiths ended up going to John Porter, who produced from scratch what is considered the first official Smiths album, the self-titled “The Smiths”.