The Smiths "The Boy With the Thorn in His Side" (1985) (single)

The Boy With the Thorn in His Side, 12'' single
release date: Sep. 16, 1985
format: vinyl (RTT 191)
[single rate: 4 / 5] [4,17]
producer: John Porter, The Smiths
label: Rough Trade Records - nationality: England, UK

Tracklist: A) 1. "The Boy With the Thorn in His Side" (5 / 5) - - B) 1. "Rubber Ring" (3,5 / 5) - 2. "Asleep" (4 / 5)

A 12'' single taken from the forthcoming '86 album.
The title track is a marvelous song and the B side is pretty decent. The front cover features a Young jumping Truman Capote in a (tinted) 1949 photo by Cecil Beaton.

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original photo by Cecil Beaton