The Smiths – William, It Was Really Nothing

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Label:	Rough Trade – RT 166
Format:	Vinyl , 7", 45 RPM, Single , Push-out Centre
Country:	UK
Released:	Aug 20, 1984
Genre:	Pop
Style:	Jangle Pop

Tracklist

A		William, It Was Really Nothing	2:10
B		Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want	1:50

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Rough Trade Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Rough Trade Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Music
Recorded At – Jam Studios
Mixed At – Eden Studios
Pressed By – EMI Records
Designed At – Ai (2)

Credits

Bass Guitar [The Bass Guitar] – Andy Rourke
Drums [The Drums] – Mike Joyce
Engineer – Mark Wallis
Layout – Caryn Gough
Music By, Guitar [Guitars], Mandolin [Mandolins] – Johnny Marr
Producer – John Porter
Words By, Voice, Sleeve – Morrissey
Written By – Morrissey And Marr
Written-By – Morrissey

Notes

On rear sleeve:
Layout at Ai
Recorded at Jam Studios, July 1984
Special thanks to Stephen Street
℗ © 1984 Rough Trade Records Ltd, 61-71 Collier Street, London, N1

On labels:
© 1984
Warner Bros. Music
Made in the UK

All runout information is stamped apart from the call-outs 'THE IMPOTENCE OF ERNEST' and 'ROMANTIC AND SQUARE IS HIP AND AWARE' which are etched.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Label Code: LC 5661
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): A-1U-1-K-3
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): B-1U-1-2-7
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): RT 166 A-1 U-1-213 THE IMPOTENCE OF ERNEST
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): RT 166 B-1 U-1- 216 ROMANTIC AND SQUARE IS HIP AND AWARE
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): RT 166 A-1U-1-1⇀ THE IMPOTENCE OF ERNEST
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): RT 166 B-1U-1-3⇀9 ROMANTIC AND SQUARE IS HIP AND AWARE
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): RT 166 A-1U-1-3--4 THE IMPOTENCE OF ERNEST
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): RT 166 B-1U-1-2--1 ROMANTIC AND SQUARE IS HIP AND AWARE
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): RT 166 A-1U-1-2-9 THE IMPOTENCE OF ERNEST
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): RT 166 B-1U-1-3-2 ROMANTIC AND SQUARE IS HIP AND AWARE
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6): RT 166 A-1U-1-2-- 6 THE IMPOTENCE OF ERNEST
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6): RT 166 B-1U-1-2--2 ROMANTIC AND SQUARE IS HIP AND AWARE
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 7): RT 166 A-1U-1-3⇀ 1 THE IMPOTENCE OF ERNEST
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 7): RT 166 B-1U-1-1-7 ROMANTIC AND SQUARE IS HIP AND AWARE
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 8): RT 166 A-1U-1-3⇀ 5 THE IMPOTENCE OF ERNEST
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 8): RT 166 B-1U-1-2↽ 1 ROMANTIC AND SQUARE IS HIP AND AWARE
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 9): RT 166 A-1U-1-2- 3 THE IMPOTENCE OF ERNEST
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 9): RT 166 B-1U-1-2- 6 ROMANTIC AND SQUARE IS HIP AND AWARE

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	William, It Was Really Nothing (12", 45 RPM, Single, CBS Pressing)	Rough Trade	RTT 166	UK	1984
Recently Edited	William, It Was Really Nothing (7", 45 RPM, Single)	Rough Trade	VIN 45123	Italy	1984
Recently Edited	William, It Was Really Nothing (12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single)	Rough Trade	80 130, 80130, RTT136		1984
	William, It Was Really Nothing (12", 45 RPM, Stereo)	Virgin	VINX 71	Italy	1984
Recently Edited	William, It Was Really Nothing (7", 45 RPM, Single)	Intercord	INT 110.169		1984