The Smiths
Troy Tate recording sessions
Elephant Studios, Wapping, London
Summer 1983

The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (1990 bootleg LP - Trash Records TR7) featuring the 'TATE1' set of recordings, the first batch of the Troy Tate recording sessions to be released on bootleg (and this LP was the source of the plethora of bootleg CDs that came out in the nineties, mostly with disappointing sound quality as a result of a poor vinyl transfer).

Side 1
01. Reel Around The Fountain - OMITTED: released (in a different mix, but deriving from the same basic recording) on a 7" included in the 2011 Complete box set
02. You've Got Everything Now
03. Miserable Lie
04. These Things Take Time
05. Wonderful Woman
06. Handsome Devil

Side 2
07. Hand In Glove
08. What Difference Does It Make?
09. I Don't Owe You Anything
10. Suffer Little Children
11. Pretty Girls Make Grave - OMITTED: this is the "early cello version" released on the 1987 I Started Something I Couldn't Finish and Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before 7" & 12" and CD2 of the 2008 Deluxe Edition of The Sound of The Smiths (among other releases)

digitised @ 32bit 96kHz
phase-correction in Adobe Audition
manually declicked in Adobe Audition
speed-correction in Adobe Audition (the LP runs a little over 3% slow)
fixed tape dropouts in Izotope RX8
dithered to 24bit in Izotope RX8

The recording on the LP is very trebly and I was tempted to boost the bass in the mix, but in the end I was able to resist the temptation. Feel free to adjust the EQ settings on your favourite playback device to your personal preference.

Enjoy!

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