| "Hand In Glove (by Sandie Shaw)" | April 1984 | |
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Hand In Glove (with Sandie Shaw on vocals) I Don't Owe You Anything (Sandie Shaw on vocals) UK 7" [Rough Trade RT130]
Hand In Glove (with Sandie Shaw on vocals) UK 12" [Rough Trade RTT130]
Additional information: The three songs reappeared on the 1992 "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" reissues. The tracks also reappeared on many releases by Sandie Shaw. For more information on these, see the Sandie Shaw with The Smiths discography.
Artwork information: Artwork for the 12" has a different layout than that of the 7". Exceptionally, the Spanish 7" artwork used the 12" layout.
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Promotion: Australia: The 7" promos were identical to the stock releases (content, sleeve) except for the labels which were the usual black and white 'hat man' ones with promo warnings on them. Canada: Gold-stamped copies of the 12" single were sent to radio and record shops for promotion. Japan: Promo 12"s had the usual white SAMPLE sticker on the sleeve and the extra promo characters printed on the record's label. Spain: Stock copies of the 7" were stamped with the release date on the back and sent to radio with a press release.
Quotes: Also, early 1984: "I met her a few months ago and it seemed perfectly natural for me to seize the opportunity and ask her to work with us and she was incredibly eager and incredibly enthusiastic. She really liked the songs and she was very eager to do it. So, it's happened and I'm very pleased." Morrissey, February 1984: "Working with her has been an endless thrill, it's almost like meeting oneself in a former life. She's very down to earth, very humorous, there's a certain veil which she lowers at a particular time of the day." Morrissey, in a 1997 interview for the Brit Girls documentary: "It was extremely important but it was so great for me personally that I don't actually remember it happening. It was as if I'd blacked out for a period ot time. A tremendous honour. It was just thrilling in a very, very youthful way."
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