UK CD [Rough Trade ROUGHCD126]
UK CS [Rough Trade ROUGHC126]
UK LP [Rough Trade ROUGH126]
UK LP [Rough Trade ROUGH126L (with poster)]
UK DAT [Rough Trade ROUGHDAT126]

Australia CD [CBS 462408-2]
Australia CD [1988 reissue on Festival D30225]
Australia CD [1993 reissue on Warner Australia 91900-2]
Australia CS [CBS 462408-4]
Australia CS [1988 reissue on Festival C30225]
Australia LP [CBS 462408-1]
Australia LP [1988 reissue on Festival L30225]

Brazil CS [Stiletto 723.4003]
Brazil LP [Stiletto 230.4003]

Canada CD [Sire CD-25786]
Canada CS [Sire 92 57864]
Canada LP [Sire 92 57861]

Europe CD [WEA 91900-2]
Europe CS [WEA 91900-4]
Europe 10 [WEA 91900-1]

France CD [Virgin 30630]
France CS [Virgin 50630]
France LP [Virgin 70630]

Greece CS [Virgin ??]
Greece LP [Virgin VG50380]

Holland/Germany CD [Megadisc MDC7900/RTDCD90]
Holland/Germany LP [Megadisc MD7900/RTD90]

Indonesia CS [(CBS/Sony?) C-3169]

Israel CS [CBS Israel ROUG 126-4]
Israel LP [CBS Israel ROUG 126]

Italy CS [CGD ??]
Italy LP [CGD RGH20859]

Japan CD [Victor VDP-1356]
Japan CD [1990 reissue on Victor VICP-2008]
Japan CD [1993 reissue on WEA WMC5-549]
Japan CD [1995 reissue on WEA WPCR-308]
Japan CD [2006 reissue on WEA WPCR-12445]
Japan CS [Victor VCL-10049]
Japan LP [Victor VIL-28126]

Portugal LP [Transmedia ROUGH126]
Saudi Arabia CS [Thomsun Original EN-2561]

Spain CS [Nuevos Medios 44 333 C]
Spain LP [Nuevos Medios 43 332L]

Sweden CD [MNW ROUGHCD126]
Sweden LP [MNW ROUGH126]

Taiwan CS [Crystal ROUGH C126]

Thailand CS [Musicals MSC.967]

USA CD [Sire 9 25786-2]
USA CS [Sire 9 25786-4]
USA LP [Sire 9 25786-1]

Additional information:
All tracks recorded live at National Ballroom in Kilburn, 23rd October 1986. 21 songs were originally performed, 14 of these are found here. Read here full concert information.

A limited version of the UK LP included a poster (ROUGH126L).

The 2006 Japanese cd reissue is slipped inside a mini-replica of the original Victor Japan LP sleeve. Even the inner sleeve, obi and label are replicas of the ones from the original LP pressing. The sleeve has the same "Includes poster" sticker on the front as the limited edition UK LP, and a smaller version of that poster inside.

Artwork information:
Alexandra Bastedo (John D. Green Studios) taken from the book "Birds Of Britain". The back of the cd and lp formats have a cropped version of the front photo, showing the flower only. The cd booklet includes the front photo in different brownish tints and a close-up of the flower.

A photo of fans fighting for a piece of Morrissey's shirt is seen inside the gatefold lp and inside the cd booklet. The photo was taken by photographer Ian Tilton at G-Mex on 19 July 1986. Click here for Tilton's website.

Etchings on vinyl:
UK LP: PEEPHOLISM / none
(only on original Rough Trade release, not on the WEA reissue)

Additional release date information:
UK: 5 September 1988
USA/Canada: 13 September 1988
UK/Europe WEA re-release: 15 November 1993
Japan WEA 1993 re-release: 10 December 1993
Japan WEA 2006 re-release: 13 September 2006

Chart peak information:
UK: 2
Holland: 42
USA: 77

Certifications:
UK: Gold on 28 September 1988

Promotion:
UK: White label copies of the LP format were distributed for promotion. A promo kit including a promo stand, a poster, a postcard and reversed sticker saying "Just when you thought it was safe to buy the bootleg" were sent to record shops at the time. The September 1988 issue of industry music paper The Catalogue included a flexi of the live version of "London" from this album, thus serving indirectly as a promotional tool for the release.

Australia: Stock copies of the LP were stamped in gold colour at the back of the sleeve and distributed to media.

Brazil: Promo LPs had a promo warning stamped in ink across the labels and in gold on the back of the sleeve.

Canada: Copies of the LP with a promo warning stamped on the back of the sleeve were used for promotion.

Germany: Stock copies of the LP were dispatched to media with a press release slipped inside.

Greece: Copies of the LP format were stamped in Greek on the label.

Israel: Stock copies of the LP with a promo sticker in Hebrew and English on the back were used for promotion of this album.

Japan: Promotion of the original release was done via promo LPs and promo CDS. The former had a red promo sticker on the sleeve and the usual extra 3-character promo text printed on the label while the latter, just like the 1990, 1993 (and possibly 1995) reissues, have a promo sticker on the case or obi, and promo text on the cds' inner ring. The promo cd for the 2006 reissue in LP-replica sleeves have a white and red promo sticker on the back and 'sample loaned' etched on the cd's inner ring.

Spain: An A4 pink portfolio containing a press sheet and 4 pages of lyrics in Spanish was slipped inside stock LPs to be dispatched for promotional purposes.

USA: Promo-stamped copies of the LP were the main means of promotion of this album. A live version of "Ask" from this album was included on a various artists promo cassette titled "Back To School" (PRO-C-3267). A live version of "What She Said" from this album was included on a various artists promo cd titled "WBR New Music Report" (PRO-CD-3339). A one-track promo video with a live version of "Ask" was also sent to the relevant media.