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How I came to acquire The Smiths Rough Trade Discography

HOW I CAME TO ACQUIRE  THE SMITHS ROUGH TRADE DISCOGRAPHY So then, how did I come, in 1990, to have in my possession a full Rough Trade Discography covering the entire back catalogue of The Smiths, provided to me by no less a luminary figure than the legend that is Geoff Travis ? Well, back when I was an ambitious teen, I’d decided that I wanted to write a book about my most favourite band in the whole world, and I was determined that accuracy would be key.  So, this is where good old Geoff came in. My copy of The Smiths Discography from Geoff Travis and Envelope Back page of discography with post-it note from Geoff As well as Mr T, I also wrote to  Mike Joyce, London Weekend Television, the BBC, Channel 4, EMI and John Peel , all of whom responded in some fashion or other. Needless to say, I dillied and dallied for far too long, and a couple of years down the line the seminal, not to mention infamous  “Morrissey and Marr – The Se...