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The artwork of the Smiths – in pictures

The Smiths : Ask (October 1986)
Ask (October 1986)
The British actress Yootha Joyce – known for the series George and Mildred – in a still from the film Catch Us If You Can (1965)
© Warner Music
The Smiths : Hand in Glove
Hand in Glove (May 1983)
An unknown male model, photographed by Jim French – taken from Margaret Walters's book The Nude Male, published in 1978.
© Warner Music
The Smiths : Meat is Murder album (February 1985)
Meat Is Murder album (February 1985)
An image from the US documentary In the Year of the Pig (1968), directed by Emile de Antonio, about the causes of the Vietnam war
© Warner Music
The Smiths : Panic
Panic 'B' (July 1986)
Version featuring Morrissey's handwritten lyrics
© Warner Music
The Smiths : Shakespeare's Sister (March 1985)
Shakespeare's Sister (March 1985)
British actress Patricia Phoenix in her role as Elsie Tanner in Coronation Street
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The Smiths : Sheila Take a Bow (April 1987)
Sheila Take a Bow (April 1987)
American transsexual model Candy Darling in the film Women in Revolt (1971), directed by Paul Morrissey and produced by Andy Warhol
© Warner Music
The Smiths : Shoplifters of the World Unite (January 1987)
Shoplifters of the World Unite (January 1987)
The image that is said to be the first official photo of Elvis Presley
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The Smiths : The Boy with the Thorn in his Side (September 1985)
The Boy with the Thorn in His Side (September 1985)
The American writer Truman Capote, photographed by Cecil Beaton in 1949
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The Smiths : The Queen is Dead LP (June 1986)
The Queen Is Dead album (June 1986)
The French actor Alain Delon in a scene from 1964 film L'insoumis (The Unvanquished)
© Warner Music
The Smiths : The Smiths album (February 1984)
The Smiths album (February 1984)
The American actor and sex symbol Joe Dallesandro in a scene from the Paul Morrissey film Flesh (1968)
© Warner Music
The Smiths : The World Won't Listen LP (February 1987)
The World Won't Listen album (compilation of singles and others) (February 1987)
A cropped photograph – taken in the early 60s – from a 1981 book titled Rock'n'roll Times by Jürgen Vollmer
© Warner Music
The Smiths : US Tour
US tour
An unknown boy eating an ice lolly
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The Smiths : What Difference does it Make? (January 1984)
What Difference Does It Make? (January 1984)
The British actor Terence Stamp in a photograph taken while filming William Wyler's The Collector (1965)
© Warner Music
The Smiths : William, it was really nothing (August 1984)
William, It Was Really Nothing (August 1984)
Photograph of a male model, taken during the making of an ad for ADS speakers in 1982 (the sleeve of the single shows a speaker on the bed behind the model)
© Warner Music
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