The Peel Sessions is an EP by the English rock band the Smiths. The EP, which was released in 1988, was recorded on 18 May 1983, for the BBC Radio 1 disc jockey John Peel's show which was subsequently broadcast on 31 May 1983. All but "Miserable Lie" were already included on the 1984 album Hatful of Hollow. The Peel Sessions is an EP by the English rock band the Smiths. The EP, which was released in 1988, was recorded on 18 May 1983, for the BBC Radio 1 disc jockey John Peel's show which was subsequently broadcast on 31 May 1983. All but "Miserable Lie" were already included on the 1984 album Hatful of Hollow. false 2025-11-08 02:05:59 The Peel Session 1988 1988-01-01 1988-01-01 3 Indie Rock 111752 2388111 efd9586b-10c7-4200-b28c-d38953488390 40f5d9e4-2de7-4f2d-ad41-e31a9a9fea27 a1d2a55b-b611-3541-ad76-c84afe0a2fa3 /media/data/media5/Music/The Smiths/The Peel Session/folder.jpg The Smiths The Smiths 1 1 What Difference Does It Make 03:12 The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982, composed of Morrissey (vocals), Johnny Marr (guitar), Andy Rourke (bass) and Mike Joyce (drums). Morrissey and Marr formed the songwriting partnership. The Smiths are regarded as one of the most important acts to emerge from 1980s British independent music. The Smiths signed to the independent label Rough Trade Records in 1983 and released their first album, The Smiths, in 1984. Their focus on a guitar, bass and drum sound, fusing 1960s rock and post-punk, was a rejection of the synth-pop sound predominant at the time. Several Smiths singles reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, and all their studio albums reached the top five of the UK Albums Chart, including the number-one album Meat Is Murder (1985). From that time, they bolstered their sound with the use of keyboards while retaining the guitar as the lead instrument. They achieved mainstream success in Europe with The Queen Is Dead (1986) and Strangeways, Here We Come (1987), which both entered the top 20 of the European Albums Chart. In 1986, the band briefly became a five-piece with the addition of guitarist Craig Gannon. Internal tensions led to the Smiths' breakup in 1987, followed by public lawsuits over royalties. The members each said that the band would never reunite and refused all offers to do so.