Back to the Old House (1983-09-14: John Peel radio session)
~ Recording by The Smiths
Annotation
From the BBC Radio 1 JOHN PEEL Show broadcast 1983-09-21, recorded on 1983-09-14
https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/1980s/1983/Sep14thesmiths/
Annotation last modified on 2023-06-25 08:21 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Back to the Old House | 3:06 | The Smiths | What Difference Does It Make? | The Smiths | Single |
| Rough Trade (pre‐2000) | RTT 146 |
| 1.14 | Back to the Old House | 3:03 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rough Trade (pre‐2000) | ROUGH 76 |
| 1.14 | Back to the Old House | ?:?? | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rough Trade (pre‐2000) | Rough C76, Rough C‐76 |
| 1.14 | Back to the Old House | 3:03 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 4509-91893-2 |
| 1.14 | Back to the Old House | 3:02 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rough Trade (pre‐2000) | RTD 26 |
| 1.2 | Back to the Old House | 3:06 | The Smiths | What Difference Does It Make? (Terence Stamp cover, no artist name on front, lyrics on back) | The Smiths | Single |
| Rough Trade (pre‐2000) | RTT146 |
| 1.14 | Back to the Old House | 3:04 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| JAPAN RECORD (Tokuma label) | 32JC-129 |
| 1.14 | Back to the Old House | 3:03 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rough Trade (pre‐2000) | Rough CD76 |
| 2.6 | Back to the Old House | 3:04 | The Smiths | Louder Than Bombs | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Sire Records, Rough Trade (pre‐2000) | 1-25569, 9 25569-1 |
| 1.18 | Back to the Old House | 3:04 | The Smiths | Louder Than Bombs | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rough Trade (pre‐2000), Sire Records | 9 25569-2 |
| 1.14 | Back to the Old House | 3:03 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rough Trade (pre‐2000), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 30257 |
| 1.18 | Back to the Old House | 3:04 | The Smiths | Louder Than Bombs | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Sire Records | CD 25569 |
| 1.18 | Back to the Old House | 3:04 | The Smiths | Louder Than Bombs | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rough Trade (pre‐2000) | ROUGH CD255 |
| 1.2 | Back to the Old House | 3:06 | The Smiths | What Difference Does It Make? | The Smiths | Single |
| Rough Trade (pre‐2000) | RTT 146CD |
| 1.18 | Back to the Old House | 3:04 | The Smiths | Louder Than Bombs (Made in France by PDO) | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Rough Trade (pre‐2000) | 30261 |
| 1.18 | Back to the Old House | 3:04 | The Smiths | Louder Than Bombs (Made in France by PRS) | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Rough Trade (pre‐2000) | 30261 |
| 1.14 | Back to the Old House | 3:03 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Reprise Records, Sire Records | 45205-2 |
| 2.6 | Back to the Old House | 3:02 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 4509-91893-1, SMITHS 2 |
| 1.14 | Back to the Old House | 3:03 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation | wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 4509-91893-2 | |
| 1.18 | Back to the Old House | 3:04 | The Smiths | Louder Than Bombs | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 4509-93833-2 |
| 1.14 | Back to the Old House | 3:03 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Reprise Records, Sire Records | CDW 45205 |
| 1.14 | Back to the Old House | 3:03 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | WPCR 12439, WPCR-12439 |
| 1.18 | Back to the Old House | 3:04 | The Smiths | Louder Than Bombs | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | WPCR-12443 |
| 1.30 | Back to the Old House | 3:06 | The Smiths | The Sound of The Smiths (deluxe version) | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 2.5 | Back to the Old House | 3:06 | The Smiths | The Sound of The Smiths | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 2564-69371-7 |
| 2.5 | Back to the Old House | 3:06 | The Smiths | The Sound of The Smiths | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 516016 |
| 2.5 | Back to the Old House | 3:06 | The Smiths | The Sound of The Smiths | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 2564-69371-7 |
| 1.90 | Back to the Old House | 3:06 | The Smiths | Complete | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International) | |
| 1.67 | Back to the Old House | 3:05 | The Smiths | Complete | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International) | |
| 1.67 | Back to the Old House | 3:05 | The Smiths | Complete (iTunes LP) | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.90 | Back to the Old House | 3:06 | The Smiths | Complete (iTunes LP) | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.67 | Back to the Old House (John Peel session 14/09/83) | 3:05 | The Smiths | Complete | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International) | |
| 8.18 | Back to the Old House | 3:05 | The Smiths | Complete (2011 Deluxe Edition) | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 2564665906 |
| 16.18 | Back to the Old House | 3:05 | The Smiths | Complete (2011 Deluxe Edition) | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 2564665906 |
| 14.14 | Back to the Old House | 3:04 | The Smiths | Complete (2011 Deluxe Edition) | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 2564665906 |
| 6.14 | Back to the Old House | 3:03 | The Smiths | Complete (2011 Deluxe Edition) | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 2564665906 |
| 8.18 | Back to the Old House | 3:05 | The Smiths | Complete | The Smiths | Album + Compilation | Rhino (reissue label) | 2564665907 | |
| 6.14 | Back to the Old House | 3:04 | The Smiths | Complete | The Smiths | Album + Compilation | Rhino (reissue label) | 2564665907 | |
| 1.14 | Back to the Old House | 3:04 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 2564660487 |
| 1.14 | Back to the Old House (John Peel session 14/09/83) | 3:05 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow (2011 remaster) | The Smiths | Album + Compilation | Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International) | ||
| 1.18 | Back to the Old House | 3:05 | The Smiths | Louder Than Bombs | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 2564660483 |
| 1.18 | Back to the Old House | 3:05 | The Smiths | Louder Than Bombs | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Sire Records | R2 25569 |
| 1.14 | Back to the Old House | 3:02 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation | Rhino (reissue label) | 2564665882 | |
| 1.28 | Back to the Old House | 3:06 | The Smiths | The Sound of The Smiths (deluxe version) | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | |
| 1.18 | Back to the Old House | 3:07 | The Smiths | Louder Than Bombs | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International) | |
| 1.18 | Back to the Old House | 3:05 | The Smiths | Louder Than Bombs | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.12 | Back to the Old House (2011 remaster) | 3:07 | The Smiths | Autumn Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.14 | Back to the Old House | 3:03 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow (CD-Matrix: IFPI L016; CD 450991893-2.3 V01; IFPI 0526) | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 4509-91893-2 |
| 1.14 | Back to the Old House | 3:03 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.14 | Back to the Old House | 3:03 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International) | |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 2.14 | Back to the Old House (BBC John Peel session 14/09/1983) | ?:?? | The Smiths | Complete | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
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| 6.18 | Back to the Old House (B‐side of “What Difference Does It Make?”) | ?:?? | The Smiths | Complete | The Smiths | Album + Compilation |
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Relationships
| engineer: | Ted de Bono |
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| producer: | Roger Pusey |
| bass guitar: | Andy Rourke (on 1983-09-14) |
| drums (drum set): | Mike Joyce (UK drummer) (on 1983-09-14) |
| guitar and harmonica: | Johnny Marr (on 1983-09-14) |
| lead vocals: | Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1983-09-14) |
| recorded at: | Maida Vale Studios: Studio 4 in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1983-09-14) |
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| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/6LUGvXEAK8WxIBYK43uoTb [info] |
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| recording of: | Back to the Old House Back to the Old House (on 1983-09-14: live) |
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Related works
Back to the Old House
| lyricist: | Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter) |
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| composer: | Johnny Marr |
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