WELCOME AGAIN TO MY AUCTION. I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND HAVE ABOUT 3,000 LP'S AND 500 SINGLES OF MOST GENRES AND HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY FOR 13 YEARS. PLEASE NOTE MY 100% FEEDBACK. I USUALLY TEND TO LIST RECORDS THAT I NO LONGER PLAY OR HAVE DUPLICATES OF, THIS IS MY FIRST OFFERING SINCE 2018. ALL MY RECORDS ARE CAREFULLY LOOKED AFTER, THEY HAVE BEEN CLEANED ON MY KNOSTI ANTI-STAT CLEANER AND PLACED IN BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVES. ALL THE COVERS ARE PLACED IN BRAND NEW OUTER PLASTIC SLEEVES.  I ALWAYS PLAY THE RECORDS THAT I AM LISTING, LISTENING THROUGH HEADPHONES ON MY HIGH END SYSTEM. I GRADE MY RECORDS USING THE RECORD COLLECTOR'S GRADING SYSTEM - I NEVER USE MINT CONDITION UNLESS FOR A BRAND NEW SEALED RECORD. ALL MY RECORDS ARE SENT OUT IN BOXED MAILERS WITH THICK CARDBOARD STIFFENERS TO PREVENT ANY DAMAGE IN THE POST. I USUALLY SEND OUT RECORDS TO THE WINNING BIDDERS VIA ROYAL MAIL 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR. 
MY POSTAGE COSTS INCLUDE THE COST TO MYSELF OF MAILERS, INNER AND OUTER SLEEVES, CLEANING OF THE RECORDS ETC. SO PLEASE BEAR THIS IN MIND.
ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE ANOTHER OF THE SMITHS' CLASSIC 12" SINGLES :
THE SMITHS, 'HOW SOON IS NOW?' B/W 'WELL I WONDER' AND 'OSCILLATE WILDLY' 1985 UK FIRST PRESS 12" VINYL SINGLE - ROUGH TRADE RECORDS RTT 176 IN EXCELLENT PLUS TOP AUDIO CONDITION, THIS SOUNDS FANTASTIC THROUGH HEADPHONES. THE WIDER GROOVES ON THESE SMITHS 12" SINGLES GIVE A BETTER AUDIO PLAYBACK THAN THE 7" SINGLES. JUST A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT SURFACE MARKS ON THE VINYL, WHICH DO NOT SOUND ON PLAYBACK. WITH AN EXCELLENT CONDITION NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE. USUAL PLAIN PAPER INNER SLEEVE WITH THESE EARLY SMITHS 12" SINGLES. ONLY SELLING AS I HAVE ANOTHER SUPERB COPY. THIS MUST RANK AS ONE OF THEIR BEST 12" SINGLE RELEASE WITH THOSE TWO ICONIC TRACKS ON SIDE 2. WHAT A BRILLIANT RECORD, ONLY SELLING AS I HAVE ANOTHER COPY WITH A MINT SLEEVE.
UK FIRST PRESS CBS MATRIX NUMBERS AS BELOW : 
SIDE 1 - RTT . 176  A 1 THE TATTY TRUTH SIDE 2 - RTT . 176  B 1 tim tom cbs
FROM DISCOGS :

The Smiths ?– How Soon Is Now?

Label:

Rough Trade ?– RTT 176

Format:

Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Single, CBS Pressing 

Country:

UK

Released:

01 Feb 1985

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Indie Rock

TracklistHide Credits

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – The Cartel
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rough Trade Records
• Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
• Lacquer Cut At – CBS Studios, London
• Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton

Credits

• Bass Guitar – Andy Rourke
• Cello – Andy Rourke
• Drums – Mike Joyce
• Guitar, Harmonium – Johnny Marr
• Lacquer Cut By – timtom*
• Layout – Caryn Gough
• Mastered By – Tim Young
• Music By – Johnny Marr
• Other [Cover Star] – Sean Barrett
• Sleeve – Morrissey
• Voice – Morrissey
• Words By – Morrissey
• Written-By – Marr*, Morrissey

Notes

Artwork produced from a still of Sean Barrett taken from the 1958 movie "Dunkirk". Some copies include fold-out poster of front sleeve.

"How Soon Is Now?" From the Rough Trade LP "Hatful Of Hollow" (Rough76)
"Well I Wonder" From the Rough Trade LP "Meat Is Murder" (Rough 81)

Side A: © 1984 Warner Bros. Music
Side B: © 1985 Warner Bros. Music

Mastered at CBS
Made in the UK
UK distribution by The Cartel

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - etched): RTT-176-A1 THE TATTY TRUTH
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - etched): RTT-176-B1 timtom cbs
• Matrix / Runout (Side A/B runout - stamped): ?
• Label Code: LC 5661