The Smiths

Formed: Manchester, England, 1982

Members: Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke, Mike Joyce.

First single: Hand In Glove (May 1983)

Album discography: The Smiths (February 1984); Meat Is Murder (February 1985); The Queen Is Dead (June 1986); Strangeways Here We Come (September 1987).

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