The Smiths - The Old Guard - BBC Tapes 1983 - 1986 flac mp3 download

Although probably a bootleg, this record sounds great, nice to have these Peel sessions collected on vinyl. I picked up the record store day 2015 pressing.

Be warned: Other than being an entirely unofficial bootleg (some people are pretty self-righteous about not supporting that kind of stuff) this compilation, as many may already know, consists of material that's pretty widely available elsewhere.There's absolutely no new material here, so it's really not an essential item for anyone but completists and bootleg collectors, or just folks who don't like to settle for lossy downloads and have to have a hardcopy of everything in their collections.It's certainly a viable option for people looking to find a (for now) affordable bootleg hardcopy of the songs. The pressing sounds rather good to my admittedly damaged ears, and through my admittedly worn stylus. It might just be me, but it seems like the bass frequencies might be boosted a bit though... Seems a bit "boomy", but it's not really overpowering or anything.As for the material itself, I quite like the stripped down, raw and edgy sound of the radio sessions. High points include "Still Ill" and "This Charming Man".