Strangeways, Here We Come  by The Smiths

The tensions among the members of the British band Smiths had reached a breaking point. Thus, in 1987 the talented band disbanded. Shortly before the breakup, in the spring of 1987, they recorded a series of songs, which their label Rough Trade Records would release as Strangeways, Here We Come, their fourth official album, at the end of September with the band no longer existing.

The creators of Strangeways, Here We Come were exclusively Morrissey and Johnny Marr. Both have stated at unsuspecting times that they consider it their best album. The producer of the album was Stephen Street, who had realized that something was wrong in the relationship between the two. The studio where they recorded was Wool Hall, a studio in the English countryside, a space that, apart from the recording equipment, also had a wine cellar filled with wines. Thus, when Morrissey went to sleep - usually early - he and Marr would sit and work out the details with the wine flowing abundantly.

The album performed exceptionally well on their homeland's charts as the news of their breakup had dropped like a bomb among the thousands of band fans. Strangeways, Here We Come reached No. 2 in Britain. As the years have passed, one can say with certainty that it is one of the best "swan songs" of a band.