Conversation so far:
What was Rough Trade?
The Smiths then agreed to sign a record contract with Rough Trade.
Around what year was that?
CANNOTANSWER.
What record did they make?
their first album, provisionally titled The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.

Question: How did that album do?
Self-contained rewrite: How did The Smiths first album The Hand That Rocks the Cradle do?