Artist: The Smiths

Title: The Sound Of The Smiths

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Format: CD

Release Date: 2008

Label: WEA Int'l

UPC: 825646937172

Genre: Alternative Rock

Album Tracks

DISC 1:
1. Hand in Glove
2. This Charming Man
3. What Difference Does It Make (Peel Session Version)
4. Still Ill
5. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
6. William, It Was Really Nothing
7. How Soon Is Now (12" Version)
8. Nowhere Fast
9. Shakespeare's Sister
10. Barbarism Begins at Home (7" Version)
11. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
12. The Headmaster Ritual
13. The Boy with the Thorn in His Side
14. Bigmouth Strikes Again
15. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
16. Panic
17. Ask
18. You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby
19. Shoplifters of the World Unite
20. Sheila Take a Bow
21. Girlfriend in a Coma
22. I Started Something I Couldn't Finish
23. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me

DISC 2:
1. Jeane
2. Handsome Devil (Live)
3. This Charming Man (New York Vocal)
4. Wonderful Woman
5. Back to the Old House
6. These Things Take Time
7. Girl Afraid
8. Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
9. Stretch Out and Wait
10. Oscillate Wildly
11. Meat Is Murder (Live)
12. Asleep
13. Money Changes Everything
14. The Queen Is Dead
15. Vicar in a Tutu
16. Cemetry Gates
17. Half a Person
18. Sweet and Tender Hooligan
19. Pretty Girls Make Graves (Troy Tate Demo)
20. Stop Me If You Think That You've Heard This One Before
21. What's the World (Live)
22. London (Live)

2008 digitally re-mastered deluxe two CD digipak edition features the 23 track 'hits' collection joined by bonus 22 track CD that contains rare tracks, b-sides and selected live recordings. Rarities include the Troy Tate produced 'Pretty Girls Make Graves' and 'What's the World', a live cover of a track originally by James and more. The Smiths formed in Manchester in 1982 and quickly rose to become the quintessential British indie rock band of their day. Powered by the collaboration between lead singer and lyricist Morrissey and lead guitarist and co-songwriter Johnny Marr, their sound had a literary and musical depth that was complex, emotional and often controversial, at the same time, it rang with The Smiths' unique twist on timeless melodic pop sensibilities. Their rise also marked a break from the synthesizer-heavy pop and post-punk that had been defining U.K. music. 45 tracks Rhino UK.