Complete (2011 Deluxe Edition)

~ Release by The Smiths (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

This entry is for the European Deluxe box set, which has 8 CDs, 8 LPs and 25 7" singles.

Annotation last modified on 2012-01-19 23:12 UTC.

Tracklist

112" Vinyl: The Smiths
212" Vinyl: Meat Is Murder
312" Vinyl: The Queen Is Dead
412" Vinyl: Strangeways, Here We Come
512" Vinyl: “Rank”
612" Vinyl: Hatful of Hollow
712" Vinyl: The World Won’t Listen
812" Vinyl: Louder Than Bombs
9CD: The Smiths
10CD: Meat Is Murder
11CD: The Queen Is Dead
#TitleRatingLength
1The Queen Is Dead
engineer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rough Trade Records Ltd. and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
partial recording of:
Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty (in 1985)
writer:
Fred Godfrey (early 20th century songwriter), Arthur J. Mills and Bennett Scott (music hall songwriter)
recording of:
The Queen Is Dead (in 1985)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
3.856:25
2Frankly, Mr. Shankly
engineer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK) and Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rough Trade Records Ltd. and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
recording of:
Frankly, Mr. Shankly (in 1985)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
42:19
3I Know It's Over
engineer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rough Trade Records Ltd. and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
recording of:
I Know It’s Over (in 1985)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
4.15:50
4Never Had No One Ever
engineer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rough Trade Records Ltd. and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
recording of:
Never Had No One Ever (in 1985)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
3.653:38
5Cemetry Gates
engineer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rough Trade Records Ltd. and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
recording of:
Cemetry Gates (in 1985)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
42:41
6Bigmouth Strikes Again
engineer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar:
Johnny Marr
additional vocals:
Ann Coates
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rough Trade Records Ltd. and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 290)
recording of:
Bigmouth Strikes Again (in 1985)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
4.653:13
7The Boy With the Thorn in His Side
engineer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rough Trade Records Ltd. and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
music videos:
The Boy With the Thorn in His Side (Top of the Pops) by The Smiths (1980s English rock band)
recording of:
The Boy With the Thorn in His Side (in 1985)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
4.153:17
8Vicar in a Tutu
engineer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rough Trade Records Ltd. and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
recording of:
Vicar in a Tutu (in 1985)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
3.52:24
9There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
engineer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rough Trade Records Ltd. and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 4), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 86), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 159) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 226)
recording of:
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (in 1985)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
4.44:05
10Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
engineer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
bass and bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rough Trade Records Ltd., Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1986) and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1986, in 2017)
recording of:
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (in 1985)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
43:18
12CD: Strangeways, Here We Come
13CD: “Rank”
14CD: Hatful of Hollow
15CD: The World Won’t Listen
16CD: Louder Than Bombs
177" Vinyl: Hand in Glove
187" Vinyl: Reel Around the Fountain
197" Vinyl: This Charming Man
207" Vinyl: What Difference Does It Make?
217" Vinyl: Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
227" Vinyl: William, It Was Really Nothing
237" Vinyl: How Soon Is Now?
247" Vinyl: Shakespeare’s Sister
257" Vinyl: Barbarism Begins at Home
267" Vinyl: The Headmaster Ritual
277" Vinyl: That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
287" Vinyl: The Boy With the Thorn in His Side
297" Vinyl: Bigmouth Strikes Again
307" Vinyl: Panic
317" Vinyl: Ask
327" Vinyl: Shoplifters of the World Unite
337" Vinyl: Sheila Take a Bow
347" Vinyl: Girlfriend in a Coma
357" Vinyl: I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish
367" Vinyl: Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
377" Vinyl: Sweet and Tender Hooligan
387" Vinyl: There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
397" Vinyl: Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
407" Vinyl: Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before
417" Vinyl: William, It Was Really Nothing