A little more info for you all on the upcoming The Sound Of The Smiths collection that hits stores here on our shores next week on the 11th - the 10th for all of our UK buddies. Just to re-cap our mega-post on the release, The Sound Of The Smiths compiles 23 tracks that were either singles or songs intended as singles onto one disc. A special two-disc version will also be available containing a full disc of b-sides, live takes and "sort-of" rarities. Morrissey selected the releases title while Johnny Marr oversaw the mastering. We'd guess they also had a hand in selecting the extensive track listing. True, there are tons of Smiths compilations out there, but at least this one has the stamp of approval from Morrissey and Marr and it does contain actual remastered tracks.
If you are not going to go old school like us with the actual CD version and plan to buy this one digitally, take note that iTunes will be offering a few exclusive tracks with purchase. The standard "one disc" version contains What She Said and a live version of Hand In Glove. If you opt for the special deluxe model you will have access to Rubber Ring and The Draize Train. Fans most likely have Rubber Ring (via Louder Than Bombs) and The Draize Train is a pretty accessible b-side appearing on various singles for Panic and Some Girls Are Bigger Then Others but mostly in the vinyl format. A live version of course appears on the live Smiths album Rank. What She Said is taken from the band's second album Meat Is Murder and also appears alongside The Draize Train as a live track on Rank. We are curious to check out the live version of Hand In Glove, not sure where that comes from exactly.
Let's run down the track list once more -
* blue type equals the deluxe 2-disc version, pink type equals the cover for the single disc release
SINGLE CD
VERSION
1. "Hand in Glove" - Single
Version
2. "This Charming Man" - Single Version
3. "What Difference Does
It Make" - Peel Sessions Version
4. "Still Ill" - Album Version
5. "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" - Single Version
6. "William, It Was Really Nothing" - Single Version
7. "How Soon Is Now?" - 12" Single
8. "Nowhere Fast" - Album Version
9. "Shakespeare's Sister" - Single Version
10. "Barbarism Begins At Home" - 7" Version
11. "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" - Single Version
12. "The Headmaster Ritual" - Album Version
13. "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" - Single Version
14. "Bigmouth
Strikes Again" - Single Version
15. "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" - Album Version
16. "Panic" - Single Version
17. "Ask" - Single Version
18. "You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby" - Single Version
19. "Shoplifters Of The World Unite" - Single Version
20. "Sheila Take A Bow" - Single Version
21. "Girlfriend In A Coma" - Single Version
22. "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish" - Single Version
23. "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" - Single
Version
(Includes the Single CD along with the following)
Our full take on the release is coming next week. Seeing as this happens to be our favorite band of all time any editorial from us would encompasses novel size output so we will do our best to keep it short and sweet.
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