Smiths fans take note: Rhino records has detailed a Smiths boxset to destroy all other boxsets. One boxset to rule them all, or some shit.
Available for pre-order now and shipping on October 3rd, The Smiths Complete includes eight albums remastered by Johnny Marr and Frank Arkwright from the original tape sources, on both cd and vinyl, 25 7″ singles, a book, a poster, a dvd with all of The Smiths’ music videos, and more. Only 3,000 of the boxsets will be made, so don’t sleep on this. Below we have included all of the collections stats, so check it out and pre-order here.
DELUXE COLLECTORS BOXSET
**INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED & STRICTLY LIMITED TO JUST 3000 COPIES WORLDWIDE**
A heavyweight trunk boxset including:
> All eight album releases taken back to original tape sources and remastered by Johnny Marr and Frank Arkwright
> All eight albums on Mini LP replica style CDs in gatefold card wallets
> All eight albums on 180g 12” vinyl LPs (5 singles, 3 doubles)
> 25x 7″ Singles (the entire The Smiths Singles collection) inc. specially reproduced rarities
> A 36″ x 24″ Poster of all album and single cover artwork
> ‘The Complete Picture’ DVD of the band’s music videos
> An 8 page 12″ booklet feat. expanded liner notes
> 8x 12″ art prints of each album cover artwork
> An Exclusive Code to download the whole catalogue as high quality MP3s (320k)
The collection includes all four of the band’s studio albums – The Smiths (1984), Meat Is Murder (1985), The Queen Is Dead (1986), Strangeways, Here We Come (1987) and their sole live album Rank (1988) as well as firm fan favourite compilations Hatful Of Hollow (1984), The World Won’t Listen (1987) and Louder Than Bombs (1987). Each has been taken back to original tape sources and remastered by Johnny Marr and Frank Arkwright at the world famous Metropolis Studios in London.
7” Singles (only available in the Deluxe Collectors Boxset)
1. Hand In Glove b/w Handsome Devil (Live)
2. Reel Around The Fountain b/w Jeane
3. This Charming Man b/w Jeane
4. What Difference Does It Make? b/w Back To The Old House
5. Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now / Suffer Little Children
6. William, It Was Really Nothing b/w Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
7. How Soon Is Now b/w Well I Wonder
8. Shakespeare’s Sister b/w What She Said
9. The Headmaster Ritual b/w Oscillate Wildly
10. That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore b/w Meat Is Murder (Live)
11. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side b/w Asleep
12. Bigmouth Strikes Again b/w Money Changes Everything
13. Panic b/w Vicar In A Tutu
14. Ask b/w Cemetry Gates
15. Shoplifters Of The World Unite b/w Half A Person
16. Sheila Take A Bow b/w Is It Really So Strange?
17. Girlfriend In A Coma b/w Work Is a Four Letter Word
18. I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish b/w Pretty Girls Make Graves
19. Last Night I Dreamt Somebody Loved Me b/w Rusholme Ruffians
20. Sweet And Tender Hooligan b/w I Keep Mine Hidden
21. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out b/w Half A Person
22. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others b/w The Draize Train
23. Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before b/w Girlfriend In A Coma
24. Hand In Glove b/w I Don’t Owe You Anything
25. William, It Was Really Nothing b/w How Soon Is Now
