2011 box set by The Smiths
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Box set by The Smiths |
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Released | 26 September 2011 |
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Recorded | 1983–1987 |
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Genre | Alternative rock, indie pop |
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Length | 404:38 |
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Label | Rhino Entertainment |
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Producer | Various |
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The Smiths chronology |
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Professional ratingsAggregate scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Metacritic | 89/100[1] |
Review scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | [2] |
Filter | 96%[3] |
Pitchfork | 8.1/10[4] |
The Independent | [5] |
Mojo | 80/100[6] |
PopMatters | 8/10[7] |
Spectrum Culture | [8] |
Complete is a box set compilation by English rock band the Smiths, released by Rhino Records on 26 September 2011. The standard CD and LP versions contain the band's four studio albums The Smiths (with "This Charming Man" added as per the original US release), Meat Is Murder, The Queen Is Dead and Strangeways, Here We Come, their only live album Rank and the three compilation albums released while the band were still active–Hatful of Hollow, The World Won't Listen and Louder Than Bombs–on eight CDs or eight LPs. A deluxe version contains those eight albums on both CD and LP formats, as well as 25 seven-inch vinyl singles and a DVD.
Content
The box's liner notes state that "each album has been taken back to original tape sources and remastered by master-engineer Frank Arkwright, assisted by Johnny Marr at the Metropolis Studios in London". The discs in the CD version are presented in miniature vinyl replica sleeves, including the restored The World Won't Listen artwork. The project was managed by Gary Lancaster, who also worked on Total: From Joy Division to New Order and several other Warner Music Group releases.
Of the reissued albums, which were also released separately on both CD and vinyl, Marr said, "I'm very happy that the remastered versions of the Smiths albums are finally coming out. I wanted to get them sounding right and remove any processing so that they now sound as they did when they were originally made. I'm pleased with the results."[9]
Cover art
The cover art features an image of four unknown women at a fairground, taken by German photographer Jürgen Vollmer in the early 1960s. The band first used the photograph on the back cover of The World Won't Listen, singer Morrissey feeling the girls looked like the band members themselves.[10]
Song omissions
Despite its name, this remastered compilation is not a truly complete source of Smiths recordings, as several officially released songs are missing on both the standard CDs and LPs. These include:
The "deluxe version" of the box set contains several of these tracks as part of the 7-inch vinyl set, but is still missing several studio and live tracks.[citation needed]
Track listing
All songs written by Morrissey and Johnny Marr, except:
- "Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty" (A.J. Mills, Fred Godfrey, Bennett Scott)
- "His Latest Flame" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman)
- "The Draize Train", "Money Changes Everything" and "Oscillate Wildly" (Johnny Marr)
- "Golden Lights" (Twinkle)
- "Work Is a Four-Letter Word" (Guy Woolfenden, Don Black, Cilla Black)
CD5/LP5 – Rank track listing (all tracks live at National Ballroom, Kilburn, London, 23 October 1986)No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Queen Is Dead" | 4:11 |
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2. | "Panic" | 3:07 |
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3. | "Vicar in a Tutu" | 2:40 |
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4. | "Ask" | 3:12 |
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5. | "His Latest Flame / Rusholme Ruffians (Medley)" | 3:55 |
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6. | "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" | 3:47 |
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7. | "Rubber Ring / What She Said (Medley)" | 3:41 |
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8. | "Is It Really So Strange?" | 3:45 |
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9. | "Cemetry Gates" | 2:50 |
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10. | "London" | 2:38 |
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11. | "I Know It's Over" | 7:49 |
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12. | "The Draize Train" | 4:23 |
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13. | "Still Ill" | 4:09 |
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14. | "Bigmouth Strikes Again" | 5:51 |
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CD6/LP6 – Hatful of Hollow track listingNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "William, It Was Really Nothing" | 2:09 |
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2. | "What Difference Does It Make? (John Peel session, 18 May 1983)" | 3:11 |
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3. | "These Things Take Time (David Jensen session, 26 June 1983)" | 2:32 |
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4. | "This Charming Man (John Peel session, 14 September 1983)" | 2:42 |
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5. | "How Soon Is Now?" | 6:44 |
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6. | "Handsome Devil (John Peel session, 18 May 1983)" | 2:47 |
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7. | "Hand in Glove (single version)" | 3:13 |
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8. | "Still Ill (John Peel session, 14 September 1983)" | 3:32 |
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9. | "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" | 3:33 |
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10. | "This Night Has Opened My Eyes (John Peel session, 14 September 1983)" | 3:39 |
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11. | "You've Got Everything Now (David Jensen session, 26 June 1983)" | 4:18 |
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12. | "Accept Yourself (David Jensen session, 25 August 1983)" | 4:01 |
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13. | "Girl Afraid" | 2:48 |
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14. | "Back to the Old House (John Peel session, 14 September 1983)" | 3:02 |
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15. | "Reel Around the Fountain (John Peel session, 18 May 1983)" | 5:51 |
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16. | "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" | 1:50 |
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Deluxe Edition 7" singles track listingNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Hand in Glove / Handsome Devil (Live at the Hacienda, Manchester 1983)" | |
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2. | "Reel Around the Fountain (Troy Tate Reel) / Jeane" | |
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3. | "This Charming Man / Jeane" | |
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4. | "What Difference Does It Make? / Back to the Old House" | |
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5. | "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now / Suffer Little Children" | |
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6. | "William, It Was Really Nothing / Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" | |
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7. | "How Soon Is Now? / Well I Wonder" | |
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8. | "Shakespeare's Sister / What She Said" | |
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9. | "Barbarism Begins at Home / Shakespeare's Sister" | |
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10. | "The Headmaster Ritual / Oscillate Wildly" | |
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11. | "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore / Meat Is Murder (Live)" | |
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12. | "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side / Asleep" | |
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13. | "Bigmouth Strikes Again / Money Changes Everything" | |
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14. | "Panic / Vicar in a Tutu" | |
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15. | "Ask / Cemetry Gates" | |
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16. | "Shoplifters of the World Unite / Half a Person" | |
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17. | "Sheila Take a Bow / Is It Really So Strange?" | |
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18. | "Girlfriend in a Coma / Work Is a Four-Letter Word" | |
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19. | "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish / Pretty Girls Make Graves (Troy Tate Version)" | |
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20. | "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me / Rusholme Ruffians (John Peel Version)" | |
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21. | "Sweet and Tender Hooligan / I Keep Mine Hidden" (Previously unreleased version[11]) | |
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22. | "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out / Half a Person" | |
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23. | "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others / The Draize Train" | |
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24. | "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before / Girlfriend in a Coma" | |
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25. | "William, It Was Really Nothing / How Soon Is Now?" | |
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Deluxe Edition DVD track listingNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "This Charming Man" | |
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2. | "What Difference Does It Make?" | |
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3. | "Panic" | |
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4. | "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" | |
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5. | "Ask" | |
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6. | "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" | |
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7. | "How Soon Is Now?" | |
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8. | "Shoplifters of the World Unite" | |
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9. | "Girlfriend in a Coma" | |
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10. | "Sheila Take a Bow" | |
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11. | "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before" | |
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Charts
References
- ^ Complete at Metacritic
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Filter review
- ^ Pitchfork review
- ^ The Independent review
- ^ Mojo review
- ^ Sawdey, Evan. "The Smiths: Complete < PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Pavlick, Stacey (20 October 2011). "The Smiths: The Smiths Complete". Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Johnny Marr remasters entire Smiths back catalogue for new special editions". NME. 28 July 2011.
- ^ RadioX (18 September 2019). "Who were The Smiths' album cover stars?". RadioX. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Morrissey fan forum article
- ^ discogs article
- ^ "Ultratop.be – The Smiths – Complete" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Smiths – Complete" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Smiths". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – The Smiths – Complete". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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