''The Sound of The Smiths'' is a
Smiths compilation released on 10 November 2008. It is available as both single and double disc editions.
Morrissey
Steven Patrick Morrissey (; born 22 May 1959), known professionally as Morrissey, is an English singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the frontman and lyricist of rock band the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. Since then ...
is credited with having coined the compilation's title, while
Johnny Marr
Johnny Marr (born John Martin Maher, 31 October 1963) is an English musician, songwriter and singer. He first achieved fame as the guitarist and co-songwriter of the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. He has since performed with numerous ...
was involved in the project's mastering. Early promotional material for the album originally saw it titled ''Hang the DJ: The Very Best of the Smiths'', but this was changed for the final release.
The album charted No. 21 on the
UK Albums Chart
The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and (from March 2015) audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts C ...
and No. 98 on the
''Billboard'' 200. The pictures on the covers of the original and deluxe editions were taken by Tom Sheehan. It is their only album featuring the band members on the artwork.
Track listing
* The iTunes release of the deluxe edition includes the bonus tracks "Rubber Ring" (as track 14) and "The Draize Train" (as track 18) on CD 1.
* Additionally, the iTunes edition of the single-disc version includes "What She Said" (as track 10) as a bonus track plus "Hand in Glove" (Live at Brixton Ace 29/6/83) (as track 25).
* "You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby" is a slightly slower version than previously issued. According to an interview posted on Johnny Marr's homepage with mastering engineer Frank Arkwright, "
removed the varispeed from the original release which I thought was too fast ..."
Johnny Marr and Frank Arkwright on Mastering The Smiths (part 2)
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Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
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2008 compilation albums
Albums produced by Stephen Street
The Smiths compilation albums
Albums produced by John Porter (musician)
Albums produced by Dale Griffin
Rhino Records compilation albums