The Smiths Singles Box Explained

The Smiths Singles Box
Type:box
Artist:The Smiths
Cover:The Smiths Singles Box cover.jpg
Released:8 December 2008
Recorded:1983–1987
Genre:Alternative rock, indie pop
Length:84:44
Label:Rhino Records UK
Producer:Various
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The Smiths Singles Box is a limited edition box set compilation of 45 RPM 7-inch single releases by English rock band The Smiths. It contains repressings of the Smiths' first ten 7-inch singles released in the United Kingdom between May 1983 through May 1986, as well as the Dutch-only single for "The Headmaster Ritual" and the DJ promotional single of "Still Ill," housed in reproductions of their original picture sleeves. The box also includes a 14x14 poster of the single sleeves, four collector's pins and a download code for the mp3 versions.[1] [2] It was released on 8 December 2008 in the UK.

A compact disc version of the box set was issued on 22 June 2009 and featured a different track selection, largely reproducing the expanded track listings of the original 12-inch singles.[3] [4]

The cover of the box features actor Joel Fabiani, taken from the TV series Department S and selected by Smiths frontman Morrissey.[5] [6]

Track listing

All songs written by Morrissey/Johnny Marr

7" Version

7" 1

  1. "Hand in Glove" - 3:16
  2. "Handsome Devil" (Live) - 2:56

7" 2

  1. "This Charming Man" - 2:43
  2. "Jeane" - 3:04

7" 3

  1. "What Difference Does It Make?" - 3:26
  2. "Back to the Old House" - 3:05

7" 4

  1. "Still Ill" - 3:22
  2. "You've Got Everything Now" - 3:59

7" 5

  1. "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" - 3:36
  2. "Suffer Little Children" - 5:27

7" 6

  1. "William, It Was Really Nothing" - 2:11
  2. "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" - 1:52

7" 7

  1. "How Soon Is Now?" - 3:41
  2. "Well I Wonder" - 4:00

7" 8

  1. "Shakespeare's Sister" - 2:09
  2. "What She Said" - 2:40

7" 9

  1. "The Headmaster Ritual" - 4:54
  2. "Oscillate Wildly" - 3:28

7" 10

  1. "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" - 3:52
  2. "Meat Is Murder" (Live) - 5:40

7" 11

  1. "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" - 3:18
  2. "Asleep" - 4:10

7" 12

  1. "Bigmouth Strikes Again" - 3:14
  2. "Money Changes Everything" - 4:41

CD Version

CD 1

  1. "Hand in Glove" - 3:17
  2. "Handsome Devil" (Live) - 2:53

CD 2

  1. "This Charming Man" (Manchester) - 2:42
  2. "This Charming Man" (London) - 2:46
  3. "Accept Yourself" - 3:58
  4. "Wonderful Woman" - 3:08
  5. "Jeane" - 3:02

CD 3

  1. "This Charming Man" (New York Vocal) - 5:34
  2. "This Charming Man" (New York Instrumental) - 4:18

CD 4

  1. "What Difference Does It Make?" - 3:34
  2. "Back to the Old House" - 3:04
  3. "These Things Take Time" - 2:24

CD 5

  1. "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" - 3:34
  2. "Girl Afraid" - 2:44
  3. "Suffer Little Children" - 5:27

CD 6

  1. "William, It Was Really Nothing" - 2:10
  2. "How Soon Is Now?" - 3:41
  3. "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" - 1:50

CD 7

  1. "How Soon Is Now?" - 6:43
  2. "Well I Wonder" - 4:32
  3. "Oscillate Wildly" - 3:26

CD 8

  1. "Shakespeare's Sister" - 2:09
  2. "What She Said" - 3:13
  3. "Stretch Out and Wait" - 2:37

CD 9

  1. "Barbarism Begins at Home" - 3:49
  2. "Shakespeare's Sister" - 2:09
  3. "Stretch Out and Wait" - 2:37

CD 10

  1. "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" - 4:57
  2. "Nowhere Fast" (Live) - 2:31
  3. "Stretch Out and Wait" (Live) - 2:49
  4. "Shakespeare's Sister" (Live) - 2:12
  5. "Meat Is Murder" (Live) - 5:34

CD 11

  1. "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" - 3:17
  2. "Rubber Ring" - 3:55
  3. "Asleep" - 4:10

CD 12

  1. "Bigmouth Strikes Again" - 3:12
  2. "Money Changes Everything" - 4:40
  3. "Unloveable" - 3:54

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Singles Box" 7" edition discography.
  2. Web site: The Smiths – Singles Box (2008, Vinyl). Discogs. December 2008 .
  3. Web site: The Smiths – Singles Box (2009, CD). Discogs. 22 June 2009 .
  4. Web site: "Singles Box" cd edition discography.
  5. See TV Rage as well as IMDb
  6. The image is included in the bonus material on the Department S 40th Anniversary Special Edition DVD (2008)