Smiths Hang The Dj: The Very Best Of The Smiths CD

2008 digitally re-mastered deluxe two CD digipak edition features the 23 track 'hits' collection joined by bonus 22 track CD that contains rare tracks, b-sides and selected live recordings. Rarities include the Troy Tate produced 'Pretty Girls Make Graves' and 'What's the World', a live cover of a track originally by James and more. The Smiths formed in Manchester in 1982 and quickly rose to become the quintessential British indie rock band of their day. Powered by the collaboration between lead singer and lyricist Morrissey and lead guitarist and co-songwriter Johnny Marr, their sound had a literary and musical depth that was complex, emotional and often controversial, at the same time, it rang with The Smiths' unique twist on timeless melodic pop sensibilities. Their rise also marked a break from the synthesizer-heavy pop and post-punk that had been defining U.K. music. 45 tracks Rhino UK.

1. Hand in Glove 2. This Charming Man 3. What Difference Does It Make (Peel Session Version) 4. Still Ill 5. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now 6. William, It Was Really Nothing 7. How Soon Is Now (12" Version) 8. Nowhere Fast 9. Shakespeare's Sister 10. Barbarism Begins at Home (7" Version) 11. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore 12. The Headmaster Ritual 13. The Boy with the Thorn in His Side 14. Bigmouth Strikes Again 15. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out 16. Panic 17. Ask 18. You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby 19. Shoplifters of the World Unite 20. Sheila Take a Bow 21. Girlfriend in a Coma 22. I Started Something I Couldn't Finish 23. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me 24. Jeane 25. Handsome Devil (Live) 26. This Charming Man (New York Vocal) 27. Wonderful Woman 28. Back to the Old House 29. These Things Take Time 30. Girl Afraid 31. Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want 32. Stretch Out and Wait 33. Oscillate Wildly 34. Meat Is Murder (Live) 35. Asleep 36. Money Changes Everything 37. The Queen Is Dead 38. Vicar in a Tutu 39. Cemetry Gates 40. Half a Person 41. Sweet and Tender Hooligan 42. Pretty Girls Make Graves (Troy Tate Demo) 43. Stop Me If You Think That You've Heard This One Before 44. What's the World (Live) 45. London (Live)