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First off, no, this box set doesn’t contain the Complete Smiths, not even in its super-deluxe edition containing vinyl replicas of the group’s singles and LPs. Stray B-sides don’t appear here, nor do the scrapped sessions for the first album and a few other heavily bootlegged numbers, but what is here are sterling remasters -- allegedly supervised by Johnny Marr -- of the band’s four albums, three compilations, and lone live album, all released during the band’s exceedingly brief lifespan. What matters is that the remastering is exceptional, the best comparison being the Beatles 2009 remasters, where layers of grime seemed to be removed from familiar recordings, so the songs sounded vibrant and alive, yet didn’t sound tweaked, buttressed, or burnished for a new millennium. That is what makes The Complete Smiths essential: no surprises in terms of material, but the presentation is exquisite, sounding familiar and fresh, a stunning re-presentation of records that were teetering on the edge of over-familiarity. Guitars and vocals pop equally, the original mixes simply brightened, a task harder to achieve than it is to imagine, the music sounding part of its time yet easily transcending it. Far from a vulgar picture, this is what Smiths fans have been waiting years for.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Johnny Marr, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - JOHN PORTER, Producer - Paul Carrack, Organ, Piano - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Neil King, Engineer - Phil Bush, Engineer - Mike Joyce, Drums - Annalisa Jablonska, Backing Vocals
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1984 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - JOHN PORTER, Producer - Paul Carrack, Organ, Piano - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Neil King, Engineer - Phil Bush, Engineer - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1984 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - JOHN PORTER, Producer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Neil King, Engineer - Phil Bush, Engineer - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1984 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - JOHN PORTER, Producer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Neil King, Engineer - Phil Bush, Engineer - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1984 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - JOHN PORTER, Producer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Neil King, Engineer - Phil Bush, Engineer - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1984 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - Tim Young, Masterer - JOHN PORTER, Producer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - JOHN PORTER, Producer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Neil King, Engineer - Phil Bush, Engineer - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1984 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - JOHN PORTER, Producer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Neil King, Engineer - Phil Bush, Engineer - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1984 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Writer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - JOHN PORTER, Producer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Neil King, Engineer - Phil Bush, Engineer - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1984 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - JOHN PORTER, Producer - Paul Carrack, Organ, Piano - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Neil King, Engineer - Phil Bush, Engineer - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1984 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - JOHN PORTER, Producer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Neil King, Engineer - Phil Bush, Engineer - Mike Joyce, Drums - Annalisa Jablonska, Backing Vocals
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1984 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Piano, Writer, Remastering Engineer - The Smiths, Producer, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Frank Arkwright, Remastering Engineer - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Piano, Writer, Remastering Engineer - The Smiths, Producer, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Piano, Writer, Remastering Engineer - The Smiths, Producer, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Piano, Writer, Remastering Engineer - The Smiths, Producer, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Piano, Writer - STEPHEN STREET, Engineer - The Smiths, Producer, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Piano, Writer, Remastering Engineer - STEPHEN STREET, Engineer - The Smiths, Producer, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Piano, Writer, Remastering Engineer - STEPHEN STREET, Engineer - The Smiths, Producer, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Piano, Writer, Remastering Engineer - STEPHEN STREET, Engineer - The Smiths, Producer, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Piano, Writer, Remastering Engineer - STEPHEN STREET, Engineer - The Smiths, Producer, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar - STEPHEN STREET, Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Frank Arkwright, Masterer - Bennett Scott, Writer - Allan James Mills, Writer - Fred Godfrey, Writer - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - STEPHEN STREET, Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer, Harmonium - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums - Ann Coates, Backing Vocals
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums - The Hated Salford Ensemble, Orchestra
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd. (LC: 04281)
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, Remastering Engineer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums, Percussion
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - STEPHEN STREET, Drum Programmer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums, Percussion
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - STEPHEN STREET, Producer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums - Orchestrazia Ardwick, Orchestra
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, String Arranger, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - STEPHEN STREET, Producer, String Arranger - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums, Percussion
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - STEPHEN STREET, Producer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums, Percussion
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, Remastering Engineer - STEPHEN STREET, Producer, Sound Effects (SFX) - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer, Harmonium - STEPHEN STREET, Producer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer, Hand Clap - STEPHEN STREET, Producer, Programmer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals, Writer, Hand Clap - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar, Hand Clap - Mike Joyce, Drums, Percussion, Hand Clap
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar, Additional Vocals, Writer, Remastering Engineer - STEPHEN STREET, Producer, Programmer, Sound Effects (SFX) - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Remastering Engineer - STEPHEN STREET, Producer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Andy Rourke, Bass Guitar - Mike Joyce, Drums
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd.
The Smiths, MainArtist - Bennett Scott, Writer - Allan James Mills, Writer - Fred Godfrey, Writer
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1988 BBC Enterprises Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Writer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Writer
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1988 BBC Enterprises Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Writer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Writer
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1988 BBC Enterprises Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Writer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Writer
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1988 BBC Enterprises Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Writer - Doc Pomus, Composer - Mort Shuman, Composer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Writer - D. Pomus, M. Shuman, Composer, Writer - Shuman Pomus, Composer, Writer
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1988 BBC Enterprises Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Writer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Writer
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1988 BBC Enterprises Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Writer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Writer
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1988 BBC Enterprises Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Writer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Writer
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1988 BBC Enterprises Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Writer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Writer
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1988 BBC Enterprises Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Writer - The Smiths, MainArtist - MORRISSEY, Writer
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1988 BBC Enterprises Ltd.
Album Description
First off, no, this box set doesn’t contain the Complete Smiths, not even in its super-deluxe edition containing vinyl replicas of the group’s singles and LPs. Stray B-sides don’t appear here, nor do the scrapped sessions for the first album and a few other heavily bootlegged numbers, but what is here are sterling remasters -- allegedly supervised by Johnny Marr -- of the band’s four albums, three compilations, and lone live album, all released during the band’s exceedingly brief lifespan. What matters is that the remastering is exceptional, the best comparison being the Beatles 2009 remasters, where layers of grime seemed to be removed from familiar recordings, so the songs sounded vibrant and alive, yet didn’t sound tweaked, buttressed, or burnished for a new millennium. That is what makes The Complete Smiths essential: no surprises in terms of material, but the presentation is exquisite, sounding familiar and fresh, a stunning re-presentation of records that were teetering on the edge of over-familiarity. Guitars and vocals pop equally, the original mixes simply brightened, a task harder to achieve than it is to imagine, the music sounding part of its time yet easily transcending it. Far from a vulgar picture, this is what Smiths fans have been waiting years for.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 106 track(s)
- Total length: 06:33:32
- Main artists: The Smiths
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: WM UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
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16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo
© 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd.
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