The Smiths. Hatful of Hollow (1984)

Hatful of Hollow is a compilation album by The Smiths that features BBC Radio 1 studio recordings and two contemporary singles with their B-sides. It was released on November 12, 1984 by the band's British record company, Rough Trade, just months after the band's debut, The Smiths. Eventually, on November 9, 1993, it was also released by their American label, Sire Records, which had initially declined to release the album.

In 2000 Q magazine placed Hatful of Hollow at number 44 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever.

The current sleeve for Hatful of Hollow is the 1987 re-issue sleeve, featuring a photograph of the otherwise unknown Fabrice Colette taken by Gilles Decroix. Originally, the picture was larger and showed a tattoo of a Cocteau drawing on his left shoulder, which he had had done in June 1983 because he idolised Cocteau. The photograph is taken from a July 1983 special edition of the French newspaper Libération. Additionally, the old cover had a large sky blue frame with the legends "The Smiths" and "Hatful of Hollow" underneath the picture. All editions after 1987 however feature the cropped version with the text superimposed.

Track Listing

All tracks written by Morrissey/Marr. Tracks marked "*" are exclusive to this compilation.

Side A

1. "William, It Was Really Nothing" – 2:09
2. "What Difference Does It Make?" (Peel, May)* – 3:11
3. "These Things Take Time" (Jensen, July) – 2:32
4. "This Charming Man" (Peel, September) – 2:42
5. "How Soon Is Now?" – 6:44
6. "Handsome Devil" (Peel, May)* – 2:47
7. "Hand in Glove" (single version) – 3:13
8. "Still Ill" (Peel, September) – 3:32

Side B

1. "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" – 3:33
2. "This Night Has Opened My Eyes" (Peel, September) – 3:39
3. "You've Got Everything Now" (Jensen, July) – 4:18
4. "Accept Yourself" (Jensen, September)* – 4:01
5. "Girl Afraid" – 2:48
6. "Back to the Old House" (Peel, September) – 3:02
7. "Reel Around the Fountain" (Peel, May) – 5:51
8. "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" – 1:50

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