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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The Smiths. The Queen Is Dead (1986)

The Queen Is Dead is the third studio album of The Smiths. It was released on June 16, 1986 by their U.K. record company, Rough Trade Records, and reached No. 2 in the British charts. Their U.S. record company released the album on June 23, 1986. The album reached No. 70 on the Billboard 200.

In 1997 The Queen Is Dead was named the 15th greatest album of all time in a 'Music of the Millennium' poll conducted by HMV, Channel 4, The Guardian and Classic FM. In 2003, the album was ranked number 216 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2005 Channel 4 viewers placed it at number 20, and in 2006 Q magazine readers placed it at number 12. In 2000 Q placed it at number 27 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever; in 2004, a similar list by The Observer Music Magazine's critics placed it at number 37, behind the band's eponymous debut which was 21st. It was ranked 5 in Spin's "100 Greatest Albums, 1985-2005" (2005). The German newspaper WAZ placed it at number 1. In June 2006, 20 years after its original release, NME dedicated almost a whole issue to the album. Much More Music placed it at 24 on Listed's Top 40 Album of the Past 25 Years. In 2006 NME placed the album second in a list of greatest British albums, behind The Stone Roses.

The tribute album, The Smiths is dead (Small Records, 1996) was compiled by the French art criticism magazine Les Inrockuptibles to celebrate The Queen Is Dead's 10th anniversary.

Track listing

All songs written by Morrissey and Johnny Marr Marr except "Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty" (used as an intro to "The Queen Is Dead"), written by A.J. Mills, Fred Godfrey and Bennett Scott.

1. "The Queen Is Dead" – 6:24
2. "Frankly, Mr. Shankly" – 2:17
3. "I Know It's Over" – 5:48
4. "Never Had No One Ever" – 3:36
5. "Cemetry Gates" – 2:39
6. "Bigmouth Strikes Again" – 3:12
7. "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" – 3:15
8. "Vicar in a Tutu" – 2:21
9. "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" – 4:02
10. "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" – 3:14

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