ACID
HEAD (7" EP) Front Scan Back Scan |
Half a Person, Cemetry Gates, I Know It's Over |
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poor quality 7-inch single (on red vinyl) featuring the BBC John Peel session
recording of "Half A Person" (at a faster than normal speed, unfortunately)
and two tracks from the National, Kilburn (23 October 1986), which later
appeared on Rank. (JR/TM) See also: The Final Gig, The Final Radio Sessions, Morrissey 1959-1986, Wonderful Woman (Peel Sessions); ...The Bad Boy From A Good Family, Dance With Octopuses, A Nice Bit Of Meat 2, Rank (National Kilburn). |
ALIVE
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Hand In Glove, Still Ill, Barbarism Begins At Home |
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A special promotional live E.P. taken from a the March 13, 1984 Manchester gig and given away in the Spanish magazine Wacozine. Brian Gemborys adds the following information: "I listened to this 7" again and after comparing it to The Smiths performance on the Tube on 3/16/84 I've determined that they are one and the same. The Alive boot is just a really bad recording of this 3 song set." (RU)(Image:BG) |
ASLEEP
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Wonderful Woman (Jensen Session); Girl Afraid (Glasgow 3/2/84); Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, How Soon Is Now (Alternate Mixes); William, It Was Really Nothing (Peel Session); The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (instrumental), Frankly Mr. Shankly (instrumental), Bigmouth Strikes Again (instrumental), Rusholme Ruffians (instrumental), Shakespeare's Sister (instrumental), Jeane, What's The World, The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (Soundcheck, Dundee Caird Hall 9/26/85); How Soon Is Now? (instrumental), Nowhere Fast (instrumental), Groovy Kind Of Love (instrumental), Accept Yourself (instrumental), There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (instrumental), Asleep (Soundcheck, Inverness Eden Court 10/1/85). |
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A mish-mash
of tracks from various radio sessions and soundchecks, featuring a large
selection of instrumental tracks for the Marrophyte. "Accept Yourself"
is mistitled as "Every Day". (TM/SD) |
...THE
BAD BOY FROM A GOOD FAMILY (LP) Front Scan Back Scan |
The Queen Is Dead, Panic, I Want The One I Can't Have, Vicar In A Tutu, There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, Ask, Rusholme Ruffians/(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame (Medley), Frankly Mr. Shankly, The Boy With The Thorn In His Side, What She Said, Is It Really So Strange?, Never Had No One Ever, Cemetry Gates, London, Meat Is Murder, I Know It's Over, The Draize Train, How Soon Is Now?, Still Ill, Bigmouth Strikes Again. |
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This recording,
taken from the National, Kilburn, London (10/23/86), features the complete
concert from which Rank was adapted. Although the quality is
excellent, the recording speed is disconcertingly awry. (JR) |
BEFORE
LOVE (LP) |
Handsome Devil, Reel Around The Fountain, Miserable Lie (Peel Sessions); These Things Take Time, Hand In Glove, Wonderful Woman (Jensen Sessions); These Things Take Time, Hand In Glove, This Charming Man (live 1983). |
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A good quality
recording taken from the John Peel and Kid Jensen sessions of 1983, interspersed
with interviews on the Jensen show. The last three tracks are live cuts
from 1983. (JR) |
BEFORE LOVE - LIVE IN OXFORD MARCH 18, 1985 (CD) Front Scan Back Scan |
William, It Was Really Nothing, Hand In Glove, How Soon Is Now?, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore, The Headmaster Ritual, What She Said, Still Ill, Miserable Lie, You've Got Everything Now, Nowhere Fast, Stretch Out And Wait, Shakespeare's Sister, Meat Is Murder, Barbarism Begins At Home (Oxford Apollo); Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want, Asleep, Unloveable, Purple Haze (soundchecks). |
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A resequenced
version of the performance at the Apollo Theatre, Oxford (March 18, 1985)
taken from the BBC recording of the show. This CD bootleg concludes with
live material, including the soundcheck of "Purple Haze" prior
to their performance at Barrowlands, Glasgow (July 16, 1986). (JR) |
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BETTER
LIVE THAN DEAD (CD) |
William, It Was Really Nothing, Nowhere Fast, What She Said, Hand In Glove, How Soon Is Now?, Stretch Out And Wait, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore, Shakespeare's Sister, Meat Is Murder, Miserable Lie, Barbarism Begins At Home. |
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Excellent
quality recording of the Oxford Apollo show (3/18/85). (JR) |
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BRIXTON
ACADEMY FRIDAY 20/10/86 (LP) |
The Queen Is Dead, Panic, I Want The One I Can't Have, Vicar In A Tutu, There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, Ask, Rusholme Ruffians/(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame (Medley), Shakespeare's Sister, Frankly Mr Shankly, The Boy With The Thorn In His Side, What She Said/Rubber Ring (Medley), Is It Really So Strange?, London, Meat Is Murder, I Know It's Over, The Draize Train, How Soon Is Now?, Still Ill, Bigmouth Strikes Again. |
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A fine quality
recording of the Brixton Academy performance on October 24, 1986. (The
date is incorrect on the sleeve.) (JR) |
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THE
BUTTERFLY COLLECTOR (CD) |
Hand In Glove, Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, Barbarism Begins At Home, This Charming Man, Miserable Lie, I Don't Owe You Anything, What Difference Does It Make?, Girl Afraid, This Night Has Opened My Eyes, Still Ill, These Things Take Time, Handsome Devil (De Meervaart Hall, Amsterdam 4/21/84); These Things Take Time, What Difference Does It Make?, The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, Handsome Devil, Jeane, What Do You See In Him? (Wonderful Woman), Hand In Glove, Miserable Lie (Hacienda, 2/4/83). |
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This CD consists
of selections from the Amsterdam Vinyl party on April 21, 1984
(which were subsequently broadcast on Holland's KRO Radio) and the entire
Hacienda show on February 4, 1983. The sound quality is good, although
some of the Amsterdam tracks seem to fall victim to that most infamous
of CD bootleg atrocities - incorrect recording speed. In this case, "Girl
Afraid," "This Night Has Opened My Eyes," "Still Ill,"
"These Things Take Time," and "Handsome Devil" all
drag noticeably. The concert itself is typically brilliant prime early
Smiths, with Morrissey in fine spirits. The Hacienda recordings are of
good quality and are quite fascinating because they feature The Smiths
in front of a rather skeptical audience (between tracks it sounds like
only a couple of people are clapping) at their first Hacienda appearance
(and only their third live show ever). There are several endearing
moments, such as when the young Morrissey confidently asserts, "The
only thing to be in 1983 is handsome..." Other highlights include
early versions of "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle," "Jeane,"
and "What Do You See In Him?", the early blueprint for "Wonderful
Woman". Big Music once again prove themselves to be on the top of
the bootleg heap with typically lovely packaging, including many fine
blue-tinted photos of the band, a picture disk, and a completely accurate
and typo-free track listing. (TM) |
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Is It Really So Strange?, London, Sweet And Tender Hooligan, Half A Person (John Peel Session, 12/86); Reel Around The Fountain, You've Got Everything Now, Miserable Lie, These Things Take Time, Wonderful Woman, Handsome Devil, Hand In Glove, What Difference Does It Make?, I Don't Owe You Anything, Suffer Little Children, Pretty Girls Make Graves (Troy Tate sessions, 1983); How Soon Is Now? (alternate Italian mix); What Do You See In Him? (Wonderful Woman, Hacienda, 2/4/83); Purple Haze (soundcheck Glasgow, 7/16/86). |
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This well-packaged
bootleg features BBC session appearances, a selection from the Troy Tate
sessions, the alternate "Italian Mix" of "How Soon Is Now?"
(which in my opinion is better than the officially released version, as
Morrissey provides moaning vocals over the duller musical segments), the
original version of "Wonderful Woman" from the February, 1983
Hacienda show and the soundcheck instrumental "Purple Haze".
The sleeve mistitles the first four tracks as "These Things Take
Time", "What Difference Does It Make?", "Handsome
Devil" and "The Night Has Opened My Eyes". The CD is obviously
copied from the vinyl bootlegs "The Final Radio Sessions" (which
also mistitles the above mentioned tracks in the same manner), "The
Hand That Rocks The Cradle", and "A Nice Bit Of Meat" and
the pops and scratches from the vinyl are clearly audible. (TM) |
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DANCE
WITH OCTOPUSES (CD) |
The Queen Is Dead, Panic, There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, Ask, Frankly Mr. Shankly, The Boy With The Thorn In His Side, Is It Really So Strange?, London, I Know It's Over, The Draize Train, How Soon Is Now?, Bigmouth Strikes Again. |
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Excellent
quality recording of the National Kilburn show from October 23, 1986.
This release includes all of the tracks left off Rank, but features
only 12 of the original 22 tracks. (TM) |
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DEVILS
CHARM (2LP) |
Handsome Devil, Still Ill, This Charming Man, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Reel Around The Fountain, What Difference Does It Make?, Miserable Lie, This Night Has Opened My Eyes, Hand In Glove, These Things Take Time, You've Got Everything Now, Hand In Glove, Still Ill, Barbarism Begins At Home, This Night Has Opened My Eyes, Pretty Girls Make Graves, What Difference Does It Make?, Miserable Lie, This Charming Man, Back To The Old House, Reel Around The Fountain, Handsome Devil, Accept Yourself. |
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A very good
quality double album which comprises the BBC broadcast from The Assembly
Rooms, Derby (12/7/83) and most of the Electric Ballroom (12/19/83). The
first album consists of ten tracks from the Electric Ballroom in London
and is very good. It has an unruly version of "Barbarism Begins At
Home" where Morrissey states, "I am the man to keep you in place"
in the song. The encore is "Accept Yourself". Album two is an
11-track uneventful concert from the Whistle Test. Both of them
together make a very nice collection. (JR/PB/RN) |
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ELDORADO
(CD) |
Hand In Glove, Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, Girl Afraid, This Charming Man, Barbarism Begins At Home, Pretty Girls Make Graves, This Night Has Opened My Eyes, Still Ill, You've Got Everything Now, Handsome Devil, Miserable Lie, These Things Take Time, What Difference Does It Make?, Barbarism Begins At Home. |
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Taken from The Smiths' performance at The Theatre, El Dorado, Paris on May 9, 1984, this includes all the tracks played except an encore of "Hand In Glove". The soundboard recording is one of the better recordings you will find of The Smiths' earlier concerts. "We're the Smiths," Morrissey announces matter of factly at the beginning of this show, and he follows it up with a sharp raspberry. This sets the tone for an excellent show filled with Morrissey's typical theatrical grunts, squawks, and squeals. A humorous moment occurs when Moz introduces "Barbarism" with the campily phrased, "This song is called 'Barbarism Begins At Home'... which is true." During the final encore, Morrissey asks the audience, "Johnny wants to do 'Barbarism'. Do you mind? Do you mind? Yes? No? Yes, you do mind? You don't mind? Do you mind?" The majority of the crowd clearly called out "Yes!" but that didn't faze the band, which promptly launched into the song for the second time that night. (And just for the record, I would have been shouting "Yes!" as well. We really don't need to hear this most dull of Smiths numbers twice in the same show...) The packaging is very nice, with a highly appropriate black and white picture of Joyce and Morrissey from the famous 1984 Paris photo session on the front cover and Marr and Rourke on the inside sleeve (this photo session was taken on the same day as the show). The back sleeve is less timely though - with a 1986 era picture of the band. (TM/JR). |
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ELECTRIC
STARS (LP) |
Hand In Glove, Still Ill, Barbarism Begins At Home, This Night Has Opened My Eyes, Pretty Girls Make Graves, You've Got Everything Now, This Charming Man, Back To The Old House, Reel Around The Fountain, Handsome Devil, Accept Yourself. |
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A re-release
of the first Smiths bootleg Live At The Electric Ballroom, 19 December
1983. (JR) |
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EURO-MIXX
(LP) |
Medley: Girlfriend In A Coma, Cemetry Gates, Frankly Mr. Shankly, Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, Pretty Girls Make Graves, The Boy With The Thorn In His Side, Half A Person, Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty, Panic, I Started Something I Couldn't Finish, There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, Bigmouth Strikes Again, What Difference Does It Make?, Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others, Ask, Girl Afraid. |
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Two sides named the Blacksmith and the Goldsmith mix, respectively. This consists of a medley mix of songs culled directly from official releases. (JR) |
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THE
FINAL GIG (CD) |
Ask, Bigmouth Strikes Again, London/Miserable Lie (Medley), Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others, The Boy With The Thorn In His Side, Shoplifters Of The World Unite, There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, Is It Really So Strange?, Cemetry Gates, This Night Has Opened My Eyes, Still Ill, Panic, The Queen Is Dead, William, It Was Really Nothing, Hand In Glove (Brixton Academy, 12/12/86); Sweet And Tender Hooligan, Half A Person, Is It Really So Strange?, London (Peel Sessions). |
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This CD collects
the tracks from The Smiths' final British concert at the Brixton Academy
on December 12, 1986 with the addition of the final Peel session tracks.
(JR) |
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THE
FINAL RADIO SESSIONS (7" EP) |
Is It Really So Strange?, London, Sweet And Tender Hooligan, Half A Person. |
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A fair recording
of the John Peel session from 12/17/86. (JR) |
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FLOWERS
(CD) |
William, It Was Really Nothing, Stretch Out And Wait, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore, Shakespeare's Sister, The Headmaster Ritual, Still Ill, Meat Is Murder, Miserable Lie, Barbarism Begins At Home, You've Got Everything Now (Oxford Apollo, 3/18/85); There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, How Soon Is Now? (National Ballroom, Kilburn 10/23/86). |
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Another version
of the Oxford Apollo show, with a couple of tracks from the National Ballroom,
Kilburn that were left off of Rank. (TM/SD) |
