Annotation on leaflet packaged with the box.
Smiths remastered vinyl.
I wouldn t run out and buy a vinyl reissue just because marr is supposedly involved now unless i knew for a fact that the sound quality justified it.
It s great to hear the smiths on vinyl again.
So this charming man is absent on this us version.
All eight albums by the smiths remastered from the original tape sources and packaged together for the first time.
Arriving in an era dominated by synthpop and gloomy post punk the smith s eponymous debut was the beginning of a new era.
The smiths 1984 meat is murder the queen is dead 1986 and strangeways here we come 1987 plus their sole live album rank 1988 as well as the compilations hatful of hollow 1984 the world won t listen 1987 and louder than bombs 1987.
On march 26th the smiths are issuing the individual remastered cd s and 180g vinyl lp s from the complete deluxe collectors box set.
However when i got the autorip download that comes with the album purchase it did contain the original us release track list.
This eight album collection is the ultimate the smiths remasters collection.
Standard versions contain the band s four studio albums the smiths meat is murder the queen is dead and strangeways here we come a live album and three compilations hatful of hollow the world won t listen and louder than bombs on 8 cds or 8 lps.
This remastered reissued 180g record contains the original uk track list.
This deluxe edition includes the albums on cd and 12 vinyl 25 x 7 singles the complete picture dvd a 12 page booklet 8 art prints a poster.
This box includes all four of the band s studio albums.
Rhino records 2 2564665908 format.
Complete is a box set compilation by british band the smiths released by rhino records in the uk on 26 september 2011.
Limited eight cd box set containing digitally remastered editions of all eight smiths albums.
The sound of the smiths comp remastering was also overseen by johnny marr whatever that may mean and it is as loud and brickwalled as any other 21st century reissue.