the smiths a-z

Next up in our Smiths A-Z project is this song, which appeared as a B-side of "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" in May 1984, and was then included on Hatful of Hollow later that year. The song was played live by the Smiths 46 times (all in 1984) and was then unexpectedly resurrected by Morrissey...

Next up in our Smiths A-Z project is this song from The Queen Is Dead album of 1986. (The demo "trumpet" version, produced by Stephen Street, is also included above.) The song was played live 43 times by the Smiths (in 1985 and 86) - and has never been played live by Morrissey as a solo act...

Very odd that we're doing two non-Morrissey tracks in our Smiths A-Z project, either side of the recent kerfuffle, but we'll get back to more "normal" songs very soon... Anyhow: next up is this unreleased instrumental track, apparently recorded in July 1984 and also known as "The Click Track"...

Next up in our Smiths A-Z project is this instrumental track, first released as a B-side on the "Panic" single in 1986. (A live version also appears on Rank.) The song was played live 11 times by the Smiths but (shockingly!) has never been performed by Morrissey. What do we think?

Next up in our Smiths A-Z project is this song from the Strangeways Here We Come album of 1987. (A live version of "Death of a Disco Dancer" also appeared as a B-side on the solo single "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" in 2009.) The song was never played live by the Smiths but was played...

Next up in our Smiths A-Z project is this song from the Strangeways Here We Come album of 1987. The song was never played live by the Smiths but was played by Morrissey at his Wolverhampton show in December 1988 and then resurrected for the Swords tour in 2009. What do we think?

Next up in our Smiths A-Z project is this song from The Queen Is Dead album of 1986. "Cemetry Gates" was also released as a B-side on the "Ask" single, later that year. The song was played live by the Smiths 41 times, all in 1986. What do we think?

Our next track in the Smiths A-Z project is this song, released as a single in September 1985 and reaching #23 on the UK singles chart. "The Boy With the Thorn in His Side" was also included on The Queen Is Dead the following year, as well as being featured on the Rank live album. A demo...

Our next track in the Smiths A-Z project is this song, released as a single in May 1986 and reaching #26 on the UK singles chart. "Bigmouth Strikes Again" was also included on The Queen Is Dead (released the following month), as well as being featured on the Rank live album. The song was played...

Next up in our Smiths A-Z project is this song from the Meat is Murder album of 1985. "Barbarism Begins at Home" was released as a single in Germany and Italy in April of that year by Rough Trade and there was also a promo-only UK 12-inch. The song did see a more official UK release as a...

Next up in our Smiths A-Z project is this song, which exists in two main iterations: the Hatful of Hollow version (recorded for the John Peel Radio 1 show in September 1983) and the studio version which appeared as a B-side of "What Difference Does It Make?" in January 1984. The song was...

Next up in our Smiths A-Z project is this song, released as a B-side on "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" in August 1985. "Asleep" was also included on the compilation albums Louder Than Bombs and The World Won't Listen. The song was played live by the Smiths just the once, at the Inverness...

Our second track in the Smiths A-Z project is this song, released as a standalone single in October 1986 and reaching #14 on the UK singles chart. "Ask" was also included on the compilation albums Louder Than Bombs and The World Won't Listen, as well as being featured on the Rank live album...

We kick off the Smiths A-Z project with this song, which exists in two main iterations: the Hatful of Hollow version (recorded for the David Jensen Radio 1 show in August 1983) and the studio version which appeared as a B-side of "This Charming Man" in October 1983. I've also added the Troy Tate...