The Sound of The Smiths – Hear it with your own ears on November 11th

The Smiths - Photo Credit: Steve Wright/ Sire Records

If you’re still trying to figure out a Halloween costume for 2008, it’s never too late to make your very own Morrissey costume!

Find some costume tips here, and perhaps if you’re looking to go a bit deeper, you can dress as Johnny Marr instead.

Suggested accessories for the Marr costume? Well, we can’t give you everything!

What I can give you however, is the complete rundown on that Smiths anthology that I mentioned here a couple of days ago.

The Sound of The Smiths hits stores and digital outlets on November 11th. On that same date, you can find all seven of The Smiths albums at the usual digital suspects (Itunes, etc.)

The Sound of The Smiths will be available in a one CD version (pink letter cover) for casual fans, but what we’re really excited about is the deluxe two CD version (blue letter cover) that is packed with rare Smiths audio coolness galore.

From the press release:

Disc One contains 23 tracks and presents all of The Smiths’ memorable
single releases, reinstating singles that were scheduled but eventually
unreleased in that form (“Still Ill” and “You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet
Baby”); plus European-only singles (“Barbarism Begins At Home” and “The
Headmaster Ritual.”) The core of Disc One, however, is that matchless
run of singles from the band’s first Rough Trade 7-inch “Hand In Glove,”
to the posthumous “Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me.” The
collection includes classic hits such as “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable
Now,” “How Soon Is Now,” “Panic,” and “Girlfriend in A Coma,” which
marked the pinnacle of that unique creative collaboration between
vocalist Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr. Indeed, Morrissey’s
eloquence and proselytizing was always matched by the compelling
musicianship of Marr, bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce.

The two-disc version offers an additional 22 tracks, including rare
B-sides, tracks that were exclusive to 12-inch releases and selected
live recordings. Among the rarities are the Troy Tate-produced “Pretty
Girls Make Graves”; a live version of “Meat Is Murder” from the vinyl
12-inch single version of “That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore”; and “What’s
The World,” a cover of the fellow Manchester band James that was recorded live in Glasgow and originally released only on cassette single.

Track listing and listening links follow:

SINGLE CD VERSION (Pink letter cover)

1. “Hand in Glove” – Single Version
2. “This Charming Man” – Single Version
3. “What Difference Does It Make” – Peel Sessions Version
4. “Still Ill” – Album Version
5. “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now” – Single Version
6. “William, It Was Really Nothing” – Single Version
7. “How Soon Is Now?” – 12″ Single
8. “Nowhere Fast” – Album Version
9. “Shakespeare’s Sister” – Single Version
10. “Barbarism Begins At Home” – 7″ Version
11. “That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore” – Single Version
12. “The Headmaster Ritual” – Album Version
13. “The Boy With The Thorn In His Side” – Single Version
14. “Bigmouth Strikes Again” – Single Version
15. “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out” – Album Version
16. “Panic” – Single Version
17. “Ask” – Single Version
18. “You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet Baby” – Single Version
19. “Shoplifters Of The World Unite” – Single Version
20. “Sheila Take A Bow” – Single Version
21. “Girlfriend In A Coma” – Single Version
22. “I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish” – Single Version
23. “Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me” – Single Version

DOUBLE CD DELUXE VERSION (Blue letter cover)
(Includes the Single CD along with the following)

1. “Jeane” – Single B-Side
2. “Handsome Devil” – – Single B-Side, Live 1983
3. “This Charming Man” (New York vocal)- 12″ Single
4. “Wonderful Woman” – 12″ Single
5. “Back To The Old House” – Single B-Side
6. “These Things Take Time” – 12″ Single B-Side
7. “Girl Afraid” – Single B-Side
8. “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” – Single B-Side
9. “Stretch Out And Wait” – Single B-Side
10. “Oscillate Wildly” – 12″ Single B-Side
11. “Meat Is Murder” – Live In Oxford – Single B-Side
12. “Asleep” – Single B-Side
13. “Money Changes Everything” – Single B-Side
14. “The Queen Is Dead” “Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty” – Medley
15. “Vicar In A Tutu” – Single B-Side
16. “Cemetry Gates” – Single B-Side
17. “Half A Person” – Single B-Side
18. “Sweet And Tender Hooligan” – 12″ Single B-Side
19. “Pretty Girls Make Graves” — Single B-Side, Troy Tate Version
20. “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before” – Album Version
21. “What’s The World?” -Live In Glasgow
22. “London” – Live In London