Before the Korns and Limp Bizkits of the world insisted on a daily regime of rage and denial, there was a kinder gentler time when bands could still express unmanly insecurities in ticklish, sexually ambivalent pop songs. The Smiths were the most important of these acts. Their Puckish singer, known simply as Morrissey, warbled and whined about bicycle rides in the country, nervous trysts in the cemetery, and, of course, night after night spent alone. Drawing on an inexhaustible supply of double entendres and naughty insinuations, Morrissey established himself as the Oscar Wilde of his generation -- a genteel mischief-maker and foppish peddler of purple prose. The Smiths' unique sound, however, must be attributed to guitarist Johnny Marr. Spurred on by a distaste for jamming and flash, Marr explored unconventional avenues that led him to the sonic scree of "How Soon Is Now" and the lush jangle of "This Charming Man." Marr left the Smiths in 1987, forcing Morrissey to embark on a solo career. Apart from a lack of strong hooks due to the absence of Marr, Morrissey's work has consistently carried on the Smiths' sound.

BEST OF VOL. 01	BIGMOUTH STRIKES AGAIN	BOY WITH THE THORN IN HIS	COMPLETE PICTURE
HATFUL OF HOLLOW - IMPORT	HEAVEN KNOWS IM MISERABLE NOW	HOW SOON IS NOW?/SAME	I STARTED SOMETHING I COULDN'T
LAST NIGHT I DREAMT THAT SOMEONE LOVED ME	MEAT IS MURDER	QUEEN IS DEAD	RANK
SHAKESPEARES SISTER	SHEILA TAKE A BOW	SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD UNITE	STOP ME IF YOU THINK
STRANGEWAYS,HERE WE COME	SWEET AND TENDER HOOLIGAN	THAT JOKE ISNT FUNNY ANYMORE	THIS CHARMING MAN
VOL. 1-BEST OF THE SMITHS	VOL. 2-BEST OF THE SMITHS	WILLIAM IT WAS REALLY NOTHING	WILLIAM,IT WAS REALLY NOTHING
WORLD WON'T LISTEN R.TRADE'88 TXT/SLV	William, It Was Really Nothing	Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now	The Boy With the Thorn in His Side
Shakespeare's Sister	The Very Best of the Smiths	Strangeways, Here We Come	The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths	Hatful of Hollow	The Peel Session	Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (disc 2)	There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (disc 1)	Best... I	...Best II
The World Won't Listen	“Rank”	The Headmaster Ritual	That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
I Started Something I Couldn't Finish	Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others	What Difference Does It Make?	William, It Was Really Nothing / How Soon Is Now
Barbarism Begins at Home / Shakespeare's Sister	The Sound of The Smiths	This Charming Man: Remixes	Demos & Outtakes
1984-02-29: Leeds University, Leeds, UK	1984-04-21: Vinyl Party, Meervaart, Amsterdam, The Netherlands	1985-05-18: Live in Madrid: Paseo de Camoens, Madrid, Spain	1983-09-15: Venue, London, UK
Eager to Be Held	1986-07-16: Barrowlands, Glasgow, UK	1985-09-28: Send Only 5/- Clickimin Centre, Lerwick, Shetland Isles, UK	Reel Around the Fountain
1986-02-08: Royal Court, Liverpool, UK	1986-02-10: National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland	1986-02-12: Whitla Hall, Queens University, Belfast, UK	1986-08-02: Capital Congress Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada
1986-08-26: Universal Amphitheater, Studio City, Los Angeles, CA, USA	1986-09-08: McAlister Auditorium, New Orleans, LA, USA	1986-10-19: Leisure Centre, Newport, UK	1986-10-26: Palladium, London, UK (DJ mix)
1986-10-27: Guildhall, Preston, UK	1986-07-19: G-Mex Festival, Manchester, UK	1986-07-30: Centennial Hall, London, ON, Canada	1986-07-17: Mayfair, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK
1986-07-20: University of Salford, Salford, UK	1986-08-05: So This Is America: Great Woods Performing Arts Center, Mansfield, MA, USA	1986-08-06: Money Changes Everything: Pier 84, New York, NY, USA	1986-08-08: Charles E. Smith Athletic Center, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA
1986-08-12: Fulton Theater, Pittsburgh, PA, USA	1986-08-15: Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA	1986-10-24: Genius Steals: Brixton Academy, London, UK	1986-08-16: Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA
1986-08-22: Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara, CA, USA	1986-08-23: Greek Theatre, Berkeley, San Francisco, CA, USA	1986-08-25: Universal Amphitheater, Studio City, Los Angeles, CA, USA	1986-10-17: St. Austell's Coliseum, Cornwall, UK
1986-10-18: Leisure Centre, Gloucester, UK	1986-10-23: Dance With Octopusses: Kilburn National Ballroom, London, UK	1986-10-24: Brixton Academy, London, UK	1986-10-30: Almost Over: Free Trade Hall, Manchester, UK
1986-10-30: Free Trade Hall, Manchester, UK	1986-12-12: Royal Command Performance: Brixton Academy, London, UK	1986-12-12: Never Had No One Ever: Brixton Academy, London, UK	1986-12-12: Brixton Academy, London, UK
1983-02-04: Hacienda, Manchester, UK	1983-02-04: The Butterfly Collector: Hacienda, Manchester, UK	1983-05-21: Camden Electric Ballroom, London, UK	1983-06-04: Brixton Ace, London, UK
1983-06-29: Brixton Ace, London, UK	1983-07-01: Midnight Express Club, Bournemouth, UK	1983-08-07: Lyceum, London, UK	1983-08-09: Camden Dingwalls, London, UK
1983-08-11: Warehouse, Leeds, UK	1983-08-19: Gala Ballroom, Norwich, UK	1983-08-30: Camden Dingwalls, London, UK	1983-09-25: Lyceum Ballroom, London, UK
1983-09-30: University Of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK	1983-10-05: I.C.A., London, UK	1983-10-21: North East London Polytechnic, London, UK	1983-10-22: Liverpool Polytechnic, Liverpool, UK
1983-10-28: Mandela Hall, King's College, London, UK	1983-11-16: Leicester Polytechnic, Leicester, UK	1983-11-18: Edge Hill College, Ormskirk, Liverpool, UK	1983-11-24: Hacienda, Manchester, UK (audience)
1983-11-24: Hacienda, Manchester, UK (soundboard)	1983-12-19: Electric Ballroom, London, UK	1983-11-17: Incredibly Charming: Westfield College, London, UK	Rare Troy Tate Mixes
The Troy Tate Sessions	1983-07-06: Little Charmers: Hacienda, Manchester, UK	1984-05-04: Girl Afraid: Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany	Live in Derby Dec. 7th 1983 & Meerward, Amsterdam 1984
1985-03-18: Same Day Again: Apollo Theatre, Oxford, UK	May We Have a Record Contract, Please?	The Final Gig	1984-03-12: Last of the English Roses: Hammersmith Palais, London, UK
Rare Tracks on Vinyl (disc 1)	The Butterfly Collector	1986-08-28: Thank Your Lucky Stars: Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills, CA, USA	Before Love
Never Had No One Ever