the smiths a-z

Our next track in the Smiths A-Z project is this song, released as a B-side on the "This Charming Man" single in October 1983 and then covered by Sandie Shaw the following year. The song was played live by the Smiths 29 times, but has never been played live by Morrissey. What do we think?

Next up in our Smiths A-Z project is this song, originally a B-side on the "Sheila Take a Bow" single in April 1987, and subsequently included on the Louder Than Bombs compilation as well as the Rank live album. (The version released on the single and on LTB is from the Peel Session recorded...

Next up in our Smiths A-Z project is this, the last song on the Strangeways Here We Come album of 1987. The song was never played live by the Smiths but was unexpectedly resurrected by Morrissey at three North American shows in 2019. What do we think?

Next up in our Smiths A-Z project is this song, the third track on the Meat is Murder album, released in 1985. The song was performed live 94 times by the Smiths, while it has been played live 96 times by Morrissey. What do we think?

Next up in our A-Z project is this very early recording (summer 1982) of Morrissey and Johnny doing their version of a song by The Cookies, originally released as a B-side in 1963 (the song on the A-side being "Will Power"). The full track was posted online by Dale Hibbert in late 2019. What do...

Next up in our Smiths A-Z project is this song from the Strangeways Here We Come album of 1987, also released as a single in November of that year and reaching #23 on the UK chart. The song was never played live by the Smiths and has been performed 21 times in concert by Morrissey. What do we...

Next up in our A-Z project is this unreleased instrumental, recorded in 1984 - given a title by Morrissey, and apparently lyrics too. What do we think?

Next up in our Smiths A-Z project is this song, the third track on The Queen Is Dead album, released in 1986 - and also then featured on Rank, the following year. The song was performed live 28 times by the Smiths, while it has been played live 94 times by Morrissey, almost all in 2011 and...

Next up in our Smiths A-Z project is this song, a B-side on the "Girlfriend in a Coma" single and one of the two songs recorded in the band's final session together. (The other being "Work Is a Four-Letter Word".) The song was never played live by the Smiths, while it was performed 50 times by...

Next up in our Smiths A-Z project is this song from the debut album of 1984. (It was then covered by Sandie Shaw as part of her "Hand in Glove" release later that year.) The song was played live 33 times by the Smiths. It has never been performed by Morrissey. What do we think?

Next up in our Smiths A-Z project is this song, initially released as a B-side on the "William, It Was Really Nothing" single in August 1984 - before then being issued as a single itself, five months later and reaching #24 in the UK chart. It also appeared on the Hatful of Hollow compilation...

Next up in our A-Z project is this (partial) live cover of a Pomus/Shuman composition which was first recorded by Del Shannon but then made famous only a couple of months later by Elvis who released it in August 1961. The Smiths performed the (start of the) song 29 times during 1985 and 1986...

Next up in our A-Z project is this unreleased instrumental, recorded in March 1987 and sometimes also referred to as "Untitled Two". What do we think?

Next up in our Smiths A-Z project is this song, released as a single in May 1984 and reaching #10 in the UK chart. It then appeared on the Hatful of Hollow compilation, later the same year. The song was played live 106 times by the Smiths - but has never been played live by Morrissey. What do...

Our next track in the Smiths A-Z project is this song, released as a live B-side on the band's debut single in May 1983. The Peel Session version of "Handsome Devil" was also included on Hatful of Hollow (released the following year). The song was played live by the Smiths 99 times, but has...

Our next track in the Smiths A-Z project is this song, originally recorded at the band's very first recording session (Decibel Studios in 1982 - the second clip above but you have to go on to YouTube to hear it), recorded again with Troy Tate in 1983 and then later that year with John Porter...

Our next track in the Smiths A-Z project is this song, released as the band's debut single in May 1983 and reaching #124 on the UK singles chart. "Hand in Glove" was also included on The Smiths and Hatful of Hollow (released the following year), as well as being released as a single by Sandie...

Next up in our Smiths A-Z project is this song, originally a B-side on the "Shoplifters of the World" single in January 1987, and subsequently included on The World Won't Listen compilation. (The Peel Session version, in December 1986, was produced by John Porter.) The song was never played...

(Brief Moz appearance - in a car! - around the 2 minute mark) Next up in our Smiths A-Z project is this cover of a 1965 composition by Twinkle, which reached #21 on the UK singles chart at the time of its release. The Smiths' version appeared as a B-side of "Ask" in October 1986, and was then...

Next up in our Smiths A-Z project is this song from the Strangeways Here We Come album of 1987. Released as the lead single in August of that year and coinciding with the break-up of the band, it reached #13 in the UK singles chart. The song was never played live by the Smiths but was a staple...