Various - The Many Faces Of The Smiths (2 x LP)
- Artist:
- Various
- Title:
- The Many Faces Of The Smiths
- Label:
- Music Brokers
- Catalog#:
- VYN023
- Format:
- 2 x Vinyl LP, Compilation, Limited Edition
- Country:
- Europe
- Released:
- 14 Jun 2019
- Media Condition:
- Mint (M)
- Sleeve Condition:
- Mint (M)
- Comments:
- Brand New And Factory Sealed. Save On Shipping By Combining Two Or More Items.
- Stock Images:
- Images are stock images, actual item may differ.
The Many Faces of The Smiths, released in 2019, is a double-LP limited edition on marbled vinyl live/tribute European release. The first album is live, a Smiths concert from 1984 recorded just before the release of their debut record The Smiths.
It’s really really great: Morrissey sounds fantastic and Marr’s guitar is jangly perfection. It has many of my favorite Smiths songs including Hand in Glove, This Charming Man, What Difference Does It Make?, Pretty Girls Make Graves and Handsome Devil among other Smiths classics.
The second album is a tribute to the Smiths, recorded by various artists and first released on American Laundromat Records as Please Please Please: A Tribute to The Smiths in 2011. As one reviewer states from American Songwriter, it’s “a somewhat obscure but skilled collection of artists draws out the dreariness of the ‘80s alt-rockers”.
There is a Light That Never Goes Out, by Trespassers William, has a subtle alt-country vibe. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others, by Chikita Violenta, has a really cool shoegaze. And Mike Viola & The Section Quartet’s version of How Soon Is Now? is really haunting, the music completely on strings, takes an amazing song and, while not making it better, adds some lushness.
The Smiths Live | |||
A1 | The Smiths | Hand In Glove | 2:40 |
A2 | The Smiths | The Boy With The Thorn In His Side | 3:05 |
A3 | The Smiths | This Charming Man | 2:41 |
A4 | The Smiths | Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now | 3:38 |
A5 | The Smiths | This Night Has Opened My Eyes | 3:12 |
A6 | The Smiths | What Difference Does It Make? | 3:24 |
B1 | The Smiths | Pretty Girls Make Graves | 3:37 |
B2 | The Smiths | Miserable Lie | 4:03 |
B3 | The Smiths | Reel Around The Fountain | 5:48 |
B4 | The Smiths | Still Ill | 3:34 |
B5 | The Smiths | Handsome Devil | 2:50 |
B6 | The Smiths | These Things Take Time | 2:16 |
The Songs | |||
C1 | William Fitzsimmons | Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want | 1:52 |
C2 | Trespassers William | There Is A Light That Never Goes Out | 5:51 |
C3 | Tanya Donelly | Shoplifters Of The World Unite | 3:42 |
C4 | Dala | Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Love Me | 3:09 |
C5 | Katy Goodman | What She Said | 3:25 |
C6 | Chikita Violenta | Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others | 4:44 |
D1 | Mike Viola & The Section Quartet | How Soon Is Now? | 5:44 |
D2 | Joy Zipper | What Difference Does It Make? | 4:38 |
D3 | Doug Martsch | Reel Around The Fountain | 3:59 |
D4 | The Rest | Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This Before | 4:07 |
D5 | Sixpence None The Richer | I Won't Share You | 3:27 |
Genre | Rock, Pop, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock, Punk, Pop Rock |
Companies |
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Notes | Gatefold containing two marbled vinyl |
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