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Morrissey And Marr Reunite For Album

Former Smiths men to compile rarities comp

Morrissey and Johnny Marr have been working together on a forthcoming compilation of Smiths hits and rarities.

The Sound of The Smiths is coming out on Rhino on November 2nd, and features tracks selected by Morrissey and Marr – the latter has taken on the mastering duties.

The 45 featured tracks will be spread over either one or two discs, as well as being available for download.

The tracklisting looks a little something like this:

The Sound of The Smiths Disc One Tracklisting:

*’Hand In Glove’

*’This Charming Man’

*’What Difference Does It Make? (John Peel Session)’

*’Still Ill’

*’Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now’

*’William, It Was Really Nothing’

*’How Soon Is Now? (12-inch vinyl version)’

*’Nowhere Fast’

*’Shakespeare’s Sister’

*’Barbarism Begins At Home (seven-inch vinyl version)’

*’That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore’

*’The Headmaster Ritual’

*’The Boy With The Thorn In His Side’

*’Bigmouth Strikes Again’

*’There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’

*’Panic’

*’Ask’

*’You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby’

*’Shoplifters of the World Unite’

*’Sheila Take a Bow’

*’Girlfriend in a Coma’

*’I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish’

*’Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me’

The Sound of The Smiths Disc Two Tracklisting:

*’Jeane’

*’Handsome Devil (Live)’

*’This Charming Man (New York Vocal)’

*’Wonderful Woman’

*’Back To The Old House’

*’These Things Take Time’

*’Girl Afraid’

*’Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want’

*’Stretch Out And Wait’

*’Oscillate Wildly’

*’Meat Is Murder (Live)’

*’Asleep’

*’Money Changes Everything’

*’The Queen Is Dead’

*’Vicar In A Tutu’

*’Cemetery Gates’

*’Half A Person’

*’Sweet And Tender Hooligan’

*’Pretty Girls Make Graves (Troy Tate Demo)’

*’Stop me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before’

*’What’s The World? (Live)’

*’London (Live)’

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