The Sound of The Smiths


The Sound of The Smiths is a compilation album by the English rock band the Smiths, released on 10 November 2008 by Rhino Records UK. It is available as both single and double disc editions. Morrissey is credited with having coined the compilation's title, while Johnny Marr was involved in the project's mastering. Early promotional material for the album originally saw it titled Hang the DJ: The Very Best of the Smiths, but this was changed for the final release.
The album charted No. 21 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 98 on the Billboard 200. The pictures on the covers of the original and deluxe editions were taken by Tom Sheehan. It is their only album featuring the band members on the artwork.

Track listing

  • The iTunes release of the deluxe edition includes the bonus tracks "Rubber Ring" and "The Draize Train" on CD 1.
  • Additionally, the iTunes edition of the single-disc version includes "What She Said" as a bonus track plus "Hand in Glove" .
  • "You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby" is a slightly slower version than previously issued. According to an interview posted on Johnny Marr's homepage with mastering engineer Frank Arkwright, "e removed the varispeed from the original release which I thought was too fast..."