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.
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- 1Hand in Glove (single version)3:16
- 2This Charming Man (single version)2:43
- 3What Difference Does It Make? (Peel session – BBC)3:13
- 4Still Ill3:22
- 5Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now3:36
- 6William, It Was Really Nothing2:12
- 7Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want1:52
- 8How Soon Is Now?6:47
- 9Nowhere Fast2:39
- 10Shakespeare’s Sister2:09
- 11What She Said2:41
- 12Barbarism Begins at Home (7″ version)3:51
- 13That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore3:52
- 14The Headmaster Ritual4:55
- 15The Boy With the Thorn in His Side (single version)3:19
- 16Bigmouth Strikes Again3:15
- 17There Is a Light That Never Goes Out4:05
- 18Panic2:21
- 19Ask3:17
- 20You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby3:35
- 21Shoplifters of the World Unite2:58
- 22Sheila Take a Bow2:42
- 23Girlfriend in a Coma2:03
- 24I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish3:49
- 25Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me3:13
- 26Hand in Glove (live at Brixton Academy 29/06/83)2:43
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