The Smiths – Louder Than Bombs

The first Smiths release that specifically catered to the band’s established U.S. fans, Louder Than Bombs also served as something of a young person’s guide to hip music. But it was also so much more than that. Louder Than Bombs was the quintessential introduction to The Smiths, encompassing everything that defined them as a band.

Perhaps even more so than the trio of LPs The Smiths had released since forming - 1984’s The Smiths, 1985’s Meat is Murder and 1986’s The Queen is Dead - the 7-inch singles the group dropped consistently in England between their full-lengths were what came to define their art, songs that went totally unheard in much of the U.S. until Louder Than Bombs was released.

This compilation was not some kind of Greatest Hits or Best Of package, but a unique standalone statement, glued together by seven newly recorded songs.

2 x LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, 180 gram

Tracklist:
A1        Is It Really So Strange?    3:02
A2        Sheila Take A Bow    2:41
A3        Shoplifters Of The World Unite    2:57
A4        Sweet And Tender Hooligan    3:33
A5        Half A Person 3:35
A6        London 2:06
B1        Panic    2:17
B2        Girl Afraid    2:48
B3        Shakespeare's Sister    2:08
B4        William, It Was Really Nothing    2:10
B5        You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby    3:21
B6        Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now    3:34
C1        Ask 3:15
C2        Golden Lights    2:38
C3        Oscillate Wildly    3:26
C4        These Things Take Time    2:21
C5        Rubber Ring    3:46
C6        Back To The Old House    3:04
D1        Hand In Glove    3:10
D2        Stretch Out And Wait    2:37
D3        Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want    1:50
D4        This Night Has Opened My Eyes 3:40
D5        Unloveable    3:55
D6        Asleep    4:16