query: who is on the cover of the very best of the smiths album

pos: The Very Best of The Smiths tradition of other Smiths compilations which largely overlapped except for a few songs, this album does contain two versions not available on any other of The Smiths' albums: a new edit of "Ask" and the original 7" version of "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me". The "Singles" compilation used the album versions of these songs. The sleeve for "The Very Best of The Smiths" features Charles Hawtrey of "Carry On" fame, one of Morrissey's favourite actors (he wrote an obituary of him in the "NME"). The band members had no say in the cover, which has been described

neg: The Very Best of The Smiths as "an adman's approximation of a Smiths cover" by "Mojo" magazine. All songs written by Morrissey/Marr. Songs marked "*" are exclusive to this compilation. The Very Best of The Smiths The Very Best of The Smiths is a compilation album by English rock band The Smiths. It was released in June 2001 by WEA in Europe, without consent or input from the band. It reached number 30 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was not released in the United States. After "Singles" (1995), the previous Smiths compilation album that WEA (now the Warner Music Group) had issued, went out

neg: The Very Best of The Smiths Best of The Smiths". WEA scrambled the running order and added five tracks, and enticed the record buyers with the incentive of digital remastering. The album was widely criticised by the British music press, who, after stopping to praise the actual music, went on to condemn what they saw as a money grabbing exercise. They were quickly joined by singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr, who distanced themselves from the album, stating they had had no input whatsoever and that it should be ignored by fans. Both ridiculed the cover design and Marr additionally denounced the sound quality. In the

neg: The Very Best of The Smiths The Very Best of The Smiths The Very Best of The Smiths is a compilation album by English rock band The Smiths. It was released in June 2001 by WEA in Europe, without consent or input from the band. It reached number 30 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was not released in the United States. After "Singles" (1995), the previous Smiths compilation album that WEA (now the Warner Music Group) had issued, went out of print in Europe, Australia and Taiwan, the record company decided to revamp the package slightly and release it under the name "The Very

neg: The Sound of The Smiths The Sound of The Smiths The Sound of The Smiths is a Smiths compilation released on 10 November 2008. 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 entitled "Hang the DJ: The Very Best of the Smiths", but this was changed for the final release. The album charted No. 21 in the UK Album Charts and No. 98 on the "Billboard" Album Charts. The pictures on the covers of the original

neg: The Smiths this would not happen, but did perform "How Soon Is Now?" with Rourke. Marr and Rourke also performed "How Soon is Now?" together at the Lollapalloza Brazil festival in 2014. Since the band split, its members have sanctioned the release of a live album ("Rank", 1988), four greatest-hits collections ("Best ... I", 1992; "... Best II", 1992; "Singles", 1995; and "The Sound of The Smiths", 2008), one miscellaneous compilation ("Stop Me", 1988), and two box-sets ("The Smiths Singles Box", 2008; and "Complete", 2011). There has also been an unsanctioned greatest-hits collection ("The Very Best of The Smiths", 2001). This is

neg: A Taste of Honey rushes out for a drink, even though Jo's labour pains have just begun. Alone, Jo happily hums a tune Geof sang before, still not having realised that he is gone. The play was admired by Morrissey of the band The Smiths, who used Delaney's photo on the album cover artwork for "Louder Than Bombs". A photograph of Shelagh Delaney appears on the cover for The Smiths' single "Girlfriend in a Coma". An earlier Smiths song, "This Night Has Opened My Eyes", is based on the play and includes a paraphrase of Geoffrey's line to Jo near the end: "The dream

neg: The Smiths (album) Garry Mulholland included it in his list of the 261 greatest albums since 1976 in "Fear of Music": "The Smiths made safe their early legend with a debut album about child abuse. The production was flat and dour, yet it succeeded in conjuring yet another Manchester-in-song, distinctly different from that of Ian Curtis and Mark E. Smith. But everything about The Smiths ran contrary to mid-80s pop, from Joe Dallesandro on the cover to the restrained jangling of the songs, but mainly through Moz's [Morrissey's nickname] dramatised disgust at sex, which here exists to ruin true love at best, and

neg: The Smiths (album) 1980s. In 2003, the album was ranked number 481 on that magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The album ranked at 473 on an updated list by the magazine in 2012. The album was ranked number 51 on "Rolling Stone"s list of the 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time. It placed at number 73 in "The Guardian"s list "100 Best Albums Ever" in 1997. The Smiths Additional musicians Production Design Album Works cited The Smiths (album) The Smiths is the debut studio album by English rock band the Smiths, recorded in 1983 and released on

neg: Olympian (album) Olympian (album) Olympian is the 1995 debut album by British guitar band Gene, released on 20 March 1995 by Costermonger Records. It is frequently recognized as one of the crowning achievements of Britpop. The album sound is noted for being influenced by The Smiths, The Jam & The Small Faces. Aesthetically, the album cover reminds of The Smiths' sleeves. The album reached number 8 in the UK albums chart, selling 70,000 copies and gaining a silver disc. The image used for the cover is a still from Ingmar Bergman's "The Seventh Seal". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said of the

neg: Joel Fabiani 2008, when The Smiths released their album "Singles Box" (Cf.The Smiths Singles Box), Morrissey personally chose a PR picture of Joel Fabiani (from 1970, for "Department S") as the cover for the album. At the very beginning of his career, he was married to Katharine Ross. (They first met and started dating at Santa Rosa Junior College in 1957, then later resumed dating when studying at the San Francisco Actors Workshop together.) They married on February 28, 1960 and later divorced after about two and a half years of marriage, in 1962. Fabiani then married actress Audree Rae, whom he

neg: The Very Best of The Human League (1998 album) The Very Best of The Human League (1998 album) The Very Best of the Human League is a greatest hits compilation by British band The Human League. It was released in the US only in July, 1998 by Ark 21 Records independently of The Human League, who were at the time signed to Eastwest Records The album includes the greatest hits released from the band, spanning from their debut album 1979's "Reproduction", to their (then) most recent album "Octopus". The cover reuses the album cover from the 1995 version of "Greatest Hits". In 2003 a compilation album of the Human

neg: Singles (The Smiths album) and issuing a two-volume best of compilation ("Best...I" and "...Best II") in 1992, in 1995 they decided to celebrate The Smiths' reputation as a "singles band" by issuing a collection of the band's singles. Only the singles released in the UK were included. Hand In Glove, The Boy With The Thorn in His Side and Ask, in this compilation, did not use the single versions, the first two are released as singles in alternative versions, and Ask had an early fade out. The cover features a design made earlier by Morrissey but previously unused, featuring singer and actress Diana Dors

neg: The Very Best of The Human League (1998 album) League's greatest hits with the same name was released by Virgin Records. The Very Best of The Human League (1998 album) The Very Best of the Human League is a greatest hits compilation by British band The Human League. It was released in the US only in July, 1998 by Ark 21 Records independently of The Human League, who were at the time signed to Eastwest Records The album includes the greatest hits released from the band, spanning from their debut album 1979's "Reproduction", to their (then) most recent album "Octopus". The cover reuses the album cover from the 1995

neg: Behold, a Pale Horse on June 30, 2013 as the lead single from the album. "Neu World Blues" was released on July 2013 as the second single from the album. Behold, a Pale Horse Behold, a Pale Horse is the second album by British singer Ebony Bones, an alias of "Ebony Thomas". The album was released on August 5, 2013 through 1984 Recordings and Sunday Best Recordings. In 2013, Bones released her second album "Behold, A Pale Horse": it was partly conceived while travelling in India. The record featured the Symphony Orchestra of India and a cover of The Smiths' "What Difference Does It

neg: The Smiths discography In early 1992 WEA acquired the entire back catalogue of the Smiths and produced two compilations – "Best... I" and "...Best II" – the first of which went to the top of the UK Albums Chart. WEA released two further singles compilations in 1995 and 2001, with a further compilation, "The Sound of The Smiths", released in November 2008. The Smiths discography The English alternative rock band the Smiths released four studio albums, one extended play (EP), one live album, ten compilation albums, twenty-two singles, one video album and fourteen music videos on the Rough Trade, Sire and WEA record

neg: The Very Best of Cher and Geffen Records. The original US edition features 21 tracks, while the various later editions typically feature more songs or different selections. The album originally coincided with the . The album cover picture is also seen on the DVD "" and was originally planned to be the DVD cover of "" as well, but was changed last minute. The Very Best of Cher The Very Best of Cher is the eighth compilation album by American singer-actress Cher, released on April 1, 2003. The album includes many of Cher's most popular songs, such as "If I Could Turn Back Time", "Believe",

neg: Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths, written by singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr. First released on the group's 1987 album "Strangeways, Here We Come", it was later featured on the compilation albums "Stop Me" and "The Very Best of The Smiths". The song is also included in the music video game "Rock Band 3". Like many other songs written by Morrissey, the song deals with issues of trust, relationship burnout, and alcohol abuse. "Stop Me

neg: The Very Best of Cilla Black on 20 November 2015 with a special Gold foil 'Cilla' cover featuring an extended 16-page picture booklet and tribute from Cilla's son Robert Willis (who is the executive producer of the album). A single CD edition was also released in November 2015 by Warner Music Australia. Personnel The Very Best of Cilla Black The Very Best of Cilla Black is an original, career-spanning compilation album by English singer Cilla Black, released in October 2013 by Parlophone / Warner Music Group UK to mark her golden anniversary in show business. The album reached No. 37 in 2013 on the UK Albums

neg: A Compilation of Scott Weiland Cover Songs A Compilation of Scott Weiland Cover Songs A Compilation of Scott Weiland Cover Songs is a compilation album by Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland, released on August 30, 2011. The album consists entirely of cover songs, featuring an array of covers of artists that inspired Weiland, such as David Bowie, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Smiths. The album was originally set to be released together with Weiland's memoir "Not Dead & Not for Sale" but Weiland decided later to release the album by itself exclusively in digital format. The cover of the Beatles' "Revolution" is actually a

neg: Behold, a Pale Horse Behold, a Pale Horse Behold, a Pale Horse is the second album by British singer Ebony Bones, an alias of "Ebony Thomas". The album was released on August 5, 2013 through 1984 Recordings and Sunday Best Recordings. In 2013, Bones released her second album "Behold, A Pale Horse": it was partly conceived while travelling in India. The record featured the Symphony Orchestra of India and a cover of The Smiths' "What Difference Does It Make?". "Behold, A Pale Horse" was critically acclaimed and received good reviews by the likes of "The Independent" and "Spin". "I See I Say" was released

neg: Louder Than Bombs the compilation as well, provoking cries of outrage by fans who only three months previously had shelled out for the slimmer single album UK counterpart. The blow was somewhat softened by the fact that the double album retailed at single album price. After WEA acquired The Smiths' back catalogue in 1992, all Smiths albums were re-released at mid price, including "Louder Than Bombs". The cover art for "Louder Than Bombs", designed by Morrissey, features British playwright Shelagh Delaney of Salford, Greater Manchester. The photograph was originally published in the "Saturday Evening Post" after Delaney, at the age of 19, made

neg: Madhouse: The Very Best of Anthrax place of the band's hit cover version of Joe Jackson's "Got the Time", which was listed on the cover. The iTunes Music Store digital version of the album, and presumably subsequent pressings of the CD version, correct this mistake but incorrectly list "Keep It in the Family" as a live version. Metallica's James Hetfield is featured on the "I'm The Man". Madhouse: The Very Best of Anthrax Madhouse: The Very Best of Anthrax is the name of the sixteenth release, and second compilation album, by the band Anthrax. The album was released in 2001 by the Island Def Jam Music

neg: Colin Campbell (actor) the German release of The Smiths' single "Ask" and, as his "Leather Boys" character, on the cover of The Smiths' single "William, It Was Really Nothing" (only CD version) and with co-star Rita Tushingham in the promotional video for "Girlfriend In A Coma". He died on 1 March 2018, at the age of 81. Campbell's granddaughter is 1990s pop star Shola Ama. Colin Campbell (actor) Colin Campbell (17 January 1937 – 1 March 2018) was an English actor. Campbell's best-known role was the lead in "The Leather Boys" in 1964, in which he plays a bored married man who starts

neg: Hand in Glove Hand in Glove "Hand in Glove" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths, written by singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr. It was released as the band's first single in May 1983 on independent record label Rough Trade. It peaked at No. 3 on the UK Indie Chart but did not make the top 75 of the UK Singles Chart, settling outside at No. 124. A remixed version of the song was featured on the band's debut album, "The Smiths", in 1984. That same year, a cover version recorded by singer Sandie Shaw featuring Smiths members Marr,

neg: The Very Best of Cat Stevens The Very Best of Cat Stevens The Very Best of Cat Stevens is the title of a compilation album by Cat Stevens. There are multiple albums released with this title. The first was released by Polygram on its recently acquired Island Records label in January 1990. Its cover picture appears to be a reference to the "Teaser and the Firecat" album cover; both feature a boy in a top hat, "Teaser", accompanied by an orange cat, "Firecat", beside a fence with a full moon overhead. A compilation album with the same title was released in 2000 on the A&M and

neg: Doug Martsch His influences include J Mascis, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Caustic Resin, Mississippi Fred McDowell, David Bowie, and Neil Young. In 2002, Martsch released his first solo album, "Now You Know", to critical acclaim. In 2011, he contributed to a tribute album to The Smiths entitled "Please, please, please..." with a cover of "Reel Around The Fountain." Martsch is a vegetarian. He is married to Built to Spill co-lyricist Karena Youtz, the sister of former Built to Spill member Ralf Youtz. Doug Martsch Doug Martsch (born September 16, 1969) is an American singer and musician. He is best known for his

neg: The CD Singles '88–91' were made available again for the first time since their first release, including "I Know Very Well How I Got My Name", "East West", and the full version of "Will Never Marry". A number of cover versions also appear: "East West" by Herman's Hermits, The Jam's "That's Entertainment"; T. Rex's "Cosmic Dancer"; Bradford's "Skin Storm"; and a version of "Sweet and Tender Hooligan" by Morrissey's former band The Smiths. The ten discs are housed in a flip-top box. The cover image is from a photograph by Anton Corbijn. It first appeared in the CD booklet for Morrissey's debut album "Viva

neg: Sonic Jihad (Snake River Conspiracy album) song also entered the UK Singles Chart, at number 83. The third single, "Breed," reached #37 on the Dance Club Songs chart. Sonic Jihad (Snake River Conspiracy album) Sonic Jihad is Snake River Conspiracy's only full-length album, released in 2000. It includes three cover songs: T-Ride's "You and Your Friend" (former band of co-producer Eric Valentine), The Cure's "Lovesong" and The Smiths' "How Soon Is Now." The album garnered mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised the album's lyrics and singer Tobey Torres's vocals. The album spawned three singles: "Vulcan," "How Soon is Now," and "Breed." The latter two charted

neg: Olympian (album) album: "While Gene manages to carve out an identity indebted to the Smiths but not dominated by them, they also fail to produce an album of consistently compelling material - considering that it's a debut album, that's not a fatal flaw. And Gene's best material shows they are capable of transcending their influences." Electra Strings: Olympian (album) Olympian is the 1995 debut album by British guitar band Gene, released on 20 March 1995 by Costermonger Records. It is frequently recognized as one of the crowning achievements of Britpop. The album sound is noted for being influenced by The Smiths, The

neg: Rank (album) Johnny Rogan and David Bret, Morrissey originally titled the album "The Smiths in Heat". Rough Trade objected and Morrissey proposed "Rank", "as in 'J. Arthur'" ("J. Arthur Rank" is Cockney rhyming slang for "wank"). The album cover for "Rank", designed by Morrissey, is a photo of actress Alexandra Bastedo. The image is from photographer John D. Green's 1967 book "Birds Of Britain". The gatefold album's interior features a photo of several Smiths fans ripping apart Morrissey's shirt. That picture was taken by Ian Tilton at the 1986 Factory Records "Festival of the Tenth Summer" concert at G-Mex Centre in Manchester,

neg: Very Best of the Relix Years in the studio in 1969 and released in 1986, as well as selections from "Midnight Moonlight", a studio album released in 1992, and "Live in Japan", a live album recorded in 1993 and released in 1994. Confusingly, the front cover of "Very Best of the Relix Years" is the same as the front cover of another New Riders compilation album, "Relix's Best of the New New Riders of the Purple Sage". "Live on Stage": "Keep On Keepin' On", part one: "Keep On Keepin' On", part two: Selections from "Before Time Began": Selections from "Midnight Moonlight": Selections from "Live in Japan":

neg: The Trash Can Sinatras band announced that the new album would be released in January 2016. A second track, "Ain't That Something," was later released to PledgeMusic supporters, and the album's release was pushed back. On a 1 March 2016 project update, the band announced that a digital download of the complete album would be made available to supporters on 22 April 2016, with the album's release on physical CDs and vinyl to follow. In 1996, the band contributed a cover version of The Smiths' "I Know It's Over" to the tribute compilation "The Smiths Is Dead". In 1998, the band recorded a song

neg: Shelagh Delaney direct quotes from the play. Morrissey chose a photo of Delaney as the artwork on the album cover for the Smiths' 1987 compilation album, "Louder Than Bombs", as well as the single Girlfriend In A Coma. Shelagh Delaney Shelagh Delaney, FRSL (; 25 November 1938 – 20 November 2011) was an English dramatist and screenwriter, best known for her debut work, "A Taste of Honey" (1958). Of Irish ancestry, Delaney was born in 1938 in Broughton, Salford, Lancashire. She was the daughter of a bus inspector. She failed the eleven plus exam and attended Broughton Secondary Modern school before transferring

neg: E-Bay Queen Is Dead cover, with Sophie appearing on the remainder. E-Bay Queen Is Dead E-Bay Queen is Dead is a compilation album by the Greek synthpop duo Marsheaux. It was released on 29 April 2012 by Undo Records. Band member Sophie Sarigiannidou describes the CD as a "compilation with unreleased material from our archives." The CD contains original unreleased work, as well as remixes of old Marsheaux tracks and cover versions of songs by Billy Idol, OMD, The Human League and New Order. The CD's cover parodies that of The Smiths' 1986 album, "The Queen is Dead". Half of the release featured Marianthi

neg: Playlist: The Very Best of Brad Paisley tracks on "Time Well Wasted" available only at Target stores and as a B-side of the "Online" Ringle. "Keep on the Sunny Side" is a June Carter Cash cover from the album "". "Sharp Dressed Man" is a ZZ Top cover from their tribute album "". "Chicken Chet" is a previously unreleased instrumental track from the sessions from "Play". "Playlist: The Very Best of Brad Paisley" received three stars out of five from Al Campbell of Allmusic. Campbell wrote that the album "focuses on several of the singer's chart entries recorded between 1999 and 2002," lamenting that singles such as

neg: The Very Best of Oleta Adams The Very Best of Oleta Adams The Very Best of Oleta Adams is a compilation album by American vocalist, pianist, and songwriter Oleta Adams and was released in 1996. Released at the end of 1996 in Europe, this album served to finish Adams' contract with Mercury Records. It includes singles and album highlights of her albums "Circle of One", "Evolution" and "Moving On". Also included is Adams' very first single release, the duet with Tears for Fears "Woman in Chains", as well as her 1991 cover of "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" for the "Two Rooms" album,

neg: The Very Best of Oleta Adams neither of which had been included on her albums. This first edition of the compilation was never released in the USA. Instead, Mercury Records released a compilation with the same title two years later, in 1998, with a slightly different track listing. It included two rare 1994 non-album songs: the cover of "Embraceable You" recorded for a George Gershwin tribute album, and the cover of the song "Many Rivers to Cross", recorded for the soundtrack of the film "Jason's Lyric". European 1996 CD USA 1998 CD The Very Best of Oleta Adams The Very Best of Oleta Adams is a

neg: Sonic Jihad (Snake River Conspiracy album) Sonic Jihad (Snake River Conspiracy album) Sonic Jihad is Snake River Conspiracy's only full-length album, released in 2000. It includes three cover songs: T-Ride's "You and Your Friend" (former band of co-producer Eric Valentine), The Cure's "Lovesong" and The Smiths' "How Soon Is Now." The album garnered mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised the album's lyrics and singer Tobey Torres's vocals. The album spawned three singles: "Vulcan," "How Soon is Now," and "Breed." The latter two charted in the US. The album has a Parental Advisory for obscenity and mature themes. "Breed" is featured in the 2001 film "Valentine"

neg: The Family Way the bluff father who cannot understand his son and produces the lower working-class man’s vulgarity without overdoing it. Avril Angers as the girl’s acid mother and John Comer as her husband are equally effective, but the best performance comes from Marjorie Rhodes as John Mills’ astute but understanding wife." The cover sleeve of "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before", a single by English rock band The Smiths, features Murray Head (as Arthur's brother Geoffrey) in a still photo from the film. Another Smiths single, "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish", is adorned by a still of

neg: Glowbug used for a Flaunt Magazine photoshoot with Gillian Jacobs (of the NBC show Community). On May 12, 2011, Glowbug announced via Facebook that the first full-length LP "Mr. Plastic" will be available digitally May 25, 2011. The 12-track album was released free of charge, or for a donation to a charitable organization. On October 1, 2011 Glowbug released a free, digital-only EP through Bandcamp entitled "Covered In Lights Vol.1" featuring cover songs by The Pixies ("Where Is My Mind), The Smiths (Shoplifters of the World Unite), Radiohead ("Gagging Order"), and Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Maps). With very little announcement prior, Glowbug

neg: David Johansen Hell". He was also the guest music artist on the "Miami Vice" episode "The Dutch Oven" (1985) where he sang "King of Babylon". Johansen most recently portrayed the bartender in the Netflix special "A Very Murray Christmas". Johansen then turned to country blues with his group, The Harry Smiths. The group was named as a tribute to Harry Everett Smith, who compiled the "Anthology of American Folk Music", several songs of which were covered by the band. Johansen's second album with the Harry Smiths is titled "Shaker". In 2004 Johansen reunited with Sylvain Sylvain and Arthur Kane of the New

neg: The Very Best of James Young The Very Best of James Young The Very Best of James Young is the twelfth comedy album released by Northern Irish comedian and actor James Young and the third to be released posthumously. The album cover features a collage of pictures taken by Stanley Matchett for Young's previous albums "The Young Ulsterman", "Young at Heart", "James Young Sings Ulster Party Pieces" & "Behind the Barricades". The album is a compilation album featuring a mix of Young's sketches, serious monologues and comedy songs as well as material previously only available on his single releases. Each volume of the album was made

neg: The Very Best of Andy Williams (2009 album) same cover photo and design but had only nine of the 24 tracks on this album in common. The Very Best of Andy Williams (2009 album) The Very Best of Andy Williams is a compilation album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released in the UK on October 5th, 2009. A note from Williams inside the CD booklet explains that the album "was put together to coincide with my memoir "Moon River and Me", published by Orion Press. It includes many of the songs that you made hits. I truly appreciate that, and I hope you enjoy the

neg: Best... I Best... I Best... I is a compilation album by The Smiths. It was released in August, 1992 by the new owner of their back catalogue, WEA (Sire Records in the United States). Its highest British chart position was #1; it reached #139 on the U.S. charts. WEA (now the Warner Music Group) had acquired the entire Smiths back catalogue in early 1992. Along with the re-release of all original albums and compilations, they immediately set to work compiling a 'best of' collection in two volumes. It was the first time a regular best of compilation had ever been made of

neg: Complete (The Smiths album) Lancaster who also worked on 'Total' by Joy Division and New Order and several other Warner Music Group releases. (As is referenced in the accompanying book within the package) Marr said of the reissues, which were released on both CD and 12" vinyl, "I'm very happy that the remastered versions of The Smiths albums are finally coming out. I wanted to get them sounding right and remove any processing so that they now sound as they did when they were originally made. I'm pleased with the results." (NME, July 28, 2011 13:33) All songs by Morrissey and Johnny Marr except:

neg: Spellbound (Split Enz album) 1997 NZ limited edition. Spellbound (Split Enz album) Spellbound, very often subtitled on the cover as "The Very Best Of Split Enz", is a 1997 compilation album by New Zealand rock band Split Enz. Apparently intended to be the final word on Split Enz compilations, it is the band's most comprehensive career survey. Featured amongst the album's 39 tracks are all the hits, live favourites, choice album tracks and a few rarities, all selected by members of the band. A la the band's 1980 album "True Colours", the album was released with different colour combos for the cover: blue &

neg: Spellbound (Split Enz album) Spellbound (Split Enz album) Spellbound, very often subtitled on the cover as "The Very Best Of Split Enz", is a 1997 compilation album by New Zealand rock band Split Enz. Apparently intended to be the final word on Split Enz compilations, it is the band's most comprehensive career survey. Featured amongst the album's 39 tracks are all the hits, live favourites, choice album tracks and a few rarities, all selected by members of the band. A la the band's 1980 album "True Colours", the album was released with different colour combos for the cover: blue & yellow, red & green,

neg: Best... I The Smiths' material and the album effortlessly reached the top of the British charts. The British press had doubts about sell-out and low track selection coherence. The material is more or less picked and sequenced at random, and consists of both singles and album cuts. It was followed later the same year by its sibling, "...Best II". The first spin-off single, a re-release of "This Charming Man", reached #8 in the singles chart, the highest position a Smiths single had ever reached. A second single promoting "Best... I", an edited re-release of "How Soon Is Now?", got to #16 (the

neg: Faith No More discography compilation album, "Who Cares a Lot?", was released later on in the same year with their final single before their disbanding, a cover of the Bee Gees song "I Started a Joke", followed by their similarly named music video compilation "". In 2003 their second compilation album, "", was released followed by "Epic and Other Hits" in 2005, "The Platinum Collection" and the DVD compilation "You Fat Bastards/Who Cares a Lot?" in 2006 and the three-disc compilation album "The Works" in 2008. Two more compilation albums, "The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection" and "Midlife Crisis: The Very Best

neg: The Stone Roses (album) featuring accessible melodies like those of the Beatles and resonant guitars similar to the Byrds, along with "the cheeky (and quintessentially British) humor of the Smiths" and "the self-fulfilling arrogance of the Sex Pistols". The melody for the song "Elizabeth My Dear" was appropriated from the English traditional ballad "Scarborough Fair". As with most Stone Roses releases, the cover displays a work by John Squire, in this case a Jackson Pollock-influenced piece titled "Bye Bye Badman", which makes reference to the May 1968 riots in Paris. The cover was named by "Q" magazine as one of "The 100 Best Record

neg: The Very Best of Cat Stevens UTV Records labels. In many respects, it is a substantially different album. The track list is substantially different (though most of the same tracks are present). The cover art for these releases features a simple portrait of the artist. This album was released in the UK and Europe in 2003, using the same cover art but with a different track list. The UTV Records release was also available with a DVD bonus disk containing some early footage. All songs written by Cat Stevens, except where noted. The Very Best of Cat Stevens The Very Best of Cat Stevens is the

neg: The Smiths (album) the way we were in the clubs and was an authentic document. He worked pretty tirelessly to get passion from a performance and was very nurturing with me..." However the sessions would also prove to be arduous due to an ongoing heatwave in London. The Smiths were recording in a hot basement studio at Elephant, and according to Marr, not only was the heat uncomfortable but it made it difficult to keep their instruments in tune. While recording a BBC session for Dave Jensen in August 1983, the Smiths met producer John Porter, who was working in one of the

neg: The Very Best of Supertramp 2 The Very Best of Supertramp 2 The Very Best of Supertramp 2 is a best of album by the English rock band Supertramp originally released by A&M Records in November 1992. It was not issued in the U.S. This compilation features 13 tracks from their five "prime" albums "Crime of the Century", "Crisis? What Crisis?", "Even in the Quietest Moments...", "Breakfast in America" and "...Famous Last Words..." as well as the title track from their 1987 album "Free as a Bird". The cover depicts the starry backdrop and grate from the cover of "Crime of the Century", the hand carrying

neg: How Soon Is Now? rockers Snake River Conspiracy. UK band Paradise Lost covered the song as a bonus track on the Japanese Edition of their album "One Second" and it was also released on their single "Say Just Words" from the album as well. Near the end of 1995, Psychedelic Furs splinter group Love Spit Love was approached by the music supervisor of the movie "The Craft", who inquired if the band might record a cover of the Smiths' "How Soon Is Now?". After initial reluctance, the band recorded the song, and it was released as a single from the movie's soundtrack in 1996.

neg: The Moons out to record their second album with Edwyn Collins, The Moons returned to the live circuit in 2011 with new album material at The Gibson Lounge London, part of the MERC Live gig series in conjunction with Gibson Guitars and "Clash Magazine". The Moons were featured as part of the Channel 4 JD Set. Chosen by The Stone Roses' Mani to pay tribute to The Smiths, The Moons performed cover versions of The Smiths songs along Kid British, Little Barrie and Tom Clarke of The Enemy. The band performed "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" at Manchester's Band

neg: The Very Best of the Carpenters "Those Good Old Dreams". "Beechwood 4-5789" was only a hit in New Zealand, reaching number 10 on the singles chart there in early 1982. On the cover of the album, "It's Going to Take Some Time" is titled "It's Going to Take Some Time This Time" and "(They Long to Be) Close to You" is simply rendered "Close to You". Side one Side two The Very Best of the Carpenters The Very Best of the Carpenters is a compilation album by Carpenters released in 1983 by Festival Records in Australia and New Zealand (cat no. RML 52017). The album spent

neg: The Very Best of James Young available separately or in a boxset with "The Ballymena Cowboy". The Very Best of James Young The Very Best of James Young is the twelfth comedy album released by Northern Irish comedian and actor James Young and the third to be released posthumously. The album cover features a collage of pictures taken by Stanley Matchett for Young's previous albums "The Young Ulsterman", "Young at Heart", "James Young Sings Ulster Party Pieces" & "Behind the Barricades". The album is a compilation album featuring a mix of Young's sketches, serious monologues and comedy songs as well as material previously only available on

neg: Vic Reeves was included on Holland's album "World of his Own" and also released as a single. Later, Reeves would advertise Holland's album "Moving Out to the Country". Also in 1990, Reeves provided backing vocals for former Smiths singer Morrissey's cover of "That's Entertainment", originally by The Jam. Reeves' vocals were not used in the final edit but he was thanked (as Jim Moir) in the sleeve notes of Morrissey's Sing Your Life single, which featured "That's Entertainment" as a bonus track. A fan of the Smiths, Reeves opened some episodes of "Big Night Out" with covers of the band's songs including

neg: Morrissey minor US hit, though it was more successful there than the band's previous albums. Several months before the Smiths dissolved, Morrissey enlisted Stephen Street as his personal producer and new songwriting partner, with whom he could begin his solo career. By September 1987, he had begun work on his first solo album, "Viva Hate", at Wool Hall Studios near Bath; it was recorded with the musicians Vini Reilly and Andrew Paresi. Rather than featuring pre-existing images of celebrities, as the Smiths' album and single covers had done, the cover sleeve of "Viva Hate" featured a photograph of Morrissey taken by

neg: The Very Best of The Velvet Underground The Very Best of The Velvet Underground The Very Best of The Velvet Underground is a compilation album by The Velvet Underground. It was released in Europe on March 31, 2003, by Polydor, the record label that oversees the band's Universal Music Group back catalog. The album was released following a Hyundai television commercial, which featured the band's 1970 recording "I'm Sticking with You" from the "Fully Loaded" edition of "Loaded". The version included in this compilation is from the 1969 "VU" album, despite a sticker's claim to the contrary on the front cover. All tracks performed by The Velvet

neg: The Very Best of Macy Gray The Very Best of Macy Gray The Very Best of Macy Gray is the first greatest hits album by American singer and songwriter Macy Gray. It was released on August 30, 2004, by Epic Records. It contains all singles from Gray's first three studio albums, as well as two previously unreleased tracks (the single "Love Is Gonna Get You" and a cover of Aerosmith's 1975 song "Walk This Way"), three album tracks, three remixes, and the 2000 single "Demons", a collaboration with Fatboy Slim. The album peaked at number 36 on the UK Albums Chart and charted moderately in other

neg: The Very Best of Supertramp The Very Best of Supertramp The Very Best of Supertramp is a best of album by the English rock band Supertramp, originally released by A&M Records in June 1990. It was not issued in the U.S. The compilation features 15 studio recordings from 1974's "Crime of the Century" to 1985's "Brother Where You Bound". The cover depicts the grate from the cover of "Crime of the Century", the hand carrying the glass from the cover of "Breakfast in America" and the orange umbrella from "Crisis? What Crisis?". In their retrospective review, AllMusic noted that effectively compiling Supertramp's work is impossible

neg: This Is It: The Very Best Of tracks while the digital release features three extra singles, adding up to a total of 24 songs. In the UK, the album was issued by All Around the World and features a previously unreleased mix of "Love's on Every Corner" as a further additional song, adding up to the total of 25 tracks. This Is It: The Very Best Of This Is It: The Very Best Of is a compilation album by dance-pop singer Dannii Minogue released in 2013. Besides including singles from her five studio albums, the album boasts a cover of "The Winner Takes It All", recorded as

neg: This Is It: The Very Best Of This Is It: The Very Best Of This Is It: The Very Best Of is a compilation album by dance-pop singer Dannii Minogue released in 2013. Besides including singles from her five studio albums, the album boasts a cover of "The Winner Takes It All", recorded as a duet with Kylie Minogue in 2008 for the British sitcom "Beautiful People" soundtrack and "'Cos You're Beautiful", a new track Dannii recorded in 2010 with her "X Factor" protegee Ruth Lorenzo. The album was released to celebrate Minogue's debut on the Australian version of "X Factor". The Australian CD release features 21

neg: E-Bay Queen Is Dead E-Bay Queen Is Dead E-Bay Queen is Dead is a compilation album by the Greek synthpop duo Marsheaux. It was released on 29 April 2012 by Undo Records. Band member Sophie Sarigiannidou describes the CD as a "compilation with unreleased material from our archives." The CD contains original unreleased work, as well as remixes of old Marsheaux tracks and cover versions of songs by Billy Idol, OMD, The Human League and New Order. The CD's cover parodies that of The Smiths' 1986 album, "The Queen is Dead". Half of the release featured Marianthi adopting a similar pose on the CD's

neg: Push Barman to Open Old Wounds album received an average score of 89, based on 18 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". Scott Plagenhoef of "Pitchfork" gave the album a very favorable review, stating, "The most beloved indie pop band since The Smiths, Belle and Sebastian are also probably the best. This collection would work like their own "Hatful of Hollow" and "Louder Than Bombs" were the first half not sadly missing their early BBC Sessions, and the second forced to omit their "Dear Catastrophe Waitress" singles and Peel Session tracks. As it stands, the first is a testament to the power and pull of one the

neg: Rusholme presented from there. It was used until 1971 when the BBC moved to studios in central Manchester. Rusholme was mentioned in the song "Rusholme Ruffians" by the Smiths on their 1985 album "Meat Is Murder". According to the Smiths' singer, Morrissey: "[The song] is about going to a fair... and being stabbed. Funfairs in Manchester are very violent things. These things where communities get together for fun and frolics, and somebody always ends up being stabbed, which, of course, adds to the excitement." Mint Royale's 1999 album "On the Ropes" contained a track titled "From Rusholme with Love". Rusholme was

neg: The Very Very Best of Crowded House The Very Very Best of Crowded House The Very Very Best of Crowded House is a compilation album featuring 19 singles from the period spanning Crowded House's first six studio albums. A CD and DVD box set is available, which includes a DVD of 25 of the band's music videos. The album is also available as a 'Deluxe Digital Version' which features 32 tracks including a rare 1987 live recording of the band's cover version of the Hunters & Collectors song "Throw Your Arms Around Me". The band left Capitol/EMI records in 2010 and this album documents their time with

neg: Girlfriend in a Coma (song) Girlfriend in a Coma (song) "Girlfriend in a Coma" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths. Released in August 1987, it reached No. 13 in the UK Singles Chart. It was the first of three UK singles from the band's fourth and final studio album, "Strangeways, Here We Come". Released on 10 August 1987, "Girlfriend in a Coma" was the last single by the Smiths to include newly recorded material on the B-side. It contains the band's last recorded song, "I Keep Mine Hidden", as well as a cover of a Cilla Black song, "Work Is a

neg: Smithdom – The Smiths Tribute Band proposed names that Morrissey had suggested before deciding on The Smiths. The musicians have played in bands in the North West of England for several years and have played with and supported Badly Drawn Boy and John Cooper Clarke. They play the music of The Smiths from 1983-1987, and aim to create the live sound of The Smiths final tour in 1986, which can be heard on their posthumous live album "Rank". Recently the name of the band was changed to The Smiths Ltd. Smithdom – The Smiths Tribute Band Smithdom is a tribute band who play the music of

neg: The Very Best of Supertramp America" (1979) Track 14 from "...Famous Last Words..." (1982) Track 15 from "Brother Where You Bound" (1985) Original release: The Very Best of Supertramp The Very Best of Supertramp is a best of album by the English rock band Supertramp, originally released by A&M Records in June 1990. It was not issued in the U.S. The compilation features 15 studio recordings from 1974's "Crime of the Century" to 1985's "Brother Where You Bound". The cover depicts the grate from the cover of "Crime of the Century", the hand carrying the glass from the cover of "Breakfast in America" and the

neg: The Very Best of Jump5 was also included with copies of "The Very Best of Jump5" in 2005. The game allowed the player to create a live Jump5 performance by synchronizing choreography and selecting stage elements and camera angles. The Very Best of Jump5 The Very Best of Jump5 is a greatest hits compilation album by Christian pop group Jump5. It includes nine previous releases, including "Beauty and the Beast" which had previously only appeared on the first Disneymania album. It also contains three new songs, including a cover of Michael W. Smith's "Friends." A limited edition version was also released, which included the "Jump5

neg: Who's Better, Who's Best Are Alright" (3:05) and "Won't Get Fooled Again" (8:31). The front cover also differed, showing the band performing live in 1973. "Baba O'Riley" is a bonus track on CD copies. Who's Better, Who's Best Who's Better, Who's Best: This is The Very Best of The Who is a 1988 compilation album by The Who. A compilation of videos also titled "Who's Better, Who's Best" was released in 1988 as well. All tracks composed by Pete Townshend, except where noted. The track listing refers to "Won't Get Fooled Again" as a "Shortened Version". The track is in fact the edited version

neg: Rolled Gold: The Very Best of the Rolling Stones chart. The set debuted at No. 26 on the UK chart on 18 November 2007, and has sold over 125,000 copies so far according to "Music Week". The album is available in double CD, quadruple vinyl LP, and USB flash drive editions; the USB edition was the first album to be released in the UK in this format. It is also available via digital download. Cover design by Alex Trochut. Songs that are on the 2007 collection, but were not on the 1975 collection are: Rolled Gold: The Very Best of the Rolling Stones Rolled Gold: The Very Best of

neg: The Smiths (album) The Smiths (album) The Smiths is the debut studio album by English rock band the Smiths, recorded in 1983 and released on 20 February 1984 by record label Rough Trade. After the original production by Troy Tate was felt to be inadequate, John Porter re-recorded the album in London, Manchester and Stockport during breaks in the band's UK tour during September 1983. The album was well received by the critics as well as the public; it reached number two on the UK Albums Chart and stayed on the chart for 33 weeks. It established the Smiths as a prominent band

neg: Ordsall, Greater Manchester to be haunted, in particular by "the White Lady", who it is said threw herself off the balcony overlooking the Great Hall. An episode of the TV programme "Most Haunted" was filmed at the hall in 2002. Salford Lads' Club Ordsall is home to Salford Lads Club, which is featured on the inside cover of the album "The Queen Is Dead" by the pop band the Smiths. The club is on the corner of St Ignatius Walk and Coronation Street. St Clement's Church St Clement's Church is the Anglican parish church of Ordsall. The church was opened in 1877 and

neg: Mark Ronson discography soundtrack. The song was later used in "Hitch" and "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay". "Version", Ronson's second studio album, was released in 2007. Ronson released a cover of The Smiths' track "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before" under the title "Stop Me" on 2 April 2007, featuring singer Daniel Merriweather, which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. The album also spawned a hit in the song "Valerie" sung by Amy Winehouse, a cover of another UK chart hit by The Zutons. "Record Collection", Ronson's third studio album, was released in 2010. The

neg: Mrs. Washington include a cover of "Ask", a 1986 single by the Smiths that later appeared on their 1987 albums, "Louder Than Bombs" (US) and "The World Won't Listen" (UK). The 12" single includes a cover of "Can You Get to That" by Funkadelic, a song from their 1971 album, "Maggot Brain". Both the 12" single and the CD single include a cover of "Winsor Dam", a 1991 recording by Big Dipper that did not receive its formal release until the 2008 compilation album, "". Note that while both the 12" single and CD single attribute the writing credits for "Winsor Dam"

neg: Complete (The Smiths album) Complete (The Smiths album) Complete is a box set released by British band The Smiths on 26 September 2011. Standard versions contain their four studio albums ("The Smiths", "Meat Is Murder", "The Queen Is Dead" and "Strangeways, Here We Come"), a live album ("Rank") and three compilations ("Hatful of Hollow", "The World Won't Listen" and "Louder Than Bombs") over 8 CDs or 8 LPs. A deluxe version contains the albums on both CD and LP formats as well as 25 7" vinyl singles and a DVD. Despite its name, this remastered compilation is not truly a complete source of Smiths

neg: Strangeways, Here We Come "James Dean Is Not Dead". Five years later, when designing the sleeve for WEA's "Best" compilations, Morrissey again chose Davalos as a cover star, and Davalos is looking at Dean, who is once again cropped. As revealed in Jo Slee's collection of Smiths and Morrissey sleeve artwork, "Peepholism", Davalos was not the original choice for cover star. Morrissey wanted to use a still of Harvey Keitel in Martin Scorsese's "I Call First" (also known as "Who's That Knocking at My Door"), but Keitel declined to allow him to use the image. In 1991 Keitel relented, and the image was used

neg: Stephen Street approached the newly rising indie rock band, Life in Film, and is expected to produce their debut album in 2014. Stephen Street Stephen Brian Street (born 29 March 1960 in Hackney, London) is an English music producer best known for his work with The Smiths, The Cranberries and Blur. Street also collaborated with Morrissey on his debut album "Viva Hate" following the split of The Smiths. More recently he has worked with Kaiser Chiefs, Babyshambles and The Courteeners. For a time, he was managed by Gail Colson's company, Gailforce Management. Street began his musical career in the late 1970s playing

neg: Goodbye Cruel World (Elvis Costello album) career." The album is represented on Elvis Costello compilation "The Very Best of Elvis Costello", by the cover song "I Wanna Be Loved". For his own personally selected best-of compilation ("Girls Girls Girls", which covers the years 1977 through 1986) "Love Field" is the only representative from this album, and appears only on the CD iteration of the collection. "I Wanna Be Loved" is a cover of a Hi Records single by Teacher's Edition and features backing vocals by Green Gartside of Scritti Politti. "The Only Flame in Town" features vocals by Daryl Hall. All songs written by Elvis Costello,

neg: Slip (album) Slip (album) Slip is the debut studio album by American post-hardcore band Quicksand, released February 9, 1993 on the Polydor label. "Omission" and "Unfulfilled" first appeared on their 1990 self-titled EP. "Slip" was well received by music critics and is now seen to be a classic in the post-hardcore and alternative metal genres, influencing many acts including Torche and Deftones. The lead single off the album, "Fazer", became a college radio hit. The album was reissued on vinyl in 2012, through Dine Alone Records and Shop Radio Cast. The reissue featured a cover of The Smiths song, "How Soon Is

neg: Strangeways, Here We Come No. 69 on its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s", writing that "Whether or not "Strangeways, Here We Come" ended the Smiths' brief career with their best album has been the subject of considerable debate for nearly a quarter century, but it definitively stands as the band's most lush, richest work." The Smiths recorded what was to be their final studio album at The Wool Hall studios in Beckington, Somerset, England (established and then-owned by the band Tears for Fears). Between the album's recording in March and its release in September 1987, Johnny Marr exited the group, ending the

neg: Mr. Tambourine Man has continued to influence popular music, with authors such as Chris Smith, Johnny Rogan, and Mark Deming, noting the band's influence on various acts including Big Star, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, R.E.M., the Long Ryders, the Smiths, the Bangles, the Stone Roses, Teenage Fanclub, and the La's. In addition to appearing on the Byrds' debut album, "Mr. Tambourine Man" is included on several Byrds' compilation and live albums, including "The Byrds Greatest Hits", "Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971", "The Very Best of The Byrds", "The Essential Byrds", "The Byrds Play Dylan", and the live disc of The Byrds'

neg: ...Best II ...Best II ...Best II is a compilation album by The Smiths. It was released in November 2, 1992 by the new owner of their back catalogue, WEA (Sire Records in the United States). Its highest British chart position was #29; it did not chart in the U.S. WEA (now the Warner Music Group) had acquired the entire Smiths back catalogue in early 1992 (sister label Sire Records already had the North American rights). Along with the re-release of all original albums and compilations, they immediately set to work compiling a 'best of' collection in two volumes. It was the first

neg: Annabella Lwin on Priority Records. They contributed the song "A Thousand Tears" to the 1999 film "Desperate But Not Serious" (retitled "Reckless + Wild" in the US), starring Christine Taylor and Claudia Schiffer, and appeared in the film. In 2006, Bow Wow Wow recorded a cover of the Smiths' "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish", which appeared on three 2007 releases: a new three-track "I Want Candy" EP (Cleopatra), compilation album "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before: A Tribute to the Smiths" (Cleopatra) and the "" (Lakeshore Records). On 21 November 2010, the 15th anniversary of Ashman's death,

neg: Bow Wow Wow In 2006, Bow Wow Wow recorded a cover of the Smiths' song "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish", which appeared on three 2007 releases: a new three-track "I Want Candy" EP (Cleopatra), compilation album "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before: A Tribute to the Smiths" (Cleopatra) and the soundtrack to the film "" (Lakeshore Records). On the 15th anniversary of Ashman's death, the band, featuring original drummer Barbarossa, performed at a tribute concert for Ashman on 21 November 2010 at the Scala in London. The show was headlined by Adam Ant and also featured Ashman's other

neg: Singles (The Smiths album) Singles (The Smiths album) Singles is the seventh compilation album by English rock band The Smiths, pitched as a compilation of previously issued singles. It was released in February 1995 by the new owner of their back catalogue, WEA (Sire Records in the United States). Its highest British chart position was #5; it did not chart in the United States. "Blender" magazine lists the album among the "500 CDs You Must Own" on their website. WEA (now the Warner Music Group) acquired the entire Smiths back catalogue in early 1992. After re-releasing all of The Smiths' original albums and compilations

neg: One of These Nights painted animal skull motif was also used in the cover for their compilation album "The Very Best of", and the skull of "One of These Nights" was used for the cover of the documentary "History of the Eagles". The album cover for "One of These Nights" is the last Eagles album design on which Burden was involved. He made the skull stand up off the page by debossing large areas together with detailed and elaborate embossing in the wings and feathers. According to Burden, the cover image represents where the band was coming from and where they were going –

neg: Alexandra Bastedo 1988, Bastedo was the cover star for 'Rank', a live album by British band The Smiths that charted at number 2 on the British Album charts. In 1991, she appeared in a notable production of the psychological thriller "Dangerous Obsession" by N. J. Crisp, opposite Marc Sinden and John Challis, at the Mill at Sonning. In 1992 she appeared in "Fat" — the second ever broadcast episode of "Absolutely Fabulous", playing a 1960s model associate of Edina and Patsy. Also seen in "The Saint" alongside Roger Moore, who later became James Bond 007. In 2006, Bastedo was reunited for the

neg: Salford Lads' Club Hollies used to practice at the club before they became famous. Allan Clarke and Graham Nash were both members and their membership cards are still in the club's archives. The club gained international fame in 1986 when the alternative rock band The Smiths posed in front of the building for the inside cover of their album "The Queen Is Dead." The Smiths' music video for the songs "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" and "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before" also featured shots of the building's exterior. The committee were said at the time

neg: Hitch Hike (song) song "There She Goes Again" is based on "Hitch Hike", as is the guitar intro to The Smiths' "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" (Johnny Marr specifically credits The Rolling Stones' cover as the inspiration). James & Bobby Purify released a version of the song on their 1967 album, "James & Bobby Purify". Paul McCartney performed a live cover of the song during his 2011 performance at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. Another song which is likely based on "Hitch Hike" is "You Can't Do That" by The Beatles, especially the use of cowbell and congas and the

neg: Playlist: The Very Best of Toni Braxton "A Better Man" from her fourth studio album, "More Than a Woman" (2002), "Maybe", a single from "The Heat" and an Hex Hector remix for "Spanish Guitar". In 2013, a new version of the compilation was released, with a different cover art and track list. The new edition contains the singles "Another Sad Love Song", "I Don't Want To" and "Just Be a Man About It", who were scrapped from the first edition, as well as Braxton's latest singles, "Yesterday" and "Hands Tied". Playlist: The Very Best of Toni Braxton Playlist: The Very Best of Toni Braxton is the fourth

neg: Soil (British band) from Stretford, joined the group. In this line-up, Soil supported The Smiths in Kilburn, on 23 October 1986, at Morrissey's invitation. This was the concert at which The Smiths' live album, "Rank", was recorded. Karas had given Morrissey a cassette during a chance encounter, and received a postcard shortly afterwards. In the same year, Soil played at venues around Manchester, and regularly appeared at The Boardwalk. They also supported Easterhouse on a short UK tour. Their only release was a flexi-single on the cover of Debris fanzine, edited by Dave Haslam. The track, "Front Room". was played on BBC Radio

neg: Johnny Marr recording of "Life is Sweet", the theme song he wrote for the Channel Four Sitcom "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret", was released on Echo Records and is available as a download. Marr's cover version of the Depeche Mode track “I Feel You” was in support of Record Store Day. Johnny Marr Johnny Marr (born John Martin Maher; 31 October 1963) is an English musician, songwriter and singer, best known as the guitarist and – with Morrissey – co-songwriter of the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. Born in Ardwick, Manchester, to Irish parents, Marr formed his

neg: A Very Special Christmas (album) Special Christmas" is the nineteenth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the United States during the SoundScan era of music sales tracking (March 1991 – present), having sold 2,520,000 copies according to SoundScan. A Very Special Christmas (album) A Very Special Christmas is the first in the "A Very Special Christmas" series of Christmas-themed compilation albums produced to benefit Special Olympics. The album was released in mid-October 1987, and production was overseen by Jimmy Iovine for A&M Records. "A Very Special Christmas" has also raised millions of dollars for the Special Olympics. The cover artwork was designed by Keith Haring. On January

neg: Cruel Cruel World Cruel Cruel World Cruel Cruel World is the third album (fourth overall) released by the animated pop group, Prozzäk (Simon & Milo). The cover of the first press version of the album shows Simon and Milo who look very mature, and is very beige. Also, the style looks darker than their previous album covers. Another difference in this first version of the cover art is that Simon's neck, which is usually not there, appears to be. This is 'corrected' on the second edition cover, where Simon's appearance more closely resembles his appearance of previous albums. It is stated on their