various artists compilations (with unique tracks only)

 


Department Of Enjoyment is a various artists compilation cassette made available by mail-order only from the NME in 1985. It includes a live version of "Girl Afraid" from 2 March 1984 in Glasgow.
    UK NME, CS: NME011


Poll Winners is a free 7" EP given away with the 25 May 1985 issue of the NME. It features "What She Said" live on 18 March 1985 at the Oxford Apollo. It was issued to commemorate the major category winners in the 1984 NME readers poll.
    UK NME, 7": GIV1


UK Buzz was a radio programme for the American market where BBC DJ John Peel presented the best UK indie bands. Programme #004 featured the Smiths with a unique 5:30 mix of "How Soon Is Now?", making the LPs sent to radio stations for broadcast of show #004 interesting to fans and collectors.
    USA Thirsty Ear, LP: UKB-4


Compilation is a sampler of artists on Rough Trade Records released at different times with different track listings for different countries. In Canada and in Holland the compilation featured a live version of "Miserable Lie" taken from the Oxford Apollo on 18 March 1985. This is the only official release on which this live version is available.
    Canada Rough Trade, LP: RTS1986, CS: RTSC1986
    Holland Rough Trade, LP: MD7982


Animal Liberation released in July 1987 features a live versions of "Meat Is Murder" from Oxford Apollo on 18 March 1985. The latter live song is also found on the reverse of the Smiths' "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" single, but the version included on this compilation has 20 extra seconds of audience participation at the end. It must be noted that the song only appears on the UK version of the compilation. For legal reasons, the North American edition doesn't feature the Smiths track.
    UK Waxtrax, LP: WAXUK25

 


Promotion:

Copies of the Canadian edition of the Compilation album listed above were stamped in gold and sent to media for promotional purposes.


Rarities volume 2, made available by mail order in 2003, was to include an otherwise unavailable live version of "Shakespeare's Sister" from LA's Hollywood Palladium on 27 June 1985. Plans fell through and it was decided the song would not be featured on the compilation. However the promo cds were already pressed with the song included and have thus become sought after by collectors.
    USA Rarities, cd: CDPRO-1002