Multi-title sets

 

"The Smiths" + "Meat Is Murder" [Japan Tokuma 2xcd: 27JC189-190]
A double cd set was put together in Japan in 1986 pairing the self-titled debut album with "Meat Is Murder" in a thick old-style double jewel case (view here). The debut album features bonus tracks "Hand In Glove" by Sandie Shaw (otherwise unavailable mix), "These Things Take Time", "This Charming Man" and "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" while "Meat Is Murder" is augmented by "How Soon Is Now?".

"Hatful Of Hollow" + "The Queen Is Dead" [Japan Tokuma 2xcd: 27JC191-192]
A double cd set was put together in Japan in 1986 pairing "Hatful Of Hollow" with "The Queen Is Dead" in a thick old-style double jewel case. View here.

Greek satchel bag
A black shoulder bag including five Greek 12"s of the Smiths appeared on the market in the late 1980s. The 12"s included are "How Soon Is Now?", "Bigmouth Strikes Again", "Ask", "Girlfriend In A Coma" and "Sheila Take A Bow". The bag has an 'ironed-on' photo of Morrissey from the Smiths days on it. (view)

How Soon Is Now [Portugal Transmedia, 3-LP: 12005]
This unlicensed triple-LP set was put together in Germany in 1988 and was sold mainly in Germany and other European countries. It combines unsold/leftover Portuguese pressings of the albums "Hatful Of Hollow", "The Queen Is Dead" and "Strangeways Here We Come". The records, without their original sleeve or inner jacket, are housed in a new sleeve featuring this artwork which has nothing to do with the Smiths or Morrissey.

Half A Person [Portugal Transmedia, 3-LP: 12006]
This unlicensed triple-LP set was put together in Germany in 1988 and was sold mainly in Germany and other European countries. It combines unsold/leftover Portuguese pressings of the albums "The Smiths", "Meat Is Murder" and "The World Won't Listen". The records, without their original sleeve or inner jacket, are housed in a new sleeve featuring this artwork which has nothing to do with the Smiths or Morrissey.

Best ("Best...I" + "Best...II") [Europe WEA 2xcd: 94164-2]
Shortly after the release of "Best...II" in December 1992, WEA repackaged together "Best...I" and "Best...II" under the simple title "Best". Each cd in the set is the regular European edition. The front artwork shows the complete original Dennis Hopper 'biker couple' photo which had been split in two for the individual releases (view here).

Double Dose [Australia WEA, 2-CD: 0630196872]
This is an Australian double cd set released in 1997 combining the albums "Hatful Of Hollow" and "Meat Is Murder" without their original packaging. The set comes with generic label artwork showing the covers of both albums (view). Both booklets are included inside the cd case.

Super Twins [Japan WEA, 2-CD: WPCR2419/20]
This is a budget double cd set put together in 1998 by WEA Japan pairing the albums "Hatful Of Hollow" and "Meat Is Murder" without their original packaging. The new packaging was modelled on that of the "Double Dose" set listed above but the set was given the title "Super Twins" (view front artwork).

"Hatful Of Hollow" + "The Queen Is Dead" [France WEA, 2-CD: 80185-2]
A budget 2-cd set combining WEA editions of "Hatful Of Hollow" and "The Queen Is Dead" was put together in 1999 to be sold in France during the Christmas season (view front artwork). Each cd in the set is the regular European edition. The set was re-released for the 2000 Christmas season, but the packaging was redone with one cd behind the other instead of one above the other. The artwork for this new packaging shows the two album covers side by side over the same sandy background (view front artwork).

Take 2 [Australia WEA, 2-CD: 857384649-2]
This box set released in 2000 pairs the WEA Australia editions of "Best...I" and "Best...II" in a card slipcase (view front artwork).

Trilogy [Spain/Europe WEA, 3-CD: 5101107792]
This is a 3-cd box set released in Spain in 2005 which combines the albums "Hatful Of Hollow", "Meat Is Murder" and "The Queen Is Dead" without their original packaging. The three cds are housed in a 3-panel type of digipack featuring the same generic artwork as other artists released in the series (view). The "Hatful Of Hollow" cd actually plays "The Queen Is Dead", and vice versa.

Singles Box [7" edition]
This box set combining 7" repressings of the Smiths' first ten singles (plus bonuses) has its own discography page here.

Singles Box [cd edition]
This box set combining cd repressings of the Smiths' first ten singles (plus bonuses) has its own discography page here.