"The Complete Picture"
November/December 1992
This Charming Man
What Difference Does It Make?
Panic
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Ask
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
How Soon Is Now?
Shoplifters Of The World Unite
Girlfriend In A Coma
Sheila Take A Bow
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
The Queen Is Dead/There Is A Light That Never Goes Out/Panic
UK VD [WEA 91155-3]
UK DVD [WEA 91155-2]

Australia VD [Warner Australia 91155-3]
Australia DVD [Warner Australia 91155-2]

Brazil VD [WEA 10010-3]

Canada VD [Warner/Reprise 3-38330]

Germany DVD [WEA 91155-2]

Japan VD [WEA VD: WMV5-7028]
Japan VD [1997 reissue on WEA WPVR-77]
Japan LD [WEA LD: WML5-7028]
Japan LD [1997 reissue on WEA WPLR-77]
Japan DVD [2000 WEA WPBR-90017]
Japan DVD [2001 reissue on WEA WPBR-90120]
Japan DVD [2002 reissue on WEA WPBR-90205]
Japan DVD [2004 reissue on WEA WPBR-90323]

USA VD [Warner/Reprise 3-38330]
USA VCD [Warner/Reprise 38330-2]
USA DVD [Warner/Reprise 38330-2]

 

Additional information:
"What Difference Does It Make", "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now", "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side", "Shoplifters Of The World Unite" and "Sheila Take A Bow" are not videos, but appearances on UK television programme Top Of The Pops. The footage has the studio version of the songs dubbed over and the song titles appear over the first few seconds of each track, probably to hide the host and remove his introduction of the band as well as the crowd cheers.

 

Artwork information:
The USA and Canadian artwork was designed by Morrissey. The front photo is of Richard Davalos from "East Of Eden" (the same source as the USA/Canada "Best...I"). It is a studio outtake, from a different angle not used in the film. The hand is James Dean's.

For the rest of the world, the front artwork was produced from a Dennis Hopper photo of man and woman sitting side by side at a table. It is titled "Biker Couple" and is taken from his 1986 collection "Out Of The Sixties". It is 'the complete picture' joining the two halves used for "Best...I" and "Best...II" albums. This is the only explanation for the title because the compilation doesn't include all Smiths videos and shouldn't therefore be titled "The Complete Picture".

 

Additional release date information:
UK video: November 1992
USA/Canada video: 8 December 1992
Japanese reissues: 25 December 1997, 1 November 2002 and 9 June 2004
USA DVD: 4 April 2000
UK DVD: 10 April 2000

 

Chart peak information:
UK: 1

 

Promotion:
Germany: A promotional video titled "Warner Highlights Herbst 1992" included snippets from "The Complete Picture".

Japan: The promotional edition of the 1997 re-release on laserdisc is promo-marked on the label and has a promo sticker on the back.

Switzerland: An electronic press kit about this compilation was distributed at the time of its release. There might also have been a 12 track promo video compilation featuring videos not on "The Complete Picture". This might have been titled "Montreux Reel" (MON067/14081) with additional videos "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish", "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side", "Ask" (live) and "Shoplifters Of The World Unite".

USA: An advance copy of this video compilation was distributed inside a black die-cut box.