Complete (The Smiths album)


Complete is a box set compilation by British band The Smiths, released by Rhino Records in the UK on 26 September 2011. Standard versions contain the band's four studio albums, a live album and three compilations, on 8 CDs or 8 LPs. A deluxe version contains the albums on both CD and LP formats, as well as 25 7-inch vinyl singles and a DVD.

Content

The box's liner notes state that "each album has been taken back to original tape sources and remastered by master-engineer Frank Arkwright, assisted by Johnny Marr at the Metropolis Studios in London". The discs in the CD version are presented in miniature vinyl replica sleeves, including the restored The World Won't Listen artwork. The project was managed by Gary Lancaster, who also worked on and several other Warner Music Group releases.
Of the reissued albums, which were also released separately on both CD and vinyl, Marr said, "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 I wanted to get them sounding right and remove any processing so that they now sound as they did when they were originally made.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."

Song omissions

Despite its name, this remastered compilation is not truly a complete source of Smiths recordings, as several officially released songs are missing on both the standard CDs and LPs. This includes:
The "deluxe version" of the box set contains several of these tracks as part of the 7-inch vinyl set, but is still missing several studio and live tracks.

Track listing

All songs written by Morrissey and Johnny Marr, except: