General Article name: Hatful of Hollow
Genre: Pop englischsprachig Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: Warner Music International Number of tracks: 24 Tracklist LP - 1 1. The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing 2. The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make? [John Peel Session, May 18th, 1983] 3. The Smiths - These Things Take Time [David Jensen Session, June 26th, 1983] 4. The Smiths - This Charming Man [John Peel Session, September 14th, 1983] 5. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? 6. The Smiths - Handsome Devil [John Peel Session, May 18th, 1983] 7. The Smiths - Hand in Glove 8. The Smiths - Still Ill [John Peel Session, September 14th, 1983] 9. The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now 10. The Smiths - This Night Has Opened My Eyes [John Peel Session, September 14th, 1983] 11. The Smiths - You've Got Everything Now [David Jensen Session, June 26th, 1983] 12. The Smiths - Accept Yourself [David Jensen Session, August 25th, 1983] 13. The Smiths - Girl Afraid 14. The Smiths - Back to the Old House [John Peel Session, September 14th, 1983] 15. The Smiths - Reel Around the Fountain [John Peel Session, May 18th, 1983] 16. The Smiths - Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want   Tracklist - 2 Smiths, The - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now 3:34 Smiths, The - This Night Has Opened My Eyes 3:40 Smiths, The - You've got everything now 4:18 Smiths, The - Accept yourself 4:02 Smiths, The - Girl afraid 2:45 Smiths, The - Back to the old house 3:02 Smiths, The - Reel around the fountain 5:51 Smiths, The - Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want 1:50   Description Description

Several months after releasing their first album, the Smiths issued the singles and rarities collection Hatful of Hollow, establishing a tradition of repackaging their material as many times and as quickly as possible. While several cuts on Hatful of Hollow are BBC versions of songs from The Smiths, the versions on the compilation are nervy and raw -- and they're also not the selling point of the record. The Smiths treated singles as individual entities, not just ways to promote an album, and many of their finest songs were never issued on their studio albums. Hatful of Hollow contains many of these classics, including the sweet rush of "William, It Was Really Nothing," and the sardonic "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now," the tongue-in-cheek lament of "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want," the wistful "Back to the Old House," "Girl Afraid," and the pulsating, tremolo-laced masterpiece "How Soon Is Now?" With such strong material forming the core of the album, it's little wonder that Hatful of Hollow is as consistent as The Smiths and arguably captures the excitement surrounding the band even better. [A 180-gram LP version was also released.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Contributors Artist: The Smiths Record Label: Rhino Record Label: Warner Bros.