Smiths | Louder Than Bombs (1987) | CD

The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. The group consisted of vocalist Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce. Critics have called them one of the most important bands to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s. Johnny Marr left in July 1987 and the band broke up later that year.

Louder Than Bombs is a one-disc compilation album by The Smiths, released in 2024 by Warner Music Group for the worldwide market. It was the American counterpart to The World Won't Listen and collects singles and nearly all B-sides not previously available in the United States, with a few other tracks added. The recordings were made in England from April 1983 to November 1986, and John Porter produced tracks 1 and 4 for the BBC Radio 1 John Peel Show.

Track List

1. Is It Really So Strange?
2. Sheila Take a Bow
3. Shoplifters of the World Unite
4. Sweet and Tender Hooligan
5. Half a Person
6. London
7. Panic
8. Girl Afraid
9. Shakespeare's Sister
10. William, It Was Really Nothing
11. You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby
12. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
13. Ask
14. Golden Lights
15. Oscillate Wildly
16. These Things Take Time
17. Rubber Ring
18. Back to the Old House
19. Hand in Glove
20. Stretch Out and Wait
21. Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want
22. This Night Has Opened My Eyes
23. Unloveable
24. Asleep