Album
Hatful Of Hollow
1984 · Rock, Pop
131 collectors on Gatefold own this
Hatful Of Hollow is an Alt/Indie album by The Smiths, originally released in 1984. On Gatefold: 161 pressings tracked, owned by 131 collectors.
About
Released just months after The Smiths’ debut album, this collection of non-LP B-sides and singles finds Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr brilliantly blending deceptively simple motifs with literate, trenchant lyrics. From the anthemic art-pop of “How Soon Is Now?” to the cockeyed, quasi-R&B of “This Night Has Opened My Eyes,” every song here is hummable and melancholic in equal measure. Unquenchable yearning on “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want,” the ironic narcissism of “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now”—the moods and themes gel effortlessly too.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1William, It Was Really Nothing2:09
- A2What Difference Does It Make?3:12
- A3These Things Take Time2:33
- A4This Charming Man2:43
- A5How Soon Is Now?6:43
- A6Handsome Devil2:46
- A7Hand In Glove3:14
- A8Still Ill3:34
Side B
- B1Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now3:34
- B2This Night Has Opened My Eyes3:40
- B3You've Got Everything Now4:18
- B4Accept Yourself4:02
- B5Girl Afraid2:45
- B6Back To The Old House3:02
- B7Reel Around The Fountain5:51
- B8Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want1:50
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Post-Punk
- jangly
- bittersweet
- confessional
UK first pressings and 1985–86 repressings have several variable attributes.
There are at least four identified pressing plants, and others unidentified:
– CBS Aston Clinton;
– Disco France;
– MPO, plated at Disco France;
– Immediate Sound Services Ltd., plated at Disco France.
There are at least three different sleeve variables:
– Garrod & Lofthouse credit at rear;
– Garrod & Lofthouse credit at rear, missing black dot before 'Girl Afraid';
– No printer credit at rear.
There are at least two different printed inner sleeves:
– Lyrics arranged in an order different from tracklist, with most of side A on flipback side;
– Lyrics arranged in an order conforming to tracklist, with side B songs on flipback side.
There are at least three different front-sleeve hype stickers:
– '1983+84 John Peel' and R.R.P. £3.99;
– '1983 John Peel' and R.R.P. £3.99;
– '1983 John Peel' and R.R.P. £4.49.
From 1986 onwards, some vinyl and CD versions feature a different crop of the cover image used full bleed with overlaid text.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Andy RourkeBAND , BASS GUITAR BASS BASS GUITAR
- Johnny MarrBAND , GUITAR , HARMONICA, MANDOLIN GUITAR GUITAR , HARMONICA, MANDOLIN
- Mike JoyceBAND , DRUMS BASS DRUM
- MorrisseyMUSICIAN , VOICE SLEEVE, VOCALS VOCALS
- John PorterELECTRONIC DRUMS
131 collectors on Gatefold own this · 161 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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