Album: Various Artists - England Is Mine: A Tribute To The Smiths (US Import, magenta vinyl) - due December 22, 2023

[Famous when dead]

Various Artists - England Is Mine: A Tribute To The Smiths (US Import).
Released: December 22, 2023
Label: Cleopatra
Magenta Vinyl ~£32.99

A very special tribute to the maddest Manchester lads and one of the most influential modern rock bands ever, The Smiths!

Includes stellar, reworked versions of "Ask," "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side," "Hand In Glove," "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" and more!

Performances by The Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Gene Loves Jezebel, Bow Wow Wow, Tiffany, Razed In Black plus famed Smiths tribute bands Sweet & Tender Hooligans and This Charming Band!

Tracklisting:
01. HOW SOON IS NOW - THE HILLBILLY MOON EXPLOSION
02. I STARTED SOMETHING I COULDN'T FINISH - BOW WOW WOW
03. ASK - GENE LOVES JEZEBEL
04. PANIC (HANG THE DJ) - TIFFANY
05. THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT - RAZED IN BLACK
06. HAND IN GLOVE - THIS CHARMING BAND
07. THE BOY WITH THE THORN IN HIS SIDE - G.W. CHILDS
08. HEAVEN KNOWS I'M MISERABLE NOW - SWEET AND TENDER HOOLIGANS
09. WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE - VERSAILLES
10. THIS CHARMING MAN - DAVID GLASS
11. BIGMOUTH STRIKES AGAIN - EVA O (OF CHRISTIAN DEATH) & DJ ERIC ILL
12. LAST NIGHT I DREAMT THAT SOMEBODY LOVED ME - ORLANDDISSEY & UNWOMAN

Various - England Is Mine - A Tribute To The Smiths - (Vinyl LP) | Rough Trade

Discover England Is Mine - A Tribute To The Smiths by Various. Stellar reworked versions of The Smiths' hits. Label: Cleopatra. Vinyl records available.

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Should be available via all good indie record shops.
Regards,
FWD.

 

[Mozzypaws]

I wonder if Morrissey could sign on Cleopatra label

 

[goinghome]

This looks tasty. What's going on in the cover picture?

 

[Surface]

This looks tasty. What's going on in the cover picture?

Not sure about it being tasty, only heard this but it's shite. Edit, Just found This Charming Man and thats not too bad.

This Charming Man by David Glass

This Charming Man by David Glass was written by Johnny Marr and Morrissey and was first released by The Smiths [GB] in 1983. David Glass released it on the album Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before - A Tribute to The Smiths in 2007. It was covered by Morrissey, The Swing Easy...

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[carry on cleo]

reissue, repackage

 

[Redacted]

Tiffany. Seriously.

 

[Anonymous]

Guess it's a rights issue, but this is the third version of the album, and each one has a slightly different tracklisting:

Various - A Tribute To The Smiths: Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before

Explore songs, recommendations, and other album details for A Tribute To The Smiths: Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before by Various. Compare different versions and buy them all on Discogs.

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[Born to Harangue]

Not sure about it being tasty, only heard this but it's shite.

I like it! It’s not quite on the level of Bow Wow Wow doing I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish, but it’s icy and foreboding and I expect to find myself listening to it another few times over the coming days.

 

[Famous when dead]

The original album was shared here in 2019 (minus the 2023 track addition):

A Salute To The Smiths - Various Artists (M4A)

I Started Something I Couldn't Finish - Bow Wow Wow Ask - Gene Loves Jezebel Panic (Hang The DJ) - Tiffany There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - Razed In Black The Boy With The Thorn In His Side - G.W. Childs Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Know - Sweet And Tender Hooligans Hand In Glove - This...

www.morrissey-solo.com

(my link is still active).
FWD.