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Hatful Of Hollow (Album) by The Smiths

Artist Biography For The Smiths

The Smiths Were An English Rock Band Formed In Manchester In 1982. They Comprised The Singer Morrissey The Guitarist Johnny Marr The Bassist Andy Rourke And The Drummer Mike Joyce. They Are Regarded As One Of The Most Important Acts To Emerge From The 1980s British Independent Music Scene. The Smiths Signed To The Independent Label Rough Trade Records In 1983 And Released Their First Album The Smiths In 1984. They Based Their Songs On The Songwriting Partnership Of Morrissey And Marr. Their Focus On A Guitar Bass And Drum Sound And A Fusion Of 1960s Rock And Post-Punk Was A Rejection Of The Synth-Pop Sound That Was Predominant At The Time. Several Smiths Singles Reached The Top 20 Of The UK Singles Chart And All Their Studio Albums Reached The Top Five Of The UK Albums Chart Including The Number-One Album Meat Is Murder 1985 . They Achieved Mainstream Success In Europe With The Queen Is Dead 1986 And Strangeways Here We Come 1987 Both Of Which Entered The Top 20 Of The European Albums Chart. Internal Tensions Led To The Smiths' Breakup In 1987 Followed By Public Lawsuits Over Royalties. Their Live Album Rank 1988 Reached The Top 10 In Europe. Since The Band's Dissolution The Members Have Refused Offers To Reunite And Have All Separately Stated That The Band Is Finished And Will Never Reunite. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/The_Smiths Studio Albums
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Hatful Of Hollow Is A Compilation Album By The English Rock Band The Smiths Featuring BBC Radio 1 Studio Recordings And Two Contemporary Singles With Their B-Sides. It Was Released On 12 November 1984 By The Band's British Record Company Rough Trade Just Months After The Band's Debut The Smiths. The Album Reached No. 7 On The UK Albums Chart And Stayed On The Chart For 46 Weeks. Eventually On 9 November 1993 It Was Also Released By Their American Label Sire Records Which Had Initially Declined To Release The Album. Sire Instead Released Louder Than Bombs In The US In 1987 Which Contains Several Of The Same Tracks As On "Hatful Of Hollow" As Well As The World Won't Listen. In 2000 Q Magazine Placed "Hatful Of Hollow" At Number 44 In Its List Of The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever.