"Sweet and Tender Hooligan" single (The Smiths)

I decided to get The Smiths' "Sweet and Tender Hooligan" single. It's backed with a few rarities. The a-side is quite a good song, on par with some of their other singles, though probably not ranking amongst their very best. B-side "I Keep Mine Hidden" is also very good, possibly even better than the a-side. A remake of Cilla Black's "Work Is a Four-Letter Word" was a disappointment for me, because I love the song and I love The Smiths, but the pairing didn't work as well as might have been hoped. Final track "What's the World?" also doesn't measure up to the first couple.

Tracks:
1. Sweet and Tender Hooligan
2. I Keep Mine Hidden
3. Work Is a Four-Letter Word
4. What's the World?

The Very Best of The Smiths

For the last couple days I've been enjoying this recent pickup, The Very Best of The Smiths. It's a 23-track collection that basically contains the hits plus a few other popular tracks. Great stuff. Everybody should own something by The Smiths.

Tracks:
1. Panic
2. The Boy With the Thorn in His Side
3. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
4. Ask
5. Bigmouth Strikes Again
6. How Soon Is Now?
7. This Charming Man
8. What Difference Does It Make?
9. William, It Was Really Nothing
10. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
11. Girlfriend in a Coma
12. Hand in Glove
13. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
14. Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
15. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
16. I Know It's Over
17. Sheila, Take a Bow
18. I Started Something I Couldn't Finish
19. Still Ill
20. Shakespeare's Sister
21. Shoplifters of the World Unite
22. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
23. Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before