- William, It Was Really Nothing
- What Difference Does It Make ? (BBC)
- These Things Take Time (BBC)
- This Charming Man (BBC)
- How Soon Is Now ?
- Handsome Devil (BBC)
- Hand In Glove
- Still Ill (BBC)
- Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
- This Night Has Opened My Eyes (BBC)
- You've Got Everything Now (BBC)
- Accept Yourself (BBC)
- Girl Afraid
- Back To The Old House (BBC)
- Reel Around The Fountain (BBC)
- Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
That such a sizable compilation of such extreme quality was released so early on in The Smiths' career merely shows just how brilliant a band they were.
As with almost everything The Smiths released, Morrissey has plonked "Hand In Glove" on, in revenge for its original poor chart performance. "This Night Has Opened My Eyes" was available for the first time on this album.
The radio sessions are worth it for Marr's guitar work alone, which is quite simply excellent. His note-intensive Byrdsian melodies provided the perfect antidote to such soul-less bands as Spandeau Ballet and electropeople like Gary Numan.
The title of the compilation, I assume, is a reference to what people usually keep inside their hats, i.e. their brains.
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