Best of Smiths Checklist
1983
4/2/83 BUTTERFLY COLLECTOR very good (Amsterdam) to good (Manchester) HACIENDA, MANCHESTER 4/2/83 (GOOD)
3/6/83 REEL AROUND THE FOUNTAIN-Compilation Very Good Sbd see BIRMINGHAM
06/07/83 Little Charmers Very Good- Stéreo (Soundboard, TV) Hacienda, Manchester
07/07/83 ROCK GARDEN 83 Very Good - Stereo (Audience?) Rock Garden, London (almost Complete) Or also from WONDERFUL WOMAN- compilation
05/10/83 Youth Gone Wild Good - (Soundboard) CA, London, England
7/12/83 HANDSOME DEVILS which is identical to re-release of LIVE IN DERBY DEC. 7th 1983 or also SORROW'S SON (better but scarce)
- 19/12/83 ELECTRIC STARS Good to Very Good aud (Sbd? Aud?) ELECTRIC BALLROOM, LONDON
1984
16/02/84 A BOY IN THE BUSH Good (Soundboard??) University of Leicester, Leicester, England
24/02/1984 BOY AFRAID Very Good- Sound board Anson Rooms, Bristol
12/3/84 LAST OF THE ENGLISH ROSES Very Good Soundboard HAMMERSMITH PALAIS, LONDON (incorrectly billed Europe 1985)
15/03/1984 HULL UNIVERSITYGood (Audience Recording) Hull University 1984 Hull, England
21/4/84 BUTTERFLY COLLECTOR very good (Amsterdam) to good (Manchester) also on HANDSOME DEVILS
4/5/84 GIRL AFRAID Very Good, from a TV broadcast MARKTHALLE, HAMBURG
09/05/84 ELDORADO Good (Audience Recording) The Eldorado Club, Paris
01/12/84 VERSAILLES Good (Soundboard) Versailles, Paris, France
1985
18/3/85 SAME DAY AGAIN EXCELLENT SBD APOLLO THEATRE, OXFORD
24/03/1985 WHERE"S THE BEEF Good (Audience) Newcastle, City Hall
31/3/85 RUSHOLME RUFFIANS PLAY AT HOME Good Aud PALACE, MANCHESTER
18/5/85 LIVE IN MADRID Good SBD but Sped up PASEO DE CAMOENS, MADRID
18/06/85 I SUFFER GOOD AUDIENCE BEACON THEATER, NEW YORK
27/06/85 FOREVER III Good -(Soundboard) Palladium Theater, Hollywood, California
25 / 09 / 1985 GO GLASGOW Excellent, FM Broadcast Barrowlands, Glasgow
26/9/85 from ASLEEP-compilation SOUNDCHECKS CAIRD HALL, DUNDEE
28/09/85 CLICKERMAN Good Clickerman Centre, Lerwick, Shetland Island
1/10/85 from ASLEEP-compilation SOUNDCHECKS EDEN COURT, INVERNESS 1/10/85
1986
08/02/1986 LIVERPOOL 86 Good (Audience Recording) Royal Court, Liverpool,
12/02/86 BE CAREFUL IN NORTH IRELAND Very Good Whitla Hall, Belfast
17/07/1986 NEWCASTLE MAYFAIR Good (Audience Recording) Newcastle Mayfair
20/07/1986 HUMDRUM TOWN Good - (Audience Recording) Salford University,
30/07/1986 LIVE IN ONTARIO Good -(Audience Recording) Centennial Hall, Ontario, Canada
05/08/86 LIVE IN THE USA OR SO THIS IS AMERICA} Good (SBD, AUD?) Great Woods, Mansfield, Massachusetts
12/08/86 PITTSBURGH 86 Good (Audience Recording) Pitsburg 86 ( Pennsylvania)
23/08/1986 BERKELY '86 The Greek Theater, Berkeley UCB Good (Audience Recording)
26/8/86 THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS Excellent Quality Soundboard- UNIVERSAL AMPHITHEATER, STUDIO CITY, LOS ANGELES, USA
23/10/86 DANCE WITH OCTOPUSES Quality: Very Good NATIONAL BALLROOM, KILBURN
24/10/86BRIXTON ACADEMY (LP) GENIUS STEALS (is a bit sped up) (CD) Good audience ( Audience ) Brixton Academy, London
12/12/86 NEVER HAD NO ONE EVER Quality: very good audience (London), fair soundboard (Madrid) BRIXTON ACADEMY, LONDON
Compilations
ASLEEP Good soundboard (tracks 1-5), good audience (rest) 2 Soundcheck Sessions
UNLOVEABLE (compilation) (Very)Good to Poor lots of TV sessions
WONDERFUL WOMAN-Compilation Very Good Almost Complete Rockgarden
REEL AROUND THE FOUNTAIN- Very Good BIRMINGHAM 3/6/83
SMITH SESSIONS Overall Very Good David Jensen & John Peel Sessions
EUROMIXX VOL.2 Excellent MIXED TOGETHER DJ COMP (VINYL)
TROY TATE DEMOS Good (Rest of Compilation Material Only Fair) Also
Available on CRADLE ROBBERS & HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE
